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==Hypocrisy==

==Hypocrisy==

In President Barack Obama's inauguration speech, he mentioned, ''"On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics."'' Unfortunately, the official WhiteHouse.gov website includes the following statement, '''"President Obama will keep the broken promises made by President Bush..."''' <ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/additional/ Additional Issues/Katrina] WhiteHouse.gov</ref> The phrase has since been replaced with ''"President Obama will keep the broken promises to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast."'' Instead of directly blaming Bush, the White House  has kept the worn out dogma of Bush failed New Orleans, indirectly.

In President Barack Obama's inauguration speech, he mentioned, ''"On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics."'' Unfortunately, the official WhiteHouse.gov website includes the following statement, '''"President Obama will keep the broken promises made by President Bush..."''' <ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/additional/ Additional Issues/Katrina] WhiteHouse.gov</ref> The phrase has since been replaced with ''"President Obama will keep the broken promises to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast."'' Instead of directly blaming Bush, the White House  has kept the worn out dogma of Bush failed New Orleans, indirectly.

==Cost of the Inauguration==

==Cost of the Inauguration==

*"Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million"

*"Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million"

Fox News' Sean Hannity agreed, saying, "the cost of Obama's inaugural will dwarf past celebrations and make those of President Bush's look like budget bashes".<ref>FOXNews.com, ''Obama Inauguration Price Tag'', by Sean Hannity, Tuesday, January 20, 2009 [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480863,00.html]</ref>

Fox News' Sean Hannity agreed, saying, "the cost of Obama's inaugural will dwarf past celebrations and make those of President Bush's look like budget bashes".<ref>FOXNews.com, ''Obama Inauguration Price Tag'', by Sean Hannity, Tuesday, January 20, 2009 [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480863,00.html]</ref>

[[Image:Obama inauguration 2.jpg|240px|right]]

[[Image:Obama inauguration 2.jpg|240px|right]]

However, Factcheck.org states that "Claims of a huge disparity are untrue. Actually, an apples-to-apples comparison shows that the two inaugurations likely cost about the same."<ref>FactCheck.org, ''Q:  Did Barack Obama's inauguration really cost 4 times as much as George Bush's 2005 inauguration?'', by Joe Miller, January 21, 2009

However, Factcheck.org states that "Claims of a huge disparity are untrue. Actually, an apples-to-apples comparison shows that the two inaugurations likely cost about the same."<ref>FactCheck.org, ''Q:  Did Barack Obama's inauguration really cost 4 times as much as George Bush's 2005 inauguration?'', by Joe Miller, January 21, 2009

[http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_barack_obamas_inauguration_really_cost_4.html]</ref>

[https://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_barack_obamas_inauguration_really_cost_4.html]</ref>

In a column for MediaMatters.org,<ref>mediamatters.org, ''The media myth about the cost of Obama's inauguration'', by Eric Boehlert, Jan 17, 2009 [http://mediamatters.org/columns/200901170003]</ref> Eric Boehlert explains that the $44 million figure cited for the Bush inauguration did not include the federal government's spending on security for the event.  The New York Times notes that, "In 2005, Mr. Bush raised $42.3 million from about 15,000 donors for festivities; the federal government and the District of Columbia spent a combined $115.5 million, most of it for security, the swearing-in ceremony, cleanup and for a holiday for federal workers."<ref>New York Times, ''Obama’s Inauguration Fund-Raising Tops $24 Million'', by KATHARINE Q. SEELYE, published January 5, 2009 [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/us/politics/06donors.html]</ref>  According to Boehlert, the combined total of Bush's 2005 inauguration was $157 million, a cost similar to that projected for Obama's inauguration.

In a column for MediaMatters.org,<ref>mediamatters.org, ''The media myth about the cost of Obama's inauguration'', by Eric Boehlert, Jan 17, 2009 [http://mediamatters.org/columns/200901170003]</ref> Eric Boehlert explains that the $44 million figure cited for the Bush inauguration did not include the federal government's spending on security for the event.  The New York Times notes that, "In 2005, Mr. Bush raised $42.3 million from about 15,000 donors for festivities; the federal government and the District of Columbia spent a combined $115.5 million, most of it for security, the swearing-in ceremony, cleanup and for a holiday for federal workers."<ref>New York Times, ''Obama’s Inauguration Fund-Raising Tops $24 Million'', by KATHARINE Q. SEELYE, published January 5, 2009 [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/us/politics/06donors.html]</ref>  According to Boehlert, the combined total of Bush's 2005 inauguration was $157 million, a cost similar to that projected for Obama's inauguration.

*Openly gay Bishop V. Gene Robinson from [[New Hampshire]] prayed at a concert held two days before the inauguration.  Bishop Robinson was among those responsible for the breakup of the [[American]] [[Episcopal]] Church over the issue of gay pastors.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/13/gay-bishop-to-offer-obama-inaugural-prayers/ Gay bishop to give Inaugural prayer] Washington Times, January 13, 2009</ref>

*Openly gay Bishop V. Gene Robinson from [[New Hampshire]] prayed at a concert held two days before the inauguration.  Bishop Robinson was among those responsible for the breakup of the [[American]] [[Episcopal]] Church over the issue of gay pastors.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/13/gay-bishop-to-offer-obama-inaugural-prayers/ Gay bishop to give Inaugural prayer] Washington Times, January 13, 2009</ref>

*Ingrid Mattson, president of the [[Islamic Society of North America]], was invited to give an inaugural prayer. Mattson's group says it does not condone [[terrorism]].  The Holy Land Foundation and five of its former leaders were convicted of funneling millions of dollars to [[Hamas]], for which the ISNA funded and supported.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/17/feds-say-obama-prayer-leader-group-linked-hamas/ Feds Say Obama Prayer Leader Is From Group Linked to Hamas] Fox News, January 17, 2009</ref>

*Ingrid Mattson, president of the [[Islamic Society of North America]], was invited to give an inaugural prayer. Mattson's group says it does not condone [[terrorism]].  The Holy Land Foundation and five of its former leaders were convicted of funneling millions of dollars to [[Hamas]], for which the ISNA funded and supported.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/17/feds-say-obama-prayer-leader-group-linked-hamas/ Feds Say Obama Prayer Leader Is From Group Linked to Hamas] Fox News, January 17, 2009</ref>

*In an additional break with Obama's predecessors, no [[Catholic]] or [[Jewish]] speaker was invited to give an inaugural prayer.

*In an additional break with Obama's predecessors, no [[Catholic]] or [[Jewish]] speaker was invited to give an inaugural prayer.