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IrishAyes

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10. During the Inaugural Parade, I nearly had a heart attack when
Tue Jul 15, 2014, 09:07 PM
Jul 2014

President and Mrs. Obama got out of the limo and walked a block or two. I stood in front of the tv almost screaming, "WTF are you DOING? Get back in the damned car!" At the time, of course, I had no idea that the side buildings were all federal and doubtless virtually swarming with agents everywhere. I was so scared I just sat down and bawled. It felt like the Kennedy funeral all over again.

Fortunately I was wrong. Sometimes I'm glad to be wrong.

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