Presidential inauguration: 700,000 expected in D.C. to watch Obama take oath of office

Chicago Tribune ^ | 01/21/2013

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WASHINGTON -- Four years after making history by becoming the first African-American president, Barack Obama will kick off his second term on Monday with a scaled-back inauguration that reflects the tempered expectations for his next four years in office.

Lingering high unemployment, bitter political battles and a divisive re-election campaign have punctured the mood of optimism and hope that infused Obama's 2009 inauguration after a sweeping election win.

This time, Obama's inauguration will feature smaller crowds and a reduced slate of inaugural balls and parties to match the more subdued tenor of the times.

When Obama raises his right hand to be sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts outside the U.S. Capitol at 10:55 a.m. Chicago time, it will be his second time taking the oath in 24 hours.

He had a private swearing-in on Sunday at the White House because of a constitutional requirement that the president be sworn in on Jan. 20. Rather than stage the full inauguration on a Sunday, the main public events were put off until Monday.

Obama begins the day worshiping at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House. He will then take the oath again and deliver his inaugural address from the Capitol's west front overlooking the National Mall, where a crowd of up to 700,000 is expected to watch.

That is down significantly from the record 1.8 million people who jammed Washington in 2009 for Obama's first inauguration.

As Inauguration Day dawned and people streamed through the wintry cold toward the Capitol grounds, Washington was in security lockdown, with thousands of police and National Guard troops deployed, barricades up and Humvee military vehicles blocking major intersections.

Outside the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, an elaborate presidential viewing stand, encased in bullet-proof glass, awaited Obama and other VIPs

[itssme]

I second that emotion.

[itssme]

Mark Levin also took this day off...called it his mental health day. It is a good day to take off. Do what you choose to do, and ignore the elephant in the room that is the HOG and his in-NOG-eration.

[itssme]

Along with Rush and Mark Levin, I understand that God has also taken the day off...even HE refuses to put up with the BS of the HOG and his in-NOG-eration.

[Political Junkie Too]

Presidential inauguration: 700,000 expected in D.C. to watch Obama take reenact oath of office

Fixed the headline.

-PJ

[hal ogen]

Why do all those pictured hate Free America?

[UCANSEE2]

Wonder how the networks will fake the ratings on this fiasco....

Simple. The 'Neilson' boxes are only given to known 'democrat' voters.

[soycd]

A nice FAE at 500 ft. would warm up this little jihadi meting.

[left that other site]

Yep.

[UCANSEE2]

He's not African American. He's a mulatto.

Of all the 'blacks' in the United States, Obama is one of the few who IS African-American (with a stress on the African part).

[itssme]

That dog, and I'm referring to the one on the left, thinks that wig-hat of hers is da bomb. It looks like someone sold her a bicycle helmet a few sizes too big. And, oh does she like to prance about and tell everyone it's a WIG, and “ain't I pretty?

Can you recall a former First Lady who had ever done the same? The Mooch is a clown, who craves attention. Big Momma Evita, I call her. As in Peron.

[itssme]

Will that be a cut and curl, or just a cut?

[itssme]

Sasha is the kid who seems to freely express herself as it pertains to the bozo. I've seen her give him the eye, look at him incredulously, pull away from him on one occasion, and yes, yawn ‘cause the bozo and the whole shebang boors her. Good kid.

[Mouton]

700K leaches attend the coronation.

[OldArmy52]

“I believe that he is due for another Nobel Peace Prize as well.”

For his use of armed drones to promote peace and love.

(or was it for free condoms so Ms. Fluck could spread more love and good relations?)

[OldArmy52]

700,000 is the Obaba Regime estimate since that is how many free Obaba phones they have to toss to the adoring takers.

[Resettozero]

700K leaches attend the coronation.

It's true. Everyone, except for the media and hired help, is being paid by the government to attend the inaugurizing today, M. L. King holiday. Well, then, actually...EVERYONE there is being propped up by the government.

[GeronL]

700,000 is less than their normal population isn’t it?

[Lucky9teen]

Yes, the government is SO efficient

Broken Viewing Screen Ruins Inauguration For Thousands

[Jeff Winston]

http://picosong.com/3d9u

[mlizzy]

...I've seen her [Sasha] give him the eye, look at him incredulously, pull away from him on one occasion...

That's funny, and I'm guessing one of the reasons the girls are rarely seen with them [on camera] anymore.