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'They're Starting To Seriously Worry': Concern Growing About Low Turnout At Obama Inauguration
UK Daily Mail ^ | 12:34 EST, 6 January 2013 | By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoinauguration; ceremony; cgi; districtofcolumbia; fakebirthcertificate; inauguration; kenyanbornmuzzie; nooneathome; obamainaugural; obamma; partisanmediashills; photoshop; shortattentionspan; wasteoftime; youdidntbuildthat
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To: drewh

will odinga show up??


61 posted on 01/06/2013 4:31:42 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: drewh

Well duhhhhhhhhhh, that is because he didn’t win the election. It was fixed. Remmeber he couldn’t even draw a huge crowd during the campaign, so the admin and the MSM concocted excuses.


62 posted on 01/06/2013 4:31:55 PM PST by dforest
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To: drewh

Will Hillary be there...


63 posted on 01/06/2013 4:33:33 PM PST by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: drewh; kristinn
"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."

Didn't DC Freepers have their own ball?

64 posted on 01/06/2013 4:35:33 PM PST by hummingbird
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To: Crucial

I think your gut instinct is the correct one.


65 posted on 01/06/2013 4:36:00 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ( "It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.")
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To: Crucial

“Weird..... These are strange times we live in. It begs the question: did he really win?...”

You know the answer to that...My cousin and I were talking last night about how elections are pointless in this country now.....If Palin ran and had 70 million he would have slipped by with 73 million.....


66 posted on 01/06/2013 4:36:34 PM PST by 3722535r
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To: Cyber Liberty

Don’t feel “stoopid.” There will be an official, albeit small, somewhat private swearing-in ceremony at the White House on 01/20, followed by the public sham on Monday.


67 posted on 01/06/2013 4:37:36 PM PST by nfldgirl
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Oh I would go. Only to spill drinks on the most pretentious arse holes I could find in attendance.

I’d probably get kicked out. Sounds like fun.


68 posted on 01/06/2013 4:37:55 PM PST by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: cotton1706
"His autopen or teleprompter will be sworn in at noon."

HA!

Twice - once on Bible, and then on the Koran.

69 posted on 01/06/2013 4:39:50 PM PST by hummingbird
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To: 3722535r

Obama has what they used to have in Chicago...vote producing machines in Cleveland, Philadelphia, St Lucie County, Madison, and Northern Virginia that get him however many votes he needs to take the swing states.


70 posted on 01/06/2013 4:41:10 PM PST by ez (When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.)
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To: drewh
The guy couldn't fill a stadium but he got elected easily? Nice that the suck-ups in the MSM lack curiosity...
71 posted on 01/06/2013 4:41:36 PM PST by GOPJ (Our Friends donÂ’t trust us.. Our Enemies donÂ’t fear us .. - Freeper Tilted Irish Kilt)
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To: drewh

Those big bad corporations that underwrite much of the inaugural festivities expense have cut back. Some aren’t donating at all. Imagine that!

However, I would imagine every president who was re-elected had a lower turnout for the second. All of Reagan’s 2nd Inaugural events were canceled due to Arctic temps.

And it’s not new at all that the balls are all limited to a single venue. That started with W’s 2nd inaugural. All were at the convention center, wit the exception of the Military Ball that was at Union Station.


72 posted on 01/06/2013 4:45:18 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: drewh

Who is Obama, and why should I attend his inauguration?


73 posted on 01/06/2013 4:46:33 PM PST by dagogo redux (A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
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To: mirkwood

74 posted on 01/06/2013 4:47:15 PM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: drewh

Yep, the mall will look like 50,000 moon pies.// My favorite with a Pepsi.


75 posted on 01/06/2013 4:48:34 PM PST by primatreat ("gimme me "obama EBT free money card. Hope the postman don't snitch it!)
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To: Red_Devil 232
"I wish Dick Cheney would be there to give him the Stink Eye again!"

The VP has the best Stink Eye ever!

76 posted on 01/06/2013 4:51:56 PM PST by hummingbird
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To: drewh

The thrill is gone. /s


77 posted on 01/06/2013 4:53:59 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: ez

“Obama has what they used to have in Chicago...vote producing machines in Cleveland, Philadelphia, St Lucie County, Madison, and Northern Virginia that get him however many votes he needs to take the swing states....”

What can we do?...The opposition did not question the obvious fraud and they know they got away with it....We just wait until the time comes where you will actually have to make a personal decision to either fight or surrender....That truly is the only option honest freedom loving Americans are looking at.....


78 posted on 01/06/2013 4:56:35 PM PST by 3722535r
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To: Mean Maryjean
I assume it will be another Roberts ceremony sans Bible. Like last time.


79 posted on 01/06/2013 4:56:52 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: drewh

I wouldn’t go to the Zer0 Syndicate’s inauguration ceremony for Zer0 even if it meant a rail car ride to a Death Camp. But, then that would mean I would never go when the third term comes up.


80 posted on 01/06/2013 4:56:51 PM PST by jonrick46 (The opium of Communists: other people's money.)
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