Jan 24, 05 12:06 am — Looks like someone needs to get his priorities in order! It turns out that Bush donated 30 million dollars to the Tsunami victims, but he went ahead and spent 40 million on the inaugeral ball (himself). I don't know about you, but this unenlightened self-interest and shallowness doesn't impress me at all.
The death of more than 225,000 people definitely takes precedence over some fucking party...and that's all it was.
I know I'll get a flood of comments from you Bush winners trying to justify is disgustingly shallow behavior (and I know exactly who you are because you're as easy to predict as a homeless pervert with a shoe-box full of jello in a XXX theater), but it doesn't matter. He's a money-grubbing, power-hungry prick and that's all there is to it.
It is a sad, sad day for mullets everywhere. A moment of silence please.
To be accurate, all the money for the ball was donated by PRIVATE contributions, Bush did not "spend", nor request any of it.
How much did Bill or Hilliary donate to the tsunami relief? Didn't they make a ton of money from thier book deals? What did Roger Clemens donate? How about Alec Baldwin, Sean Penn, Madonna, Al Franken, Michael Moore, or any of those millionaires donate?
Ah, I see. Those people are not money-grubbing power-grubbing assholes, but rather peace-loving humans who give their all for mankind, and whatever they contibute is touching. When Clinton, or any other President had THIER Inaguration, it was okay. Just Bush is bad, because.....well he is a Republican after all....
Damn, why do they have to be so evil?
Let me get something straight with you morons: THIS ISN'T A DEMOCRAT/ REPUBLICAN ISSUE! I would have been just has outraged if it had been Kerry or Clinton.
I'm sick and fucking tired of people who think every political and/or social argument is based on whether you're a liberal or a conservative. There are more than just two ideologies out there, asshole.
Private contributions or not, it doesn't change the fact that more money was put into a social event than the victims of a mass destruction.
What did you do for the Tsunami victims? 
The Bush's did NOT spend 40 million (which included security costs not covered by the federal and local government, btw) private donations were made to cover the costs.
Oh, and it has been reported many times over that all of the inaugurations since 1981 have cost about $40 million.
Like Gene Simmons said on Hannity & Colmes last week............"It's his party and he can do it up anyway he wants to."
Did it also bother you when The Clinton's rented out the Lincoln Bedroom to his Hollywood buds to help fund his re-election campaign?
Oh, and if Ketchupman had won, I'm sure the cost would have been 5 times that much. And you know what? That would have been his prerogative. I bet he also would have had an open bar, which the President did not.
So now let's get this straight. President Bush donated 30 million to the Tsunami victims and zippo to the ball. What a good, kind, charity giving man is he.
Isn't it wonderful that in this great United States you have the freedom to post this very misleading blognatorial and also have the right to spend your personal money as you wish?
::grin::
This kind of thing comes up about every four years.
The president is either a foolish spend-thrift who should find better ways to use that much money, or as entitled to an inagural ball as any other president, depending on whether your guy won or lost.
I don't really care for the big Ball parties myself, because it just makes the president (whoever he is) more dependent on corporate money therefore more tied to corporate interests.
See? I knew it. This is exactly what I predicted, isn't it? Every rationalization I could think of is contained in your comment.
All I did was present some facts to your ill researched rant.
In the grand scheme of things...is any of this really important?
That is pretty ignorant...
Whether or not Bush spent the money or not I find it absolutely disgusting that a single party can cost $40,000,000.00 and the great nation of America can only forfeit $30 million to a cataclysmic catastrophe.
For a president who is so deeply religious and engrained with the Christian spirit I find it baffling that he puts murdering and extravagant social orgies above the relief efforts of hundreds of thousands of human beings. It is so obvious to me that his faith is such an effort to reel in support, why cant you people see this?
[Comment was edited by IMightBeTasty on January 24, 2005 at 10:31:40 AM]
President Bush and his chruch he attends has done a great deal of things for Africa and other places in need, so before everyone jumps his shit the need to know what the fuck they are saying. Not only is he a great Leader, but a compassionate human being, and that's more than I can say for the general populace.
Bush is neither great nor a leader nor compassionate.
Discuss
LOL Cmass...gotta love ya. 
What does Star Wars have to do with anything?
