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Crazy….
- Filed under: Presidential
- Date: Nov 14,2008
Some of you are just crazy. Buying tickets online for the upcoming Inauguration Day for thousands of dollars? Are you for real?
Let me fill you in – you can still attend the inauguration without a ticket. You just stand farther back on the Mall and don't have as good of a view and can't get that close. The parade is another thing you can do without a ticket. I've been to the last two events. 2001 was surreal because of the circumstances surrounding the election. It was also about as miserable as it could be out – 33 degrees and rain. Real fun to get there at like 8 AM and just stand there. There were a ton of scuffles along the parade route that year between Bush supporters and obnoxious protesters.. In 2005, it was kind of like whatever. For obvious partisan reasons, I will not be attending this go around. But it is a cool thing to attend in person. It is seeing history no matter who is being sworn in.
In 2001, we had to pick up the tickets the day before (like you have to do this year) and it couldn't have been more of a pain in the ass. If I remember correctly we got them from former Congressman Tom Sawyer's office. I got some in 2005 as well, though I don't remember how. They weren't really in that much demand. I think I just got them from the RNC.
The head of the committee, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, wants to prevent scalping of tickets to the historic event. Tickets are supposed to be distributed free through congressional offices, which have been overwhelmed with demands.
Senator, if I had them this year I would sell them for as much as I could get. It would be worth the drive out there to pick up the seats, sell them, and then leave. Then I would laugh.
5 Responses for "Crazy…."
Ben, we did get our tickets from Congressman Sawyer's office and had a pretty good place to stand. I remember how shocked we were to hear reports that protesters were throwing eggs at the president's motorcade. I still have my copy of the Washington Times from that visit.
Ben,
I don't know the entire details, but if I have part of the story correct: you attempted to banish a formerly good friend because he caused you to be late to W's. So obviously that was important to you.
But I would have rather gone to Chicago for election night.
Sour grapes caused by Obama's raging popularity?
Kyle I do too…laminated on my wall.
Rev, of course I have sour grapes over the election.
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