obama's first order of business: paycuts to white house aides[views:9060][posts:49]_______________________________ [Jan 21,2009 3:12pm - tylor ""] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_executive_pay i'm into it. 1 for 1. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 3:14pm - brian_dc ""] I liked Pres. Barry "The Reign Man" Obama in my title...so I'll post that here good done |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 3:20pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] nice |
| __________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 6:52pm - niccolai ""] Complete bull shit. "President Barack Obama's first public act in office Wednesday was to institute new limits on lobbyists in his White House and to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides, in a nod to the country's economic turmoil." Why didn't he care about the country's economic turmoil while he spent millions of dollars on his inauguration (which was the most expensive in US history)? He must be cutting a few small 'drop in the bucket' expenses to help finance his invasion of Iran and send another 3 billion to Israel. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 6:54pm - archaeon ""] He didn't spend that money from our tax dollars, It was all donated towards the event. Faggot. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 6:56pm - niccolai ""] it was all donated toward the event eh? Who donated it 'all'? just wondering. Since you obviously know. Was all the money that paid for security donated too? I'm just curious since you seem to have read up on this. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 7:44pm - DomesticTerror ""] i've yet to see anything to back up the estimates of the cost. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 7:57pm - porphyria ""] niccolai said:Complete bull shit. Why didn't he care about the country's economic turmoil while he spent millions of dollars on his inauguration (which was the most expensive in US history)? He must be cutting a few small 'drop in the bucket' expenses to help finance his invasion of Iran and send another 3 billion to Israel. bennyhillifier |
| __________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 7:59pm - niccolai ""] The actual swearing-in ceremony will cost $1.24 million, according to Carole Florman, spokeswoman for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. It's the security, parties and countless Porta-a-Potty rentals that really run up the bill. The federal government estimates that it will spend roughly $49 million on the inaugural weekend. Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland have requested another $75 million from the federal government to help pay for their share of police, fire and medical services. And then there is the party bill. "We have a budget of roughly $45 million, maybe a little bit more," said Linda Douglass, spokeswoman for the inaugural committee. Related Get to Know the 44th President Barack ObamaWATCH: Obama Officially Elected PresidentNobel Prize Winner's Recession SolutionThat's more than the $42.3 million in private funds spent by President Bush's committee in 2005 or the $33 million spent for Bill Clinton's first inaugural in 1993. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 8:01pm - niccolai ""] There were of course donors donating hundred of thousands of dollars, but this wasn't entirely the case. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 8:20pm - archaeon ""] niccolai said:it was all donated toward the event eh? Who donated it 'all'? just wondering. Since you obviously know. Was all the money that paid for security donated too? I'm just curious since you seem to have read up on this. I HURD IT ON FAUX NEWS |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 9:16pm - thuringwethil ""] this bickering is going to be fun to listen to for the next four, maybe eight years it's bad enough that this board is more about stormfront.org and the bell curve than metal now. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 21,2009 9:19pm - Lamp nli ""] niccolai said:Complete bull shit. "President Barack Obama's first public act in office Wednesday was to institute new limits on lobbyists in his White House and to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides, in a nod to the country's economic turmoil." Why didn't he care about the country's economic turmoil while he spent millions of dollars on his inauguration (which was the most expensive in US history)? He must be cutting a few small 'drop in the bucket' expenses to help finance his invasion of Iran and send another 3 billion to Israel. FIGHT BARACK OBAMA OR YOU ARE A PUSSY |
| ______________________________ [Jan 21,2009 11:15pm - pam ""] And I'm sure the tourism benefits from the MILLIONS of people that flocked to that part of our country went straight to Obama's secret ruin the country and shit in niccolai's cereal fund. TEH DARKIE, HE'Z GUNNA GETCHA. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 8:57pm - niccolai ""] pam said:And I'm sure the tourism benefits from the MILLIONS of people that flocked to that part of our country went straight to Obama's secret ruin the country and shit in niccolai's cereal fund. TEH DARKIE, HE'Z GUNNA GETCHA. Stay the fuck away from my frosted flakes Pam. I will NOT warn you again. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 8:59pm - niccolai ""] On a serrious note though, I post factual information, no one really reputes it, and instead wave the 'race' card. and I end up being the asshole. While not proved wrong, I'm still the asshole. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:02pm - Martins ""] People are stupid. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:15pm - pam ""] niccolai said:it was all donated toward the event eh? Who donated it 'all'? just wondering. Since you obviously know. Was all the money that paid for security donated too? I'm just curious since you seem to have read up on this. Pepsi was a big one. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:16pm - niccolai ""] niccolai said:There were of course donors donating hundred of thousands of dollars, but this wasn't entirely the case. