Consolidated Donald John Trump Inauguration Viewing and Reaction Thread 1-20-2017
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0bunghole and family are clear across the US in Palm Springs. The hildabeast is back in her crypt with King William the Impeached, sKerry is probably aging to dust as the picture of Dorian Gray on his wall is removed, and the ******s are out of WH staff positions. It's all good....
bw
Fringe Ranger
The thought of Zero simmering makes me smile. The thought of Hillary seething makes my smile embiggen.
I went back & added this link of the ABC coverage to my question; it goes from before they're all getting into the motorcade so I think it's everything. I can let this run all day...so happy about it! And I will enjoy it more now knowing that everything went off without a hitch.Gotta love the flags & the patriotic music, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nieiu8tmLIM
ty . I have been searching for the parade.. missed a lot.. but I found it thanx to you.
bbbuddy
DEPLORABLE ME
First time Barron looks relaxed and happy...he's got a big smile for the tractors...LOL!
I told DH he probably told his dad "I want one of those!"
Buick Electra
TB2K Girls with Guns
GET A LOAD OF THE BILL KRISTOL TWEET...
Bill Kristol Verified account
@BillKristol
I'll be unembarrassedly old-fashioned here: It is profoundly depressing and vulgar to hear an American president proclaim "America First."
Bill Kristol Verified account
@BillKristol
I'll be unembarrassedly old-fashioned here: It is profoundly depressing and vulgar to hear an American president proclaim "America First."
First time Barron looks relaxed and happy...he's got a big smile for the tractors...LOL!
I LOVED that! Also, the look in the youngest grandson's eyes as they were walking past the Marines (?) standing at attention on their way into the reviewing stand was just adorable... the awe and wonder was pure innocence.
May God protect that entire family!
Summerthyme
Hfcomms
EN66iq
From the crown prince of the neocon's. Yes, how depressing and vulgar to hear an American President proclaim 'America First'
May he and his ilk be swept into the dustbin of history.
bw
Fringe Ranger
I'm probably old-fashioned, and to me it feels like a breath of fresh air. It feels like the first breath after being underwater too long.
Okay, he's an idiot. But how dare he call his stance old-fashioned!
We are finally going to put out a new American flag. Took ours down 8 years ago and left it down until now.
the poor kid must be bored stiff. but he's a trooper. yay kid
Be Well
may all be well
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT???????????
Kristol dug his own grave, climbed in, and now he's pulled dirt down on himself.
Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
Back. People look pleased, like a job well done. President Trump and the First Lady are leaving the reviewing stand holding hands. The family is headed into the WH. Barron is running to catch up.
The Fox feed switched to some protestors. The protestors on camera are wandering around like a scene out of the Walking Dead. The lighting is dingy and their clothes are dark. They've been out in the rain and the weather. Maybe they have been on their feet most of the day. They move like they are tied and their feet hurt, very low energy. This is so in contrast with the scene of the attendees at the Presidential reviewing stand.
The Fox feed switched to some protestors. The protestors on camera are wandering around like a scene out of the Walking Dead. The lighting is dingy and their clothes are dark. They've been out in the rain and the weather. Maybe they have been on their feet most of the day. They move like they are tied and their feet hurt, very low energy. This is so in contrast with the scene of the attendees at the Presidential reviewing stand.
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JDSeese
Veteran Member
Because of the anti- Jewish refugee connotations of "America First" from nearly a hundred years ago
As if "America First" was trademarked back then and can only mean that one thing
He and others like him have (a.) overactive imaginations and (b.) overactive egos
That's why they're wrong all the time
Flippper
Time Traveler
My thoughts as well, the gloves, 3/4 length sleeves, high collar and Jackie blue are all classic, only thing missing is the pill box hat and Melania would have looked smashing wearing it.
I really like this photo with the Capitol building behind them, it's really a great touch that they both got out and walked, can you imagine the oboobs doing that?
Buick Electra
TB2K Girls with Guns
thompson
Certa Bonum Certamen
AMEN
Again, I say, "AMEN!"
