[Free ThinkerNY]

[rollo tomasi]

[EGPWS]

President Barack Obama's inauguration next week is set to be the most expensive ever, predicted to reach over $150m (£102m). This dwarfs the $42.3m spent on George Bush's inauguration in 2005 and the $33m spent on Bill Clinton's in 1993.

Go for broke now that it's approaching the point of shredding recycled paper is worth more than a dollar, we may as well focus on an empty suit idol and paper him with love and affection.

Some will at least "feel good".

[Ancient Drive]

whoa... that’s a lot of change. he did promise change...

[sheik yerbouty]

Rush calls this proposed fiasco “The Immaculation”. I’d call it the “Imaculate Deception”..

[Cacique]

The depression is only for us peasants.

[NRA2BFree]

That's disgraceful. How can he do that when so many people are out of work and hurting? That money could go to help so many people. Of course, his coronation is special. He IS the King of America, and the Messiah to the world.

The sooner he's sworn in, the better off we're all going to be because he will bring hope and peace to the world. He's going to take from the rich and spread the wealth around and it will help all of us. We won't have to make house payments or car payments and all of our groceries and gas will be freeeeee! I know this, because he said "we are the ones we've been waiting for", and I've been waiting for a hand out all my life! He's our sugar daddy. Hallelujah! He IS the one! LOL!

[reader25]

Truly outrageous amount of money spent on THR ON E’s ego.

[ponygirl]

This is just the beginning of the expense. Before Herr Zero is through, we’ll probably all be paying with our blood.

[gpk9]

"President Barack Obama's inauguration next week is set to be the most expensive ever, predicted to reach over $150m (£102m)."

Hell, why not. They're driving down Wall Street in a huge truck with Paulson and Bernanke in the back tossing big bales of money out to executives lining up along the curb.

[Sender]

[lainie]

High expectations for vast turnaround, eh? link

[EBH]

You know the whole Denver thing was over the top...

The Hawaii vacation trip while the nation struggled was inappropriate

And now this inauguration thing with the money being spent, movie theater tickets to see it broadcast live on the big screen, the T-shirts, coffee mugs, plates, collectors coins etc.

Can I honestly admit I am sickened by all this. For all their yelling and shouting about consumerism, materialism, etc. LOOK AT WHAT YOURSELVES ARE DOING, CREATING! A few weeks ago you(libs)were pitching a fit over the cost of the china Laura Bush was leaving for the Whitehouse(all came through private funds!

I got to thinking about this yesterday. Where is the humbleness that a servant of the people should have? As much as some have grown to dislike Bush, he at least seemed to remain humble. This is a highly dangerous character flaw 0bama seems to be missing and is indicative of a well entrenched narcissistic personality disorder.

Read up on NPD. Some of them are highly successful people, but it is tragic that 0bama or anyone from his office is not and did not attempt to temper this event. This is setting up the entire nation for a huge let down. And I can't help but wonder what this is doing to 0bama’s psyche and the magnitude of this set-up.

[exnavy]

I wonder what the odds of a terrorist NBC attack on that day are?

[anniegetyourgun]

It’s all so obscene.

[windsorknot]

And then Obama said, “Build for me a beautiful temple”.

[Niuhuru]

The most important thing we all need to know is when he’ll be anointed with the chrism (holy oil) of kings and also when the diadem will be placed on his head.

[American Quilter]

This is not the coronation of an emperor. I'm too disgusted for words, and I won't be watching one minute of this despicable event. The fact that we're being forced to pay for it just adds insult to injury.

I've increased my quarterly donation to FR in anticipation of the liberals' attempts to silence us.

[Piquaboy]

But, but, it is the first time we have had a Messiah inniugamated

[Cheerio]

And the media complained about the cost of GWB’s inauguration - HYPOCRITES every last one of them. Oh, my bad, I forgot there can be no hypocrisy on the left - THEY HAVE NO MORALS.

[gargoyle]

...Magnitude? BHO was elected president. He’ll be sworn in as president. Now go to work and fix the shht that’s wrong in DC...