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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 11:43 PM
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Obama taking care of everyone. Check this out>>> those that missed the inagural to get things...
Thursday, January 22, 2009

Ticket holders who never made it to Barack Obama's inauguration are going to get a few commemorative items.

Thousands of ticket holders were kept waiting in a tunnel below the National Mall on Tuesday and never made it to the ceremony. Others said access to the Capitol grounds was cut off.

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies said Thursday that those with blue, silver and purple tickets who didn't make it will receive copies of the swearing-in invitation and program, photos of Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, and a color print of the ceremony.

Committee spokeswoman Carole Florman said people should check the committee's


http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/38169419.html
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 11:44 PM
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1. Here come the ponies!!!!! NT
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Booster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 11:53 PM
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2. Don't know what that means, but it made me laugh.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-09 12:11 AM
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5. PONIES!!! He's gonna give us all a pony!
Edited on Fri Jan-23-09 12:12 AM by Clio the Leo
Isn't that why you voted for him? It's why the rest of us did.

Here's the one I want.....



Only ... ya know .... life-sized and real.
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Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 11:54 PM
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3. That's not much of a consolation prize.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 11:57 PM
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4. It is an indication that those in charge are aware of what happened are
making SOME attempt to assuage the disappointment of those that were not able to get in.

More than the previous administration would have done...but of course there never would have been that
many people actually trying to get in...
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-09 12:17 AM
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6. It's good customer service.
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-23-09 12:37 AM
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7. It's great they are doing something for the people that didn't get in.
Some of those folks waited hours and traveled thousands of miles to be there. It's very nice to know they will receive something extra. This group continues to impress me! Very Good!
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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-24-09 09:55 PM
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8. I so agree
truly of the people for the people by the people
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