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mopinko

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30. made it nice to b squeezed by the crowd.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 02:09 PM
11 hrs ago

also made it almost mandatory to dance when the music was on.
a heck of a great day. le sigh.

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Obama's inauguration was frigid. These cowardly Republicans can't even brave the cold. live love laugh 13 hrs ago #1
i've been trying to remember what the temperature was that day. so when he blames mopinko 13 hrs ago #12
I was there for the newspaper. I was waiting for the Delaware State College band. Walleye 13 hrs ago #15
Well, it was cold that day bdamomma 10 hrs ago #57
17 FDRFTW 12 hrs ago #22
yes it was Henry203 12 hrs ago #26
made it nice to b squeezed by the crowd. mopinko 11 hrs ago #30
We were back at the washington monumant. It ws packed all the way back there. Henry203 11 hrs ago #38
i was pretty smack in the middle. mopinko 11 hrs ago #39
It topped out at 30 degrees between noon and 2... (data from the airport) WarGamer 11 hrs ago #32
It was cold for Obama's inauguration but not as cold as Monday will be onenote 11 hrs ago #35
This might be a rare responsible decision MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #45
I believe Reagan's 1985 inauguration was moved indoors due to cold temps. onenote 10 hrs ago #49
I guess we just weren't so focussed on crowd size then MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #51
Reagan's in 1985 was moved indoors. Noon temperature of 7 degrees. Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #69
This will be coldest inauguration since Reagan's 2nd in 1985. Noon temperature that day was just 7 degrees Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #67
It was absolutely freezing at Obama's inauguration helpisontheway 12 hrs ago #23
Message auto-removed Name removed 10 hrs ago #54
Back again I see. I heard you GP6971 10 hrs ago #55
We must part ways...Bye Bye. GP6971 10 hrs ago #56
Will the peasants still have to march in a parade? livetohike 13 hrs ago #2
Well, when your top guy is old and weak ..... Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #3
Covid-19 will be there Habitation 13 hrs ago #4
Hahaha malaise 13 hrs ago #8
He'll still claim to have the biggest crowd in history! bif 13 hrs ago #5
Or he'll blame Democrats for controlling the weather.... Sogo 11 hrs ago #33
He'll have an excuse MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #46
That won't protect people when the cold radiates from the heart. GregariousGroundhog 13 hrs ago #6
Snowflake Drum 13 hrs ago #7
He'll freeze his ass off at his rally no_hypocrisy 13 hrs ago #9
They'll have heaters for him...but his adoring suckers will be maga-cicles. Liberal In Texas 12 hrs ago #20
LOL! Blue Dawn 10 hrs ago #53
The felon bdamomma 10 hrs ago #58
THIS malaise 8 hrs ago #74
A message to the pipsqueak from the Gods? Ping Tung 13 hrs ago #10
Well, they are using that on LA for the fires MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #47
Chicken shits and liars. The ticket requests were really, really low. Like there wasn't enough homeless available ... marble falls 13 hrs ago #11
We saw this coming. 😂😂 malaise 13 hrs ago #16
How do you know? MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #50
New York Post. marble falls 9 hrs ago #59
Actually they claim they've had over 250,000 ticket requests Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #68
What a bold, courageous leader! NameAlreadyTaken 13 hrs ago #13
So He-Man Trump is scared of the cold. Perhaps someone told him about Harrison dalton99a 13 hrs ago #14
I'm wondering if maybe he didn't feel up to it, he hasn't been looking that good lately Walleye 13 hrs ago #18
Actually, DENVERPOPS 11 hrs ago #28
I learn something new everyday from DU Zackzzzz 11 hrs ago #31
We didn't spend much time studying former Presidents. Zackzzzz 6 hrs ago #78
So no fireworks, no army tanks. No flyover. What a bummer for the poor guy. Walleye 13 hrs ago #17
Perfect malaise 13 hrs ago #19
Oh yeah, exactly right, I hope it's a shape of things to come. I hope nothing works out like he fantasized it. Walleye 12 hrs ago #21
Maybe the power will conk out. GreenWave 12 hrs ago #24
I'm *still* trying to figure out how he's going to have an indoor parade. Buns_of_Fire 9 hrs ago #66
Typical U.S. major sports arena. Capacity just over 20,000 Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #70
But....but...crowd size!! "We have tens of millions outside!" Lemons UK 12 hrs ago #25
Along w Reagan!!! elleng 11 hrs ago #27
LOL William769 11 hrs ago #29
I for one am grateful. I was terrified that the Bidens would get sick being outside in the cold. Biophilic 11 hrs ago #34
They could all just wear these hats. Sogo 11 hrs ago #36
What about the millions coming to worship him? liberal N proud 11 hrs ago #37
Oh my! Bird Lady 11 hrs ago #40
Perfect way to kick off an illegitimate johnnyfins 11 hrs ago #41
Indoors?? How are they going to accomodate the SEVENTY GAZZILION BILLION people attending????? AZ8theist 11 hrs ago #42
Watch - he'll be sure to deny global warming in his speech. LisaM 11 hrs ago #43
IF only William Henry had moved his speech indoors thus changing history and preventing Trump to have been elected!! aeromanKC 10 hrs ago #44
Post removed Post removed 10 hrs ago #48
Tee hee! Republican "Alpha" gets cucked by Feminine Icon. . . DinahMoeHum 10 hrs ago #52
Da Hair!!! Da hair!!! LilElf70 9 hrs ago #60
He will blame someone else for the decision to move it indoors. He will say he would prefer it held outdoors but chicoescuela 9 hrs ago #61
Not this time. It appears he's admitting responsibility. Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #73
I don't think the TV numbers will be very good. I suspect that many, like myself, are absolutely repulsed by his chicoescuela 8 hrs ago #76
I agree Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #77
He's probably afraid his diaper would freeze solid! beaglelover 9 hrs ago #62
I'm kinda sorry they didn't save all the shit his followers malaise 9 hrs ago #63
A REAL MAN would take the oath in 2 feet of snow while dressed in an American flag jockstrap (XXL) Ping Tung 9 hrs ago #64
Oh the visual alone would kill me malaise 9 hrs ago #65
To be fair SocialDemocrat61 8 hrs ago #71
Donnie has no problem letting his peons and cultists get heatstroke Blue_Tires 8 hrs ago #72
You forgot South Africa malaise 8 hrs ago #75
+1. In the desert: dalton99a 6 hrs ago #79
Note to future self -- Any 2028 Dem candidate has to make appearances at all this bullshit Blue_Tires 5 hrs ago #80
Its about the hair MadameButterfly 4 hrs ago #81
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