Hotels use extravagant packages to lure guests attending inauguration

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WASHINGTON — As the capital gears up for President Bush's second inauguration, some of its finest hotels are dreaming up ways to lure big-spending Republican Party loyalists and Bush supporters to their properties.

Don't have a room yet? The Ritz-Carlton offers four nights in a luxury suite, first-class airfare, a pair of seats at the inaugural parade, a butler who travels to a guest's home to pack their belongings in new Louis Vuitton luggage, and other perks to any couple willing to spend $150,000 — about the same as a year's tuition for four students at Yale, Bush's alma mater.

For one-sixth of the price, the Hay-Adams Hotel's $25,000 inauguration package buys four nights in the Federal Suite, which has panoramic views of the White House, Lafayette Park and St. John's Episcopal Church, and two bathrooms. The package, which sold on Friday, also comes with an "on-call" Cadillac sedan, presidential cuff links and a Tiffany commemorative keepsake.
http://ap.lubbockonline.com/pstories/20041113/2583139.shtml

[Cobalt Violet]

1. Ya, well too bad it's going to be Kerry getting inaugurated.

:evilgrin:

[crispini]

2. Huh, well, I can't afford THAT,

anyone wanna put me up on their floor? I'll be doing this:

http://www.turnyourbackonbush.org/

[vetwife]

3. That is for the working Joe right? No they get a bottle of beer and

Motel Six...Don't worry they'll leave the lights on?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Yeah, well then there is the Scheisskopf package:

I will piss on 'em for free. As in free.

[barb162]

5. the rich pugs sure can afford this stuff; perfect money wasting

and spending for show when there are more and more homeless. Reminds me of Dennis Koslowski of Tyco fame.

[VegasWolf]

6. But what about donating money to charity instead? n/t

[mcg]

8. Na, that would be too Christian, can't have any of that.

[seriousstan]

7. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Always big money to spend and make. At least a few well deserving people will get impressive tips out of this.

[VegasWolf]

9. They also get a green alien lizzard implant if they don't already

have theirs?

[madmax]

10. Well set me up with a

silver barf bucket, please. :puke:

[Maat]

12. Look at those two quality men there.

I don't suppose one of them is my new president. Oh, that's right! It isn't just a horrible nightmare! It's an ongoing horrible daymare!

[DemBones DemBones]

17. ROTFL

:7

[VegasWolf]

11. I guess all the hookers will be there too. n/t

[saigon68]

14. Maybe cheney will get a dose of the clap- if his heart holds out !!!

LOL

[Bluebear]

13. So tacky for a country that is at war.

No discretion by King George.

[saigon68]

15. I'm sure the KIAs in body bags won't care

neither apparently do 59 million amerikans who voted for the criminal.

[Dem2theMax]

16. The only extravagant package any hotel could use to get me there

is the extravagant package of John F. Kerry standing on the swearing-in platform.

[dbt]

18. Woomp, there it is!

Now who the hell needs a Rent-A-Butler (Traveling Model) when children don't have enough to eat in Appalachia?

What's that? Let them eat cake? Oh. Nevermind.

:freak:
dbt