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From The New York Times: "When President Obama addressed the nation about Iraq on Tuesday evening, he did so from newly redecorated surroundings. The look is angular and modern — it evokes the feel of a den — and tends toward neutral hues of browns and taupe, rather than the gold and yellow tones favored by President George W. Bush. Gone is the sunburst rug Mr. Bush loved so much, which was designed by his wife, Laura, and which he often said expressed his spirit of optimism. In the rug’s place is a muted, mostly wheat and cream carpet featuring the presidential seal in the center and ringed with five quotations selected by Mr. Obama — four from former presidents (Lincoln, Kennedy and the Roosevelts) and one from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. Bush’s yellow brocade sofas have been replaced with two custom-made couches of brown cotton that looks like velvet, woven with red, white and blue threads."
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More about the renovations: "The makeover was not done at taxpayer expense. The White House said costs were covered by the nonprofit White House Historical Association, through a contribution from the committee that paid for Mr. Obama’s inauguration. The administration will not disclose how much the redesign cost, except to say the price was 'in line with' what Mr. Obama’s two most recent predecessors had spent.'"
Bookeristas respond:
D.C. Thornton, a libertarian-conservative Republican in Nevada: "
Reason for Obama's speech demeanor: 'Damn, Michelle's Oval Office decorating skills are atrocious!'"
DRC, a conservative Republican in Virginia, writes on Twitter: "The Oval Office now looks like an short-stay executive suite in an apartment complex with cheap furniture from Aaron Rents."
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