1,400,000. A million MORE than usual at an inauguration.

uppityperson

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-20-09 02:17 PM
Original message

1,400,000. A million MORE than usual at an inauguration.

On the Mall. Very cool

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Orrex

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-20-09 02:18 PM
Response to Original message

1. I lost count at 1,350,000

Quite a crowd, that's for sure. Unreal!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

uppityperson

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-20-09 02:23 PM
Response to Reply #1

3. It was tough but I'm a fast counter.

Big crowd, lots of people celebrating at long last our national nightmare is over, now comes a lot of hard work and sacrifice. End of FEAR(tm). Time to grow up and be adults.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Stinky The Clown

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-20-09 02:21 PM
Response to Original message

2. Who is putting out that number?

Not challenging, but I am sure the official estimators of such things said, after the Million Man march, they'd release such numbers again.

I am sure some new 'authority' will provide such data, but not sure who?

1.4M seems low to my eyes.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

uppityperson

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-20-09 02:23 PM
Response to Reply #2

4. tv stations, including PBS

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Tangerine LaBamba

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-20-09 02:23 PM
Response to Original message

5. No one counts

The Park Service gave that up after the Million Man March.

The biggest crowd, though, up to that point, was LBJ's inauguration, which drew 1.2 million people.

I think today was far more than that, but we'll never know.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Sat May 04th 2024, 11:38 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.