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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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How many welfare children could be given a TV & DVD player (we all know they don't give a better education to those kids)...

how many welfare children could he help by buying condoms for them on their 11th birthday?
 
Obama hosting pricey party in a dicey economy


WASHINGTON -- Unemployment is up. The stock market is down. Let's party.

The price tag for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration gala is expected to break records, with some estimates reaching as high as $150 million. Despite the bleak economy, however, Democrats who called on President George W. Bush to be frugal four years ago are issuing no such demands now that an inaugural weekend of rock concerts and star-studded parties has begun.

Obama's inaugural committee has raised more than $41 million to cover events ranging from a Philadelphia-to-Washington train ride to a megastar concert with Beyonce, U2 and Bruce Springsteen to 10 official inaugural balls. Add to that the massive costs of security and transportation _ costs absorbed by U.S. taxpayers _ and the historic inauguration will produce an equally historic bill.
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Hollywood Roaches Scurry to Washington

Who said politics aren’t glamorous? An ever-growing list of bold and beautiful stars would seem to disagree, as more than 160 celebs have headed east in anticipation of Barack Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday.

Judging from the collection of celebrity-studded performances and appearances, Hollywood will be a relative ghost town this weekend.

Here is a list of who will be where and when in Washington this coming week:
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'Father of Potty Parity' calls 5,000 johns 'inadequate'

WASHINGTON - The masses heading to the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama could spend a lot of time in line for a port-a-potty.

A George Washington University law professor says the 5,000 port-o-potties planned for Inauguration Day will be "grossly inadequate."

Professor John Banzhaf, the so-called "Father of Potty Parity" sent a letter to the Presidential Inaugural Committee warning of potential lawsuits.

He says women, who take longer in the restroom, could be forced to wait in longer lines than men, and that amounts to discrimination.

Banzhaf says waiting in long lines is not just an inconvenience. It can trigger medical problems. He's asking the Presidential Inaugural Committee to make the toilets gender-neutral so that women do not have to wait longer than men.
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and the security costs are because of....?

yep, we should blame obama for the extra security details needed to keep him safe.:erm:
 
This isn't a typical 300,000 or 400,000 person inauguration. Estimates range as high as 5,000,000 (fat chance)....why the sudden interest in hearing another speech by a pol?
 
catocom said:
what this shows to me more than anything, is how the value of the dollar is falling.
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like I said...inflation, population growth, and what his image supposedly means.
There's plenty to focus on, and this ain't worthy IMHO.
 
Gonz said:
This isn't a typical 300,000 or 400,000 person inauguration. Estimates range as high as 5,000,000 (fat chance)....why the sudden interest in hearing another speech by a pol?
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um, maybe it has to do with the massive frustration every thinking person has had with the last 8 years? maybe?

c'mon bitch! get in there and worship the messiah! *punch*
 
2minkey said:
um, maybe it has to do with the massive frustration every thinking person has had with the last 8 years? maybe?

c'mon bitch! get in there and worship the messiah! *punch*
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You haven't noticed a pattern in the drumbeat throughout the last 8 years?

"Anti war, anti war, Booosh lied, people died, Bash Booosh, bash Boosh, Change, Change, Change."

"Thinking people" didn't vote for the Kenyan Kid.

It has to do with the left-wing media leading the masses around by the nose.

And who runs the left-wing media??

:shrug:
 

Fake faces for a fake president.


"We have been absolutely swamped since the election with people desiring rejuvenation procedures for the upcoming inauguration," says Washington, D.C., cosmetic dermatologist Tina Alster.

"My normal load for cosmetic procedures has doubled, except for hyaluronic acid fillers — Perlane and Restylane — which have almost tripled," reports cosmetic and laser surgeon Hema Sundaram, who runs two offices in the Washington, D.C., area.
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