Inaugural ball tickets are slashed by 50%

[DubiousDan]

"Inaugural ball tickets are slashed by up to 50 percent as attendance fails to meet expectations"

Obama Inauguration Day 2013: As few as 500,000 people expected to turn up | Mail Online

 

[Gramps]

700,000 in 2013 vs. 1.8 million in '09. Early articles even stated the turnout would be lower.

 

[Glockster69]

Did I read that right, is it a going out of business sale

 

[Chupacabra Hunter]

not even Oprah went to see her buddy....

 

[TXARGUY]

Amazing how quickly the Kool-Ade wore off as soon as those tax hikes for ALL workers hit. Wasn't that just supposed to be for the fat greedy rich white guys?

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

Amazing how quickly the Kool-Ade wore off as soon as those tax hikes for ALL workers hit. Wasn't that just supposed to be for the fat greedy rich white guys?

are there anymore of those left?

 

[recoveringyankee]

Did they accept food stamps for payment?

 

[majormadmax]

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Not that I'm making an excuse for the POS but typically second term turn out "anything" has historically shown on average to be lower than the initial one. Add to that the results of the wonderful policies shit out by this administration, our current debt crisis and the fact we still have yet to fully recover from the recession. I guess it's a wonder anybody showed up in support to begin with......

 

[DubiousDan]

I guess it's a wonder anybody showed up in support to begin with......

I'd suppose most of the people who voted for him couldn't afford the price of a bus ticket to DC.

 

[AngeliaH]

I'd suppose most of the people who voted for him couldn't afford the price of a bus ticket to DC.

1000 points each.