tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post2670407848291436883..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-665526357141022642009-01-22T20:48:00.000-05:002009-01-22T20:48:00.000-05:00That is very disappointing, Marsha. When I was out there for Reagan's funeral and there were such enormous crowds, I was very impressed with how the police and the Capitol employees managed things.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5944229818640642102009-01-22T19:11:00.000-05:002009-01-22T19:11:00.000-05:00There were empty seats because people who purchased parade tickets, after standing in long security lines, were not allowed to sit it them. More disappointment after spending hours in the Purple Tunnel of Doom and missing the Inauguration!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688741940798976252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-54122699258259745952009-01-20T23:52:00.000-05:002009-01-20T23:52:00.000-05:00The reports yesterday were that the secret service was going to allow no more than 650k people into the mall then they'd shut the gates.Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-76017930192612241582009-01-20T22:32:00.000-05:002009-01-20T22:32:00.000-05:00Interesting also how those crowd estimates from the commercial satellite photo point to way lower numbers than expected.<BR/><BR/>Only 800,000 maybe? <BR/><BR/>They planned ahead for larger crowds obviously with all the jumbotrons(isn't there a more modern name for that?), but they couldn't have better public transportation??? OddMichael Kobrowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833381523498017951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-9276927944046352702009-01-20T20:36:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:36:00.000-05:00Good point, TMG. The reviewing stand was rather sparse. I don't know if that was intentional or people were no-shows. It's possible that people had trouble getting to their destinations because of the crowds. That was clearly the case at the swearing-in ceremony.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-47373609721447100092009-01-20T20:27:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:27:00.000-05:00Okay but you didn't answer the important question.<BR/><BR/>"Why was the President's reviewing stand empty?"<BR/><BR/>A lot of ignorant, self-important democrats whose names were clearly visible on their empty seats didn't show up. Sort of reminds me of Congress now that I think about it.<BR/>Not only was it disrespectful to the President, it was disrespectful to every citizen of the United States.TMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662055187326754003noreply@blogger.com