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Cadaverous Pallor · 11-05-2008, 11:50 AM

One person at the party we attended said he's going to DC for the inauguration. "I don't care if I have to sleep on the street for 2 days, I'm going to be there when it happens." While I can't make it to that, GD and I have talked about visiting DC in the next year.

Gemini Cricket · 11-05-2008, 11:51 AM

Visiting DC made me feel all patriotic and happy. The Lincoln Memorial blew me away.

Andrew · 11-05-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

One person at the party we attended said he's going to DC for the inauguration. "I don't care if I have to sleep on the street for 2 days, I'm going to be there when it happens." While I can't make it to that, GD and I have talked about visiting DC in the next year.

Same here. I hadn't wanted to visit while Bush was still in office. Now I want to go sometime next year.

Moonliner · 11-05-2008, 11:52 AM

Oooh outside, in DC, in January. Fun.

JWBear · 11-05-2008, 11:53 AM

I'd love to go now too. Hmmm.... A mass LoT trip, perhaps?

Strangler Lewis · 11-05-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Visiting DC made me feel all patriotic and happy. The Lincoln Memorial blew me away.

Watched "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" a few times lately. The scene where he disappears and takes a tour of DC and the monuments is quite moving. A touch Leni Riefenstahl-ish, to be frank, but since it's our country, I'll forgive it.

innerSpaceman · 11-05-2008, 12:28 PM

I'd love to visit D.C. again. I was so moved by so much of it.

I actually saw the President arrive on the South Lawn of the White House via helicopter. It was Dubya's daddy Bush, so not the best (nor now the worst) of presidents to see, but it was still really cool.

I never did tour the White House though. I'd love to go back.

While it would be really cool to be there for the inauguration, I would recommend NOT going when the city is going to be ultra crowded. There's so much wonderful Americana to experience ... it would be a shame to be deterred from any of that by impossible crowds at all the shrines, museums, monuments and important sites.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 11-05-2008, 12:55 PM

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Visiting DC made me feel all patriotic and happy. The Lincoln Memorial blew me away.

I had a similar reaction. Totally didn't expect to be wowed and was wowed. Love, love, love the Lincoln Memorial.

Gemini Cricket · 11-05-2008, 12:57 PM

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I had a similar reaction. Totally didn't expect to be wowed and was wowed. Love, love, love the Lincoln Memorial.

It was awesome standing in the "I Have a Dream" spot on the stairs.

The best thing is going up the center of the stairs. You will see Lincoln staring at you. It's a powerful feeling. I love it.

Motorboat Cruiser · 11-05-2008, 12:58 PM

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It's not minor. His value as a person and as a President are not affected by the color of his skin. But the fact that he was elected is NOT a minor commentary on the progress of our country.

I'm not glad a black man is President. I'm glad we are a country that is willing to elect a black man.

Well said!

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'd love to visit D.C. again. I was so moved by so much of it. I actually saw the President arrive on the South Lawn of the White House via helicopter. It was Dubya's daddy Bush, so not the best (nor now the worst) of presidents to see, but it was still really cool. I never did tour the White House though. I'd love to go back. While it would be really cool to be there for the inauguration, I would recommend NOT going when the city is going to be ultra crowded. There's so much wonderful Americana to experience ... it would be a shame to be deterred from any of that by impossible crowds at all the shrines, museums, monuments and important sites.
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