a republican.......... WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE

[nostamj]

Sue Brannon from Midland, Texas, celebrates at the Black Tie and Boots Inaugural Ball in Washington Wednesday.

Here's a sampling of inaugural costs and how some of the money could have been better spent, courtesy of the Center for American Progress:

$40 million: Cost of Bush inaugural ball festivities, not counting security costs.

$20,000: Cost of yellow roses purchased for inaugural festivities by D.C.'s Ritz Carlton.

200: Number of Humvees outfitted with top-of-the-line armor for troops in Iraq that could have been purchased with the amount of money blown on the inauguration.

$10,000: Price of an inaugural package at the Fairmont Hotel, which includes a Beluga caviar and Dom Perignon reception, a chauffeured Rolls Royce and two actors posing as "faux" Secret Service agents, complete with black sunglasses and cufflink walkie-talkies.

22 million: Number of children in regions devastated by the tsunami who could have received vaccinations and preventive health care with the amount of money spent on the inauguration.

1,160,000: Number of girls who could be sent to school for a year in Afghanistan with the amount of money lavished on the inauguration.

$15,000: The down payment to rent a fur coat paid by one gala attendee who didn't want the hassle of schlepping her own through the airport.

2,500: Number of U.S. troops used to stand guard as President Bush takes his oath of office.

26,000: Number of Kevlar vests for U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan that could be purchased for $40 million.

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/

[BlueJazz]

1. Well..That explains why...

...my coffee milk just curdled.

[Kota]

2. And this picture is priceless.

[notadmblnd]

3. WOW! would you look at that.

I thought drag queens had better taste than that. I have always been facinated with transvestites. I am in awe of how much time most of them devote to taking care of themselves and how really beautiful they are. But mam-o-man this one must have dropped out of class early.

[chelsea0011]

4. MY EYES! MY EYES!!!!!!! I CAN'T SEE! I CAN'T SEE!!!!!!

[rkc3]

9. I can't see either - took a melon scoop and gouged them out.

At least drag queens have enough taste to dress well.

[underpants]

5. Look drag queens are fine and all but that guy went over the top

Really someone needs to have a good talking to him

[nostamj]

6. PLEASE! stop dissing drag queens on this thread....

I know more than a few and I can tell you that no self-respecting drag queen would be caught DEAD looking like this.

a BLIND, one-armed, drag queen would put themselves together better than this.

it's not drag, it's a republican.

thank you.

[Thtwudbeme]

8. Man, I agree with that:

I turned down the chance to roommate with two drag queens in Asheville, NC for two reasons; they both used the same beauty products as I did in the bathroom (and I knew they would "borrow" mine! Been there, done that!)---and---this was painful for me at 22 years old---they LOOKED better than me.

So, I went to live on a commune.

Still have painful memories of pain in the ass roommates that would "borrow" stuff!!!

Don't ask me to explain the difference between communal living and PITA roommates!

Stephanie

btw--your "Republican" is hideous. And I am used to Southern Grand Dames from Hell.

[Ilsa]

13. Thanks you! I've talked to drag queens from time to time,

but I didn't know that was who they were until after the fact. Hey, you couldn't tell. And none of them wore tiara's.

[nostamj]

14. well, tiaras are OK at Imperial Balls...

but NOT with red cowboy boots... no no no.

[Botany]

7. I bet you after a few drinks .....

...... this honey would start talking 'bout; the good old days before integration,
how much she pays the Mexican gardener to screw her, and aint it a hoot how
them Texas oil boys stole another election.

God is she gross.

:puke:

[nostamj]

10. and, her hands are really creepy

that elongated pinky.... <shudder>

[Katidid]

11. This picture is worth a thousand words ... n/t

:party:

[AlCzervik]

12. Get in the box Sue.

[Deb]

15. The blood red gown suits her perfectly

how very sad

[Nashyra]

16. This has to be sent far and wide

This needs to be sent to as many people possible. This is the picture of the Republican Party, these are *'s base. This needs to get on MSM, this needs to be displayed without sarcastic remarks because the picture says enough. This is the epitome of what the * stands for.

[nostamj]

17. it's good to kick a republican....