No rush yet on inaugural tickets and hotels
Plans for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in January are in full swing. A reviewing stand is under construction in front of the White House, congressional offices are taking ticket requests and planners are mapping out parade logistics and street closures.
But if a crush of well-wishers is hoping to descend on the nation’s capital as it did four years ago, when 1.8 million people crowded into the city to be a part of his history-making swearing-in, their preparations are off to a much more leisurely start.
Rand Goodman, director of sales and marketing at the JW Marriott hotel, along the Pennsylvania Avenue route of the inaugural parade, said interest so far has not been the same as it was at this point four years ago, but he was optimistic.
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You can only make history once.
thebrokenrattle on December 3, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Enjoy your Bush Second term.
Illinidiva on December 3, 2012 at 10:24 PM
I can’t believe we have to endure four more years of this crap.
Thank you ObamaPhone and FoodStamp voters.
the new aesthetic on December 3, 2012 at 10:34 PM
Let’s see, struggling to find money for either food or tickets to see a dude fresh from his month-long, 4 million buck vacation.
I suppose you could chew on the ticket stub and get some sustenance, ink is made partly from animal fats and vegetable matter, isn’t it?
Bishop on December 3, 2012 at 10:37 PM
And he screwed it up, had to redo it correctly (except for that hand on Bible thing) the next day.
“Fool me once…” or something.
mrt721 on December 3, 2012 at 10:41 PM
When will white make right and start buying tickets? Bunch o’ racists.
Bishop on December 3, 2012 at 10:44 PM
Various tea party orgs are gearing up for a massive greeting party on the Mall. Think Beck’s 9-12 rally and you’ll be close to what they want to do.
It won’t be Jugears day, alone.
platypus on December 3, 2012 at 10:44 PM
There must be a Ke$ha concert that day.
Christien on December 3, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Barack’s voters are wating for us to pay for the tickets.
SouthernGent on December 3, 2012 at 10:54 PM
Well, last time around he was elected and cheered on, on Inauguration Day, by a shi*load of middle class employed folks with some disposable income…This time around, the recipient class that got him over the finish line (while grateful of course) won’t be buying airline tickets and hotel rooms..
Tim Zank on December 3, 2012 at 10:55 PM
When a President is re-elected, there should not be a parade and all that shtik, just re take the oath and get back to work.
aebloo on December 3, 2012 at 10:58 PM
All those people at the first inauguration are wishing they could get back the shoes they threw at the giant Dubya paper-mache head, mainly because they now can’t afford new ones.
Bishop on December 3, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Do they accept food stamps at the JW Marriott hotel?
JPeterman on December 3, 2012 at 11:08 PM
That’s funny…back to work….
Tim Zank on December 3, 2012 at 11:10 PM
They didn’t vote for him.
Punchenko on December 3, 2012 at 11:48 PM
So, when will whitehouse.gov start offering $3 raffle tickets for people to win an all expenses paid trip to D.C. to
fill seatsstand in the freezing cold to watch President Jerka$$ get re-emaculated?Left Coast Right Mind on December 4, 2012 at 12:33 AM
Do you think Michelle is rushing to find a dress?
Cindy Munford on December 4, 2012 at 12:43 AM
To ask this little of the firts half black president is the ultimate form of racism.
May all the media who’re in bed with the gov’t have cripples.
Schadenfreude on December 4, 2012 at 12:52 AM
They can all go to Hades, incl. those from the right.
Schadenfreude on December 4, 2012 at 12:55 AM
The drones flying to D.C.
The 51% with I.Q.’s to match.
profitsbeard on December 4, 2012 at 1:24 AM
The 49% will be working.
Schadenfreude on December 4, 2012 at 1:38 AM
Romney actually got about 47.3% of the vote. Obama got 50.9.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjYj9mXElO_QdHpla01oWE1jOFZRbnhJZkZpVFNKeVE#gid=19
agirlacamera on December 4, 2012 at 2:52 AM
dont’ forget the gop who sat on the couch as well
cmsinaz on December 4, 2012 at 6:02 AM
Guess they don’t take food stamps or birth control pills for a hotel room, do they agirl?
Sekhmet on December 4, 2012 at 7:36 AM
Like Denise Rich they are too busy giving up their American citizenship and moving to countries friendly to wealthy people.
ctmom on December 4, 2012 at 8:02 AM
Frabkly, even if they held the inauguration in my backyard I wouldn’t get up off the couch to watch it.
Trafalgar on December 4, 2012 at 8:33 AM
I hope there is a huge snowstorm that shuts the whole city down. I hope all the people who buy tickets can’t even get there.
Night Owl on December 4, 2012 at 9:56 AM