Would that it be so!
I say again, my heart is brimming today!
Buick Electra
TB2K Girls with Guns
Tim J Baxter · @TJB
Politics · 4 hours
I'm an Englishman living in Scotland and that speech from President Trump was the most electrifying political thing I've seen. That was astonishing. He put the entire Washington machinery on notice that he was the new boss... not same as the old boss.
Politics · 4 hours
I'm an Englishman living in Scotland and that speech from President Trump was the most electrifying political thing I've seen. That was astonishing. He put the entire Washington machinery on notice that he was the new boss... not same as the old boss.
Buick Electra
TB2K Girls with Guns
Brian Brown @Republican__Man 3m3 minutes ago
Department of homeland security about to get some new protocols.
Department of homeland security about to get some new protocols.
Buick Electra
TB2K Girls with Guns
Jacob Rascon @Jacobnbc 14m14 minutes ago
DC police: All 217 people arrested during inauguration protests have been charged with rioting, and will appear in court tomorrow.
DC police: All 217 people arrested during inauguration protests have been charged with rioting, and will appear in court tomorrow.
Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
Good!
Well he got that "a bit wrong"....
Bush 41 decorated WW2 naval aviator and 43 was an F-102 driver in the Texas ANG...
Love reading this. Today, I am a Really Proud American. Thank you to President Trump. Class and Charisma. A voice for the people, I hope he is successful in achieving great changes for our country during the next four years.
That's a first in eight years.
Medical Maven
Deceased
Moochelle showed her "ass" on the way out. I saw it, all of it, as most did, (if they were not blind). Moochelle is a low class grifter, (ON HER WAY OUT OF TOWN).
Michelle Obama's face doesn't hide how she feels about Donald Trump becoming US President
Former first lady's face sums up how many feel about the election of the New York property tycoon
Tom Batchelor
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ace-photo-us-president-ceremony-a7538176.html
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama look on at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington Reuters
Michelle Obama looked unimpressed during the inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States – summing up the mood among critics of the controversial billionaire who was sworn in at a ceremony on Capitol Hill.
Eyebrow raised, the former first lady stood and watched as Mr Trump recited the 35-word oath.
Her dour facial expression prompted an immediate reaction on social media, with one person saying that her evident displeasure at the New York tycoon becoming the most powerful man on the planet “spoke for all of us”.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with outgoing U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as outgoing President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama look on (Reuters)
One image showed Ms Obama – who has been touted as a future presidential candidate – standing uncomfortably as she gave the new US President a sideways glance.
She also appeared unimpressed earlier in the day when she was handed a box by Mr Trump’s wife Melania.
Ms Obama looks around for somewhere to put the ribbon-wrapped box, before shooting a swift look of desperation at the camera (screen grab)
The outgoing first lady grimaced as she turned to the waiting photographers clutching the box, which is said to be from the jewellery shop Tiffany, which neighbours Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
Michelle Obama shares farewell message and takes one last stroll in th
Hillary Clinton and husband Bill were also among the gathered dignitaries. The defeated Democratic nominee appeared steely-eyed as she awaited Mr Trump's arrival.
But more than 60 fellow Democrats refused to attend his swearing in ceremony, which saw Mr Trump placing his hand on two Bibles, one used by his family and another used for President Abraham Lincoln's inauguration.
The new US President declared a united America was “totally unstoppable” and said the country would “start winning again, winning like never before”.
Donald Trump mimics Obama as they walk out of White House
At 70, he is the oldest person to be sworn in as president.
Michelle Obama's face doesn't hide how she feels about Donald Trump becoming US President
Former first lady's face sums up how many feel about the election of the New York property tycoon
Tom Batchelor
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ace-photo-us-president-ceremony-a7538176.html
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama look on at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington Reuters
Michelle Obama looked unimpressed during the inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States – summing up the mood among critics of the controversial billionaire who was sworn in at a ceremony on Capitol Hill.
