'State of Emergency' Declared for Inauguration in D.C

[Knightskye]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...cost-Obamas-swearing-ceremony-soars-110m.html

As the Obama team went into damage control over Geither, President Bush declared a state of emergency in Washington - because so many people were expected to attend the inauguration.

In doing so he paved the way for unlimited funding to be released to those local authorities responsible for staging the event.

A president mostly uses the power to declare a state of emergency during a crisis, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster.

The bulk of the cost for the event will be on security with more than 10,000 police and troops forming a ring of steel around Washington DC.

He said President Bush 'declared an emergency exists in the District of Columbia' linked to the inauguration.

It said the city would get federal money for protective measures 'undertaken to save lives and protect public health and safety.'

But it will be the US taxpayer who picks up the main part of the bill to cover security and transport costs.

Officials in Washington DC and neighbouring states have sent a request to Congress for £50m to cover a variety of inaugural costs.

 

[Deborah K]

I get this nagging feeling that Obama is being heavily bombarded with death threats, and the media is keeping it on DL. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Stary Hickory]

I live in DC and it sucks. I am buying a gun and a months worth of food and i will watch my front door of my apartment and not go outside. The traffic out here is going to be insane.

 

[danberkeley]

I doubt Obama will ever be killed by some racist nuthead. The CIA however...

 

[speciallyblend]

I get this nagging feeling that Obama is being heavily bombarded with death threats, and the media is keeping it on DL. Maybe I'm wrong.

yep i think you are correct!

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

I imagine if he were getting more death threats than a President or President Elect usually gets than the media would be on it like white on rice in a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snow storm because it would build sympathy for their favorite little socialist. It would automatically make his legions swarm even tighter around him and if anything happened to him they could make him into a martyr. I think all of these extra security measures are simply the result of not knowing how else to waste taxpayer dollars.

 

[Deborah K]

yep i think you are correct!

Which is ridiculous when you think about it. Only willing puppets ever get elected anymore.

 

[Knightskye]

on it like white on rice in a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snow storm

That sounds like it doesn't taste too good.

 

[KevinR]

I wonder how College Park will be...The restaurant where I work is double staffing, along with not allowing anyone to take off this week, so I'm forced to tough it out...

 

[qh4dotcom]

Top reasons why people shouldn't go:

1) Too expensive
2) Too crowded
3) Too cold

 

[Knightskye]

Top reasons why people shouldn't go:

1) Too expensive
2) Too crowded
3) Too cold

What would you buy there?

 

[dannno]

What would you buy there?

An Obama plate for $5.79

There's an ad at the bottom of my screen.

 

[Knightskye]

An Obama plate for $5.79

There's an ad at the bottom of my screen.

Is that a plate with his face on it, or is it Hope with a side of BS?

 

[devil21]

What would you buy there?

Are you planning to sleep on a park bench like most of DC's residents?

 

[qh4dotcom]

What would you buy there?

Lodging...in case you didn't know, the hotels are mostly sold out and people are renting their properties for thousands.

Airline tickets and car rentals aren't cheap either.

 

[Knightskye]

Lodging...in case you didn't know, the hotels are mostly sold out and people are renting their properties for thousands.

Airline tickets and car rentals aren't cheap either.

Ah, alright. I thought you were talking about food/drink.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

So a week BEFORE the Inaugaration ole Bushy sets a state of emergency, yet he took 3 days after Katrina.

 

[smileylovesfreedom]

why do we even pretend to live in a free country?

 

[nodope0695]

I get this nagging feeling that Obama is being heavily bombarded with death threats, and the media is keeping it on DL. Maybe I'm wrong.

Naw, you're probably right....

 

[oilboiler]

D.C. a state of emergency...

hard to argue that one.