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Old 01-20-2005, 08:30 AM
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anybody watching the inauguration? i did for a second but that was enough.
Old 01-20-2005, 09:09 AM
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It was a bit much...

But I'm not the president so what does it matter.
Old 01-20-2005, 09:46 AM
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I was at class.

Besides, if I watched it I would be tempted to throw my computer at my tv in anger, and that could be expensive.
Old 01-20-2005, 09:51 AM
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I think there comes a point where traditions should be changed up a bit. It seems like some of the money (probably millions) that was spent on this ceremony could have been better spent elsewhere.

But despite what anyone says we all know there is a God, we love our freedom and most Americans wouldn't be too happy if they had to live with a little less.
I don't really like all this big-wig crap, but I accept the fact that that's just the way it is.
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http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/...event_id=14994
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Old 01-20-2005, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by bluetwo
I think there comes a point where traditions should be changed up a bit. It seems like some of the money (probably millions) that was spent on this ceremony could have been better spent elsewhere.
i think it was like 40 million but was supposedly privately funded
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Old 01-20-2005, 10:00 AM
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Privately funded? I guess it's better than the taxpayer paying for it. But damn that's a lot of money for a ceromony.
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Originally Posted by strychnine
i think it was like 40 million but was supposedly privately funded
I suppose privatley funded by special interest groups?
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
I suppose privatley funded by special interest groups?
i wouldnt consider oil companies special interests

on a side note, that 40 mil doesnt include all the extra security (thousands of troops and police) which is probably a pretty penny, the taxpayers get to cover that one .
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Originally Posted by strychnine
i wouldnt consider oil companies special interests

on a side note, that 40 mil doesnt include all the extra security (thousands of troops and police) which is probably a pretty penny, the taxpayers get to cover that one .
My bad..... oil companies are a family venture

I hope that asshole chokes on a watermelon seed.
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