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.
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That should get the numbers up.
-PJ
Anybody out there who still thinks 0bama DIDN’T steal the election?? WAKE UP.
Think maybe lotsa folks voted less for Obama the man and more for Obama the money.
Sorry Mr Prez, I can’t make it. I’m a sub on a bowling team and I have to stay home in case they call.
“We’re giving away free basketball shoes, and there will be naked white chicks...”
VOILA, *THERE* IS YOUR CROWD...!
It's not the votes that count,
it's who counts the votes!
Regards,
GtG
Maybe people can’t make it because they’re on vacation in Hawaii.
Oh wait, that’s Obama.
Maybe he won’t show up because he doesn’t feel it’s necessary, like a graduation ceremony back when he pretended to be in college.
Thanks drewh.
FMCDH(BITS)
More anecdotal evidence of massive voter fraud.
What are you talking about?! Øbongo has trillions of dollars to throw around, and if he starts to run short he’ll just print more. With all those Øbomabucks they’ll fill every seat in the joint.
> ‘They’re Starting To Seriously Worry’: Concern Growing About Low Turnout At Obama Inauguration
They were worried about a low turnout at the Dem. Convention too but that didn’t prevent Hussein’s return to the Oval Office.
NOT to worry.
They will get Bruce S, Barbara S and their cohorts to perform (they will claim free but WE will foot a gigantic bill — Yes, I know, free with expenses paid).
Is Krispie Kreme and BloomingIdiotBerg going to be in “Lady O’s box”? (I mean on the stage with her).
That is going to be quite crowded in there providing they ‘invite’ all the needy people and ‘heroes’ that stopped selling guns, ammo and fattening foods.
There is a tasty morsel of irony.
The ‘Fat’ first lady ‘lecturing’ us on diet etc and the whole shenanigans will be guarded by more firepower than was used in the Korean War with a ‘theme’ of gun control....
To borrow a ‘line’.....
Popcorn, heavy butter and salty with a 32 oz drink in paper cup.
No need for burdening of law enforcement. Anyone who has any idea of harming him needs to realize two things:
1. It's a gun-free zone, so no guns allowed. And,
2. Any fool who is anywhere in his right mind MUST remember what happened after that idiot James Earl Ray gave us MLK celebrations, street names in almost every city with two or more streets, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr., Quanell X, Shelia Jackson Lee, and any illegitimate child of any one of them.
Just leave 'im alone and let him self-destruct over time. He will do a better job of it than anyone could possibly do. Look at Jimmy Carter and the fool he's made of himself. It gets better by the day.
The sheeples gave him their votes but not their money or time. Not any free stuff that day either.
Dead voters and imaginary “virtual voters” are notorious slackers when it comes to partying.
Bus in ACORN, SEIU, OWS, AFGE, AFSCME, bums and homosexual servicemembers. Problem solved.
In all fairness, I thought the event was going to be a much more scaled down affair than in 2009........
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