Rick Hansen at the Inauguration: 'We Were in a Crowd of A Million Happy People'
The Democratic state representative for Mendota Heights, Lilydale and West St. Paul talks about waiting in lines, the president's speech and Beyoncé lip-syncing the national anthem.
Why did you want to go to the inauguration? I had gone to the national convention and was on the rules committee for the national convention, and we had gone to the first inauguration to support the president. It was a tremendous historical event to watch the transfer of power from one administration to another—even when it’s the same administration. How would you compare this inauguration with 2009? I thought the speech had more content in it and I was pleased by the themes the president raised—particularly climate change. There were fewer people, but people were still passionate. People are just happy. People will take pictures and pass cameras around. ‘Oh, here’s somebody from Arkansas,’ or ‘Here’s somebody from Illinois.’ It’s a great …
Pork Chop Guy
6:52 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Yeah. It's been a great 4 years of Obama College life, running up debt. But now it's time to get a job and pay off all this fun we've had. Can't wait for the next President to use the "Look what I inherited tag line". more ›