Eyebrow raised, the former first lady stood and watched as Mr Trump recited the 35-word oath.
Her dour facial expression prompted an immediate reaction on social media, with one person saying that her evident displeasure at the New York tycoon becoming the most powerful man on the planet “spoke for all of us”.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with outgoing U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as outgoing President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama look on (Reuters)
One image showed Ms Obama – who has been touted as a future presidential candidate – standing uncomfortably as she gave the new US President a sideways glance.
She also appeared unimpressed earlier in the day when she was handed a box by Mr Trump’s wife Melania.
Ms Obama looks around for somewhere to put the ribbon-wrapped box, before shooting a swift look of desperation at the camera (screen grab)
The outgoing first lady grimaced as she turned to the waiting photographers clutching the box, which is said to be from the jewellery shop Tiffany, which neighbours Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
Michelle Obama shares farewell message and takes one last stroll in th
Hillary Clinton and husband Bill were also among the gathered dignitaries. The defeated Democratic nominee appeared steely-eyed as she awaited Mr Trump's arrival.
But more than 60 fellow Democrats refused to attend his swearing in ceremony, which saw Mr Trump placing his hand on two Bibles, one used by his family and another used for President Abraham Lincoln's inauguration.
The new US President declared a united America was “totally unstoppable” and said the country would “start winning again, winning like never before”.
Donald Trump mimics Obama as they walk out of White House
At 70, he is the oldest person to be sworn in as president.
Be Well
may all be well
Some photos from the UK Independent article:
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama look on at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with outgoing U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as outgoing President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama look on (Reuters)
Ms Obama looks around for somewhere to put the ribbon-wrapped box, before shooting a swift look of desperation at the camera (screen grab)
My apologies for torturing anyone....
Even people who have plain, unattractive or downright homely personal features look nice if their faces exhibit kindliness, respect, concern for others, love...
The face is the index of the mind.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama look on at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with outgoing U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as outgoing President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama look on (Reuters)
Ms Obama looks around for somewhere to put the ribbon-wrapped box, before shooting a swift look of desperation at the camera (screen grab)
My apologies for torturing anyone....
Even people who have plain, unattractive or downright homely personal features look nice if their faces exhibit kindliness, respect, concern for others, love...
The face is the index of the mind.
AlfaMan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
GOD WHAT A GREAT DAY THIS HAS BEEN!!!!
We got back from the inaugural about 8 this evening-It has been SUCH a GREAT day for us and for America. We all went out to eat and now everyone is settling down, tired after such a great day.
I've screamed and hooted so much today I'm hoarse. Words can't describe how moving, how incredible, how much FUN we all had today. Folks-PLEASE come to DC for Trump's next inaugural. Inaugurals are fun and we have gone to all the (Republican) inaugurals in the past 20 years. Folks, today was different on so many levels. Different in a good way.
We got to DC about 1015 this morning. The metro (subway) was quick and on time, they were on a rush hour schedule and the trains going into DC filled up quick. Ever ride the metro and all you see is a sea of red? Yes-Trump MAGA hats EVERYWHERE...people dressed in retiree hats, women dressed head to toe in red......It was awesome!!
We got off at L'Enfant Plaza-2 blocks from the capitol. The line to get into the mall area through the security checkpoints was LONG, wrapping back and forth for blocks-it quite literally took us 3 HOURS to get onto the mall (by then the oath had been administered-damn...) But, I said this inaugural was different and it was. All of us in line shared our cellphones with each other and we watched the swearing in that way. There was a retired cop and his wife behind us, a group of folks from Illinois in front, an Indian family (all dressed in red bright enough you need sunglasses-and sporting MAGA hats too. The whole family!) and people all over. We shared our phones so all could see-thats how we saw it, on our cellphones standing in line. But it was great; because there were SO MANY Trump supporters. We chatted with each other, it was awesome to see people from all over the US coming to see Trump (not just the president) but they came to see PRESIDENT TRUMP. The unity was nearly total in the crowd we were in.
