"Freedom" 250 debacle on the Mall - my thoughts FWIW [View all]
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My son, DIL and 2 wonderful grandgirls live in DC. We're there quite often. Prior to that, my bestie moved to DC after college (I moved to Boston and ended up in FL, long story). IOW, I'm pretty familiar with DC, the Mall, the museums, etc.
Oh, and did I mention that SO and I were at the Women's March with our kids in 2017? An experience that changed my life and spurred me on to help found (and be the first elected president of) at Democratic Women's Club in my ruby red FL county.
The debacle of the Trump 250 Ego trip is just pathetic. We were on the Mall in late December, when the temperatures were ridiculously low for the area. It was fricking freezing - and there were many times more people on the Mall then. We were back again in February - ditto.
We've been on the Mall in the dead of summer, granted just heading to our car or the bus after visiting a museum - and there were gobs more people.
In June/July, thousands of school groups are usually on the Mall, doing their 5th grade trips. You can't even get into the the Natural History Museum then. I guess those poor kids lost their chance to TSF's ego trip.
There are always thousands of people on the Mall. It's a wonderful place. I'm always so happy when I'm there.
This American State Fair thing is both hysterical and sad. And disgusting.
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