wow...wasting federal money to put on a party

Will the frivolous spending never end?

/what?

Dear McCain,

We appreciate your acts as a true patriot in laying the Republican Party into the graveyard of history. We drink to you, sir.

sincerely,
Everyone Who Isn't An Xtian Fundamentalist Nutjob

bulldg4life: wow...wasting federal money to put on a party

Will the frivolous spending never end?

/what?

Isn't the PIC funded by donations? They are also selling tickets to the dinners. Maybe you can point out where in the article it says it's paid for by federal funds?

Here's^ a list of PIC donors if you want more info...

From the link:

"In keeping with President-elect Obama's commitment to changing the way business is done in Washington, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) is taking unprecedented steps to insure transparency in the public reporting of donors to a Presidential Inaugural Committee. This chart will allow you to view, sort, and search virtually real-time information on all donors contributing over $200 to the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee.

Unlike previous inaugural committees, the 2009 PIC does not accept contributions from corporations, political action committees, labor unions, current federally-registered lobbyists, non-U.S. citizens and registered foreign agents and does not accept individual contributions in excess of $50,000."

When you say "dinner," you mean "roast," I hope. You know, the sort of thing they have at the end of someone's long and storied career...

dbirchall: When you say "dinner," you mean "roast," I hope. You know, the sort of thing they have at the end of someone's long and storied career...

I miss Dean Martin....

I hope he suspends the dinner at the last minute so he can fix the economy.

President-elect Barack Obama will host a dinner honoring Sen. John McCain, the Republican he tromped in the election, the night before his inauguration, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced yesterday, saying the gesture demonstrates Obama's "commitment to bridging the bipartisan divide."

All the commas made me give up on the article real fast...

Everyone, just give yourselves a second. I'm sure you can find a perfectly good reason to be outraged if you give it thought.

Sodium Benzoate: Everyone, just give yourselves a second. I'm sure you can find a perfectly good reason to be outraged if you give it thought.

I'm outraged at the notion of being asked to think about being outraged!

DeathByGeekSquad: Sodium Benzoate: Everyone, just give yourselves a second. I'm sure you can find a perfectly good reason to be outraged if you give it thought.

I'm outraged at the notion of being asked to think about being outraged!

What an outrageous reason for being outraged! Your false outrage has completely outraged me!

DeathByGeekSquad: Sodium Benzoate: Everyone, just give yourselves a second. I'm sure you can find a perfectly good reason to be outraged if you give it thought.

I'm outraged at the notion of being asked to think about being outraged!

And I'm outraged that you're outraged at the notion of Sodium Benzoate asking you to think about being outraged!!!

/er, what?

Falcc: DeathByGeekSquad: Sodium Benzoate: Everyone, just give yourselves a second. I'm sure you can find a perfectly good reason to be outraged if you give it thought.

I'm outraged at the notion of being asked to think about being outraged!

What an outrageous reason for being outraged! Your false outrage has completely outraged me!

And Falcc's outrage outrages me as well..

/it's a slow day at FARK

/and that outrages me

This makes me mad at Obama! For some reason! NObama! I'm sure Rush will tell me why tomorrow!

I dig Obama, I'm willing to give him a chance, but sh*t like this just reminds me that we really don't have an alternative in DC.

They are two sides of the same coin.

We need options. I'd like to see the entire two-party system collapse.

This is just great, you know?
I mean, you hear all about Obama's commitment to community service and all, but for him to actually go out to an old folks home and visit them himself...

Give it a rest people. A time out from the partisan bickering to honor a veteran who went through hell, is not a bad thing.

Let this be an example for Anne Coulter to invite some trannies to a sock hop.

I like McCain. His idiot running mate is something to be desired.

Oh well. I hope Obama doesn't totally fark things up.

clifton: I like McCain.

He likes you too. You (and me) are one of his many many friends...

"My friends..."

McCain hasn't done anything honorable since Vietnam. Seriously. I at least accept that George Bush or Dick Cheney BELIEVE they're doing the right thing these days. But McCain doesn't. He lost the election because his body language, voice and decisions have screamed "I'M A LIAR!" for several years. Fark him. I want my contribution to this party back.

The reporter wrote "tromped" when he meant "trounced". Don't they even learn English in journalism school?

clifton: I like McCain. His idiot running mate is something to be desired.

Oh well. I hope Obama doesn't totally fark things up.

From where they are now? Un bloody likely. Or do you mean, "If Obama doesn't correct 8 years of blunders in his first week, I'm gonna be filled with righteous anger?"

Yes, I'm easy to troll...

'cept hes not very honorable

ckccfa: This is just great, you know?
I mean, you hear all about Obama's commitment to community service and all, but for him to actually go out to an old folks home and visit them himself...

Thank you, this was exactly the laugh I needed before I head off to bed for the night.

whidbey: clifton: I like McCain.

He likes you too. You (and me) are one of his many many friends...

"My friends..."

I thought we were his fellow prisoners?

I kind of wanted Obama to give McCain a cabinet position.

I would have put him in charge of watching for pork or sicced him on the old administrations use of torture.

Now that is class right there.
Seriously though, mad kudos for Obama.

whidbey: We need options. I'd like to see the entire two-party system collapse.

Come to Canada.

Just follow the smug.

We'll leave the light on for ya.

Suck it Obamaniacs: Link (new window)

Bull that penalty. That was momentum.

bulldg4life: wow...wasting federal money to put on a party

Will the frivolous spending never end?

/what?

Wow, you just failed on an epic level. And in the boobies of all places!

saintstryfe: Bull that penalty. That was momentum.

Wrooooong window!

/idiot

Rug Doctor: McCain hasn't done anything honorable since Vietnam. Seriously. I at least accept that George Bush or Dick Cheney BELIEVE they're doing the right thing these days. But McCain doesn't. He lost the election because his body language, voice and decisions have screamed "I'M A LIAR!" for several years. Fark him. I want my contribution to this party back.

Uhhh what?!

Agreed, classy move.

McCain gave a good concession speech and he is a highly experienced bipartisan senator. It behooves Obama to keep him close. That said he should never invite Palin or that weasel Lieberman or Giuliani. Those guys stepped over the line during the campaign and they have nothing to offer but fear mongering and hate.

Procedural Texture: Dear McCain,

We appreciate your acts as a true patriot in laying the Republican Party into the graveyard of history. We drink to you, sir.

sincerely,
Everyone Who Isn't An Xtian Fundamentalist Nutjob

Hahaha, oh man, please keep believing that the Republican party is done and over. It will get in to power again and may do so sooner than you think even with the media slavishly working on behalf of Obama.

I learned during the election that McCain was the most evil man in the United States with no honor or dignity...are you telling me that the people in these fark threads saying that weren't telling the whole truth?

//voted Barr anyways
///always respected McCain but Palin was the final nail in the coffin on even considering voting for the man
////Simply didn't believe a lot of the hype about Obama but he seems to be doing some decent things so far, we'll see what happens after the first 100 days before I know how I feel about him.

Procedural Texture: Dear McCain,

We appreciate your acts as a true patriot in laying the worthless squishy RINO wing of the
Republican Party into the graveyard of history. We drink to you, sir.

sincerely,
Everyone Who Isn't An Xtian Fundamentalist Nutjob a sad-sack appeasing loser like you

FTFY

Eh, even though his campaign failed, and his politics changed from when I first started liking him, MCCain is a nice enough guy who's served his country well, so kudos for him getting honored for it.