nytimes.com - 1/21/2009
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WASHINGTON Protesters, a fixture of every inauguration since President Nixon ’s in 1973, were few and scattered on Tuesday as Barack Obama assumed the presidency. It appeared there were far more vendors looking to make a buck selling Inaugural Chocolate Bars and Obama Incense than protesters ...
firedoglake.com - 1/21/2009
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by Gregg Levine So, I don't even know
how to write about this without it sounding like...
bitter grousing, and frankly, I'm a little embarrassed to have to report that after five hours of standing in the bitter cold, getting pushed and shoved to ...
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Worst. Inauguration. Ever.
funnyordie.com - 1/22/2009
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HIGH-FIVE INAUGURATION! 3:52 The Montage hit Washington, D.C.
for the Presidential Inauguration. Submitted by: AlmostTwins AlmostTwins Kinda...
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HIGH-FIVE INAUGURATION! (video)
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Few Protesters at Inauguration
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... that former President George W. Bush was leaving office than displeasure that Mr. Obama was replacing him. Some boos could be heard in the crowd gathered on the mall when Vice President Dick Cheney and Mr. Bush were introduced for Mr. Obamas swearing-in. And when it was over, a chant of na na na na, hey hey, goodbye arose from some among the throng on the Mall as Mr. Bushs helicopter flew by carrying him to Andrews Air Force Base and on to his retirement in Texas. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/us/politics/21web-pro...
Bush Hecklers Leave a Stain on Obama Inauguration
The Moderate Voice —
... that was still going in merchandise bearing Obama’s visage (and especially his family’s). As I headed back to the bridge, I noticed a crowd forming around that inflatable statue. It was George W. Bush in a Saddam Hussein-in-the-town-square pose, and a group of yucksters “tore” it down and threw stuff at the statue (no shoes, oddly enough). Talk about an apt comparison, huh? It wasn’t lighthearted - it was just mean-spirited. Apparently there was another inflatable Bush statue, albeit shorter, dressed in a flight suit up the road that other ...
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