There were a few protesters in line-they clearly didn't feel comfortable. I'm sure they didn't, because a yell arose from the crowd loud enough for God himself in heaven to hear when Trump said "So help me God". The line for the checkpoint was 7-8 blocks long; and all you heard were cheers, people chanting "Trump, Trump TRUMP! and "USA,USA, USA. it was a hoot to be in this crowd. Women wept, literally. (Some men had dust in their eyes too-I did and not ashamed to admit it). A line this long-and slow-would have people cussing and bitching but it was entirely absent today. There were smiles, and kids yelling and it was a poignant reminder of "We the people".
We finally! got to the security checkpoint, it was a mix of secret service, NG troops, DC police and TSA folks. And we who had been waiting forever were coming through the checkpoint and people were shaking the troopers' hands and thanking them for their service. That was a common theme today. And women were let forward by men, and people helped other people get through (we let a couple, both in wheelchairs and dressed in red) cut in front of us along with their family. We went into the checkpoint at Constitution and 7th Av. We finally got through (both my steel toed boots and my stents set off the metal detector so they had to wand me). We walked up 2 blocks to the parade route at PA av and 7th st. The volunteers ushered us into the (ticket holders only) bleachers set up on the street. We didn't have a ticket-The people running the bleachers said no problem and we sat right on the street in nice comfy bleachers. As it were, bleachers chock full of Trump supporters. Right across the street from us was the ANSWER coalition's protest stage. Which was also fun, because they would chant "Dump Trump" and a spontaneous "USA, USA" came from our side of the bleachers, drowning out the special little snowflakes. They would yell "black lives matter" and we all yelled back "Blue lives matter". At that point the cops on both sides of the street start clapping and giving us thumbs up. The cops were awesome-they chatted with us in the bleachers, were helpful to the tourists to the nth degree, etc. DC cops ROCKED today-they took care of the violent protests that took place in NW DC today. 2 were injured but they rounded up a large number of protesters and arrested them. Book'em Danno!
When the parade started, the anti Trump animals cut the cable on the loudspeaker (situated on their side of the street). Cops swarmed in, picked out two people and took them away. then a DC police truck pulls out and a gaggle of cops and 2 maintenance workers go up, fix the cable connections (surrounded by the cops) and got it working again in minutes. Then the parade began-protesters started chanting again, we drowned them out. The chief justice came through in an armored Suburban with the windows down-and one of the protesters I kid you not throws a "marital aid" at the open window, Yes, you didn't see that on the news-the protester threw a dildo at the car. He missed the window, and the dildo goes bouncing into the middle of the street. A big pink gnarly looking thing. Looked more like a tool Roto-Rooter would use.... TOO FUNNY! What was even funnier is how they handled the guy that tossed it was picked up and OVER the security fencing by the front of his jacket by a black DC cop that looked like a dead ringer for Mike Tyson. Literally grabbed the guy by the front of his coat and is bodily picked straight into the air and over the fence and wham! onto the ground face down. They zip tie the guy and a paddy wagon comes up and the guy gets nearly bodily thrown into it. DC cops may have bad managers/political leaders, but those cops ROCKED today.......
When the president came up; our section of bleachers were so loud we drowned out the protesters AND the loudspeakers. We went bonkers-the protesters got quiet. We saw both Trump and Pence in their limos; Barron, Trump's youngest son was waiving and clearly having a GREAT time.
Trump's family came through in identical limos-4 abreast down PA av. Awesome!!! As They came through, I got to really see who was around us. We had a black family behind us, an indian family in front of us, folks from Sweden to our side. And all of them were screaming their hearts out for Trump. There was even an Arab man there, with his teenage son. Couldn't understand much of what they were saying, except I heard "Trump", freedom, and America come out of their mouths. They were pretty shy-once Trump came through nobody was shy-we were America, in all it;s glory celebrating as if we just won a war (and we did folks). Backslapping, hooting and hollering; people taking pics of others groups of people for them so they could get in the photo, etc. The indian family had a small son with them, and we were all standing on the bleacher seats to get a great look (which is why my videos are shaky-the bleachers were FULL), I told the mom and the son to come up in front of us so they could stand and see-the kid was precious. He waved his American flag like it was a propeller! People watched over the kids to make sure they saw everything-parents were as excited as the kids were.
