Posted on 01/06/2013 3:35:37 PM PST by drewh
Hotel rooms remain unbooked ahead of January 21 inauguration ceremony Organizers expecting much lower turnout than 2009 ceremony, when nearly 2 million people flocked to the National Mall
Crowds may have flocked to the National Mall to see President Obama make history in 2009, but the team behind the president's 2013 inauguration bash later this month are bracing themselves for a ton of empty seats. The ceremony that Washington will stage in a few weeks won't be the historic affair it was in 2009, when nearly 2 million people flocked to the Capitol to watch Obama take the oath of office. This time, District of Columbia officials expect between 600,000 and 800,000 people for Obama's public swearing-in on the steps of the Capitol on Monday, January 21.
Two weeks before the big day, plenty of hotel rooms still haven't been booked. Four years ago, some hotels sold out months in advance. There will be just two official inaugural balls this year, both at the Washington Convention Center, rather than 10 official balls at multiple locations around town.
The pair of celebrations are the lowest number since 1953, according to the New York Post.
A political insider told the paper: 'Some on the presidential inaugural committee are starting to seriously worry.' His inaugural committee has also scaled the celebration back to three days of festivities, instead of four.
Some changes are on account of the slowly recovering economy and a desire by planners to ease the security burden on law enforcement.
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Invite the Kardashians, every last one of them, and their friends, boyfriends, etc.
They can also host a Karsashian Ball for their reality show. "Cha-ching!"
“Didn’t DC Freepers have their own ball?”
They did in ‘00 and ‘04. No reason to celebrate an Inaugural since then.
But that other part of your excerpt about two official inaugural balls, both at the Washington Convention Center, rather than at multiple locations just isn’t true. They haven’t had multiple locations since Bush’s first. By the time of his 2nd, they were all at the Washington Convention Center, with the exception of the Military Ball that was held at Union Station.
Should be: The fewer that show, the less trash on the ground.
Big corporations couldn't underwrite inaugural festivities - ObamaCare is bankrupting them. They can't AFFORD it.
There is no reason to worry. Nancy Pelosi can photoshop adoring crowds into the pictures of the inauguration.
Code purple SEIU and code Pink (queers for steers) will be there in force no doubt,
Go over to MLK Ave. in Anacostia and pass out free tickets.
That will bring in a crowd of Obama voters.
Of course they better nail down everything in a 4 square block area.
“Autopen” is planned to take the oath of office— on a Quran in arabic. Tougher job this time for Chief Justice Roberts.
If the libs were holding their coronation for Barry IN my house, I wouldn’t go.
Maybe because vote fraud was tremendously higher than we know and they can’t get together the money to buy admirers?
Maybe because vote fraud was tremendously higher than we know and they can’t get together the money to buy admirers?
Hard to imagine doing that one— w/ or w/out condoms. A 38 year old grad student? And dumber than a sack of rocks— sort of like— “man was I drunk or what, what was that (itch itch)” Really quite amazing that anyone would think this has a point of view of any import or relevance.
Sort of like the obamaumao campaign video with the tattooed ambisexual ugly chick saying you want your first vote to be with a kind caring man....ewwwwwwwwwh!! Best friends with Fluke (and who would believe her name is really pronounced the way she says it is— english grammar being what it is— to emphasize the “act” so to say.
No more honest elections peeps!
You know, Carter walked to his, but he didn’t get a 2nd one.
Interesting— buses to block....sightlines for... hmmmm?
Not even to pee in the punchbowl?
There may be too many that can’t leave the bread lines. And worried how they will eat if there is not a .gov worker to chew their food for them.
I think most of the buses are going to be stretched out along the first part of the parade, so the fear is Obama’s own peeps are going to be going after him or some reason.
I think most of the buses are going to be stretched out along the first part of the parade, so the fear is Obama’s own peeps are going to be going after him or some reason.
Maybe the RAT multi-voters should book multiple rooms.
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