One need only look at other socialist governments to see how the money is spent on pomp and circumstance, while the common people hurt for necessities.
And remember, since this inauguration was declared a state of emergency, Obama enters office under those terms. He is a sitting dictator, able to bypass Congress and the Justice Dept, until he declares the emergency over.
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Hold the phone, wasn't it the Shrub who declared it a state of emergency? So that means *le gasp* Bush was complicit in this socialist dictatorship! Oh teh noes!
Obama won, quit yer bitchin' and get over it.
"One need only look at other socialist governments to see how the money is spent on pomp and circumstance, while the common people hurt for necessities."
Uh, we have that same sorta problem HERE you know...
1)Scandinavia would like a word with you on that "common people hurt for necessities" part...
2)Obama is not a socialist. He'd be considered right-of-center everywhere else in the Western World
3)the state of emergency was declared for the duration of the Inauguration only. and it was declared so by Shrub.
@Jadehawk
It's true we have a form of socialdemocracy, which actually has meant better chance for the common people to have the necessities... and more. Maybe daffodyllady was thinking of North Korea or something, which is a different matter.
And remember, since this inauguration was declared a state of emergency, Obama enters office under those terms
Remember, since you were declared a moron at age 6, you enter adult life under those terms.
>>> What state of emergency???
Bush declared the inauguration a state of emergency so that DC would have access to federal funds. The expectation was that the number of people coming to watch would overwhelm the local police force.
It was in effect from the 17th through the 21st so it's over now.
No, no, it wasn't "declared a state of emergency", that kind of thing usually makes the national news. Quit lying. Jesus HATES LIARS.
"One need only look at other socialist governments to see how the money is spent on pomp and circumstance, while the common people hurt for necessities."
Scandanavian countries want a word.
I don't think you understand what socialsm is. Hint: It's not the same as communism.
I'm writing this comment on my state sponsored iPhone 'cause I'm too lazy to get up and go to my state sponsored computer. Thank Gawd for my state sponsored WIFI, eh? - Yeah, that's right, bitch, the state is not only paying for my education they're also sending me money as long as I'm in school. It's one of the rights I have in my little Scandinavian socialist hell hole. Too bad I don't live in God's own country - I would have loved working full time next to my studies and still not being able to buy decent shit. Oh, the pain of it all.
LOLWUT said: "Maybe daffodyllady was thinking of North Korea or something, which is a different matter."
oh, she most certainly meant that. problem is, it's not the socialism part that causes this problem, it's the totalitarian part.
on the other hand, who knows. she might well think Sweden & co are really that backwards. I think it was O'Reilly who wrote an editorial last year about how all Swedes are suicidal because they don't believe in god.
According to a bit of research, Bush's 2nd inauguration cost $157 million, and Obama's possibly slighty more, in the region of $170 million. Taking inflation into account they were pretty much equally expensive, so your argument doesn't hold. Also, in both cases the actual cost was offset by donations, which were probably higher in Obama's case.
Besides, even at $170m this would cover the cost of your war effort in Iraq/Afghanistan for about 25 hours (at roughly $110,000/min) - so it's not like you haven't got money to spare.
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