Politics and religion.

[Lady's Human]

How much did the 10 minutes cost us?

Not a sous.

How could it have cost anything? The airtime is at the discretion of the networks, it's not paid for by the government.

Every representative in the chamber is on salary.

[blue]

I watched it online from whitehouse.gov, so what did that cost? What network paid for the live .gov stream?

Who cares if they are salaried or per hour? They still work for us.

[Lady's Human]

If the equipment is paid for, (fixed one time cost) and the bandwidth is purchased on an annual contract basis (fixed annual cost) it cost the taxpayer........

Not a sous.

[blue]

If the equipment is paid for, (fixed one time cost) and the bandwidth is purchased on an annual contract basis (fixed annual cost) it cost the taxpayer........

Not a sous.

So http://www.whitehouse.gov/ is free? It doesnt cost anybody anything?

Main Entry: sous
Pronunciation: \ˈsü\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, preposition, literally, under, from Old French suz, from Latin subtus, adverb, below, under; akin to Latin sub under — more at up
Date: 1687

: being an assistant —used chiefly in titles <a sous-chef>

[Lady's Human]

whitehouse.gov costs the salaries of the people who run it. (fixed cost, doesn't matter what they put there)

The bandwidth is purchased on an annual contract basis.

My humble apologies for putting an extra 's' on the word sou.....

It is an old french coin, which was essentially worthless.

[blue]

OK so whitehouse .gov does cost tax payers money.

The live .gov stream for 09/09/09 speech was one of the best Ive seen, little lag, good quality A/V, and allmost no buffering. So if .gov has allready paid for a contract for that type of bandwidth, with tax payer money, I feel we should see alot more bang for our buck from whitehouse.gov. Maybe a 24/7 feeds from both the POTUS and the Congressional branch. Heck lets have a live feed from the SCOTUS when they are in session. If its under contract we shouldnt be wasting money by not using the bandwidth.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Democrats say South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Barack Obama’s speech to Congress is turning into a financial boon for his opponent, Rob Miller.

Miller is a former Marine and Iraq war veteran who resigned his commission to run for Congress. His campaign last year presented Wilson with the most serious challenge he’d had since winning a special election in 2001. Miller got 46 percent of the vote.

Contributions to Rob Miller's campaign fund since Baby Wilson temper tantrum.....$751,562 from 20,494 American Citizens!!