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Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington as cost of Obama's swearing-in cer

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2 million people attending huh? I wonder how much money is that going to bring in for DC and neighboring states? Fast food joints alone are going to make a killing. I can't even think of how much money souvenir vendors will make.




Very little..... Just ask yankee stadium.



:roll:
 
Re: Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington as cost of Obama's swearing-in

You're kidding right? Take a look at the economy when Bush took office and take a look at it now. Big difference.

Sorry spending $100 million on this is foolish.





I give you props for your position.....
 
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Very little..... Just ask yankee stadium.

:roll:

Didn't they(the Yankees) just build a bigger and better one that cost like 1.8 billion?
 
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Didn't they(the Yankees) just build a bigger and better one that cost like 1.8 billion?



yup, not sure how much but ticket prices are double and no one in the surrounding area can afford to go... :2wave:


People going to obama are going to see obama, a few may do well that day but after that, dc as usual....


what can one make, an extra grand? if that? please, your argument that the inaguration will be good for dc is dumb and short sighted.
 
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yup, not sure how much but ticket prices are double and no one in the surrounding area can afford to go... :2wave:

People going to obama are going to see obama, a few may do well that day but after that, dc as usual....

what can one make, an extra grand? if that? please, your argument that the inaguration will be good for dc is dumb and short sighted.

Depends. The inauguration doesn't take into consideration pover 2-3 days including events, balls, outdoor events etc etc? Add to that the number of people who'll go see the sights, eat out, stay at hotels/motels etc etc. The presidential inauguration is a once in 4 year event. People can go see a Yankees game pretty much all season long.
 
Re: Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington as cost of Obama's swearing-in

Depends. The inauguration doesn't take into consideration pover 2-3 days including events, balls, outdoor events etc etc? Add to that the number of people who'll go see the sights, eat out, stay at hotels/motels etc etc. The presidential inauguration is a once in 4 year event. People can go see a Yankees game pretty much all season long.




this is true which bolsters my point. this is a one time event costing how much?


How you see the city making a profit on it is beyond me.
 
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Some would tend to think that this is a coronation - Not an inauguration. Government loves to spend our tax dollars royally, and send us the bill, which we can't afford.

If I were to spend too much money on credit, I would lose everything I have . If government does it, then it gets to spend even more. It just prints more money. Of course, if I were to do the same, it is called counterfeiting.

More pretzel logic from Washington.

Dont blame the government. Blame the people.

Lennon had it right. (pardon the title) YouTube - John Lennon VS The Illuminati
 
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What a waste of money. The article says ~$15M was budgeted. Overruns should be required to come from campaign funds instead of the taxpayers. This is no time for opulence and ceremony
 
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this is true which bolsters my point. this is a one time event costing how much?

How you see the city making a profit on it is beyond me.

Washington, D.C. -- District of Columbia -- state taxes

The general consumer sales tax in the District of Columbia is 5.75 percent.
However, Washington, D.C., actually levies a sales tax with five different rates. This rate structure is utilized, in part, to take advantage of the district's special status as a tourist center and to increase the contribution of nonresidents working in the city. The current sales tax rates are:

* 5.75 percent for tangible personal property.
* 9 percent for alcohol sold for off-premises consumption.
* 10 percent for restaurant meals, take-out food, rental cars and telephone calling cards.
* 12 percent for commercial parking .
* 14.5 percent for hotel and motel rooms.

Not sure about you. But say only 1,000,000 stay for more then a day. That alone is easily a few shinny pennies in fast food, hotel rooms, alcohol consumption etc etc.
 
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America electing the first black president deserves a big bash. It's historic. It's history. Most of the cost is probably due to security due to the huge number of people expected to attend becauuuuuuuuse... America is sooooo happy to see Bush replaced with a man of honor. :applaud :applaud

For you neo-cons to now cry about how much something costs, after defending Bush's spending spree his 1st 6 years in office taking us from the biggest surplus to the biggest deficit in U.S. history, rings a little hollow, like a bunch of cry babies who can't stand the idea of being totally without any power for the next 8 years. :lol:. I don't remember seeing any of this faux outrage over all the wasted millions we gave to Cheney's Hallibuton. :roll:

Link to "State of Emergency"? :mrgreen:
 
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America is sooooo happy to see Bush replaced with a man of honor. :applaud :applaud

What exactly makes Bush dishonorable? Your democracynow formulated opinion that he sent people to get tortured? Because if that's all it takes I think you're dishonorable by using a democracynow formulated opinion piece to throw cheap shots at the president.
 