After Trump and company passed, the protesters started up again on the other side of the street. They yelled Dump Trump, we hit back hard with chants again. USA USA USA, Go home!, Blue lives matter, etc. Cops loved us. After a bit of this, we decided to head out-others were doing the same. As we were leaving we were thanking the cops for their service, and they turned around and thanked US for the blue lives matter chants. The cops were working their butts off and were thanking US. Wow, what a nice day.
We finally got up to the mall area, where the street vendors were hanging out. Their prices for stuff was actually pretty cheap-T Shirts from the inaugural 5 bucks apiece; gloves and ear muffs 5 bucks apiece. People were scarfing up the souvenirs by the truckload. Most were from out of town, trying to find metro stations to get back to their hotels, etc. The vendors would help them, we helped people with directions. There was so much please and thank you from everyone it was scary. We chatted with tons of folks; they were from all over the country and when they found out we were locals they asked about the museums opening tomorrow (they are-hell, most were open on the mall today!) and suggestions for good local food, how to get to Mount Vernon (easy, follow us home!) etc. Most of the tourists needed help with getting the right train out, and what station to transfer from red line to yellow line, blue line, etc. We had a family from Wisconsin follow us from the mall to L'Enfant plaza to get to a subway train.
The neat thing was, as we left the mall NG troops, cops from everywhere (Denver, Philly, Atlanta, Dallas-I mean they were from everywhere) had set up a gauntlet and were thanking people for attending. What a nice touch! And people were thanking the troops and cops for their service-haven't heard that in DC in oh, 8 years or so!) The train was crowded like sardines coming out of DC-but again, men were offering standing ladies their seats, etc.
All in all-the most PLEASANT inaugural we've ever attended. And Trump is now officially our president-icing on the cake. Today I am so happy and PROUD to be an American.
I took a few short videos of the motorcade and start of the parade-I put them on YouTube at the below link. I'll post pics of the day here.
https://www.youtube.com/user/terry92964
WHAT A GREAT DAY!
We got back from the inaugural about 8 this evening-It has been SUCH a GREAT day for us and for America. We all went out to eat and now everyone is settling down, tired after such a great day.
I've screamed and hooted so much today I'm hoarse. Words can't describe how moving, how incredible, how much FUN we all had today. Folks-PLEASE come to DC for Trump's next inaugural. Inaugurals are fun and we have gone to all the (Republican) inaugurals in the past 20 years. Folks, today was different on so many levels. Different in a good way.
We got to DC about 1015 this morning. The metro (subway) was quick and on time, they were on a rush hour schedule and the trains going into DC filled up quick. Ever ride the metro and all you see is a sea of red? Yes-Trump MAGA hats EVERYWHERE...people dressed in retiree hats, women dressed head to toe in red......It was awesome!!
We got off at L'Enfant Plaza-2 blocks from the capitol. The line to get into the mall area through the security checkpoints was LONG, wrapping back and forth for blocks-it quite literally took us 3 HOURS to get onto the mall (by then the oath had been administered-damn...) But, I said this inaugural was different and it was. All of us in line shared our cellphones with each other and we watched the swearing in that way. There was a retired cop and his wife behind us, a group of folks from Illinois in front, an Indian family (all dressed in red bright enough you need sunglasses-and sporting MAGA hats too. The whole family!) and people all over. We shared our phones so all could see-thats how we saw it, on our cellphones standing in line. But it was great; because there were SO MANY Trump supporters. We chatted with each other, it was awesome to see people from all over the US coming to see Trump (not just the president) but they came to see PRESIDENT TRUMP. The unity was nearly total in the crowd we were in.
