The controversy over inaugural spending - Page 3

Nephythys · 01-22-2005, 08:56 AM

How was it squandered? It paid people here for services- for entertainment, catering, decorations. It was money spent on the equipment, the industries that run these events for their living. It was used to pay salaries- and in turn will be used to pay for benefits, and costs of livng for the people who worked to make these events happen. From the balloons down the the napkins-

(I'm babbling a bit- but I am sure you know what I mean) and in turn- some of that money may leave those pockets and go to some of the very causes you espouse- you don't know.

It is very well and good to give to those causes- it is noble to donate to help those far away, but it is not a bad thing to spread that money domestically.

(good to hear you say I was right)

lashbear · 01-22-2005, 08:59 AM

And how is the planet going to pay for all this, anyway ?

NirvanaMan · 01-22-2005, 10:37 AM

Did any of you gripe when Clinton spent similar amounts on his fiestas? Or was there no suffering in the world back in the 90's? What about the hundreds of millions wasted on the campaigns themselves? That could probably go to better uses as well. Of course, the money isn't simply cast into an evil cauldran and set aflame, all the while, the evil overlord Bush dances about it laughing at his plans for the demise of the world...as many of you silly hippies seem to believe. It goes straight into the American economy. Not an entirely bad thing in my mind. Ridiculously extravagent, perhaps. But it still fuels the beautiful machine of free economy and democracy...that many silly hippies think is an evil thing these days that they and only they should be allowed to experience. F the rest of the world.

Not Afraid · 01-22-2005, 01:45 PM

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.....as many of you silly hippies seem to believe.

Darling, you wern't even alive when there WERE "silly hippies".

wendybeth · 01-22-2005, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Darling, you wern't even alive when there WERE "silly hippies".

Actually, it's the "silly hippies" that are running the world now......

Scrooge McSam · 01-22-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

Did any of you gripe when Clinton spent similar amounts on his fiestas?

He didn't. That's the point of the thread.

SacTown Chronic · 01-25-2005, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

But it still fuels the beautiful machine of free economy and democracy...that many silly hippies think is an evil thing these days that they and only they should be allowed to experience. F the rest of the world.

Oh, is that what we're doing these days...spreading freedom and democracy? I thought we were in Iraq to protect America from WMD. At least, that's what I was told.

Listen, just because Karl Rove is brilliant doesn't mean that we have to swallow what he's tryin' to feed us. Anyone with a working memory knows why we, ostensibly, went into Iraq. When the WMD failed to materialize, the Bushies had to change the reason for the illegal invasion. Their choices were to either admit they F'd up big time or kick the spin machine into overdrive. And you just know Bush isn't going to admit to any mistakes. Personal accountability, after all, is for the poor and unconnected. Amazingly, it's working! Bush is now being lauded as a beacon of freedom for the entire world.

The same man who once said "There ought to be limits to freedom" after being parodied on a website is now, supposedly, the leading voice for world-wide freedom. It must be incredibly easy to rewrite recent history when you have 60 million or so willing co-conspirators.

scaeagles · 01-25-2005, 11:05 AM

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the Bushies had to change the reason for the illegal invasion.

Can't let that go. NOT illegal. The terms of the cease fire (not a treaty, but a cease fire) from Gulf War I were violated every time they shot at our aircraft or delayed a weapons inspector for 10 minutes.

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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

The same man who once said "There ought to be limits to freedom" after being parodied on a website is now, supposedly, the leading voice for world-wide freedom. It must be incredibly easy to rewrite recent history when you have 60 million or so willing co-conspirators.

And Clinton once said that when "people abuse their rights, sometimes the government must curtail them." Yeah, i know, not about Clinton, but politicians say stupid things all the time. And I fully admit what Bush said in that quote was stupid.

SacTown Chronic · 01-25-2005, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

The terms of the cease fire (not a treaty, but a cease fire) from Gulf War I

Ah yes, the first illegal invasion. What is it with the Bush men? Small penises or something?

scaeagles · 01-25-2005, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

Ah yes, the first illegal invasion. What is it with the Bush men? Small penises or something?

I hear they may be investing in that new parcel of real estate in the UEA that GD posted a link to elsewhere.

But seriously, the first illegal invasion? That's funny. Unless the illegal invasion in Gulf War I you speak of is Iraq going into Kuwait.....

01-22-2005, 08:56 AM	#1
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	How was it squandered? It paid people here for services- for entertainment, catering, decorations. It was money spent on the equipment, the industries that run these events for their living. It was used to pay salaries- and in turn will be used to pay for benefits, and costs of livng for the people who worked to make these events happen. From the balloons down the the napkins- (I'm babbling a bit- but I am sure you know what I mean) and in turn- some of that money may leave those pockets and go to some of the very causes you espouse- you don't know. It is very well and good to give to those causes- it is noble to donate to help those far away, but it is not a bad thing to spread that money domestically. (good to hear you say I was right)
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01-22-2005, 08:59 AM	#2
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	And how is the planet going to pay for all this, anyway ? __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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01-22-2005, 10:37 AM	#3
NirvanaMan Making Change Happen Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 990	Did any of you gripe when Clinton spent similar amounts on his fiestas? Or was there no suffering in the world back in the 90's? What about the hundreds of millions wasted on the campaigns themselves? That could probably go to better uses as well. Of course, the money isn't simply cast into an evil cauldran and set aflame, all the while, the evil overlord Bush dances about it laughing at his plans for the demise of the world...as many of you silly hippies seem to believe. It goes straight into the American economy. Not an entirely bad thing in my mind. Ridiculously extravagent, perhaps. But it still fuels the beautiful machine of free economy and democracy...that many silly hippies think is an evil thing these days that they and only they should be allowed to experience. F the rest of the world.
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