{"id":1603,"date":"2005-01-04T02:56:54","date_gmt":"2005-01-04T09:56:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2005-01-04T02:56:54","modified_gmt":"2005-01-04T09:56:54","slug":"bushs-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2005\/01\/04\/bushs-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Bush’s Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"

From NYT magazine:<\/a><\/p>\n

I hear one of the balls will be reserved for troops who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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\nYes, the Commander-in-Chief Ball. That is new. It will be about 2,000 servicemen and their guests. And that should be a really fun event for them.<\/p>\n

As an alternative way of honoring them, did you or the president ever discuss canceling the nine balls and using the $40 million inaugural budget to purchase better equipment for the troops?<\/em><\/p>\n

I think we felt like we would have a traditional set of events and we would focus on honoring the people who are serving our country right now — not just the people in the armed forces, but also the community volunteers, the firemen, the policemen, the teachers, the people who serve at, you know, the — well, it’s called the StewPot in Dallas, people who work with the homeless.<\/p>\n

How do any of them benefit from the inaugural balls?
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\nI’m not sure that they do benefit from them.<\/p>\n

Then how, exactly, are you honoring them?<\/em><\/p>\n

Honoring service is what our theme is about. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via wonkette
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