Who gives a fuck about other people dying. While them tsunami people were being washed away, people in our country were also dying in floods and shit, like Cali and some south west states. No one gave a fuck in Sri Lanka that people in the USA were drowning in floods, nor about all the fucking hurricane victims in the past.
Man fuck us worrying about these third world countries that fucking think Osama bin Laden is a fucking hero. Do you give your entire paycheck to fucking homeless, crackheads because they are suffering? No. I'm so fucking tired of the fucking word tsunami. God was fucking cleaning house, that's all.
Hey, I support Natural Selection just as much as you. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the fact that more money was spent ON A FUCKING PARTY, than the hundreds and thousands of people who have lost their homes and loved ones. Yeah, people in our country die in natural disasters all the time. But still,I'll bet you anything that MORE MONEY WAS SPENT ON THE INAUGURAL BALL THAN THE MUDSLIDE VICTIMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!
No, I didn't donate my paycheck to the homeless because I CANNOT AFFORD TO. Unlike you, I have a job. I have to survive off of paycheck to paycheck.
And while we're talking about being sick and fucking tired, I'm pretty sick and fucking tired of rich-ass snot-nose kids like you who can actually afford to slack off all fucking day. Must be nice. What really pisses me off is the fact I somehow inadvertenly pay for you to fuck around.
Why don't you put down the weed and pick up the classified section of your local newspaper? Then maybe you'll have the necessary credentials to lecture others on nobility.
/golf clap
You didn't have shit to do with my family's legacy, number fucking one. Number fucking two if I can afford to stay home and do what ever the fuck so what? If I got a job, wtf would I do with the shitty paycheck, it wouldn't be worth the trouble for me to roll out of bed for a shitty check every week , when I'm set for fucking life.
If I blaze that's my prerogative, it's a hella' of a lot better than people who fucking drink and get all violent and shit, my body, my choice.
The reply was not a diss to you, I'm just sick and fucking tired of people bitching about the inauguration and them fucking tsunami fucking victims. America is not going to fucking stop celebrating an important events such as inaugural balls because some dumbasses drowned. This is a special event that occurs every four years, celebrating a very important event in the greatest country on this planet, fucking people drown all the fucking time.
I never said I had anything to do with your family. Where in the hell did that come from? Let's talk about your third sentence. You're basically saying you're so wealthy, and so above the rest of us that getting a job and receiving a "shitty paycheck" week after week is beneath you. Well, guess what those "shitty paychecks" provide us who are less fortunate than you? Try food, shelter, clothing...basically anything we can scrape up in order to survive. If you weren't "set for life," you'd have no choice but to "roll out of bed for a shitty check every week."
Yeah, you enjoy smoking marijuana. Fine. I don't have a problem with that. What I have a problem with is your inability to show any kind of compassion or sensitivity towards those who don't have it as well as you do. You think us paupers enjoy having to worry about whether or not we'll be able to afford food for the following week? Think about it.
As for Inauguration, you're completely missing my whole point. I wasn't bitching about the inauguration itself, I was just pissed off at the fact that more money, a lot more money, was spent on a social event than to the aid of hundreds and thousands of people who have lost everything. If that concept doesn't change your outlook, just think about the thousands upon thousands of animals that were washed out to sea with the rest of "them fucking Tsunami victims." Maybe you ought to put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Greatest country in the world? Have you taken a look around you recently? Trust me, the only reason you can refer to the Untied States as "the greatest country in the world" is because you can afford to.
I've found that rich kids typically have no understanding of compassion. They've never experienced a deprevation of a need (an actual NEED, not booze, drugs, sex, playstation2) therefore see no purpose to it and simply are incapable of grasping the concept and its benefits.
Think about it, if you never experienced hunger how could you understand someone who was hungry?
Of course I am generalizing so don't go assuming this is some universal truth.
You see Jug the issue we have is that our President lays claim to being a religious compasionate man, but almost every single one of his actions are PRECISELY opposite of the platform he's publicly standing on. Nobody said that the celebration of his inaugration shouldn't have occured. We find it absurd that more money was spent on a party that happens every four years than quite possibly the worst human casuality disaster of all time.
That's Xbox, not Playstation2.
I never said I had anything to do with your family. Where in the hell did that come from? -evolution
"What really pisses me off is the fact I somehow inadvertenly pay for you to fuck around. "-evolution from 2 post up
Bullet-proof comeback, juggsy.
Evolution..
