Posted on 01/10/2005 4:35:36 PM PST by CThomasFan
Excuse the vanity post, but I need some information about the inauguration. I got a note from my Congressman saying that I will be receiving "standing room" tickets for the inaugural swearing in ceremony....Does that really mean that I will be close enough to see the event, or will I be one of the distant faces looking on from the ellipse?? If it's the latter, then I will probably enjoy the TV version more. Can anyone whose been to one of these affairs clue me in??
I had tickets to this space for the 2000 inaugural. You really won't be able to see all that much, unless you're at the very front. If you use the tickets, make sure you get there early, so that you can be near the front.
You can always watch the ceremony on television later. If you have the opportunity to be present in any way, I would take advantage of the opportunity. I am very happy I was able to attend the last inaugural. The weirdo liberal protestors were a hoot, too.
I had "standing room" tickets four years ago and we were set off to the side so far that we couldn't see a thing. All we could do was hear it. Add to that, the fact that it was raining and the ground was soggy (they'd laid down straw), it would have probably been more enjoyable to have viewed the whole thing on TV.
Unless your President Bush father opt for TV : )
If you go you will be part of history, if you stay home you will be part of the furniture.
Seriously, you probably won't be able to see a thing.
Get a nice frame for the ticket and hang it in your office.
It depends how young, strong, adventurous, and energetic you feel. If you go early and stand around for hours, you might get to see something--or you might not. If you stay home, you can watch it on TV.
I have two kids, 3.5 and 18 months. Is this doable? Or too exhausting?
Good new is the local Pol's came through, and got them seats (who knows where or how far away) to see the main event - via a TV screen! They were promised something a bit more personal Second bit of bad news is that they were also promised admission to California's Ball room, and a chance to meet the Governor, or maybe even be in a rope line to see the President. I just found out yesterday about the change in events, and don't have time to track down the why's and wherefores - it's history now anyway.
Could be the fault of the event organizers (i.e. a company that specializes in academic tours were), or just as likely, the "Moderates" running the California GOP's convention room decided they had no use for 70 Conservative Christian GOP High School students at their party, and uninvited them. (We were told for "just" $200 more, they might still get a ticket to the official events, i.e. a small $14,000 boost in costs! Which political war chest was going to take the kids money, I do not know.).
In any case, I think it's another typical, short-sighted move by the California GOP pols. These kids are all either 18, or nearing voting age. They will vote. They ARE activists. They are very, very smart kids. They will understand full well just happened, what the GOP just did to a bunch of kids. Congrats, Govinator & friends.
SFS
You and your children will be miserable. Watch it on TV.
It really depends on ~where~ your standing room tickets are. The seats are really only for the VIP-est VIPs. The vast majority of the crowd will be standing.
You could do it. But you'd hate yourself, your kids, your President and your country before the day was over.
You'd be standing for hours in the same spot, in who knows what kind of weather. In 2001 it was cold and drizzly.
Find a sitter for your kids. And if you can't do that, watch it on TV.
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