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President Barack Obama will accept unlimited corporate contributions to help finance his 2013 inauguration, a shift from 2009, when corporate funding was barred and per-person donations were capped at $50,000.
The president's inaugural committee made the decision, which was first reported by Politico, because, they said, contributions from individuals alone would not raise enough to cover the price tag of all the events.
"Our goal is to make sure that we will meet the fundraising requirements for this civic event after the most expensive presidential campaign in history," Addie Whisenant, spokesperson for the Presidential Inauguration Committee, said in a statement.
The inaugural committee in 2008 said that its ban on corporate funding, among other initiatives, would help "underscore their commitment to change business as usual in Washington."
Lobbyists and political action committees are still barred from donating, and there will be no sponsorship agreements. All corporate contributions will be vetted and the committee will not accept any from companies who accepted TARP funds and haven't paid them back yet.
The inaugural committee also notes that these are the same guidelines to which civic organizations like arts museums and the American Red Cross adhere.
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Stimulus!
I see the libfest players are here, wheres ole fister? sitting on the dunnie with a douche bag operational and a bag o popcorn
Exactly correct, Kannin however the following helps explain a bit----------4ward
Very good definition, great new word. however low info. voters won't be able to spell it correctly & they will probably think it is a new Obama phone app.
I suppose we should just,
"Get used too it"
There's that old Con fantasy "Obama Phone" again a Republican bill from the 90's. No surprise though, just about every single thing that pisses them off is a Republican bill of some sort or another from past buying vote sprees.
who let you out ! i am calling you're mommy ,,you keep coming up with these words !
So libbies, one question ? with a premise of course.
After sequester and cuts to defense, and A raise in the debt limit, + possible down grade in our credit rating. Eminently, resulting in lost faith in the Us gov't bonds held by the various creditors/countries "China" in particular.
Here is the question.
What should we do when one morning, we awaken to 60+ Chinese aircraft carriers and support craft surrounding our country, and a delegation of oriental Ambassador's in Washington DC with a message from Beijing to transport All Of Our precious metals/gold from Ft.Knox to the port of New Orleans for shipment to China??? Shall we just nuke them? lol How many nuclear submarines do they have, built with American steel??? "Just Askin"
con ,,back to your bunker , we'll give you the ,,,, all clear !!!
So libbies, one question ? with a premise of course.
After sequester and cuts to defense, and A raise in the debt limit, + possible down grade in our credit rating. Eminently, resulting in lost faith in the Us gov't bonds held by the various creditors/countries "China" in particular.
Here is the question.
What should we do when one morning, we awaken to 60+ Chinese aircraft carriers and support craft surrounding our country, and a delegation of oriental Ambassador's in Washington DC with a message from Beijing to transport All Of Our precious metals/gold from Ft.Knox to the port of New Orleans for shipment to China??? Shall we just nuke them? lol How many nuclear submarines do they have, built with American steel??? "Just Askin"
Have you tried selling that script to Hollywood?
Conven;
A bit spastic this morning are we? Ease up on the coffee it will pass. Or are you still on the bottle from last night?
If the Democrats and Republicans keep selling the country short why do we keep voting for Democrats and Republicans? That's why I voted for independents, Democrat and Republican two sides of the same hand sold out. People say I wasted my vote but at least I voted my heart and didn't put either sell out in office. We have the internet the third party can take it's cause to the internet, if Americans have become too stupid or corrupt to give us anything better then what we have then I guess we deserve what we have. I am retired and living quite comfortably, I don't have a problem with paying more taxes. I just hate seeing people today not having the same opportunities that I had. I was working and made my money and investments when America was the land of opportunity.
You are right in your ideology, but a third party won't work, given the entrenched power in place today. We have to use the existing system to change. A third party feels good. Everyone agrees with each other. Working within the Democratic party is much harder, but it is politics. We have shown we can change things with people-power, although apparently not as much as we thought.
mark,
America is still the same, in some places , , look at the republican congress , and their committee elections ! white on white.
