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facebook.com - 1/21/2009

Survivors of the Purple Tunnel of Doom

— facebook.com — Johan wrote at 8:28pm the most disorganized public event i've ever been to Elizabeth wrote at 8:11pm Wow, the merry band of silver ticket wanderers of which I was one at least got directed away from the tunnel -we never got in but we had the empty ... (more) Survivors of the Purple Tunnel of Doom

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Elizabeth Dole

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lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 1/20/2009

The purple tunnel of doom

— lynch.foreignpolicy.com — A reported two million people watched Barack Obama's inauguration today. I, unfortunately, wasn't one of them. If you don't care why, and just want foreign policy blogging, skip the rest of this post and come back tomorrow. See, I went to the show ... (more) The purple tunnel of doom

Barack Obama

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/23/2009

'Tunnel of Doom' investigation?

— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Mike Viqueira You may have heard about the "Purple Tunnel of Doom," wherein bona fide Inaugural ticket holders were directed by police into the Third Street tunnel that runs under the base of Capitol Hill, only to become trapped ... (more) 'Tunnel of Doom' investigation?

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Chris Van Hollen

Dianne Feinstein

Barack Obama

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The Purple Tunnel of Doom & Other Obama Inauguration Nightmares (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women — And I thought the problem with the Obama Inauguration Show was that it reeked of pretensions to monarchy, complete with seemingly millions of fawning and worshipful subjects. But as it turned out, there was much more wrong than that. But you didn't hear about it on the cable news channels, cause the pundits had front row seats to the show and were way too busy talking about Michelle's dress, and fawning. The Purple Tunnel of Doom Of the many reports surfacing of would-be inaugural spectators denied entrance to the National Mall, this one definitely takes the cake: A nightmarish scene inside what is ...

Purple Ticket Turmoil Explained: What Happened On Inauguration Day
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — So, what on Earth happened to the now-legendary holders of Purple Inaugural Tickets? Answering this question may ultimately require the re-opening of the X-Files. However, unsatisfied with the accounts we've read thus far, we've taken it upon ourselves to ask those who endured the ordeal to tell us their stories, in the hopes that we might divine some idea of what happened on Inauguration Day. What follows is an informed reconstruction of the logistical mayhem on and around the Mall on Inauguration Day. It is stitched together from hundreds of accounts, some of which are quoted at length. This shouldn't be considered an official account by any ...

Purple Ticket Turmoil Explained: What Happened On Inauguration Day
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — So, what on Earth happened to the now-legendary holders of Purple Inaugural Tickets? Answering this question may ultimately require the re-opening of the X-Files. However, unsatisfied with the accounts we've read thus far, we've taken it upon ourselves to ask those who endured the ordeal to tell us their stories, in the hopes that we might divine some idea of what happened on Inauguration Day. What follows is an informed reconstruction of the logistical mayhem on and around the Mall on Inauguration Day. It is stitched together from hundreds of accounts, some of which are quoted at length. This shouldn't be considered an official account by any ...