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barackoblogger.com - 1/23/2009

Cursed Purple Tickets (or, how I worked for two years to get Obama elected and then couldn't view the Inauguration)

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I'm one of those Obamaites some people hate. Since the day he announced his candidacy, I have been working full-bore to get this man elected. I've been a volunteer and a staff member. My family has been brought to the verge of economic collapse due to my dedication toward the campaign and its ...

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youtube.com - 1/21/2009

The Purple Ticket of DOOM! (video)

— youtube.com — Tens of thousands who had tickets to Obama's swearing-in spent the morning in a tunnel under the... national mall (more) The Purple Ticket of DOOM! (video)

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heraldnet.com - 1/21/2009

Purple tickets no help in getting into inauguration

— heraldnet.com — Stuck in a Tunnel Thanks for reporting this! I, along with thousands of my closest friends, was... stuck in the I-395 tunnel for hours and failed to get in, despite holding a purple ticket. I hope this story gets out, not to take away from Obama's big ... (more) Purple tickets no help in getting into inauguration

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riehlworldview.com - 1/21/2009

Let Us In! We Are Purple!

— riehlworldview.com — From a FireDogLake post entitled: Worst. Inauguration. Ever. Evidently a great many ticket holders never did get... an opportunity to join in the festivities. Might this not serve as a parable of sorts of what a great number of people experience ... (more) Let Us In! We Are Purple!

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Purple Ticket Turmoil Explained: What Happened On Inauguration Day
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... The media reports and official statements citing this number are completely wrong. And this becomes crystal clear when one considers the most celebrated group of Purple Ticket sufferers - those trapped underground in the so-called Tunnel of Doom. Lonnee Hamilton, whose account can be read in full here, told me that when she first "approached the line, we were first closer to the Purple Gate entrance." ...

Purple Ticket Turmoil Explained: What Happened On Inauguration Day
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The media reports and official statements citing this number are completely wrong. And this becomes crystal clear when one considers the most celebrated group of Purple Ticket sufferers - those trapped underground in the so-called Tunnel of Doom. Lonnee Hamilton, whose account can be read in full here, told me that when she first "approached the line, we were first closer to the Purple Gate entrance." ...