Inauguration

blackascoal said:
I don't like being different brother .. I like being right.

They're going to spend mega-millions on his inaguration, much of which is coming from the same corporations he wants to give billions to, and the same corporations who bankrolled his campaign .. and I'm being different because I don't agree with that bullshit.

Come to think of it, I do like being different.
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Name those corporations?
 
Yurt said:
not sure anyone knows the exact figure yet...but bush's was vastly donated if i remember correctly....regardless...it is hypocritical for you to say that the dems would feel cheated if they don't get this party and its moment in history when bush did't deserve his? that is partisan meadowmuffins at its finest.

obama who ran an economical platform and who says he wants to get us out of this mess is now going to spend, probably, the most of amount of money ever on his party...its ok with the dems because its a dem, but you know full well if mccain was spending this the dems would be crying niles all over egypt.
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I told you I was being a hypocrite on this one. The Republicans may have deserved their first Bush bash, but not the second! Well, basically, they didn't even win the first time, he was appointed, so I guess I see it differently than you.
 
Darla said:
Is anyone doing anything special next week? I'm going to Washington, but a big part of me is starting to wish I was staying home and watching it on tv with a bottle of champagne. It's going to be sooo cold there. I know a lot of people who are having parties. I wonder what conservatives are doing to mark the occassion? Hopefully it doesn't involve diapers or dog collars, and if it does, keep it to yourself!
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Like I believe Damo or someone said, 'I'd like to be there regardless of party, because it's historical.' However, don't for a minute think with my claustrophobia problem I'd last 20 minutes there without total meltdown, no thanks.

Me? I'll do a 'superbowl'. Lots of good eats and listen to speeches and watch the dancing.
 
Yurt said:
not sure anyone knows the exact figure yet...but bush's was vastly donated if i remember correctly....regardless...it is hypocritical for you to say that the dems would feel cheated if they don't get this party and its moment in history when bush did't deserve his? that is partisan meadowmuffins at its finest.

obama who ran an economical platform and who says he wants to get us out of this mess is now going to spend, probably, the most of amount of money ever on his party...its ok with the dems because its a dem, but you know full well if mccain was spending this the dems would be crying niles all over egypt.
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You mean...exactly like you're crying now about Obama's inauguration spending?

Okay; thanks for clarifying all of that stuff about hypocrisy.
 
Out here, its a big, big deal. Hawaii is claiming him as our own, Illinois can kick rocks.
 
Onceler said:
You mean...exactly like you're crying now about Obama's inauguration spending?

Okay; thanks for clarifying all of that stuff about hypocrisy.
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dunceler....do you know the phrase: you reap what you sow?

if you research it, you will come to a better understanding of reality and truth. you can't cry about bush and then praise obama for the same thing, that is hypocrisy. if you research hypocrisy.....
 
Yurt said:
dunceler....do you know the phrase: you reap what you sow?

if you research it, you will come to a better understanding of reality and truth. you can't cry about bush and then praise obama for the same thing, that is hypocrisy. if you research hypocrisy.....
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So, what are you doing?
 
Yurt said:
dunceler....do you know the phrase: you reap what you sow?

if you research it, you will come to a better understanding of reality and truth. you can't cry about bush and then praise obama for the same thing, that is hypocrisy. if you research hypocrisy.....
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I didn't bitch about Bush spending money on his inauguration.

But you're bitching about people who did, and you're also bitching about how much Obama is spending.

Where I live, we call that a partisan double-standard. I don't know what the other turtles call that in Yurtle-land.
 
Onceler said:
You mean...exactly like you're crying now about Obama's inauguration spending?

Okay; thanks for clarifying all of that stuff about hypocrisy.
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He's absolutely right.

Democrats whined about republicans and money like screaming banshies for the last eight years .. now that it's their turn and their politician is awash in corporate dollars you look the other way. That is called hypocrisy.
 
froggie said:
Name those corporations?
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No offense my brother .. but how in the hell is it that I know more about your candidate than you do? Didn't any of your people do any research on your own candidate before your voted for this spineless fraudulent motherfucker?

Biggest Donors To Inauguration: Wall Street Execs

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama has banned corporations and big donors from funding his Jan. 20 inauguration. But 90% of donations received so far have been raised by well-heeled fund-raisers, including Wall Street executives whose companies have received billions of dollars in federal bailout money.

A total of 207 fund-raisers have collected $24.8 million of the $27.3 million in contributions disclosed by Mr. Obama through Thursday, according to an analysis by nonpartisan campaign finance group Public Citizen commissioned by The Wall Street Journal.

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Financial-executive donors to the Obama inauguration include an executive from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which declared bankruptcy last fall. The executive has bundled at least $115,000 in donations so far for the inaugural, according to records made public by the Obama organization.

Other bundlers from the financial sector include executives from Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., two New York-based institutions that have accepted billions of dollars each in rescue money from the federal government. The analysis shows that Lou Susman, a Chicago-based managing director for Citigroup, bundled $265,000 in inaugural donations for Mr. Obama, including $50,000 donated personally and $50,000 more from the firm's employees.

Goldman provided at least $175,000 in donations, primary through bundling activities by Jennifer Scully and Bruce Heyman, two banking executives there. Ms. Scully raised $100,000, but didn't make any large donations personally; Mr. Heyman bundled $50,000 in donations, including a $10,000 contribution he made himself. Another Goldman executive, David Heller, donated $25,000.

Spokesmen for the two companies declined comment.

-- more at link
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123146096981566339.html

Tell me you believe Obama's huge campaign warchest came from "small donors."

REALITY CHECK: Obama Received About the Same Percentage from Small Donors in 2008 as Bush in 2004 - Obama also raised 80% more from large donors than small, outstripping all rivals and predecessors

Obama's 26% (from small donors) compares to 25% for George W. Bush in 2004, 20% for John Kerry in 2004, 21% for John McCain in 2008, 13% for Hillary Clinton in 2008, and 38% for Howard Dean in 2004.

It turns out that Barack Obama's donors may not have been quite as different as we had thought. Throughout the election season, this organization and others have been reporting that Obama received about half of his discrete contributions in amounts of $200 or less. The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) noted in past releases that donations are not the same as donors, since many people give more than once. After a more thorough analysis of data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), it has become clear that repeaters and large donors were even more important for Obama than we or other analysts had fully appreciated.

"The myth is that money from small donors dominated Barack Obama's finances," said CFI's executive director Michael J. Malbin. "The reality of Obama's fundraising was impressive, but the reality does not match the myth."
http://www.cfinst.org/pr/prRelease.aspx?ReleaseID=216

Meet Obama's Corporate Backers
http://theprolific.com/2008/08/meet-obamas-corporate-backers/

Conclusion: Obama is awash in corporate money.

Now tell me you believe that corporations are in the habit of showering money on those who will not do their bidding.
 
Onceler said:
I didn't bitch about Bush spending money on his inauguration.

But you're bitching about people who did, and you're also bitching about how much Obama is spending.

Where I live, we call that a partisan double-standard. I don't know what the other turtles call that in Yurtle-land.
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so in dunceler's world, pointing out facts is bitching....i guess you have say something, in your case ad hominem, to make your dems look better....ignore the hypocrisy and cry about yurt's alleged bitching...yes, hopefully this will confuse people and distract them from the dems hypocrisy
 
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