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No more words needed. #trump #inauguration #InaugurationDay2017 Pic 2009 vs today (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2017 OP
The 2009 crowd looks like a garden,,,the 2017, a funeral dirge. angstlessk Jan 2017 #1
Afraid of the left kahnmann Jan 2017 #2
They fill them up one by one sharp_stick Jan 2017 #3
That left pic is not 2009. Control-Z Jan 2017 #4
i was gonna say, something looks off on that 2009 pic. There are no people right up near beaglelover Jan 2017 #7
Too many trees with leaves on the left sharp_stick Jan 2017 #5
Earth cam currently showing trees with tons of leaves uponit7771 Jan 2017 #6
There are no leaves sharp_stick Jan 2017 #8
The correct picture ogsball Jan 2017 #9
msnbc doing a segment of these two pics. Also talking of his LOW favorability rating!! riversedge Jan 2017 #10
That's exactly what I expected to happen. Vinca Jan 2017 #11

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
3. They fill them up one by one
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 01:28 PM
Jan 2017

When the group on the right has a certain number of people in it they open the left. It keeps people from overcrowding right at the front.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
4. That left pic is not 2009.
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 01:28 PM
Jan 2017

It is the March for Women's Lives, 2004. 1.2 million. President Obama's inauguration had more people.

beaglelover

(3,495 posts)
7. i was gonna say, something looks off on that 2009 pic. There are no people right up near
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 01:40 PM
Jan 2017

the Capitol building.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
8. There are no leaves
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 01:45 PM
Jan 2017

just branches on the Earthcam.

The one on the left shows 2013 from the capitol and the right is the EarthCam from 10:34 this morning.

No matter what it was a piss poor crowd that he got. The excuses will be fun to watch.



Here's a clickable Twitter.

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/822470348725698561

Vinca

(50,313 posts)
11. That's exactly what I expected to happen.
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 02:52 PM
Jan 2017

And he'll be tweeting away with his little fingers that it was the biggest crowd ever.

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