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Bush declares a 'state of emergency' as cost of Obama's swearing-in ceremony soars to $161 million
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 14th January 2009 | Paul Thompson

Posted on 01/14/2009 8:58:36 AM PST by Joiseydude

Barack Obama's inauguration is set to cost more than $161 million making it the most expensive swearing-in ceremony in US history.

The President-elect will take less than a minute to recite the oath of office in front of an estimated two million people in the US capital next week.

But by the time the final dance has been held at one of the many inaugural balls the costs for the day will be a staggering $161 million.

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To: softengine
The only ones who don't, are those Americans whose brains have been sucked out by the evil brain snatchers, and in its place is complete f**ktardedness. Hmmmm....actually, that might be a significant number of people.

Thanks for the new expression, if you don't mind I will steal this for future posts!

61 posted on 01/14/2009 10:12:25 AM PST by calex59
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To: Joiseydude

Oh, yeah, one other comment. GW should have his face slapped for going along with this BS. This is an outrage, pure and simple.


62 posted on 01/14/2009 10:14:40 AM PST by calex59
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To: GovernmentShrinker
The stock market would instantly start plummeting.

Given the negative effect that Obama has had on financial markets, I predict that they would go up if he were assassinated.

63 posted on 01/14/2009 10:20:52 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: calex59

Enjoy :)


64 posted on 01/14/2009 10:22:06 AM PST by softengine (Betrayal and Hypocrisy play on both sides of the fence.......but no one will admit it.)
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To: TommyDale

This, Offensive, the whole election was offensive. This is just the beginning of the new Monarchy.

Sniper63


65 posted on 01/14/2009 10:27:47 AM PST by sniper63 (Silent and stealthy - one shot - one kill)
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To: dragnet2; subterfuge
If this corrupt government had one ounce of responsibility they'd cancel this public parade and inauguration for Obama, due to an economic emergency, and conduct it in a secured environment, indoors, while televising it to the country.

Yeah, great idea. Cancel the public inauguration ceremony for the first time in US history, when the inauguree just happens to be the first non-white President in US history, and millions of Americans are eager to watch the inauguration in person. The bill to deal with the ensuing riots and property damage would make the $160 million look like pocket change. And the long-term bill to deal with the political fallout would make the bill for the riots and property damage look like pocket change.

The reason that the bill is so high is that many more people are reasonably expected to attend than have ever attended any previous inauguration. The people are voting with their feet, and the government is responding accordingly. Have you taken a peek at the federal budget lately? This $160 million is not only just a drop from the obscenely humongous bucket, but is also a lot better spent than many of the much bigger-ticket items. It alarms me how easily so many conservatives allow themselves to be distracted by this sort of thing.

66 posted on 01/14/2009 10:29:16 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: Aroostook25
Nicholas II had his coronation marred by the trampling deaths of thousands. Was not a good way to start his reign.
67 posted on 01/14/2009 10:30:07 AM PST by ladyvet (WOLVERINES!!!!!)
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To: Ol' Sox
By the light of a kerosene lamp, Coolidge took the oath from his father, Colonel John Calvin Coolidge, a farmer, notary public, and justice of the peace.

Wow, that's quite a shameless example of using an out-of-context info snippet to mislead. Let's look at the actual context of that swearing in, from the very same site from which you lifted the little out-of-context excerpt:

News of President Harding's death reached Vice President Calvin Coolidge at his family's homestead in Plymouth, Vermont in the small hours of the morning on August 3, 1923. By the light of a kerosene lamp, Coolidge took the oath from his father, Colonel John Calvin Coolidge, a farmer, notary public, and justice of the peace. On August 21, Coolidge repeated the ceremony in his suite at the Willard Hotel in Washington.

68 posted on 01/14/2009 10:40:45 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: WOBBLY BOB
yeah,but,but,but.. the GOP spent $150k on Palin’s clothes!!!

Brilliant!
69 posted on 01/14/2009 10:42:47 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life ;o)
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To: GovernmentShrinker
The reason that the bill is so high is that many more people are reasonably expected to attend than have ever attended any previous inauguration.

Unless Obama cancels the event, the Inauguration is going to happen, and it is going to attract a very large crowd.

Pres. Bush is doing the right thing to make sure that Federal and DC officials have the resources necessary for the logistics and security of a million+ people (twice the population of DC, BTW) coming to the event.