There were a few protesters in line-they clearly didn't feel comfortable. I'm sure they didn't, because a yell arose from the crowd loud enough for God himself in heaven to hear when Trump said "So help me God". The line for the checkpoint was 7-8 blocks long; and all you heard were cheers, people chanting "Trump, Trump TRUMP! and "USA,USA, USA. it was a hoot to be in this crowd. Women wept, literally. (Some men had dust in their eyes too-I did and not ashamed to admit it). A line this long-and slow-would have people cussing and bitching but it was entirely absent today. There were smiles, and kids yelling and it was a poignant reminder of "We the people".
We finally! got to the security checkpoint, it was a mix of secret service, NG troops, DC police and TSA folks. And we who had been waiting forever were coming through the checkpoint and people were shaking the troopers' hands and thanking them for their service. That was a common theme today. And women were let forward by men, and people helped other people get through (we let a couple, both in wheelchairs and dressed in red) cut in front of us along with their family. We went into the checkpoint at Constitution and 7th Av. We finally got through (both my steel toed boots and my stents set off the metal detector so they had to wand me). We walked up 2 blocks to the parade route at PA av and 7th st. The volunteers ushered us into the (ticket holders only) bleachers set up on the street. We didn't have a ticket-The people running the bleachers said no problem and we sat right on the street in nice comfy bleachers. As it were, bleachers chock full of Trump supporters. Right across the street from us was the ANSWER coalition's protest stage. Which was also fun, because they would chant "Dump Trump" and a spontaneous "USA, USA" came from our side of the bleachers, drowning out the special little snowflakes. They would yell "black lives matter" and we all yelled back "Blue lives matter". At that point the cops on both sides of the street start clapping and giving us thumbs up. The cops were awesome-they chatted with us in the bleachers, were helpful to the tourists to the nth degree, etc. DC cops ROCKED today-they took care of the violent protests that took place in NW DC today. 2 were injured but they rounded up a large number of protesters and arrested them. Book'em Danno!
When the parade started, the anti Trump animals cut the cable on the loudspeaker (situated on their side of the street). Cops swarmed in, picked out two people and took them away. then a DC police truck pulls out and a gaggle of cops and 2 maintenance workers go up, fix the cable connections (surrounded by the cops) and got it working again in minutes. Then the parade began-protesters started chanting again, we drowned them out. The chief justice came through in an armored Suburban with the windows down-and one of the protesters I kid you not throws a "marital aid" at the open window, Yes, you didn't see that on the news-the protester threw a dildo at the car. He missed the window, and the dildo goes bouncing into the middle of the street. A big pink gnarly looking thing. Looked more like a tool Roto-Rooter would use.... TOO FUNNY! What was even funnier is how they handled the guy that tossed it was picked up and OVER the security fencing by the front of his jacket by a black DC cop that looked like a dead ringer for Mike Tyson. Literally grabbed the guy by the front of his coat and is bodily picked straight into the air and over the fence and wham! onto the ground face down. They zip tie the guy and a paddy wagon comes up and the guy gets nearly bodily thrown into it. DC cops may have bad managers/political leaders, but those cops ROCKED today.......
When the president came up; our section of bleachers were so loud we drowned out the protesters AND the loudspeakers. We went bonkers-the protesters got quiet. We saw both Trump and Pence in their limos; Barron, Trump's youngest son was waiving and clearly having a GREAT time.
Trump's family came through in identical limos-4 abreast down PA av. Awesome!!! As They came through, I got to really see who was around us. We had a black family behind us, an indian family in front of us, folks from Sweden to our side. And all of them were screaming their hearts out for Trump. There was even an Arab man there, with his teenage son. Couldn't understand much of what they were saying, except I heard "Trump", freedom, and America come out of their mouths. They were pretty shy-once Trump came through nobody was shy-we were America, in all it;s glory celebrating as if we just won a war (and we did folks). Backslapping, hooting and hollering; people taking pics of others groups of people for them so they could get in the photo, etc. The indian family had a small son with them, and we were all standing on the bleacher seats to get a great look (which is why my videos are shaky-the bleachers were FULL), I told the mom and the son to come up in front of us so they could stand and see-the kid was precious. He waved his American flag like it was a propeller! People watched over the kids to make sure they saw everything-parents were as excited as the kids were.
