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.” …

[NautiNurse]

Some odd rules to obtain tickets:

Ticket distribution began at 8 a.m. at McCormick Place. People
were not permitted to line up prior to 6 a.m. The tickets are free
and only one ticket per person will be given out.

Police said anyone not already in line before 7 a.m. would not
be getting a ticket.

One narrow angle pic of the queue here:

http://abc7chicago.com/politics/thousands-line-up-to-get-tickets-to-obamas-farewell-speech/1691046/

[rusureitflies?]

Another opportunity to sell drugs.

[butlerweave]

Burn the tickets to keep warm ,you’ll get more out of it

[Vaduz]

To limit the looting.

[bray]

Only if you are in the back of an ambulance.

[ptsal]

quick install a trail camera with time lapse

[kanawa]

Slightly wider here...

[alexander_busek]

Beer-liquor drinking games will be the rage for his usual verbiage like the words "Beer-liquor drinking games will be the rage for his usual verbiage like the words "notion, I, me, my, mine.”

Had never encountered this meme before, so I googled it.

http://ajrarchive.org/Article.asp?id=4591

Regards,

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Folks....just keep this fact in mind. Last night “Obama” held his own farewell party in the White House. The only folks that attended were his idiot donors and his “Hollywood-So Yesterday”, deadbeat, washed out, celebrities. Yep...there was Obama & Michelle screwing the USA taxpayers, once again...and not nary a word about the obvious terrorist, “ISIS” murder & shooting attack at Fort Lauderdale Airport, yesterday...not one word...from Obama!!!

I have scanned the media this morning.....and there is barely any mention of coverage of another Obama glory session, while innocent Americans are slaughtered on his POTUS watch!!!

I suspect his farewell speech to the masses will be like a “Hillary Clinton” campaign rally....not many folks will attend. Obama’s faewell to the USA military folks was a complete failure, a few days back.

IMHO....I believe that come “Noon” on January 20th, 2017...Obama will forever disappear into endless obscurity, never to be really heard from again. Worst POTUS in the entire history of th USA!!! HIs one masterful achievement was the destruction of the Democrat Party, politically!!! Thank God!!!

[SkyPilot]

Go ahead. Worship your pagan, evil spawn of Satan.

[SkyPilot]

Throne of Satan (Peramon altar)

Zeppelin Field, Nuremberg

Obama, Denver 2008

[georgiegirl]

O insect giving out free cellphones again? https://youtu.be/tpAOwJvTOio?t=1

[Moonman62]

Who needs to wait in the cold?

I’ll give them a summary of the speech.

Me, me, me,... I, I, I,... my, my,my...

Bush’s fault.

[Bikkuri]

Haven’t looked at the replies yet.. but wanted to add my 2 cents..

If he is in such a need of love toward himself (the brainless narcissist he is), he should head back to Chicago to homestead.. I am sure he could do a lot of good there ;^)

[Bikkuri]

They would still break up over time ;^)

[Bikkuri]

+1
:)

[Bikkuri]

Dunno how, but I don’t seem to be on your ping list anymore :/

Please add me, if you still ping ;^)

[Bikkuri]

I think you p!ssed of the pic owner.. This is what I saw (minus my whole screen):

[Ray76]

> Tickets are being handed out

Free? Hahahaha!

[dfwgator]

If it was for Trump the headline would have been, “Trump Forces People to Risk Pneumonia For Tickets.”