Comments on: President Obama! http://hourann.com/blog/2009/01/21/president-obama Hourann’s illogical blog Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: azza-bazoo http://hourann.com/blog/2009/01/21/president-obama/comment-page-1#comment-14151 azza-bazoo Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:18:17 +0000 http://hourann.com/?p=508#comment-14151 If it's any solace, there was plenty of annoying commentary on the American TV coverage too :-) Once I made it to the Washington Monument it was already 10.15 am (having stepped off my plane at Reagan Airport at 8.45 -- that trip normally takes ten minutes!) and in every direction I looked the crowd was far too thick to move through. But at least I got in (<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/inauguration.problems.irpt/index.html" rel="nofollow">unlike some</a>) -- and the vibe was no different at that end of town! If it’s any solace, there was plenty of annoying commentary on the American TV coverage too :-)

Once I made it to the Washington Monument it was already 10.15 am (having stepped off my plane at Reagan Airport at 8.45 — that trip normally takes ten minutes!) and in every direction I looked the crowd was far too thick to move through. But at least I got in (unlike some) — and the vibe was no different at that end of town!

]]> By: Mark Glossop http://hourann.com/blog/2009/01/21/president-obama/comment-page-1#comment-14150 Mark Glossop Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:49:59 +0000 http://hourann.com/?p=508#comment-14150 Stayed up late watching it all on TV - can't stand how the AU networks seem to think "Australians would rather listen to ill-informed Aussie journos commenting on the proceedings, rather than the US experts". Had the same problem during the election, but whaddayagonnado? Did wonder where you were at - obviously pretty far back if you've got a shot that close to the Washington monument :-) But just being there...that is _awesome_. M. Stayed up late watching it all on TV – can’t stand how the AU networks seem to think “Australians would rather listen to ill-informed Aussie journos commenting on the proceedings, rather than the US experts”. Had the same problem during the election, but whaddayagonnado?

Did wonder where you were at – obviously pretty far back if you’ve got a shot that close to the Washington monument :-) But just being there…that is _awesome_.

M.

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