John F. Kennedy delivered his inaugural address without a hat or overcoat in 20F weather

[ZonkerHarris]

John F. Kennedy's inauguration on January 20, 1961 was held in subfreezing temperatures and heavy snow.
The storm caused transportation issues and threatened to cancel the parade.

A major winter storm hit the Washington, D.C. area the night before the inauguration
The storm dropped 8 inches of snow and temperatures were 20°F (-7°C)
The snowstorm caused a traffic jam that was crippling for its time
The snowstorm also reduced visibility at Washington National Airport to less than half a mile
The inauguration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cleared the streets with dump trucks, plows, and other equipment
The parade was in doubt until the snow was cleared

Robert Frost was unable to read his poem due to the bright sun, so he recited “The Gift Outright” from memory

Kennedy delivered his inaugural address without a hat or overcoat in 20°F weather

Trump is a weak baby

[senseandsensibility]

1. Yeah, but that's not "masculine energy" according to Zuck

"Masculine energy" is taking martial arts classes and then refusing to fact check.

[red dog 1]

10. Zuckerberg hates animals too

He still refuses to take down monkey torture videos from FB.

Fuck Zuckerberg!

[paleotn]

15. Zuckerberg?

Who looks like fucking Pinocchio is talking about "masculine energy?" There's never been anything masculine about him in his entire life. I'm not convinced he's even human. He's a droid.

[walkingman]

2. The "Big Pussy" (reference to Sopranos) doesn't do anything where he cannot get more attention that the weather.

[Sneederbunk]

3. TSF refused to visit a soldiers' cemetery because of the rain.

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So it follows that cold could affect his hairpiece.

[usaf-vet]

29. What isTSF...Thanks

[geardaddy]

30. TSF

The Slobfather

[Quakerfriend]

4. JFK had real hair.

[fierywoman]

8. ... and JFK had great hair ...

[speak easy]

26. really great hair

[red dog 1]

12. Also, JFK cared about people, and he had a brain, unlike Stinky

[Skittles]

5. JFK wasn't 78 with cotton candy hair

and he wasn't a fascist piece of utter shit, either

[paleotn]

16. Bernie was 79 in January 2021. Didn't seem affected.

And like me, he goes au naturale, so a bit less insulation up top. Nice mittens. I got a pair of socks from Darn Tough with the same pattern.

[Wiz Imp]

25. Noon temperature in 2021 was 42 degrees

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Temperature at noon Monday expected to be 18 or 19 degrees.

[paleotn]

40. With the sun out and little wind. Suck it up, buttercups.

Maybe it's relative, we dress for it, and 23, sunny and little wind up here seems like a nice Winter day. I have gear that if it's not below 20F, I'll burn up.

[Wiz Imp]

41. See post #28

People here are ridiculous. Trump, for once, makes a good decision and people act like idiots over it.

Just because in some areas it may be below zero quite often and people who live there are used to it, doesn't mean it's a good idea to have an event with thousands of people outside who are not used to the cold.

[paleotn]

45. See post #21

A lot of old guys in that picture. They don't seem too put out by the low temps.

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.8921&lon=-77.0199

You're missing the bigger point. They're supposedly rough, tough individuals. It's been done before. Why not now? Weakness perhaps? Seriously, low 20's and bright sunshine isn't a bad day to be out for some of us. Guess you're the exception.

[Wiz Imp]

47. Whatever. I have no idea why anyone here even gives a damn about it.

I certainly don't. Questioning peoples manhood over something like an objectively good decision not to expose thousands of people to extremely cold temperatures for an extended period of time (like a lot of people here seem to be doing) is a very Republican/MAGA thing to do. It makes the people who are doing it look silly. But you do you.

[paleotn]

48. The why do you keep bringing it up?

[Wiz Imp]

49. I don't keep bringing it up. You do.

I've responded to posts saying how ridiculous I think these posts have been with the (probably naive) notion that it might cause a few people to reflect and realize how silly they look. No more. I'm done. Bye. Welcome to the ignore list.

[Kid Berwyn]

6. JFK swam alone in shark infested, Japanese-controlled Pacific waters...

…to signal for help and to rescue his crew. At night and alone.

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2003/summer/pt109.html

Trump can’t name even one time he did something for someone else. Ever.

