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Obama's inauguration set to be the most expensive in US history
guardian.co.uk ^ | January 14, 2009 | Ewen MacAskill

Posted on 01/14/2009 7:17:04 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

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.

Part of the spending includes emergency funding announced by the White House on Tuesday to help with the soaring costs. Most of this new federal funding will be to deal with the huge influx of people, estimated 1.5 million to 2 million.

A White House statement said that President Bush "declared an emergency exists in the District of Columbia".

If there is snow, the costs will grow higher. The long-term forecast suggests there is a chance of snow on Sunday and again on the day of inauguration, on Tuesday.

Carole Florman, spokeswoman for the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, told the New York Daily News, which estimated the cost at $160m: "We're always very budget conscious. But we're sending a message to the entire world about our peaceful transition of power, and you don't want it to look like a schlock affair. It needs to be appropriate to the magnitude of events that it is."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 150millionforobama; 2009; bho2008; bhoinauguration; coronation; democrats; fearlessleader; federalspending; houseparty; momoney; obama
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To: ecomcon

The repubican party is dead.


121 posted on 01/17/2009 6:55:27 AM PST by ichabod1 (Change is not a destination, Hope is not a strategy)
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To: MinuteGal
Oh, I hope the weather is frightful
It'll make me feel so delightful

It's a shame that they won't have today's weather: 7 degrees.

122 posted on 01/17/2009 7:37:57 AM PST by MathDoc (Don't blame me, I voted for Governor Palin and the wrinkly white-haired guy)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

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.


123 posted on 01/17/2009 7:58:27 AM PST by Niuhuru (Fine, here's my gun, but let me give you the bullets first. I'll send them to you through the barrel)
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To: Carley

And the threat of riots and turmoil if he did lose.


124 posted on 01/17/2009 7:59:12 AM PST by Niuhuru (Fine, here's my gun, but let me give you the bullets first. I'll send them to you through the barrel)
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To: snarkytart

Its only bad when Conservatives or someone who is supposed to be a Conservative does it....

Liberals are allowed all the hypocrisy in the world.


125 posted on 01/17/2009 9:23:00 AM PST by tomnbeverly ("In the hour of darkness and peril and need, the people will waken to listen and hear.....)
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To: windsorknot

And then Obama said, “Build for me a beautiful temple”.
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“...............and it was good.” ;)


126 posted on 01/17/2009 9:35:57 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: GoldwaterChick

Obama’s inauguration will be the most expensive in US history but his aunt lives either is a homeless person or lives in a shelter. Go figure!


127 posted on 01/17/2009 9:40:17 AM PST by Justaham
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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.

128 posted on 01/17/2009 11:11:29 AM PST by American Quilter (Donate to FreeRepublic--keep this great forum alive!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

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


129 posted on 01/17/2009 11:14:33 AM PST by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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.
130 posted on 01/17/2009 11:42:59 AM PST by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

...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...


131 posted on 01/17/2009 12:01:54 PM PST by gargoyle (...BHO "What do we want?" Change! "When do we want it?" Now! "OK, I changed my mind.")
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To: Cheerio
Heck, they criticized the GOP for a few dresses and suits for Palin! (which, as I recall, it was said that she was giving away after the campaign.)

Naturally the Obama inaguration would be the most expensive - sans the false styrofoam columns, mind you! Whatever this man does to spend money on anything for himself, his family, his desires, etc. his sheeple will feel he deserves. The psychological mindset is that it is a form of "retribution," that is owed to people of color. Those who complain or even mention anything negative - well, they are simply "racist."

132 posted on 01/17/2009 12:56:27 PM PST by CitizenM ("An excuse is worse than an lie, because an excuse is a lie hidden." Pope John Paul, II)
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To: CitizenM
Those who complain or even mention anything negative - well, they are simply "racist."

I think the next four (or less) years will bring out nastiness like we have not experienced since WWII and the Nazis.
133 posted on 01/17/2009 1:35:38 PM PST by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: JavaJumpy

But there are two levels of people for the Left.
there is the average, workaday slobs that know any better. They can carry the burden for the bums and lay abouts.
Then there is the Perfumed Princes. The rich and the spoiled. They dont care about raising Taxes because they have people who can skirt the laws.


134 posted on 01/17/2009 2:15:36 PM PST by Yorlik803 ( Freedom- 07-04-1776-11-06-2008. RIP)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

I agree with that 1000%!

They were screaming about $150,000 for clothes for the Palin family?

When O’Dumbo’s Denver Stadium Templextravaganza cost $19 million? Their problem with money is a big one for us!


135 posted on 01/17/2009 4:18:06 PM PST by GoldwaterChick (We Snowflakes will always remember our beloved Snowman with the incandescent smile.)
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To: BILL_C

Did Baltimore greet Obama the way they greeted Lincoln-? If they had, maybe he would hide for the next four years-!


136 posted on 01/17/2009 4:18:31 PM PST by imjimbo (The constitution SHOULD be our "gun permit")
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To: EBH

And he had the gall to send an e-mail to all his supporters to each send him $5 to help pay for this sideshow? He’s supposed to be on stage Tuesday morning, but had to make another campaign trip by train to boost his ego. I’m surprised he didn’t have rose petals strewn on the tracks from Philly to D.C.!

I wonder what the 250 or so who saw him off this morning at 30th Street Station had to pay for the “honor”?


137 posted on 01/17/2009 4:22:20 PM PST by GoldwaterChick (We Snowflakes will always remember our beloved Snowman with the incandescent smile.)
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To: Niuhuru

I predict Queen Michelle will wear the Royal Purple!


138 posted on 01/17/2009 4:24:04 PM PST by GoldwaterChick (We Snowflakes will always remember our beloved Snowman with the incandescent smile.)
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To: Justaham

How about his brother who lives on $12 a year???? He certainly is not his brother’s keeper—only his own. He will probably ask that the number of mirrors in the family quarter be quadrupled!


139 posted on 01/17/2009 4:25:38 PM PST by GoldwaterChick (We Snowflakes will always remember our beloved Snowman with the incandescent smile.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Where is the outrage?
140 posted on 01/17/2009 5:01:00 PM PST by Volunteer
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