Advertised 1,500 ticket to be distributed.
600 camp overnight.
Several in line estimated that only 200 to 400 people passed through the line before the ticket supply was exhausted.
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/feb/09/atmosphere-turns-sour-after-obama-tickets-run-out-/
PHOTOS: Atmosphere sours after Obama tickets run out in 25 minutes
By PETE BISHOP (Contact)
Originally published 11:06 a.m., Monday, February 9, 2009
Updated 11:58 a.m., Monday, February 9, 2009
BONITA SPRINGS — The jubilant atmosphere around the Obama town meeting ticket line at Harborside Event Center quickly turned sour when the tickets ran out in 25 minutes Monday morning.
Many who arrived as early as 4 a.m. and left empty handed doubted that the advertised 1,500 tickets were distributed.
“There were no more than 200 people who got tickets,” said Larry Boyle, who arrived at the line in downtown Fort Myers at 5 a.m.
“It was a scam, it was a hose job, this is so un-Obama,” he said. “There was such good energy here but they took a lot of those tickets for friends and politicians. It’s not what Obama was looking for.”
Staff members and volunteers at Harborside said White House staff controlled the ticket supply.
A White House staff member said she could not comment other than to direct inquiries to the president’s press office.
The event center box office began distributing the tickets at 9 a.m. At 9:25 the tickets were gone.
By 9:40 a.m. a crowd of about 40 gathered in front of local television news cameras, chanting, “We want tickets!”
Several in line estimated that only 200 to 400 people passed through the line before the ticket supply was exhausted.
“I got here at 2 a.m. and there’s no way more than 400 people even went through,” said Naples resident Myriam Hagen. “I did the counting when I got here because I drove all the way from Naples and wanted to make sure I’d get tickets. This is disrespectful to the people.”
John Wray of Fort Myers did get tickets and said those angered by the ticket shortage are mistaken.
“I was here all night and there were well over 600 people in line last night,” he said. “When I went through the line it looked like most people were getting two tickets.”
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I hope you sent this info to Rush, Beck, Hannity, etc and anyone else who can spread this story tomorrow!
No, buddy, a scam and a hose job are just like Obama.