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HipChick

(25,615 posts) Sun Nov 20, 2016, 03:53 PM Nov 2016

Anyone remember 2001 Bush Inauguration? [View all]

His limo was pelted with eggs, and he was not able to get out and do the traditional walk to the white house...I suspect he's about to have some company as one of the worst Inauguration's ever...

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Anyone remember 2001 Bush Inauguration? [View all] HipChick Nov 2016 OP

maybe we can bring back.... dhill926 Nov 2016 #1

Not really I was 14 JonLP24 Nov 2016 #2

The first time I saw this clip was when Michael Moore's logosoco Nov 2016 #3

I only saw it on C-span JNelson6563 Nov 2016 #14

Yes, had a view over PennAve from my office. elleng Nov 2016 #4

That was 2001. This is 2016. Island Blue Nov 2016 #5

You're probably right. At the least, it would likely be prosecuted as assault with either Arkansas Granny Nov 2016 #6

That was the day Skinner's DU banner was on TV CottonBear Nov 2016 #7

! : ) . . .n/t annabanana Nov 2016 #8

Awesome! Did not know that !Thanks! HipChick Nov 2016 #9

I'm looking for the link to Skinner's story about that day. CottonBear Nov 2016 #10

I found it: Skinner's History of DU: Seven Days Underground CottonBear Nov 2016 #12

Wasn't there a skinny guy holding a sign? JNelson6563 Nov 2016 #15

yes. I was there rollin74 Nov 2016 #11

Yep. I was so proud of the crowds who booed him. n/t duffyduff Nov 2016 #13

Yep. And giant tanks of pepper spray Greybnk48 Nov 2016 #16

Yes. More protesters in DC than fans. Cold as hell but that did not stop people from all across McCamy Taylor Nov 2016 #17

That's the day DU was founded! KelleyKramer Nov 2016 #18