Massive Crowds Show Up for Obama's Inauguration
January 19th, 2009 |
| Photos by Jeff Miles |
| Pam Miles caught up with Alabama’s Lt. Governor Jim Folsom Jr. Sunday night at the Daimler-Chrysler Inaugural Celebration |
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by Pam Miles
WASHINGTON, D.C. — We just got in from standing in line all day to get tickets for tomorrow. What a pain!
I have never seen such crowds and traffic. The Metro is a flying nightmare and it’s just a fraction today of what it will be tomorrow, but people are just so happy to be here that everyone is very nice and kind.
Jeff and I caught a ride in an electric car today. We LOVED IT.
Governor Siegelman, Jeff and I are going to the Netroots Nation Ball tonight. We’ll be catching up with friends from all over the country that we met in Austin last summer.
More later…
Washington officials expect a turnout of between 2 million and 4 million people in the District of Columbia for the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. There is little doubt this is the biggest crowd to ever descend on the nation’s capital.
I’ve seen a half a million people on The Mall before, which is about the number that showed up last night for the special event at the Lincoln Memorial.
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| Jeff Miles |
| Pam in her fir coat by the line for tickets forming at the Cannon House Office Building with the Capitol in the background… |
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January 19th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Pam Miles and former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman in DC for Obama’s historic inauguration…
January 19th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
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January 19th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman with Rita Fogle of Daily Kos at the Netroots Nation inaugural party.
January 19th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Raines Cohen, a community organizer.
January 19th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Hey, that’s me! In my semi-pastafarian garb (coachman’s hat rather than pirate hat at that moment). Not visible (much): my green “O’Bama” March, 2007 St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt.
January 19th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Looks like you guys are having fun. Wish I could be there partying with y’all on this historic occasion. But on the other hand, the crowds and the cold…
Plus, I have four stories to do in Tennessee in the next few days.
So that will take care of the travel budget this month : )
January 20th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Currently circulating on the Internet and entirely appropriate today, January 20, 2009:
January 20th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Good one Yana. So true.
I just hope Charlie Boo reads it…
He’s a new resident of Alabama who just moved here from Maine, hanging out with some Republicans here, he claims.
Said “nice blog” in the first e-mail, then decided he didn’t like it because we don’t publish enough crazy, right-wing comments, I guess : )
To some lurkers, the comments on blogs are the “entertainment.”
January 20th, 2009 at 10:50 am
President Obama inauguration. It means it is finally time we may BEGIN to repair the disaster. Not just Obama, not just Congress, but all of us who are able to realize that a disaster has taken place.
January 20th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Yes, we have much work to do…
January 20th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
From Anthony Johnson via e-mail:
The installation of Barack Obama means new leadership for the country and for the world. The essence of America is founded upon basic and essential freedoms. We as a people have chosen a democratic way of life as set by our founding fathers. This season is a season unity, purpose and vision. Our 44th President has issued a clarion call to be responsible citizens and to shoulder our own various callings in life. We must rebuild our country, restore the constitution, and restore our faith in the American Dream.
Rev. Anthony A. Johnson, MDiv
January 20th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Pam Miles with Alabama Democratic Party chair Joe Turnham on the right and Don Siegelman in the background on the right…
January 21st, 2009 at 11:23 am
This just in from Pam via e-mail:
We came, we saw, it’s official! We have a new President and it is truly the dawning of a new day!
I have never experienced two million people in one small area before and I’m here to tell you it IS quite an experience. I believe awesome would be the correct word to describe it.
The freezing temps were another thing this Southern girl had never experienced and I hope I never have to experience it again!!!
We went to the Southern Ball last evening with our former SoS Nancy Worley and her beau, Wade Lipscomb. Our camera malfunctioned so pictures will be posted when we get home later this evening.
I will be happy to be back home in “Alabama the Beautiful,” I am kinda homesick and I miss my little dog, Dylan. Thanks go out to Joe, Bill and Peggy Webb for taking such special care of our ‘baby’.
Be home and back online soon!
Pam
January 21st, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Sorry about the camera malfunction, but can’t wait to hear more here and on the e-mail listserv. We’ll post the best stuff when it comes in…
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:28 am
hi glynn — that rita fogle is something to ogle
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:21 pm
No comment : )