Comments on: Can we flush $150M down the toilet in 5 days? YES WE CAN! http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/ Everything that comes out of Dossy, from the strange to the banal. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jon Lyles http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-41024 Jon Lyles Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:48:08 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-41024 If racism is a form of ignorance then the original blog post is fitting. If you really care about how the Inaugurations are organized the government has a website which explain it all here: http://inaugural.senate.gov You could have put this issue to bed after the first comment by just explaining you didn't want to come across the way it did. Instead you made it worse. If racism is a form of ignorance then the original blog post is fitting.

If you really care about how the Inaugurations are organized the government has a website which explain it all here: http://inaugural.senate.gov

You could have put this issue to bed after the first comment by just explaining you didn’t want to come across the way it did. Instead you made it worse.

]]> By: Jeff http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-36111 Jeff Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:15:44 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-36111 After the parties are over and seeing what Obama's done the first few days of actually governing - closing Gitmo, stopping the use of torture by our intelligence agencies, opening up federal agencies to oversight by the public (ok maybe they haven't all happened yet but he's ordered it done - in 3 days doing more positive for our national image and moral standing than Bush did in 8 years - just think, you don't have to be embarassed to admit you're an American - or lie and say you're Canadian - when travelling anymore!), I'm willing to give him a few more days to see how things'll turn out. After the parties are over and seeing what Obama’s done the first few days of actually governing – closing Gitmo, stopping the use of torture by our intelligence agencies, opening up federal agencies to oversight by the public (ok maybe they haven’t all happened yet but he’s ordered it done – in 3 days doing more positive for our national image and moral standing than Bush did in 8 years – just think, you don’t have to be embarassed to admit you’re an American – or lie and say you’re Canadian – when travelling anymore!), I’m willing to give him a few more days to see how things’ll turn out.

]]> By: derek http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-35953 derek Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:57:59 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-35953 this post was ignorant on many levels, and much of the comments are the same. this post was ignorant on many levels, and much of the comments are the same.

]]> By: Dossy Shiobara http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-35436 Dossy Shiobara Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:18:22 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-35436 Christina: Ha, well - I can so be a racist! I can be anything I wanna be, so there! :-P Christina: Ha, well – I can so be a racist! I can be anything I wanna be, so there! :-P

]]> By: Christina http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-35435 Christina Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:08:59 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-35435 Sorry hon. I'll let people call you a dumb-ass or something, but not a racist. I know you too well and love ya too much. Sorry hon. I’ll let people call you a dumb-ass or something, but not a racist. I know you too well and love ya too much.

]]> By: Dossy Shiobara http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-35166 Dossy Shiobara Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:18:28 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-35166 Christina: Hey, thanks for stopping by! See, now you've completely defeated my racist image. C'mon, you're crampin' my style, here. :-P Christina: Hey, thanks for stopping by! See, now you’ve completely defeated my racist image. C’mon, you’re crampin’ my style, here. :-P

]]> By: Christina http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-35124 Christina Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:59:38 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-35124 Oh come on. I'm one of Dossy's best friends, the godmother of his eldest, the maid of honor in his wedding and black, and he is not racist. He may be a dumb-ass and forget that he can't say certain things because he's not a member of the race, but he is definitely not a racist. People need to get over this. If you don't know him I can see how it comes off, but I know him and all I can say is get a sense of humor it was funny and definitely not meant in a derogatory way. Made me laugh. Oh come on. I’m one of Dossy’s best friends, the godmother of his eldest, the maid of honor in his wedding and black, and he is not racist. He may be a dumb-ass and forget that he can’t say certain things because he’s not a member of the race, but he is definitely not a racist. People need to get over this. If you don’t know him I can see how it comes off, but I know him and all I can say is get a sense of humor it was funny and definitely not meant in a derogatory way. Made me laugh.

]]> By: Dossy Shiobara http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-34979 Dossy Shiobara Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:05:37 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-34979 Chuck: The exact numbers aren't really relevant here -- we know Bush was a disaster and it doesn't surprise me at all that he'd piss that kind of money away. What's disappointing to me is that Obama would do the same thing ... I mean, what ever happened to "change" and "hope" and "yes we can"? It's more like this: "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." -- The Who Sure, it's only the inauguration and we should wait and see what happens, but if this is any indication of things to come, then things look pretty grim. Chuck: The exact numbers aren’t really relevant here — we know Bush was a disaster and it doesn’t surprise me at all that he’d piss that kind of money away. What’s disappointing to me is that Obama would do the same thing … I mean, what ever happened to “change” and “hope” and “yes we can”? It’s more like this:

“Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.” — The Who

Sure, it’s only the inauguration and we should wait and see what happens, but if this is any indication of things to come, then things look pretty grim.

