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mrhig

Oh.

Jan 20, 2009 18:24

It's quiet here now. Liz isn't home from work yet, and I have muted the TV now that the main inauguration coverage has finished. I got back too late to watch the oath or the inauguration speech - some of have to work 9 to 5! - but I managed to get out of work just in time to catch the oath, then the speech on BBC Radio 4 in the car. I have, by now ( Read more... )

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warsop January 20 2009, 19:04:49 UTC

If the Mall is completely full, it can hold 1.2 million. If you subtract out some space for TV cameras and the like, you can assume that it was a million just on the Mall. Then there were all of the people on the streets along the parade route. So it's at least a million people who were there, and the 2 million number is probably closer to accurate.

rougeforever January 20 2009, 20:17:43 UTC

I LOVED this post, sweetheart.

emma_emily January 21 2009, 06:43:26 UTC

I must confess to having a smirk on my face in relation to Cheney too. And also when Obama diplomatically attacked Bush - i wondered how Bush was feeling and then realised that he probably didnt understand what was being said!

We had an Obama evening - i had a study day yesterday so watched it on tv but when Stef came round we curled up on the sofa and watched the lunch, the parade etc and then watched a documnetary i had recorded on Obama's life story.

What an amazing day :)