Originally posted by Realtruth
Why would a president that was coming into the worst economic situation allow a $170 million dollar inauguration to happen?

It's really a simple thing, not Democratic or Republican agenda just a show of faith that things will be different, but no $170 million for first day.

I am really not surprised but disappointed.

Because its the first step to use 40 million for the inauguration and parties, and the rest go to their pockets. The first "rip off" act of the incomming savior.

Yep..hes gonna be the savior alright. Savior of our exausted funds right into his own savior accounts.


Cheers!!!!

[edit on 19-1-2009 by RFBurns]

I think it's just fiiting that they spend $170 million on his inauguration. It's not even 10% of what they spent on getting him elected as president. Recession? "Let them eat cake"

Because Bush's wasn't enough ... and 10x worse

Such a double standard these days. the MSM is the human shield for Obama. Nothing is going to be his fault .. 4 maybe even 8 years from now, Expect the Bush bashing to continue.

Wow. You think Media Matters, a George Soros Democrat Party mouthpiece, is journalism? Even after I pointed out how they just blatantly lied and didn't do a true inauguration comparison?

I stand in amazement. There really is just nothing else to say.

[edit on 19-1-2009 by LowLevelMason]

You are KIDDING ME, right!?!? Did you just link to Media Matters in a weak attempt to placate those who recognize the monstrous hypocrisy of the left's justification of this abomination!?!? Media Matters is a leftist flaming liberal rag bent on destroying all that is good about America. It is a Soros funded propaganda machine!

Here's the real truth... Bush's Inauguration cost taxpayers $42M and the MSM was having a tantrum like a 3 year old who's candy was just taken away. This number DID include security detail for the event. The talking heads made claims that it was "Just wasteful", "A pathetic indulgence", "Misuse of tax dollars", "Money that should go toward buying more armoured Humvees", or "Money that should go toward the deficit." Anyone remeber the indignation of it all? I certainly do!

Fast forward 4 years and the libs got "Their guy" in office. The deficit is more than 3 times higher than it was 4 years ago. Debt is over 10 times higher than it was 4 years ago. The economy is in complete shambles and they condom=ne spending over 4 times as much on Obama's Inauguration! Why? Because he's a Democrat!!!

You see, it is really quite simple, whenever the Republicans do something it is reprehensible, deplorable, illegal, questionable, immoral etc... But when Democrats do it it is a "Common mistake", "meant to benefit the greater good", "An historic event" etc... Dig through all of that political double-speak which amounts to nothing more than crap and what you have is HYPOCRISY!!! Yes, the Democrats are Hypocrites and the Mainstream Media are their henchmen.

Obama will enjoy 4 years of protective cover, excuse making and complete obfuscation by the media - this article is a perfect example of the excuse making at its finest.

They are dealing with millions of people, paying for unprecedented security due to unprecedented threats to the New Presidents' life. Never before has there been so much interest in the inauguration ceremony. And the security personnel, number in the tens of thousands, will be working overtime for the next 24 to 48 hours trying to make sure everything goes on without a problem.

I'm no Obama supporter or anything, but it seems justified to me.

As I understand it the cost get higher the greater interest the public show for the event. I'm not sure I could come up with a ball-park figure as to how much such a thing would cost, but as the OP article states most money goes to things like porta-potties, and other such things that deal with the millions of people that are going to be attending this event.

Some of the things which cost a lot are:

• Crowd control - including all the thousands of people that will need to be employed to stand around in uniforms.
  
  
• Security around DC - there will be thousands upon thousands of people entering the capital, with vehicles that may need to be searched, meaning police officers etc.
  
  
• Parking, and general space to put the influx of people.
  
  
• Things like television screens, sound systems, catering?, ushers, stages, banners etc.
  

$170 mil does seem high though...

[edit on 19-1-2009 by The_Modulus]

As high as this figure does sound, if you take the size of the US population into account, which is roughly 305 million, 170 mil is only costing each American a mere 50 cents to see their president innaugurated.

Which imo is a bargain to pay for the entertainment.

Originally posted by Realtruth
Why would a president that was coming into the worst economic situation allow a $170 million dollar inauguration to happen?

Because it's a celebration!

Ring the church bells, shoot off fireworks, bring out the noise makers, give your neighbors a hug!

Bush is LEAVING the White House!

(Was beginning to believe this was all just a bad dream that I was never going to wake up from, it just kept going on, and on, and on, ...)

[edit on 1/19/2009 by Keyhole]

Wow. Obama can do no right around ATS. I am sure if he said - "Sorry, millions of citizens who want to come share in this, but we are broke so there is no party" then there would be a thread about how Obama is not for the people yada yada.