70 posted on 01/14/2009 10:45:34 AM PST by Citizen Blade ("A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy" -Benjamin Disraeli)
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To: Citizen Blade

Yes, indeed. While I’m personally not a fan of huge crowd events, no matter what the occasion, most people feel differently and a million or more of them are determined to “be there” to see the first black President of the United States inaugurated. And honestly, even if Obama cancelled the event, I think most of them would show up anyway, to protest, saying he’d been pressured to do it, and that there’s no way a wildly popular white President-elect would have been pressured to cancel his public inauguration over security/expense concerns. Every once in a while, the federal government does something right, and this is one of those all too rare occasions.


71 posted on 01/14/2009 11:00:26 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: GovernmentShrinker
Not at all. The circumstances behind the swearing in of Coolidge had little to do with my posting. It was simply an illustration that the act of accepting the office of President does not need to be accompanied by a brouhaha of monumental proportion. A contrast, as I stated. Four million onlookers at a media event replete with t-shirt hawkers and commemorative plates versus a man and his father conducting a simple legal act by the light of kerosene lantern.

Sorry you missed my intention.

72 posted on 01/14/2009 1:33:49 PM PST by Ol' Sox
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To: MooseChic

interesting! so, the current white house decor is just not suitable for the likes of the obamas. it’s nice to know he’s putting his own frivolities on the top of the soon-to-be-presidential agenda


73 posted on 01/14/2009 1:33:50 PM PST by kerbear413 (just say NObama)
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To: Joiseydude

Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!!! As the economy tanks, liberal A-holes lecture CEO’s on riding their jets, Zero the annointed one pisses away this much tax payer money? How thoroughly predictable and disgusting!


74 posted on 01/14/2009 1:35:28 PM PST by vpintheak (Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. Prov. 25:26)
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To: GovernmentShrinker; dragnet2

If you can’t see this coronation for what it is I can’t help you.


75 posted on 01/14/2009 1:39:13 PM PST by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: Joiseydude
Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington

Good ole Bush - screwing us right up to the last.

A president mostly uses the power to declare a state of emergency during a crisis, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. In doing so he paved the way for unlimited funding to be released to those local authorities responsible for staging the event.
While we can all make jokes that Obama's imauguration is a natural disaster, Bush's action just debases the "emergency" aspect of this concept. From now on future presidents can declare anything an emergency and raid the Treasury to ane even greater extent.

For someone who came in on such high hopes, Bush sure turned out to be one steaming POS.

76 posted on 01/14/2009 2:21:45 PM PST by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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To: GovernmentShrinker
The big bill is for big security, and it’s needed.

Bullsh*t!

The economy is cartwheeling down range out of control, millions have lost their homes, investments, businesses, and jobs...And this monster government is going to spend hundreds of millions on a GD ceremony?

If this corrupt government had one ounce of responsibility they'd cancel this public parade and inauguration for Obama, due to an economic emergency, and conduct it in a secured environment, indoors, while televising it to the country. Period. No more wasting tax payer money that does not exist in the first place.

This is outrageous. Stop the excuses.

This is just another example of out of control, irresponsible, corrupt government driving this country to the brink.

Yeah, great idea. Cancel the public inauguration ceremony for the first time in US history, when the inauguree just happens to be the first non-white President in US history

You're making more excuses on the backs of the tax payers.

More people will view this through television than in public.

In addition, what comes first, the economic well being of our country, or a government ceremony that cost hundreds of millions that we don't have?

As I mentioned above, this government ceremony that will cost tax payers tens of millions could easily be held in a large, secured building, accommodating thousands, and be televised to the entire nation. This would save tens of millions in tax payer dollars.

You use the moniker, "GovernmentShrinker". I would suggest you change your screen name asap.

77 posted on 01/14/2009 2:41:19 PM PST by dragnet2
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To: All

I for one will not watch or listen to a single second of it .I wish I had th efunds to leave the country on that day
I see this as the end of America and will morn on this day . You have NO idea how far down this Marxist will drag America.


78 posted on 01/14/2009 2:43:20 PM PST by sonic109
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To: roses of sharon

Now there is another snakeoil saleman beside al gore, it’s the “Chosen One” obamawama.

How long before people get tired of this self promotion?

Me thinks he better get over himself and start producing results to all the promises he’s made to people or he will be toast beside the butt of jokes througout the world.

That part has already started.


79 posted on 01/14/2009 2:46:31 PM PST by chiefqc
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To: GovernmentShrinker

In addition, if the GD government is so extremely concerned with security, it would appear what was stated post # 77 would be even more appropriate.


80 posted on 01/14/2009 2:47:20 PM PST by dragnet2
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