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Blizzards could blight Barack Obama's inauguration
The Australian ^ | January 12, 2009 | Agence France-Presse

Posted on 01/12/2009 5:17:41 AM PST by re_tail20

A STEEP temperature drop, a blizzard and a downpour could assail the millions expected to attend Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on January 20, officials said.

"Just given a sunny pleasant 50-degree day, just having that many people around town will be a problem, so any sort of weather issue on top of that is only going to exacerbate that,'' warned Christopher Strong, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

"No matter what happens, we'll be as well prepared as we can be given the enormous potential for crowds.''

Average late January temperatures in Washington fluctuate between minus six and plus four degrees Celsius, while the median temperature sits at about 2.7 degrees Celsius.

(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ...


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To: re_tail20

I’m thinking freezing rain with sleet. That’s always miserable.

But I hope not. Remember our truly honorable men guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns. They will be on duty no matter what the weather.


41 posted on 01/12/2009 5:57:35 AM PST by rfreedom4u (Political correctness is a form of censorship!)
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To: MrB

I’m not gonna give either choice that much credit.

Listen, I’ve got this Obama thing figured out. 10 years of booming prosperity has led to a large population of idiots, morons and slackers. Quality employees are often overlooked because they don’t brown nose, or they don’t “show up” the manager with their skills.

What’s a solid employ to do? Many of them left their company to start their own business, leaving a vacuum of talent filled by the first available “idiot-moron-slacker” available.

Former employees left behind methods that can run almost on auto-pilot, thus making it REAL easy to create an overpaid, underworked employee.

Guess what? There’s no room for slacking and brown nosing anymore in this economy, and these bad employees are the first to KNOW when they’re expendable. Do you realize how many idiots have jobs that can be phased out in a slow economy? These people are EMPTY inside. They don’t have faith in God, so they don’t have faith in themselves. It’s a reflection of who they are.

These people are clueless. They gravitate to the first clueless idiot that sounds good, because that’s how they’ve gotten by half their life. “HOPE!” “CHANGE!” for the imbelcile. The middle finger? That’s how they react when they felt threatened at work. They think that’s sooooo clever of the “O”!

I could write a book on it. “Rebellion of the idiots! The Obama phenom explained” would be the title.

So you see, we’ve become victims of our own prosperity, unfortunately. These idiots are gonna have to suffer to get it. I, for one, don’t feel sorry for any of them.


42 posted on 01/12/2009 6:01:38 AM PST by prismsinc (A.K.A. "The Terminator"!)
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To: MrB

I feel for the poor Cops and Firefighters stationed along the parade route. They are the first to get there and the last to leave. The parade goers made their own decision to face the weather ,those on duty have to be there.


43 posted on 01/12/2009 6:03:06 AM PST by Venturer
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To: MrB

I feel for the poor Cops and Firefighters stationed along the parade route. They are the first to get there and the last to leave. The parade goers made their own decision to face the weather ,those on duty have to be there.


44 posted on 01/12/2009 6:03:20 AM PST by Venturer
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To: re_tail20
No strollers, walkers, canes, handicapped parking, bathrooms and now the weather. The only logical answer is...
Obama HATES The Elderly and Disabled!

45 posted on 01/12/2009 6:05:30 AM PST by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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To: re_tail20
And then the skies will clear.



46 posted on 01/12/2009 6:06:06 AM PST by vietvet67
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To: PurpleMan

Alberta Clippers tend to be unpredictable.


47 posted on 01/12/2009 6:12:39 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: All

It’s going to be Katrina all over again. Quick, blame BUSH, FEMA, HALAEXXOMOBLWARMING!


48 posted on 01/12/2009 6:13:14 AM PST by WakeUpAndVote (I is a dis in french fried voter.)
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To: Dixie Yooper

... many people will die from exposure.

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Good grief!
That is a ridiculous statement!
Washington DC will have more LEOs and other emergency-prepared personnel per capita than any other place in the world on Jan 20, 2009. Cold people will just have to go into a warm building.


49 posted on 01/12/2009 6:18:07 AM PST by maica (Barack Obama is a Weathermen Project.)
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To: maica

To be honest the liklihood of snow is rare.

These storms that come out of the west seldom put any snow in Washington DC. It could be bitterly cold though.

You see whenthe storms come out of the west they hit the mountains and are slanted north and we miss the snow. Our bad weather comes when a storm carrying Gulf waters comes up out of the south and then hits a cold weather pattern sweeping down from the north. When that happens we get it. Snow up to our butts.


50 posted on 01/12/2009 6:27:03 AM PST by Venturer
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To: maica
Not ridiculous. I think some people will succumb.
51 posted on 01/12/2009 6:28:22 AM PST by Kirkwood
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To: AppyPappy

Got it. Wasn’t thinking the comment it through. (More java needed)


52 posted on 01/12/2009 6:30:58 AM PST by PurpleMan
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To: re_tail20

PULEASEE, GOD, do it!!


53 posted on 01/12/2009 6:48:18 AM PST by Dick Bachert
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To: re_tail20

If Barack can make the oceans subside, he can keep the snow up in the clouds.


54 posted on 01/12/2009 6:49:34 AM PST by syriacus
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To: maica
Washington DC will have more LEOs and other emergency-prepared personnel per capita than any other place in the world on Jan 20, 2009

I was wondering where the rest of the bailout money was being used.

55 posted on 01/12/2009 7:02:32 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: re_tail20
I remember the mediaWHORES crowing about how terrible the weather was going to be for W's inauguration day. They were simply giddy! All they could talk about was how small the crowd was along the DC route blah, blah, blah.....! IF the temps are below come the 20th it will be SWEET JUSTICE! The mediaPIGS are already lamenting the weather for OsAMA’s day and the day ain't even here yet! THANK GOD , THANK GOD for the remote. ALL my Television sets will be off for days next week!! BLACKOUT DAY here in my home!!
56 posted on 01/12/2009 7:04:12 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: re_tail20

The Blizzard of 0z?!


57 posted on 01/12/2009 7:07:41 AM PST by maggief
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To: re_tail20
Blizzards could blight Barack Obama's inauguration

Dear Lord, let it be so.

And throw in some frogs and locusts while your at it, K?
58 posted on 01/12/2009 7:10:00 AM PST by reagan_fanatic ("You got that, camera guy?")
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To: re_tail20

Three words: William Henry Harrison


59 posted on 01/12/2009 7:10:45 AM PST by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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To: re_tail20

Finally!!

Proof that there IS a God!

I love God and His lovely practical tricks!!

Now God all I want is for Bam to have to shovel the snow in the White House driveway himself since the actual work staff would be stuck in their homes due to the blizzard


60 posted on 01/12/2009 7:11:08 AM PST by SoftwareEngineer
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