At the inauguration's ground zero, among more than a million people — as well as back home in these sweet mountains — some Ashevilleans posted their thoughts and feelings via Twitter during a three-day lead-up to the swearing-in ceremony for President Barack Obama, and then during their journeys home. Short, emotional, to the point, and sometimes with links to photos of the event, their stream of comments is captured below, for now and the future.
This is the way it seemed, as told in the first-person mode, and grouped on Twitter using hashtag #avlinaug in reverse chronological order, with the last tweets at the top, first at the bottom.
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This is the way it seemed, as told in the first-person mode, and grouped on Twitter using hashtag #avlinaug in reverse chronological order, with the last tweets at the top, first at the bottom.
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