For those of you awakening from a coma, or a three-month bourbon- and blow-fueled bender for that matter: we’re about to inaugurate a new, audaciously hopeful president.
Yeah, yeah, history being made and glorious bright new marvelous direction for the country and all that, but there are some conspicuous, and frankly embarrassing, omissions from all of the inauguration coverage.
In the first place, everywhere you look people are talking about this event, but you just try to find out who’s playing on any of the other stages. Hey, promoters? I know Barack Obama is headlining, but a lot of us are into the undercard too, okay?
Oh, and good luck trying to figure out whether you’re going to be close to a beer tent. Funnel cakes? Roasted corn on a stick? HELLO!?! Will there be meet-and-greets for fan club members? Are they set up to stamp hands to permit same-day return to the venue? Alas, we’re totally in the dark.
We’re closing on $200 million spent for this thing, and Gaia only knows how much carbon dioxide will be produced, and nobody thought to put up a simple web page with these vitals on it?
I sincerely hope this heinous lack of organization is not indicative of what Obama will bring to the country.
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http://inaugural.senate.gov/documents/doc-2009-inauguralmediaguide.pdf
I found what I think you were looking for. Enjoy finding out where the beer tent will be. LOL. 😉
Heh! Thanks, Fighting.
The interest is fine and expected. The reverence I’m finding nauseating.