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:17pm - pam ""] niccolai said:On a serrious note though, I post factual information, no one really reputes it, and instead wave the 'race' card. and I end up being the asshole. While not proved wrong, I'm still the asshole. Where is Obama's plan to invade Israel? I must have missed that source of yours...or are your opinions considered factual because they're yours? |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:22pm - pam ""] niccolai said: niccolai said:There were of course donors donating hundred of thousands of dollars, but this wasn't entirely the case. Here you go. http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/inaug.php Pretty easy to google dude, they released everything voluntarily. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:22pm - niccolai ""] When did I say Obama plans to invade israel? He will be manipulated into invading Iran for the bennefit of Israel. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:24pm - pam ""] I meant Iran, typo. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:26pm - niccolai ""] Search for dennis ross on google. and have fun reading about out Iran is a nuclear power and has mobile weapons labs and all the same crappy WMD lies bush threw at us. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:34pm - pam ""] I asked you when OBAMA said he was going to invade Iran. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 9:35pm - pam ""] Also is Dennis Ross the entire Senate? If he is, please let me know so I can start to worry? Just because Bush wiped his ass with the constitution doesn't mean Obama will. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 10:06pm - niccolai ""] You're right in that Obama never said in black and white 'I don't believe in diplomacy, I am going to invade iran'. But he appoints people that want to, and that's a pretty big deal. Bigger than I think you're making it. He doesn't appoint people to his cabinet that don't influence him just so he can sit around all day and play devil's advocate. By the way, voting to fund georgia, voting to invade Iraq, and voting to fund Israel are all pretty unconstitutional. If you wanted a president that isn't going to wipe his ass with the constitution then why didn't you vote for Ron Paul? |
| ______________________________ [Jan 22,2009 10:24pm - pam ""] Because I think Ron Paul is an unrealistic christian fundamentalist loon. We've been over this and I'm not getting into that again. You believe whatever you like, buddy. Clearly we're going to have to agree to disagree. I think I just officially transitioned into "I don't give a shit" mode. |
| ________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 10:28pm - Murph ""] niccolai said:You're right in that Obama never said in black and white 'I don't believe in diplomacy, I am going to invade iran'. But he appoints people that want to, and that's a pretty big deal. Bigger than I think you're making it. He doesn't appoint people to his cabinet that don't influence him just so he can sit around all day and play devil's advocate. By the way, voting to fund georgia, voting to invade Iraq, and voting to fund Israel are all pretty unconstitutional. If you wanted a president that isn't going to wipe his ass with the constitution then why didn't you vote for Ron Paul? Dennis Kucinich > Ron Paul. Except Kucinich's voting on handguns, which negates his stance as a staunch defender of the Constitution. But I guess he's open to interpretation, hence a Federalist. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 10:35pm - niccolai ""] Unniversal healthcare is too huge for me to be able to support kucinich. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 10:38pm - Conservationist ""] pam said:Because I think Ron Paul is an unrealistic Jewish fundamentalist loon. Anti-Semite ;) Seriously, what do his religious beliefs have to do with this? Everyone loves Ron Paul for one reason only: he promises to get both government and its welfare cases off our backs! |
| ______________________________ [Jan 22,2009 10:41pm - pam ""] I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE! And I'm not debating Ron Paul. I've done that ad nauseum on this board. I do like the fair tax idea though. Sorta. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 12:01pm - Conservationist ""] I like the idea of a simplified, level tax code... the way to fight false elites ("the rich" is commonly mistaken for this term) is to ensure that no one makes money off some ludicrously easy scam. I mean, I hear lots of people bitching about Bernie Madoff... but very few complaining the Google guys don't deserve their income. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 2:25pm - Josh_Martin ""] I love how niccolai is soooooo fucking pissed that Obama won the election. Watching him slowly deteriorate into insanity is hilarious. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 2:26pm - Josh_Martin ""] niccolai said:and I end up being the asshole. While not proved wrong, I'm still the asshole. Yeah, pretty much. Being right about something that doesn't fucking matter isn't much to brag about. |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 2:54pm - Conservationist ""] Josh_Martin said:Being right about something that doesn't fucking matter isn't much to brag about. Being right about something that no one recognizes doesn't matter... at least for the near-term. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 23,2009 3:02pm - pam ""] But being right in your own crazy fucking brain? Priceless. |
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| _________________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 4:28pm - Conservationist ""] pam said:But being right in your own crazy fucking brain? Priceless. Good self-diagnosis. Are you going to get treatment? |
| __________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 5:00pm - niccolai ""] pam said:But being right in your own crazy fucking brain? Priceless. Your president spends my tax money on arming nations who slaughter children, and I don't like it. I must be bat-shit fucking insane. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 21,2009 10:20pm - niccolai ""] [img] |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 22,2009 12:13am - MillenialKingdom ""] No politician ever does what they say. This applies to Obama, America's half-white pseudo-Messiah. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 3,2012 1:16pm - nicccnli ""] Josh_Martin said:I love how niccolai is soooooo fucking pissed that Obama won the election. Watching him slowly deteriorate into insanity is hilarious. I'm actually bald now from this. |