Demonstrations also in Times Square. Here in DC, a friend of my daughter is sending her videos and pictures from the demonstration in front of the WH. Her friend jumped in her car when she heard the news and went down to the WH. I believe it is spontaneous.
My skepticism is more whether these demonstrations are genuine celebrations of a US military success, or an excuse to hold an Obama campaign event. I can see the reaction in NYC and at West Point being real celebrations of the military’s killing of OBL. I’m skeptical that the one at the WH was mostly a bunch of college kids trying shore up Obama’s military cred (and reelection prospects), which is non-existent among many Americans.
There were some other students reactions at a few more campuses. We need more information to see what, if anything has taken place elsewhere around the nation, and whether this is mostly a college student thing.