Will putin be swearing in obama this year????
maybe , yes .
4 million for a vacation, corporate sponsors hows that Hopey, Changey stuff working out now?
Yeah, Why wait till the REAL numbers come out when you can wallow in your hatred with ginned up numbers.
You and people are the reason why Romney LOST! We don't want your type in office. You are helping guarantee that the Republican Party wont have a President in office anytime soon.
I can't wait till 2014 when we take out more of the trash.
WOW! RepublicanWingnuts still say "hopey changey" after all these years. Thanks, it gives everyone here a reminder of the average IQ of the average RepublicanWingnut..
Can we expect conservative-sponsored legislation banning presidents from visiting Hawaii because it costs too much? I'm sure the state will be thrilled to learn they have been marginalized. Maybe we should have considered the costs when we annexed Hawaii and Alaska with the potential that a president might want to visit them at some future time. On the other hand, if Romney had won and planned the same trip, you would likely be crowing about what a true bargain the costs are. I admire your transparency ~ meaning that people can see right through you, Long Term. BTW, thinking is not your 'long suit."
hmmm, how can we blame this on Bush?
Not Bush, but "Bush's brain", Carl Rove. He reinvented politics to be even dirtier than before, and continues despite exposure. But you are right, this is on Obama, and he should be ashamed. I hope progressives like me boycott the inauguration.
Its in Karl Rove's DNA to play dirty. After all, he was an understudy and protege' of Donald Segretti who headed the Nixon 'Dirty Tricks' activities. We ultimately are creatures of our environment and Rove was rather successful until 24/7 mass information outlets like the internet wrested media control away from him. As a result, we now have thousands of amateur self-appointed Rovians on both sides of the political spectrum. Perhaps that's the way it should be ~ for damned certain, its entertaining.
Republicans have warped minds. They are completely incapable of rational thoughts. Just read every Republican Wingnut post here on the NBC comments sections for proof. They're out there man...WAY OUT! And, they're ON THEIR WAY OUT TOO!!!!! Thank God!!!!! THE MAJORITY HAS SPOKEN. The Republican Party will NEVER recover from their bad actions, bad behavior, and overall negativity towards our country as a whole...NEVER! And that's a good thing for the USA. I thought Republicans loved corporations...until they donate for President Obamas inauguration that is...THE SECOND ONE!
If the liberals were so rational, they wouldn't be the biggest culprits of ranting irrational comments about the republicans and everyone else that doesn't have the same warped mentality as them. It is the liberals that are the ones still complaining about Bush and that administration while Obama is taking America for a ride down the path of socialism and Communism. Liberals aren't as smart as they think they are, showing the total lack of common sense and irrational delusional mentality. Despite thinking you are higher educated your common sense does not show. Obama won and America LOST!
SELLOUT
What if progressives actively boycotted the inauguration? Not to undermine the president, but to continue our actively resisting corporate influence. Right now, Obama is obviously feeling pretty powerful, and not needing the image that elected him. Perhaps Obama would get the message that he needs to, early in this second term. ...... It seems the man is changing. No surprise, this is what power does. It is insulting to many of us who supported him because he was going to change "business as usual", then gave insurance companies and bankers (much of) what they wanted. This decision is consistent with politics. We can only hope that Obama carries some of his ideology into his second term.
@booper
I seriously doubt you supported President Obama. Your post reads like a litany of bagger bumper sticker sayings. That's on a good day. Do you actually think anybody will believe you? What a tool and a not very smart tool at that.
Go troll someplace else.
Dennis,,,, you got him !
This feels weird, but I agree with this approach, why should we the taxpayers pay for it?
If Mr. Obama were truly dedicated to deficit reduction he would apply all that money to the national debt, and just have a nice lunch at the White House instead of wasting all that money on empty and meaningless pomp when the country is in such a state of shambles.