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What exactly makes Bush dishonorable? Your democracynow formulated opinion that he sent people to get tortured? Because if that's all it takes I think you're dishonorable by using a democracynow formulated opinion piece to throw cheap shots at the president.

"Cheap shots"? Believe me, there has been NOTHING CHEAP about this presidency! Bush has spent our money like a drunken sailor. Maybe you haven't been keeping up with the news? :roll:

"dishonorable" is your word. But, since you bring it up...

In my world, lying is not a trait of an honorable person.
A liar is dishonorable.
Bush is a proven liar hence, he is dishonorable.
Period.
Case closed.

Bush has lied to us on any number of issues. Take your pick.

There is no doubt on the torture issue.

You can begin your name calling charade now. That's how cowards act when exposed as wrong. That behavior says so much more about you than me. :2wave:

Name calling does not change what our president is... a liar, a traitor, a dishonorable man!

America's proud history will forever be stained with the actions of Bush.
 
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"Cheap shots"? Believe me, there has been NOTHING CHEAP about this presidency! Bush has spent our money like a drunken sailor. Maybe you haven't been keeping up with the news? :roll:

Spending money isn't anything new. What is 'dishonorable' about that is beyond me but I'll let you continue making more non-sequiturs for the sake of my amusement.

"dishonorable" is your word. But, since you bring it up...

You implied that Obama will finally bring honor to the presidency. As if Bush hadn't. So that my friend. Is YOUR word. Or do you not understand how it works? Here I'll show you :

America is sooooo happy to see Bush replaced with a man of honor.

Obama, a man of honor, is replacing somebody who isn't. What you're saying here is that Bush is dishonorable.

In my world, lying is not a trait of an honorable person.
A liar is dishonorable.
Bush is a proven liar hence, he is dishonorable.
Period.
Case closed.

So it is your opinion that Bush lied and is therefor no worthy of being called honorable? Well alright then. Thank goodness for that. I thought you were actually going to bring up why he was actually dishonorable and not why you think he's dishonorable which is completely different.

Bush has lied to us on any number of issues. Take your pick.

There is no doubt on the torture issue.

For those who want to say he ordered it without any real evidence? Of course there isn't.

You can begin your name calling charade now. That's how cowards act when exposed as wrong. That behavior says so much more about you than me. :2wave:

You have exposed nothing as wrong. You called Bush dishonorable. You have yet to provide any real evidence of this other then YOUR OPINION.

Name calling does not change what our president is... a liar, a traitor, a dishonorable man!

In your opinion? Yes. In mine? No.

America's proud history will forever be stained with the actions of Bush.

Emotional rhetoric ignored for the sake of amusement.
 
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Washington, D.C. -- District of Columbia -- state taxes



Not sure about you. But say only 1,000,000 stay for more then a day. That alone is easily a few shinny pennies in fast food, hotel rooms, alcohol consumption etc etc.




So Mcdonalds corporate. courtyard marriot, and Imbev makes a shiny nickle, Meanwhile the inner city folks as usual see none.... Not that there is anything inherhently wrong with this, just a little shocked a liberal would be championing this. :lol:


Are you suggesting the average citizen will win out because of this mess?


Speaking of mess, how much will it cost to clean up?
 
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What exactly makes Bush dishonorable? Your democracynow formulated opinion that he sent people to get tortured? Because if that's all it takes I think you're dishonorable by using a democracynow formulated opinion piece to throw cheap shots at the president.




A moment of clarity.... Great post. :mrgreen:
 
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America electing the first black president deserves a big bash. It's historic. It's history.



Very true. Yet, it should not take that much money to make that happen. They should have set a strict modest budget and stuck to it. They can make a huge deal out of it and have a great inaguration on the cheap, they just don't want to. They enjoy spending frivolously to show they don't give a damn.

If you are planning a big birthday party for yourself and are given a $500 budget, are you going to then plan a $500,000 party and just expect your family then to make up the difference because you feel you deserve it? Get real people, and put this into perspective.
 
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Just "how" can you do such an inauguration on the cheap?
 
