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Brainster's Blog — Disappointments Are A Part of Life... But times reading about them is very satisfying. So loud, in fact, you can feel it outside the security perimeter. That's right, despite having in hand magic purple tickets, and lining up hours before the gates opened, I saw nothing. I heard, beyond the guns, nothing. I followed all the signs, I went to the appointed spot. . . and what? There was almost no one who had a clue of what was to happen next. Some people who seemed to know what they were talking about stood on the back of a ...
Quick Obama Speech Take: WTF?
Jules Crittenden —
... state senate hack, that guy formed and led several coalitions. To fight a war in Iraq. To fight a war in Afghanistan. To combat the financing of terrorism and coordinate anti-terrorism efforts globally. To try to make peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. To thwart Iranian plans to build nuclear weapons. Then, there was the much vaunted leadership the fight against rampant AIDS in Africa. Thta’s a lot of global leadership. Ha. Here’s a lefty at Firedoglake calling it the “ Worst. Inauguration. Ever .” Coming on the heels of two Bush inaugs, that must be pretty bad. ...
Let Us In! We Are Purple!
Riehl World View —
... From a FireDogLake post entitled: Worst. Inauguration. Ever. Evidently a great many ticket holders never did get an opportunity to join in the festivities. ...
FIREDOGLAKE: Worst. Inauguration. Ever. Boy, there’s no pleasing some people. Watching it with …
Instapundit —
... FIREDOGLAKE: Worst. Inauguration. Ever. Boy, there’s no pleasing some people. Watching it with a bunch of students from the comfort of my office it was pretty nice. Well, the turkey sandwich in my box lunch was a little dry. Hey, ...
Tunnels of Gloom
TalkLeft —
... our heads). No one provided 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 ...
Now comes the hard part
QandO —
... Oh, and while some loved the inaguration, some found it to be the "worst ever". Part of that "you can’t please everyone" reality new administrations quickly discover. ...
The Purple Tunnel of Doom & Other Obama Inauguration Nightmares (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... been closed, mind you). Thousands of purple ticket holders were behind us. It's remarkable that there wasn't a riot. I rode the metro home with a lot of people who had been turned away, including an elderly African-American woman muttering over and over to herself that it had been one of the worst experiences of her life. Facebook: Survivors of the Purple Tunnel of Doom firedoglake: Worst. Inauguration. Ever. HeraldNet: Purple tickets no help in getting into ...
No One Could Have Predicted
Balloon Juice —
Because I am at heart, a jerk, this post at FDL struck me as kind of funny:
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 the point where you start to feel for your safety, and being herded to and fro, the most I can report about the inauguration is that the 21-gun salute is really loud.
So loud, in fact, you can feel it outside the security ...
Barry Ask For Temporary Halt To G’itmo Trials
Pirate's Cove —
... After what so many called the worst inauguration ever (don’t ask me. I was working, and I never watch them. Can’t stand all the pomp and circumstance), President Barry, after a couple Marlboro’s, made a decision. Sort of ...
Barry Ask For Temporary Halt To G’itmo Trials
Stop The ACLU —
After what so many called the worst inauguration ever (don’t ask me. I was working, and I never watch them. Can’t stand all the pomp and circumstance), President Barry, after a couple Marlboro’s, made a decision. Sort of ...
A Few Comments On Inaugural Logistics and Security
Winds of Change.NET —
So we're up and around and I'm back online. I'll sort pictures today if I can and get some posted as soon as I do.
But I was to extend the comment I made in my post about the Inauguration, below.
And a huge back of the hand to whoever was responsible for organizing the crowds; there was none and what we had instead were color-coded mobs.
Others picked up this theme, and this morning on Memeorandum, I see posts by Firedoglake, Abu Muquama (Marc Lynch), Tigerhawk, James Joyner, and ...
