Thousands brave cold for tickets to Obama farewell speech

Associated Press ^ | Jan 7, 2017 9:47 AM EST

[Olog-hai]

Thousands of people have lined up in frigid temperatures hoping for tickets to President Barack Obama’s farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago.

Tickets are being handed out Saturday morning at McCormick Place, a convention center along Lake Michigan. […]

Obama has described the event as “a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey.” …

[Auntie Mame]

Interestingly, there are no pictures of these “thousands” lined up.

[AC86UT89]

It’s a big indoor space. Why are they making the peons wait outside in the cold?

[FatherofFive]

Thank God it is almost over!

[Gaffer]

One would think such thunderous approval of Obama and desire to brave hours of single-digit temperatures “just to get a ticket” would be documented by pictures of the “thousands” of loyal Obamaists.

Show some pictures or it didn’t happen

[stars & stripes forever]

CHICAGO weather: 5 degrees REAL FEEL: -2 degrees

Hope someone will tweet the actual attendance for the OBAMA Farewell Address.

[Auntie Mame]

Okay, found some pictures on social media.

[hal ogen]

Maybe those “thousands” of misguided morons thought they were getting free food or housing chits?

[V K Lee]

Just a hunch....
Attempting to keep the snowflakes in solid form?

[keat]

Also interesting that no reporter is listed.

[grania]

DEPLORABLES INDEPENDENCE DAY:

January 20, 2017; 12:01 PM

[Ciaphas Cain]

Obama's final speech. May it go as well as that of Ceaucescu.

(A guy can hope, right?)

[orlop9]

and not a one missed work...

[freedumb2003]

Is there a pool on how many “I”s and “Me”s? And a separate for Umms and Errsss?

[eaglestar]

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Ping!

Y’all goin’? Iffin’ I was still in the ‘burbs, I’d JUMP at the chance.

[libh8er]

Chicago is NOT his hometown.

[Ge0ffrey]

If it’s really a chance to say “thank you” to Obama, the whole Republican party should turn out.

[eaglestar]

Is Michael Moore attending?

[MomwithHope]

Closest big venue to his “neighborhoods”. Hard to imagine many “white folks” would want to go there. I bet it is a very small turnout.