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Have obama chip in. :roll:
 
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Just "how" can you do such an inauguration on the cheap?



Keep it low key and just a small affair. An inaguration does not need to be such a lavish affair, especially in these times. As someone already mentioned something about televising it and doing a small ball instead of an extremely lavish one. Will people even remember this twenty years from now? Maybe us, the middle class people, who will be footing the bill from all this Washington "we don't give a damn" spending right now.
 
Re: Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington as cost of Obama's swearing-in

Keep it low key and just a small affair. An inaguration does not need to be such a lavish affair, especially in these times. As someone already mentioned something about televising it and doing a small ball instead of an extremely lavish one. Will people even remember this twenty years from now? Maybe us, the middle class people, who will be footing the bill from all this Washington "we don't give a damn" spending right now.

One has to wonder why this was not done when Bush was sworn in .. twice.. Since Republicans are suppose to be fiscally responsible.. oh wait, Reagan had a big one too.. same with Bush Sr.... After all the US was in recession when Bush came to office.... same with Reagan.....

So now because its a black man that is getting put in the highest office and the US is in an economic downturn, then all of a sudden it has to be barebones swearing in?

It seems to me, that some on the right are doing everything they can to show that electing the first black man to the highest office is "nothing special".. well the million plus people coming to Washington, and the billion plus people who will watch the whole thing, disagree with them. Yes the party should be big, and lavish and show the world that this is something special.. and it might just might make American's and the world feel a bit better about the good old US of A.. of course the people on the right will see it as the downfall of civilization, but then again they lost.. and lost big time and screwed up the economy the last decade to such a degree that it is now this young, competent black man that has to clean up their horrible mess.
 
Re: Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington as cost of Obama's swearing-in

America electing the first black president deserves a big bash. It's historic. It's history. Most of the cost is probably due to security due to the huge number of people expected to attend becauuuuuuuuse... America is sooooo happy to see Bush replaced with a man of honor. :applaud :applaud

For you neo-cons to now cry about how much something costs, after defending Bush's spending spree his 1st 6 years in office taking us from the biggest surplus to the biggest deficit in U.S. history, rings a little hollow, like a bunch of cry babies who can't stand the idea of being totally without any power for the next 8 years. :lol:. I don't remember seeing any of this faux outrage over all the wasted millions we gave to Cheney's Hallibuton. :roll:

Link to "State of Emergency"? :mrgreen:

Like Hatuey, you have a serious comprehension problem to go along with your incoherent diatribe;

The issue for Conservatives is the blatant hypocrisy on the Left and in the media which chastised Bush for spending a mere $40 million but now applaud 3 1/2 times that spending because it happens to be THIER guy.

I am hardly surprised you cannot comprehend the issue; it would not fit your narrow hyper partisan dialogue.
 
Re: Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington as cost of Obama's swearing-in

One has to wonder why this was not done when Bush was sworn in .. twice.. Since Republicans are suppose to be fiscally responsible.. oh wait, Reagan had a big one too.. same with Bush Sr.... After all the US was in recession when Bush came to office.... same with Reagan.....

So now because its a black man that is getting put in the highest office and the US is in an economic downturn, then all of a sudden it has to be barebones swearing in?

Obama's inauguration is going to cost at least four times what Bush's did, and five times what Clinton's did. You can't even compare the costs. It's extravagant and unnecessary.
 
Re: Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington as cost of Obama's swearing-in

One has to wonder why this was not done when Bush was sworn in .. twice.. Since Republicans are suppose to be fiscally responsible.. oh wait, Reagan had a big one too.. same with Bush Sr.... After all the US was in recession when Bush came to office.... same with Reagan.....

So now because its a black man that is getting put in the highest office and the US is in an economic downturn, then all of a sudden it has to be barebones swearing in?

The only thing that exceeds your incoherent blathering is your ability to pull straw men out of thin air.

Yeah that's it Pete, it's because he is black. Carry on. :rofl
 
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So now because its a black man that is getting put in the highest office and the US is in an economic downturn, then all of a sudden it has to be barebones swearing in?

No it needs to be downsized because of the economic downturn.

I voted for Obama, but I wish he would downsize this event to a televised event and show the country how committed he really is to helping the economy and reigning in government spending.

That would say a lot to me.
 
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