After Trump and company passed, the protesters started up again on the other side of the street. They yelled Dump Trump, we hit back hard with chants again. USA USA USA, Go home!, Blue lives matter, etc. Cops loved us. After a bit of this, we decided to head out-others were doing the same. As we were leaving we were thanking the cops for their service, and they turned around and thanked US for the blue lives matter chants. The cops were working their butts off and were thanking US. Wow, what a nice day.
We finally got up to the mall area, where the street vendors were hanging out. Their prices for stuff was actually pretty cheap-T Shirts from the inaugural 5 bucks apiece; gloves and ear muffs 5 bucks apiece. People were scarfing up the souvenirs by the truckload. Most were from out of town, trying to find metro stations to get back to their hotels, etc. The vendors would help them, we helped people with directions. There was so much please and thank you from everyone it was scary. We chatted with tons of folks; they were from all over the country and when they found out we were locals they asked about the museums opening tomorrow (they are-hell, most were open on the mall today!) and suggestions for good local food, how to get to Mount Vernon (easy, follow us home!) etc. Most of the tourists needed help with getting the right train out, and what station to transfer from red line to yellow line, blue line, etc. We had a family from Wisconsin follow us from the mall to L'Enfant plaza to get to a subway train.
The neat thing was, as we left the mall NG troops, cops from everywhere (Denver, Philly, Atlanta, Dallas-I mean they were from everywhere) had set up a gauntlet and were thanking people for attending. What a nice touch! And people were thanking the troops and cops for their service-haven't heard that in DC in oh, 8 years or so!) The train was crowded like sardines coming out of DC-but again, men were offering standing ladies their seats, etc.
All in all-the most PLEASANT inaugural we've ever attended. And Trump is now officially our president-icing on the cake. Today I am so happy and PROUD to be an American.
I took a few short videos of the motorcade and start of the parade-I put them on YouTube at the below link. I'll post pics of the day here.
https://www.youtube.com/user/terry92964
WHAT A GREAT DAY!
As I said on another thread: to quote the Gipper's tag line:
"It's morning in America"
"It's morning in America"
AlfaMan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Some more of our line into the Mall area. Started to see more protesters.
Interesting thing-nearly 100% of the Black Lives Matter protesters we saw today were WHITE. Talk about being misguided!
Oh, the black lady holding the "welcome to Russia" sign as we began to go into the checkpoint-this woman was a fruit loop of the highest quality. Either that or she was stoned out of her mind. Seriously- she would cuss Trump a blue streak, then go mumble about incoherently for a minute or two-then back to cussing Trump. As I said-either a fruit loop or stoned completely out of her mind........
Oh, the guys with the line of signs? Religious types (I'd call them Jesus freaks-with an emphasis on "freaks". They had a megaphone and were preaching out of "some book"-didn't sound like the bible but they were preaching at 120 decibels. They annoyed everyone-one guy to the point he swung on the preacher. A nice uppercut and he was silent for a few minutes. Thank you Jesus!
Interesting thing-nearly 100% of the Black Lives Matter protesters we saw today were WHITE. Talk about being misguided!
Oh, the black lady holding the "welcome to Russia" sign as we began to go into the checkpoint-this woman was a fruit loop of the highest quality. Either that or she was stoned out of her mind. Seriously- she would cuss Trump a blue streak, then go mumble about incoherently for a minute or two-then back to cussing Trump. As I said-either a fruit loop or stoned completely out of her mind........
Oh, the guys with the line of signs? Religious types (I'd call them Jesus freaks-with an emphasis on "freaks". They had a megaphone and were preaching out of "some book"-didn't sound like the bible but they were preaching at 120 decibels. They annoyed everyone-one guy to the point he swung on the preacher. A nice uppercut and he was silent for a few minutes. Thank you Jesus!
