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.
It was. It was almost 50% protesters.
C-Span is showing the Inauguration today at 10AM.
We had a great time at the Ball. And the travel home was excellent.
Way to go Kristinn, I cant stand that priss Matthews. And - thanks again for putting the Ball together. It was an awesome time and it was a pleasure meeting you, JimRob and everybody else.
How did your day go?
And you personally counted them?
Pajama Patrol? That's really cute! For a minute I didn't think of the reference to the people who saw through the "National Guard memos", and reported them. Then they were mockingly described as people in their pajamas, and sitting on the internet all day(or something like that anyway!).
But of course, it was due to these 'blog people' that were credited for stopping this sham! Otherwise, they(CBS, Dan Rather, Kerry campaign people, etc..) would've gotten away with it for a lot longer; and our President might not have won! Thank Heavens for these blog people from this site and others!
I made a crowd estimate where I was and what I saw go by later.
Been countin crowds since 1999 when I started Freeping, got somewhat good at it! :)
How many times did they comment that the stands were not filled.
Is it any wonder why? We couldn't get in!
You must have been on the other side of the street when the cops did the sectioning off. I was just so mad and even told them it was unfair to punish spectators because of the anaridiots.
I watched from an office in the 1200 block. One of our guests said that the anarchists were holding up the security checks because they were carrying things they weren't allowed to have.
This held up the line.
Also, if you have kids with you, you really can't risk having them get caught in something like this mob.
About the same. The thousands of protestors really screwed things up. Had a wonderful trip though....
Mr. Buzzcut was my hero for trying to help us get there. He should get FReeper of the Year award for trying so hard to help a damsel with 4 kids in the middle of protestor hell distress. What a nightmare. ((((Mr. Buzzcut)))) Thank you so much. It really meant a lot to me.
Im happy for everyone else who was able to enjoy the parade. Jen, Ill help you scrap your memories. :) (((NHH)))
It was like "The Poseidon Adventure" ... I was Gene Hackmann ... ;)
Unfortunately, we got separated and I couldn't find you ... sounds like a "Lifetime" movie of the week ... :)
At least your kids got to see real life Moonbats in the wild. That should help when their teachers/professors start spewing the same cliches as that dude wearing the feathered trilby!
Yeah, that was an "experience" of a lifetime. I'll never forget it. I hope the kids never forget it either. We lived through it! *whew* There were a few scary seconds there when I didn't think we would; I figured a moonbat would kill us or we would be crushed and trampled to death. There is nothing worse than being caught in a stew pot with a bunch of deranged freaks.
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