Yeah, I'm sure Romney would've done that had he won...right. And, that's PRESIDENT Obama, not Mr. Obama. GOT IT?
Obama has not done ANYTHING to earn RESPECT from anyone. He does not show respect to any of his staff as he has no character or good morals. He is far from being a Leader as he has led our country to a dead end. He is now asking for money as this is his problem of having NO experience in business, finance or banking. He does not listen to people giving him advice as he rejects them. He only listens to the advisers that are yes people and confirm Obama's ill logic. The proof is in the way America is heading. Obama has NO business in the position he is in. Only those that are reaping free entitlements and are lost sheep support this current day Jim Jones. America has just begun to feel the wrath of this government. The democrats have actually won nothing and America has lost everything!
Rome fell from people avoiding taxes, refusing to support troops protecting them from invasion, from greed and corruption.
Now the Tea Billy publicans want the USA, another great republic, to emulate the Roman Empire.
Good luck USA. Dump the GOP barbarians
Rome fell because, just like us, (the new Rome or new Harlot), they spread their troops around the known world. They where an occupying force, just like us. They where hated, for pushing their ideas on foreign government. Bloody battles in the Colosseum. Rampant debauchery. Leaders who filled their toga pouches with unfair taxes. Our television shows come into our homes just like we are sitting in the Colosseum. We watch shows about evil, sex and psychics and ghost hunters and every thing violent.. Things that keep the masses occupied. Created by Hollywood, who help spread the decadence around the world. This year, I think, it was 12 States who wanted to leave the union. I never remember so many states wanting to leave because they are fed up with the federal government. They took away states rights and soon the Constitution. The U.N. will have full control of us. The one world government. We have fallen so far away from what the founding fathers had in mind, when they created this nation, we are going the way of Rome. And no one will miss us. The right to bear arms was put in the constitution because if the government was not acting in the best manner for the people then force could be used to get back to what the founding fathers had in mind. Today, it is impossible to get rid of this government. They are too strong and any sign of an uprising will be put down in 24 hours. The rich people like the Rockefeller's pick presidents not the people. Obama came out of no where, did really nothing important but vote for abortion issues, when he was a senator for 6 months, and now is the most powerful person on earth. And is loving it. What has any politician really done,except lie to the people about everything. Our country is built on lies by the government, and no one cares. Everyone on the Internet mouths off about who voted for who, some of the message sent, sound like kids in a play ground fighting about who's father can beat up their father. If you can not be civilized in discussing problems here, how do you expect the government to be any different. The only difference is both parties are playing everyone as suckers. In stead of mouthing off here, why not mouth off to your Representatives. Because, Biff and Scooter should be taking the time to send email to the leaders of this country, instead of gripping on line.
Sounds to me like they're taking all the appropriate precautions, so why not? Corporations and their money are a fact of life.
I hope the president invites the 8 gopers in the primaries to attend and give them all a front row seat where they can ALL get a great view of the swearing in ceremony.
That would be cool. Sit them all next to each other at the 2nd inauguration of President Obama. It wouldn't take 2 seconds before they were trying to eat each other like in the primary debates. The President would have to come down from the podium and slap some sense into those fools...again. It would be awesome.
I can just picture it now seeing them all sitting there
Bachmann: mouth taped shut and hands taped with duct tape
Paul: asleep and snoring, he didn't have his Geritol with him
Perry: trying to untangle his spurs
Cain: sitting next to Bachmann with hand on her knee
Romney: chair facing the crowd making the remark "this is the biggest crowd to ever come to see me
Huntsman: reading the Chinese bible
Sanitorum: fidgeting with his dead child,trying to make it sit up
Gingrich: staring at a picture of the Gingrich moon base
Which was done in secret during his first election. The reason was someone made an error during the swearing in. So it was held the next day in secret with no press. Go back to the first swearing in and you will see a UFO fly behind Obama.
Conspiracy much?
