Now we pay big bucks for Obama Inauguration tickets??
source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/10/inaugration.tickets/index.html?iref=werecommend
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Excuse me, but I feel like spending the last 2 months working endlessly on this campaign fighting smears and then fighting more smears, That The people that helped to get him in office deserve the seats.
Where were these guys (fellow congressman) and rich at while we the people walked door to door? He should have it at a place everyone can take part of this, not just the White House corruptive mess we are fighting to get rid of.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Interest in President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration is running so high that one ticket broker is asking $20,095 for a single ticket.
The government has printed 250,000 tickets so far for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on January 20.
Entry to the biggest event in Washington is free if your congressman or senator grants your request, but with demand outpacing supply a traditional giveaway has turned into a thriving online marketplace.
Organizers of the inauguration say it violates the spirit of the event and could spell disappointment for people who buy tickets for the January 20 ceremony.
"We think it's absolutely insane to be selling those tickets. We understand some people want to make a buck, but for those people thinking of buying tickets, it's buyer beware," warned Howard Gantman, staff director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Video Watch why the tickets are going for top dollar »
The government has printed 250,000 tickets so far, holding them in a secure location. For information on how to get one, check out http://inaugural.senate.gov/.
Ticket brokers act as middlemen, selling inaugural tickets they say they purchase from Capitol Hill employees and people who get them from members of Congress.
Since the government releases tickets at the last minute -- less than a week before the inauguration -- ticket brokers cannot ensure they will receive enough tickets to cover their orders.
Where were these guys (fellow congressman) and rich at while we the people walked door to door? He should have it at a place everyone can take part of this, not just the White House corruptive mess we are fighting to get rid of.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Interest in President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration is running so high that one ticket broker is asking $20,095 for a single ticket.
The government has printed 250,000 tickets so far for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on January 20.
Entry to the biggest event in Washington is free if your congressman or senator grants your request, but with demand outpacing supply a traditional giveaway has turned into a thriving online marketplace.
Organizers of the inauguration say it violates the spirit of the event and could spell disappointment for people who buy tickets for the January 20 ceremony.
"We think it's absolutely insane to be selling those tickets. We understand some people want to make a buck, but for those people thinking of buying tickets, it's buyer beware," warned Howard Gantman, staff director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Video Watch why the tickets are going for top dollar »
The government has printed 250,000 tickets so far, holding them in a secure location. For information on how to get one, check out http://inaugural.senate.gov/.
Ticket brokers act as middlemen, selling inaugural tickets they say they purchase from Capitol Hill employees and people who get them from members of Congress.
Since the government releases tickets at the last minute -- less than a week before the inauguration -- ticket brokers cannot ensure they will receive enough tickets to cover their orders.
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WhichWayIsUp
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I agree some of his staff should get tickets, but this is a state ceremony, and has always taken place there.
It is not in Obama's power to change that.
Perhaps his campaign would stretch to a hotel conference centre somewhere, so all the staffers could attend and celebrate together? - 4 years ago
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