]]> By: Chuck Welch http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-34972 Chuck Welch Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:56:29 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-34972 Racism aside, you quote a poorly researched article on which to base your post. That number was basically pulled from a hat, and then Obama's cost included estimated security costs, while leaving that number off Bush's expense. For a much better researched article read: "The media myth about the cost of Obama's inauguration" http://mediamatters.org/columns/200901170003 "The federal government spent $115 million dollars for the 2005 inauguration. Keep in mind, that $115 million price tag was separate from the money Bush backers bundled to put on the inauguration festivities. For that, they raised $42 million. So the bottom line for Bush's 2005 inauguration, including the cost of security? That's right, $157 million." I missed your 2001 and 2005 columns that opened with: "What happens when you give ultimate power and unlimited wealth to a frat boy? He skips out on military service, uses Daddy's friends for jobs, steals a presidency, invites all frat brothers to someone else's house and pops open the Dom Perignon and throws a huge party, that’s what:" Racism aside, you quote a poorly researched article on which to base your post. That number was basically pulled from a hat, and then Obama’s cost included estimated security costs, while leaving that number off Bush’s expense.

For a much better researched article read: “The media myth about the cost of Obama’s inauguration” http://mediamatters.org/columns/200901170003

“The federal government spent $115 million dollars for the 2005 inauguration. Keep in mind, that $115 million price tag was separate from the money Bush backers bundled to put on the inauguration festivities. For that, they raised $42 million. So the bottom line for Bush’s 2005 inauguration, including the cost of security? That’s right, $157 million.”

I missed your 2001 and 2005 columns that opened with: “What happens when you give ultimate power and unlimited wealth to a frat boy? He skips out on military service, uses Daddy’s friends for jobs, steals a presidency, invites all frat brothers to someone else’s house and pops open the Dom Perignon and throws a huge party, that’s what:”

]]> By: David Rush http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-34667 David Rush Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:28:31 +0000 http://dossy.org/2009/01/can-we-flush-150m-down-the-toilet-in-5-days-yes-we-can/#comment-34667 So anyway, I don't actually care whether Barack is black or not. I voted for him (McPain and Bible Spice were just unbearable) and I think that he understands the presidency's real power - which is the first pulpit for preaching to America. I imagine I will get a bit tired of it, but the facts are that the Pres is not particularly able to cause significant change in the way government works (outside of the enforcement bureaucracy) - so he *must* set an agenda and motivate the nation to follow through. Carter sucked at it. Reagan was great at it. Bush 1 was as bad as Carter. Clinton was mildly successful, but Hilary was a problem and then he shot off his own dick. Bush 2 got a massive wind at his back on 9/11 and then proceeded to screw the Iraqi poodle. Obama shows signs of being good at it, but only time will tell. I'm just turned off at the notion of a rock-star president (with all the trappings thereof) and all the baby boomers congratulating themselves that their mis-spent youth might not actually have been mis-spent. Obama is *our* generation and now he (along with the rest of us) are going to have to clean the toilets once again. The party is stupid. But WTF, there's bad times-a-comin. $150M is peanuts compared to the obscene amounts being advocated in expense for arguably dubious economic reasons. So anyway, I don’t actually care whether Barack is black or not. I voted for him (McPain and Bible Spice were just unbearable) and I think that he understands the presidency’s real power – which is the first pulpit for preaching to America. I imagine I will get a bit tired of it, but the facts are that the Pres is not particularly able to cause significant change in the way government works (outside of the enforcement bureaucracy) – so he *must* set an agenda and motivate the nation to follow through.

Carter sucked at it. Reagan was great at it. Bush 1 was as bad as Carter. Clinton was mildly successful, but Hilary was a problem and then he shot off his own dick. Bush 2 got a massive wind at his back on 9/11 and then proceeded to screw the Iraqi poodle. Obama shows signs of being good at it, but only time will tell.

I’m just turned off at the notion of a rock-star president (with all the trappings thereof) and all the baby boomers congratulating themselves that their mis-spent youth might not actually have been mis-spent. Obama is *our* generation and now he (along with the rest of us) are going to have to clean the toilets once again.

The party is stupid. But WTF, there’s bad times-a-comin. $150M is peanuts compared to the obscene amounts being advocated in expense for arguably dubious economic reasons.

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