emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 1/21/2009
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Well, I was supposed to be watching this from the standing ticketed section.
But instead, I'm watching from the safety of Jane's house. Because it's not safe everywhere on the mall.
Lisa hauled my sorry a$$ out of bed this morning at 5 AM to get down to the mall in good time. I headed for ...
funnyordie.com - 1/22/2009
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HIGH-FIVE INAUGURATION! 3:52 The Montage hit Washington, D.C.
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Tunnels of Gloom
TalkLeft —
... information of any kind. There was zero crowd control, and no signs beyond the giant Purple gate itself. this was a dangerous situation, and it was only the positive spirit and good nature of most crowd members that prevented a dangerous riot or trampling. Shame. What an utter failure, an embarrassment, a colossal screw-up. We left not only disappointed, but also infuriated at such a prominent display of incompetence. Here's Gregg Levine. And Marcy. Another story: Shame on the police chief for boasting that ...
After The Inaugural Debacle: Will DC Ever Learn Safe And Legal Crowd Control?
Firedoglake —
... and Marcy described their experiences of the massive public safety failure DC's incompetent police force and the incompetent Inaugural planners inflicted on hundreds of thousands of guests they'd invited to Washington for January 20. ...
Worst. Inauguration. Ever. Part II: The Reckoning?
Firedoglake —
... Perhaps you are one of the seven or eight people out there in the web-o-sphere that didn’t read of my less than happy happy joy joy inauguration day experience, or hear about the purple tunnel of doom, or purple-gate, or the bad side of crowds, in general. Well, have no fear, a congressional committee is here: ...
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