GOP begging Democrats for inauguration tickets

[pamela]

Check out this article that appeared in the Sun Times last week.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-inaug29.html

"WASHINGTON -- It's one of the hottest tickets in Washington this winter, and unlike most of the parties planned for President Bush's second inauguration, it's free and the dress is come-however-you-can-stay-warm. But getting one of the 250,000 tickets to Bush's swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the Capitol won't be easy, particularly for people from so-called red states that voted Republican in November.

For most people, the only way they can get a ticket is through their senator or representative and the demand for them in GOP-majority states is running high.

Each senator, regardless of party, gets 400 tickets to distribute. House members get about 200 apiece. To meet the demand, Republican lawmakers are asking Democrats for their leftovers, since not that many Democrats plan to make the trip."

snip

The article goes on to say that Pukes in red states are getting huge requests for tickets but Dems in blue states might have some left over. I suggest we email our Senators and request tickets. Go to the inauguration and turn your back on Bush or just burn the tickets and keep them out of the hands of bushbots.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Are the tickets free?

I will request them if I don't have to pay for them.

[pamela]

4. Yep, they are free. n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. And all I have to do is contact my congressman?

I'll do it.

[pamela]

15. Yay!

Good for you proud2Blib! I emailed Mikulski earlier. She even had a place on her site specifically for requests. I'm goint to email Sarbanes and my congresspeople too.

My husband did this in '93 and got tickets for Clinton's first inauguration.

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Mine is a good Dem

but I live in freeperland so I hope he still has tickets available.

Thanks for suggesting this. It is a great idea.

[pamela]

23. Thank you!

How can we get more DUers to do this? I bet there are states that still have tickets available, especially the states that are further away from DC. These tickets are specifically set aside for constituents but most people don't know to ask for them. Wouldn't it be great if hundreds of DUers got tickets while the freepers didn't even think to ask for them? I think the response I got on the other thread might have been a freeper nibble, though, because he/she/it got tombstoned shortly thereafter.

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. I don't know

I do think it is a great idea. maybe we should post it over at daily kos and some other liberal sites??

[pamela]

26. I'm getting some links together...

to try to make it easier for people. I don't belong to any other forums, and my post count is so low here, I'm not sure people will pay attention or trust the info.

Here is a good link about the tickets with a link to contact your reps.


http://inaugural.senate.gov/2005/tickets.cfm

I think I'll go check out some of the Inauguration threads and post this link, too.

[KC21304]

2. That means the Wisconsin Democratic delegation

gets twice as many as the Republican delegation. Isn't that a shame.

[pamela]

10. I bet you could get tickets.

A lot of constituents don't know about these free tickets or think they are just for Bush supporters. Anyone can get them. I bet your Wisconsin Senators and Representatives still have some available for constituents.

I love the idea of all the freepers being in their pathetic little zone far from the action while DUers are in the main crowd turning their backs on * or even sitting at home watching the tickets burn in an ashtray.

[Nikepallas]

3. Guess repugs are trying to get a large cheering crowd in hopes

to drown out the protests.

[Rican1]

5. Is the prostitution industry gearing up for the inauguration

Like it did for GOP Convention in NY. Love those family values

[FlemingsGhost]

11. Yes, I believe the media will be there. (n/t)

FG

[antigone382]

14. LMAO!!! n/t

[Liberal In Texas]

30. Funny you should mention that....

When the repug convention was in town here (Dallas, a long long time ago) I was chatting up this woman at this bar known as a meat market. Didn't usually go there, but it was close to home.

Anyway, she turned out to be a hooker in town for the repug convention. She said that they paid good and had a lot of business. She said that she had almost given up on going to the Dem convention, couldn't make enough money!

(No, I did not hire her - never have done that, never will.)

[crispini]

37. Hahahahahaha!

That's because Democrats don't *have* to pay for it. :evilgrin:

[yankeedem]

6. I was thinking about this last week

We could have had an effort as Democrats to grab the tickets, so that * could ride down empty streets flanked by empty bleachers. Would have been a beautiful thing.

[pamela]

8. There is still time!

Many Senators are still taking requests. Dem Senators in blue states will probably have tickets left over that they are going to give to the pukes.

[ChairOne]

13. Then why don't we "DU" this?

Every DUer in every state requesting tix should be enough to make all of them spoken for, no?

Anything to piss off my republi-bigot brothers and sisters..... lol

[pamela]

16. I want to "DU" this...

I posted about this in Activism and hardly got any responses.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=14161&mesg_id=14161

It seems like a no-brainer to me. It's free, easy and will piss off republicans. What more could you ask?:shrug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. Kick

[ChairOne]

28. hmmm....

chinese food mebbe?

lol :)

I just don't read the activism forum... sorry... finite amount of time n all....

[Buck_Fush]

32. why would the asshole democratic senators who didn't support our right

to vote now cooperate with the ReichWing by giving up their tickets? Any democratic senator who doesn't burn all 400 himself should be tossed out of the party. The democratic party begins to suck, you know?

[cry baby]

7. I just think these inauguration plans ($$ wise) are obsene

with the state of the world, Iraq and Indonesia. It's just plain embarrasing!

[pamela]

12. I think it's obscene, too.

So write your representatives, get the tickets, wait until after the inauguration and frame them and sell them on eBay to some pathetic bushbot that didn't have the sense to write their own representatives. Then donate the money to the Tsunami relief efforts.

[cry baby]

29. good plan

[Arkana]

17. I'll get one

I've been looking for something else to wipe my ass with. Toilet paper is expensive.

[pamela]

18. Love it!

I bet we could come up with a lot of creative uses for them.:evilgrin:

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. After you use it,

you can sell it on EBay.

There's bound to be an idiot out there who would pay a ton of cash for a shit stained inauguration ticket. And if you claim you can see Jesus's face in it, you may as well assume you won the lottery.

[Arkana]

22. That's a great idea!

I could probably sap some fundie idiot for a lot of money that way!

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. If you get rich

would you share?? It WAS my idea. :)

[Arkana]

38. If I make enough I can cut ALL of DU in on the profits.

:)

Don't worry about that.

[Maclilly]

27. Dems should sell them on Ebay to highest bidder as

fundraiser for future democrat runs

[pamela]

31. Good idea.

Welcome to DU!:hi:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

33. ...and mail them before inauguration... two hours before, that is. (nt)

[pamela]

35. That's an evil idea...

...but I like it.

Anybody have a deep mole account on a freeper site? It would be fun to scan the tickets and post them on their site and offer to give them away. Then just don't send them. It wouldn't be illegal if you are offering to give them away. Mean, maybe, but not illegal.

Hey, lurking freepers! Beware of anyone offering you tickets to the inauguration. hahahahaha

[VOX]

36. Exactly. Scalp 'em like hell, & donate the proceeds to progressive funds.

:evilgrin:

[arwalden]

34. I Would Have Shredded Any Extras...

... just because.