You do not have to donate money to save the world..you can donate your time you know.
Are you an American?
What is this and why does anyone in cyberland know anything about your family finances???
The price tag for that inane parade is perverse, however, Bush didn't donate one red cent to my knowledge. The US government donated tax dollars to the tune of $350M, as well as an aircraft carrier group, and countless man-hours. This was all very thought provoking, at least in the sense that we learned just how misinformed some people are.
wow! that IS more than 40 million dollars isn't it.
gosh.
there you go all you liberal assholes - more and more and more of your tax dollars going to rebuild some hotels so europeans and homosexuals can start going on holiday again.
I'd really like to know where you get your information. I got mine from a legitimate source. Did you?
Wow! look at that! Litty can solve a simple math problem. Good job, jackass.
There you morons go again with the "liberal" bullshit. How many times do I have to explain this concept to you assholes? This has NOTHING to do with whether you're a liberal or a conservative.
And what the hell is your issue with homosexuality? You seem to feel real strongly about a lifestyle that doesn't really affect you in either positive way or a negative way. Well, you know what one of the sure signs of homosexuality are, don't you? Homophobia. That's right, Elton. But don't worry, when you come out, no one will judge you.
[Comment was edited by evolution on January 24, 2005 at 06:07:54 PM]
President commits $350 Million for Tsunami Relief Efforts
i remember a line from a wise man....
don't get suckered by bullshit...
guess you got suckered by bullshit.. wait.. all lefty-speak is bullshit. how did you come up with that line?
lmao..
now now - i just think homosexuals have all made a really bad choice in their lives. and don't try to tell me that homosexuality is not a choice.
It's a fairly well known fact that it went from 10, to 30, to 350. There's a ton of resources at your disposal to verify. Knock yourself out.
Just read what cmass wrote. He pretty much put this whole issue into perspective.
I don't have to read cmass' contribution to gain perspective on this. I feel I have a pretty firm grasp on the situation. There was a tragedy in the world, and the US responded with a butt-load of money, machines, and man-power. We always do; everyone in the world knows that.
Despite your best "non-partisan" intentions, you yourself can't escape them.
I don't think anyone who tries to defend Bush has a firm grasp on anything.
As far as your "non-partisan" comment is concerned, it just drives you nuts when someone has an ideology that you're not able to categorize, doesn't it?
By the way, who's helping you write this shit? Something tells me that your thoughts aren't really your own.
[Comment was edited by evolution on January 24, 2005 at 10:07:06 PM]
I never once "tried to defend Bush." I was simply stating facts that proved your ignorance. My "non-partisan" comment was based on the fact that you claim not to be, but you're quite obviously on one-side.
And further more, it's me and me alone that is writing this. Whether you believe that or not is of no consequence.
[Comment was edited by Abes on January 24, 2005 at 10:41:43 PM]
Calm down, calm down. Deep breaths.
You made it political by finger-pointing with misinformation. I think that if you had done your homework and worded your rant in a less biased manner you probably would have received more positive feedback.
Oh! I myself was wondering about that but didn't have time to research it today. I hadn't heard anything about the President donating all that money to The Tsunami fund, now I know why.
Yes, indeed! In a "never-heard-of-before-act-of-humanitarian-state-of-mind," the President -- all by himself, mind you -- allocated funds for a country, or countries, "in need."
(Quotation marks placed solely for those that are disenfranchised and/or just butt-ass stupid.)
I think eveyone has lost sight of the fact that the relief money is not for the people who drowned, it is for the people who survived, but now have no way to support themselves until things get rebuilt over there.
Maybe some of those people came from wealthy families who thought they were set for life too, but the flood waters washed everything away, including their banks. Those people will need food, water, and medical care as much as any poor people who lost everything in the disaster (I don' t want to use the "T" word, since it pisses off Juggalo)
It isn't compassion that makes Bush, or any president before him donate tax money to help with disaster relief, it is just good politics for the wealthiest country to help the less fortunate when disaster strikes. After all, tax money isn't the property of the president, it belongs collectively to the American people, who have entrusted it to the Congress to spend for the common good.
Helping out in times of need puts the country in a positive light as a good and caring nation. Look at it as something that does the exact opposite of what the war in Iraq does to our image in the world. (Not what you think it SHOULD do, but what it actually does)
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It is a sad, sad day for mullets everywhere. A moment of silence please.