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01-08-2009, 11:09 AM
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I have no problem with this; the china is going to be used for dinners with visiting dignitaries and the like, and as someone said earlier in the thread, it will most likely be used by the incoming administration. I'm sure the Obamas will spend money in trying to make the White House seem more like home when the President-Elect takes office. It's just what happens.
It's not the best timing from a public relations/image perspective, but beyond that I don't see an issue.
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01-08-2009, 11:59 AM
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$.5M china
$9M vacation homes in hawaii.
change we can expect?
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01-08-2009, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by DGTess
$.5M china
$9M vacation homes in hawaii.
change we can expect?
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That's funny how you are trying to sit that one in Obama's lap...don't reach any further...you may fall over.
Read the Headline again...
THE BUSHES (not the Obamas) ARE PURCHASING NEW CHINA
Furthermore: The Obamas did not BUY nor OWN the 9 mil house they stayed in during the holidays
They RENTED it.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28337617/
Let's try to keep our stories stright before we lie on ourselves
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01-08-2009, 12:29 PM
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Let's try to keep our stories stright before we lie on ourselves
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And while we're at it, let's keep straight that none of the purchases mentioned in this thread were made with taxpayer funds.
I'm with KSigKid -- I'm not seeing the big deal.
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01-08-2009, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
And while we're at it, let's keep straight that none of the purchases mentioned in this thread were made with taxpayer funds.
I'm with KSigKid -- I'm not seeing the big deal.
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Said that at the beginning...
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01-08-2009, 12:56 PM
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Said that at the beginning...
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Did you say the "not a big deal" part, too?
Because you probably should have.
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01-08-2009, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by KSig RC
Did you say the "not a big deal" part, too?
Because you probably should have.
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Eeehhh...but I didn't...that's what I have you for....whatever one misses...someone picks up.
Still, the timing is just...wrong.
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01-08-2009, 01:02 PM
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Said that at the beginning...
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I know. I was adding to your response to DGTess.
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01-08-2009, 01:45 PM
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The timing is terribly wrong. I don't care whose funds were used for the purchase. I also don't care about the fact that the china will be used to serve dignitaries and that it is a part of the historical legacy of the mansion.
I also don't buy the notion that the china belongs to all of us. Last I checked American citizens can barely get near the White House, let alone even VISIT it. How does the china belong to us?
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