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Press Corps Jeered at Inaugural Parade
After attending President Bush’s inauguration, NewsMax.com’s Fr. Mike Reilly reports on a part of the inaugural parade you won’t hear covered on the nightly news.
The well-dressed, refined ladies and gentlemen from across the United States who traversed the streets of Washington this week for the President’s inauguration stood in sharp contrast to the hordes of demonstrators sporting grungy jeans and do-rags.
While the crowd at the inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol showed great respect to former Presidents Clinton and Carter, the demonstrators shouted obscenities to those attending the inauguration. One demonstrator shouted “f*** you,” to Fr. John Wroblewski, pastor of St. Anthony’s Church in Staten Island, New York.
Imagine what the inauguration would have been like if their man Kerry won!
Based on the local Washington coverage, however, one would think that the inaugural ceremonies were staged to interfere with the protestors. One of the local networks gave better coverage to a man who had a lawn sign proclaiming, “Bush is still an idiot,” than they gave to the president’s inaugural address.
So it should have been no surprise that the crowds at the White House reviewing stand for the parade actually booed as the press pool drove past. While Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld undoubtedly enjoyed the reaction of the spectators, the press corps was visibly shocked.
When NewsMax asked Secretary Rumsfeld if he was going to be replacing Dan Rather at CBS, he replied with a simple “No,” to the delight of the crowd.
Press Corps Jeered at Inaugural Parade
After attending President Bush’s inauguration, NewsMax.com’s Fr. Mike Reilly reports on a part of the inaugural parade you won’t hear covered on the nightly news.
The well-dressed, refined ladies and gentlemen from across the United States who traversed the streets of Washington this week for the President’s inauguration stood in sharp contrast to the hordes of demonstrators sporting grungy jeans and do-rags.
While the crowd at the inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol showed great respect to former Presidents Clinton and Carter, the demonstrators shouted obscenities to those attending the inauguration. One demonstrator shouted “f*** you,” to Fr. John Wroblewski, pastor of St. Anthony’s Church in Staten Island, New York.
Imagine what the inauguration would have been like if their man Kerry won!
Based on the local Washington coverage, however, one would think that the inaugural ceremonies were staged to interfere with the protestors. One of the local networks gave better coverage to a man who had a lawn sign proclaiming, “Bush is still an idiot,” than they gave to the president’s inaugural address.
So it should have been no surprise that the crowds at the White House reviewing stand for the parade actually booed as the press pool drove past. While Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld undoubtedly enjoyed the reaction of the spectators, the press corps was visibly shocked.
When NewsMax asked Secretary Rumsfeld if he was going to be replacing Dan Rather at CBS, he replied with a simple “No,” to the delight of the crowd.