Done Jay...thanks for the link
Posted on 01/20/2005 5:14:15 AM PST by kristinn
All systems are go for the D.C. Chapter's American Sector on the Inaugural Parade route.
The weather is cold, but warmer than the past few days. The sun is peaking through the clouds. Snow covers the sidewalks, but Pennsylvania Avenue has been cleared.
The barricades are up everywhere. Small groups of people are walking around checking things out.
I did a recon last night with BufordP after the Freeper dinner. ANSWER has their bleachers set up on John Marshall Plaza at the starting point for the parade at 4th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. They also have a stage and speaker risers right on the sidewalk at Pennsylvania Ave.
For all their wailing about the Presidential Inaugural Committee denying the public access to the sidewalk on Pennsylvania Ave., ANSWER has taken up most of the sidewalk space themselves with their stage and sound equipment, thereby denying their own people access to the sidewalk on Pennsylvania Ave. I hope the courts take that hypocriscy into account if their case is appealed.
Snow covered most of the American Sector last night. For those not sure where we'll be today, here's the info:
The northeast corner of 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Look for Freepers wearing white Pajama Patrol badge t-shirts with the word 'Marshal' in red letters on the back.
We'll be there from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. We'll have a rally from 10:30 to 11:30. After that, we'll line the parade route in our permitted area on the same block, just a few feet down on the north side of the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue.
We'll be calling in updates throughout the day.
When kristinn calls, I'll ask about TaxRelief.
Any other specific FReepers we should check on?
TaxRelief (and family ... a group of 5 or more) is the only person I know was going up from this area. However, they may not have planned to be at Kristinn's location.
Fox reporting someone just threw a snowball at the motorcade. Meanwhile, CBS is giving extensive coverage to the anti-American protestors.
Where is the parade relative to our people?
To hear CBS tell it the whole parade route is beseiged by protestors.
The American Sector is at 7th (which is seven blocks from the Capital, almost half way to 1600 Penn, which is where the White House is).
Parade is just starting there.
Just heard that some protesters are down...something about pepper spray or something...waiting on more details.
From the DOT cam, it looked like the Pres just passed them.
you got that exactly right. My other favorite comment was Dan Rather stating that GWB has 40 years to learn whether his low approval ratings will increase.
This link is to Trafficland, which uses the DC Dept of transportation cameras, works better.
http://www.trafficland.com/findacam/trafficvideo.php?uid=0&map=19
For the FReeper American Sector, click on the green dot on 7th Street, just above Const. Ave.
If video times out, just click on the dot again.
They are right in front of the protestors at this time.
Ole Document Danny can't seem to get the simplest things right.
The Pres went by there a few minutes ago. I watched it on that cam there.
Thanks for keeping us updated! Here's a live c-span link.
http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS
Doesn't Laura Bush look wonderful? (But my knees are cold just watching!)
FReep this poll. Did the President's celebration inspire you? Yes or No?
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/?SecID=1
Hey Hokie! Didn't attend VT but brother did on a football scholarship. Love Blacksburg and spent a lot of fantastic weekends there when he played. Good luck!
MoodyBlu
I would guess our Freepers are now on their way to get changed and go to the ball?
"About two-thirds of the way through Bush's speech, a group of six women began to chant "Bring the troops home now." As they were taken away by security personnel, two men who said they were with the Peace Movement unfurled a home-made sign that read, "No War." The men were also led away.
The crowd was strongly supportive of the president, and jeered both groups of protesters with chants of "U.S.A. U.S.A." Members of the audience seemed to intentionally get in the way of photographers trying to take pictures of the protesters."
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050120-122621-2190r.htm
LOL!
Done Jay...thanks for the link
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