It's gonna be a fun eight years watching the other side be outraged for a while.

Can we see a comparison of anticipated attendees?
Because that could make a difference.

Is it usual to spend big bucks on the inauguration of a second term?

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA liberuhl media!

Whamdangler: It's gonna be a fun eight years watching the other side be outraged for a while.

Its funny how they are using Obama's campaign line more than his supporters.

Of course, they also talk about Obama more than his supporters...and know everything about him and what he is doing this very second more than his supporters....

Creepy.

Procedural Texture: Can we see a comparison of anticipated attendees?
Because that could make a difference.

Can we see a comparison of the economies at the time?
Because that SHOULD make a difference

Can you compare another white president to the first black president?

deltabourne: Can we see a comparison of the economies at the time?
Because that SHOULD make a difference

Why?

deltabourne: Procedural Texture: Can we see a comparison of anticipated attendees?
Because that could make a difference.

Can we see a comparison of the economies at the time?
Because that SHOULD make a difference

Why? Because it somehow will reduce the number of attendees?

Wow, Newsbusters managed to dig and find a grand total of two non-named journalists from 2005 who criticized Bush for the same thing that the right is trying to criticize Obama for today.

Is there any indication that said no-named journalists actually got any major press for their stories in 2005? If not, then I would recommend that Newsbusters kindly stop whining.

Whamdangler: It's gonna be a fun eight years watching the other side be outraged for a while.

Indeed.

its gonna be funny to see formally "disgruntled" liberal americans try to switch and be "USA!" for a change. for the next 4 years.

kkoch499: its gonna be funny to see formally "disgruntled" liberal americans try to switch and be "USA!" for a change. for the next 4 years.

Why is disgruntled in quotes?

deltabourne: Procedural Texture: Can we see a comparison of anticipated attendees?
Because that could make a difference.

Can we see a comparison of the economies at the time?
Because that SHOULD make a difference

How so? People are going to show up one way or another, you can be ready or can fark it all up. Its not like Obama is going to be handing out Cristal to everyone in spite of the economic weather.

deltabourne: Procedural Texture: Can we see a comparison of anticipated attendees?
Because that could make a difference.

Can we see a comparison of the economies at the time?
Because that SHOULD make a difference

Typical white male response: "Your major moment of liberation can wait for my race's priorities to come first. You're in the economy too, right? Well then act like what matters to all of us is all that matters."

Whamdangler 2009-01-14 07:30:36 PM
It's gonna be a fun eight years watching the other side be outraged for a while.

Yup. Watching you people make excuses for your hypocracy is gonna
be something to see.

I voted for the man, and I certainly would have appreciated a nod toward the economy when preparing a budget for his inauguration. The very last thing I want is another farking circus.

Whamdangler: It's gonna be a fun eight years watching the other side be outraged for a while.

It's going to be a fun 6 months watching the other side realize he ain't what they voted for.

Kiribub: I voted for the man, and I certainly would have appreciated a nod toward the economy when preparing a budget for his inauguration. The very last thing I want is another farking circus.

Please explain how a bad national economy has anything to do with the size of the inaugeration.

oh fark OFF. Please? Can you just once? Fark is just so goddamn transparent anymore.

schrodinger: Wow, Newsbusters managed to dig and find a grand total of two non-named journalists from 2005 who criticized Bush for the same thing that the right is trying to criticize Obama for today.

Is there any indication that said no-named journalists actually got any major press for their stories in 2005? If not, then I would recommend that Newsbusters kindly stop whining.

And a Google on "expensive inauguration Obama" has 645 hits as of now. It's not like it's not being brought up.

Bush spent Billions on a wasted war, had already had a shiatty track record, and although somehow managed to receive and MBA, is a complete and total failure concerning practically everything related to economics and foreign policies. I'll give him credit for helping Africa with their issue with Malaria and AIDS, but that's about it.

Fart_Machine: deltabourne: Procedural Texture: Can we see a comparison of anticipated attendees?
Because that could make a difference.

Can we see a comparison of the economies at the time?
Because that SHOULD make a difference

Why? Because it somehow will reduce the number of attendees?


Link (new window)

Est. 1.5 mil to W's 300,000 each time.

They aren't giving Obama shiat, because he didn't steal an election or fail to step in as "leader" before 9/11 or totally ignore New Orleans after Katrina or start an unjust war over oil or lie to the American people about why we had to start this unjust war over oil or treat people like idiots... I could go on for an hour and a half...

They're saving money by not serving Cristal and serving this instead

GaryPDX: Whamdangler: It's gonna be a fun eight years watching the other side be outraged for a while.

It's going to be a fun 6 months watching the other side realize he ain't what they voted for.


It's going to be a great lifetime knowing that Palin and the other neocons got snubbed in the election.

kkoch499: its gonna be funny to see formally "disgruntled" liberal americans try to switch and be "USA!" for a change. hear conservative butthurt for the next 4 years.

FIFY

Trickle-down at work. Rejoice, conservatives.

Is the cost per-expected attendee, adjusted for inflation, greater or lesser than Bush's?