Carl
There were 4 reporters that witnessed the second swearing in.
only nine people witnessed the do-over. There were four aides, four reporters
and a White House photographer..
http://rense.com/general84/caseof.htm
After swearing in, will comrade obama (our first gay president), head for russia
to show putin just how flexible he is????
Why all the conservative carping about the Obama team accepting corporate donations for the inaugural? To quote a famous Republican. "Corporations are people too, my friend." Those resounding words by Romney should allay all concerns pertaining to who foots the bill for the
coronationinauguration. That will be another day "which will live in infamy" for hardline Reichwingers. God forgive me, but sometimes watching others suffer can be such a source of amusement."Reichwingers"...ain't it the truth.
I thought Texans where tough hombres. God, family and guns. You must be a transplant from Key West?
There is a budget crisis looming and the Obama administration is concerned with this monumental waste of time and money. The guy got re-elected, it's not like this is his initial swearing in. Obama could have showed great leadership by foregoing this nonsense, and getting back to the issues at hand.
If he cancelled the inauguration people like you would then complain about breaking American tradition and come up with other names to call President Obama. We know your program.
Not a single donor has a gun to its/his/her head ~ donations are voluntary. It appears that the corporate world does not share your concerns and that makes sense. Anything that holds the potential for greater access to the president is deemed money well spent, hoping he will be a charitable toward them in the future as they have been toward him in his 'installation procedure.' Seldom works that way unless the names on the list match prior donations that ensured his election. But what the Hell, its only money.
If Robme had won, would Norquist be holding the bible and giving the swearing in oath to him?
Poor whiney-assed little Republican/Tea Party/Right Wing types. You are on the corporate dole year round, so what's the problem?? Guess the "Citizens United" Supreme Court ruling set a precident and is still blowing up in your faces, eh?
Having a job is considered, being on the corporate dole????
Nobody said anything about a job. The Republicans thought unleashing a tsunami of corporate money with the Citizens United decision would have swamped the opposition. Turns out, it was a double-edged sword - and the Democrats were able to stave off the onslaught with corporate and private donations. Republicans have little moral ground to stand on in situations like this...
I knew you would be opposed to "a job"???
Gary - Who's opposed to a job?? And what does this issue have to do with your job?? You know I am talking about the cozy relationship between Republicans and corporate world contributions. However, I am also talking about the support of corporate greed and corruption by the GOP-Tea Party base. They have been protecting those who crashed our economy (and more). I hope this clears up your confusion...
I was going to post, but all I can do is sit here and shake my head and wonder WTF.
Lol, the righties are "outraged" again! This time? Well, the marxist, socialist, communist, dog eating, illegal alien, illegitimate president has the nerve to actually celebrate his election victory. If the rightwing clowns had their way, the Obamas would be living in a shed on the whitehouse grounds somewhere, eating nothing but beans and begging for more, while runing the country. Nothing less would satisfy these poor excuses for human beings.
They will be outraged again in 2014 and for the next 30 years or more.
Most of them would prefer to see Obama 'in his place' ~ wearing overalls and tending to the grounds at the White House. Why how dare this uppity Chicago (insert n-word here) think he has any right to live in the mansion, unless he is part of the kitchen staff living in the servants' quarters. Leroy, its getting a lot more difficult for Righties to hide their prejudices ~ and after getting spanked a month ago, some don't even try anymore.
How about his white side. Would he sit at the head of the table and then excuse himself and serve his own dinner? Obama is not all black, but that doesn't matter. Liberals need to have a black Obama so they can accuse whites for being prejudice.
I sorry that I'll miss all the parties that day, but I have to give my cats bath and I'll be coughing up hair balls all night.
the laying KING rides again the money is coming from what we paid to save THEM
Did you read the article? Any company thet still owes the government from TARP will not be accepted. Once the bill is stamped "paid in full" Then the company is free and clear to give THEIR money.
All corporate contributions will be vetted and the committee will not accept any from companies who accepted TARP funds and haven't paid them back yet.