[wnylib]

7. Trump would have died of fear in shark-infested water,

even if he never saw a shark.

[Mossfern]

20. and

what if there was a battery! OMG!

[speak easy]

27. a battery of ... fish

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

22. He would just call for a limousine.

Of course, he'd ignore the fact that his driver was an undocumented migrant.

[paleotn]

18. And there, you have it.

A great man v. a piece of shit.

[BigMin28]

9. JFK was a man

Tsf is a miserable spoiled brat.

[mobeau69]

36. Hell, Danny Quayle was more of a Jack Kennedy than the Convict, and the Senator was no Jack Kennedy.

[beaglelover]

11. Poor twumpie wumpie is afraid of a little cold weather. What a pussy!

[red dog 1]

13. JFK fought for his country, unlike Cadet Bone Spurs.

[wnylib]

14. The weather was better for Biden, but Biden showed more courage

because of death threats, a violent insurrection just 2 weeks earlier, and MAGA infiltration of the National Guard.

Trump has no courage. He thinks bullying is a courageous act.

[BOSSHOG]

17. I knew Jack Kennedy. Donald you're NO JACK KENNEDY.

You’re NO RICHAD NIXON. Nixon was a saint next to you.

[eppur_se_muova]

19. JFK was no weather wimp. Trump, on the other hand ? ... nt

[dalton99a]

21. Yep

[Joinfortmill]

23. Baby Trump can't take the cold. Not to mention, NO ONE is gonna show up.

[Prairie_Seagull]

24. Gauntlet thrown chickenshit. nt

[Wiz Imp]

28. Sheesh, some of these takes are ridiculous.

Honestly, this is probably a better decision than anything he did in his first term or likely will do in his 2nd. I'm not saying he deserves any special credit for it, but it is ultimately probably a good idea for all involved.

[elleng]

33. EXACTLY!

Anyone recall Reagan's inaug, in '85? It was held INDOORS.

[electric_blue68]

52. I didn't watch it, so I didn't know that.

[elleng]

54. I was 'expecting' 2 days later, and actually GAVE BIRTH Jan. 22, 1985!

On the 20th, I had a doc appointment, and walked across The Mall after that was done.

[electric_blue68]

55. Wow!

[elleng]

56. VERY exciting, AND there was demonstration opposing Roe v Wade;

It was decided January 22, 1973.

[electric_blue68]

58. Ah, those folks spreading "equality" for women 🙄

[elleng]

59. Right! Every year, demonstration against Roe on January 22.

[Raine]

42. Exactly. nt

[Skittles]

46. oh please

he's more worried about his hair than anything else

[elleng]

32. This is FOOLISHNESS, it will be BITTER COLD in DC Monday (Sunday - Tuesday,)

and ANYONE is entitled to decide NOT to hold events OUTDOORS.

[Raine]

43. It certainly is. nt

[Turbineguy]

34. trump is a delicate flower.

[ZonkerHarris]

35. very delicate. biggest snowflake in the blizzard

[Emile]

37. Trump is a whiny ass whimp.

[ZonkerHarris]

38. There is that.

[Fla Dem]

39. JFK was from Massachusetts, not Florida.

But even with that significant difference, Trump is a weak knee "snowflake".

[elleng]

44. Don't have to be 'snowflake' to avoid DC during January inauguration,

and remember tmp is from NYCity, NOT florida.

[ZonkerHarris]

50. Trump is from NY

[Polybius]

51. Not defending Trump, but the age differences are staggering

43 vs. 78 is a massive difference. It's also gonna be colder than 20.

[electric_blue68]

53. Of course JFK way younger. He also lived in Boston, a usually colder climate than NYC, let alone DC.More used to it.

[Bread and Circuses]

57. This is my hunch why the Felon brought the swearing-in .....indoors

My hunch is that his team realized that hotel rooms were empty. People may have bought tickets to the various inaugural balls to appease the Tryrant, but were not going to attend.

Anyone else have thoughts?

[ZonkerHarris]

60. If he really thought there would be a small crowd he would move it inside even if it were 75 degrees outside

[Polybius]

61. Reagan brought it indoors on January 20, 1985 due to cold weather (and undoubtably, his age)

I suspect that Biden would have as well, had he ran for reelection and won.