I watched the event last night...what was that mess? We had whooping, cheering, high fives, a rope line and fist bumping. They even gave away T-Shirts
[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110112/capt.ffb533d16d6548058df1085e682a679d-ffb533d16d6548058df1085e682a679d-0.jpg?x=400&y=260&q=85&sig=N.QAYDWiArwIBAgBew2bkw--[/img]
I think Obama was taken aback by the party tone of the event, though he made no effort to remind folk they were at a memorial, not a basketball pep rally. While the crowd was partying the families of the victims sat on their hands and looked very uncomfortable.
Welstone II
The lesson should be to NEVER hold a memorial on a college campus.
I watched the event last night...what was that mess? We had whooping, cheering, high fives, a rope line and fist bumping. They even gave away T-Shirts
[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110112/capt.ffb533d16d6548058df1085e682a679d-ffb533d16d6548058df1085e682a679d-0.jpg?x=400&y=260&q=85&sig=N.QAYDWiArwIBAgBew2bkw--[/img]
I think Obama was taken aback by the party tone of the event, though he made no effort to remind folk they were at a memorial, not a basketball pep rally. While the crowd was partying the families of the victims sat on their hands and looked very uncomfortable.
Welstone II
The lesson should be to NEVER hold a memorial on a college campus.