Uh, not to be the asshole to point out the obvious but maybe we were pissed because Bush isn't worth a shiat covered nickle.

It's hard to rationalize celebrating the fact that so many stupid people exist in this country that a man that cannot speak in public was elected again let alone actually spend our money on it.

kkoch499: its gonna be funny to see formally "disgruntled" liberal americans try to switch and be "USA!" for a change. for the next 4 years.

How so ? They get to be happy while you have to sit there with tears streaming down your face and snot dripping from your nose while you helplessly ball your tiny fists and vow to get revenge in 4 long years.

Here's to the new boss, same as the old boss. Same corruption, same graft, same lies...the only thing that EVER changes is the name on the door.

It's good to know that as our durable goods manufacturing sector is dying a final death, the outrage and butthurt manufacturing sectors are still strong.

Sir Cumference the Flatulent: Here's to the new boss, same as the old boss. Same corruption, same graft, same lies...the only thing that EVER changes is the name on the door.

You're pathetic.

NeverDrunk23: Whamdangler: It's gonna be a fun eight years watching the other side be outraged for a while.

Its funny how they are using Obama's campaign line more than his supporters.

Of course, they also talk about Obama more than his supporters...and know everything about him and what he is doing this very second more than his supporters....

Creepy.

But Obama supporters are cultists! He's the MESSIAH to them!

NeverDrunk23: Whamdangler: It's gonna be a fun eight years watching the other side be outraged for a while.

Its funny how they are using Obama's campaign line more than his supporters.

Of course, they also talk about Obama more than his supporters...and know everything about him and what he is doing this very second more than his supporters....

Creepy.

They refer to him as the Messiah and the Chosen One more than his supporters, also.

Very. Creepy.

Expensive inauguration for another old white guy that got re-elected = Bad

Expensive inauguration for the nation's first black president = good

Mmmkay?

Living in NoVA, D.C. stations are our local stations. This inauguration has turned into a complete circus.

Koichi:
Link (new window)

Est. 1.5 mil to W's 300,000 each time.

Thanks. I was looking for those numbers. Crowd accomodations cost more when the number of attendees increase. Who knew?

DamnYankees: Please explain how a bad national economy has anything to do with the size of the inaugeration.

The inauguration sets a tone for his presidency; spending taxpayer's money in what is perceived to be a frivolous way undermines the idea that the new administration is different from the current administration. People are losing their jobs, homes, pensions; ill-advised spending on the part of the federal government so they can throw themselves a party is not a particularly convincing method to distance the new administration from Bush's.

kkoch499: its gonna be funny to see formally "disgruntled" liberal americans try to switch and be "USA!" for a change. for the next 4 years.

At what point did the liberals have to "switch" to USA USA!? This would imply that they were not doing that at some point.

So, you're either an idiot or a jingoistic dumbass that thinks criticizing an idiotic president means liberals hate America.

Yes, there's never been ANY mention of the cost or logistics of this inauguration. Ever.

Jeezum crow, I had never heard one word about the cost of these stupid things before December.

DamnYankees: deltabourne: Can we see a comparison of the economies at the time?
Because that SHOULD make a difference

Why?

Fart_Machine: deltabourne: Procedural Texture: Can we see a comparison of anticipated attendees?
Because that could make a difference.

Can we see a comparison of the economies at the time?
Because that SHOULD make a difference

Why? Because it somehow will reduce the number of attendees?

wow, 2 in a row? I'm no economist, but I'm going to venture a guess the idea is that when the economy is in the shiatter, there's better uses for the money than an overblown party. After all, "it's wartime, no occasion for a big party" was sufficient argument in 2005.


/waiting for everyone to wake up jan 21 and realize we're still (and will be) in the same mess for at least 4 years.

You know all of those problems that were referenced in the '05 article as reasons GWB shouldn't spend lots of money on an inaguration?

They happened on GWB's watch.

You know all those problems that were referenced in the newsbusters article as reasons B. HUSSEIN O. shouldn't spend lots of money on an inaguration?

They happened on GWB's watch.

Just thought I'd clarify.

NeverDrunk23: Of course, they also talk about Obama more than his supporters...and know everything about him and what he is doing this very second more than his supporters....

Creepy.

shoe.

the other foot.

IT IS ON.

Phil Moskowitz: oh fark OFF. Please? Can you just once? Fark is just so goddamn transparent anymore.

I heard there's only 5000 port-a-potties for 2-4 million people. That's messy.

/just a little factoid I thought I'd throw in.

More garbage from one of the most worthless sites on the interwebs.

Kiribub: The inauguration sets a tone for his presidency; spending taxpayer's money in what is perceived to be a frivolous way undermines the idea that the new administration is different from the current administration. People are losing their jobs, homes, pensions; ill-advised spending on the part of the federal government so they can throw themselves a party is not a particularly convincing method to distance the new administration from Bush's.

There is going to be 5 times as many people there too...

Maybe Obama should force people to stay home so the federal government can save money?

9-11 CHANGED everything.

/see what i did there? CHANGED. See.