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Was It Just Us Or Was Obamajam Worse This Time
OBAMAJAM (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
So was it just us or was Obamajam somehow worse this time?
Congestion in every direction on Sunset and La Brea. #ObamaJam pic.twitter.com/bXoixVqsZL
— Marcus Yam 文火 (@yamphoto) March 12, 2015
I mean we all got advance warning right? And it's not like it's the first time the President has come to the Southland and ruined our rush hour commute for all of us.
Perhaps it was the giant, gaping unused streets that did it:
The most beautiful #obamajam photo possible. @AlluringFiasco http://t.co/anB2CNpiGc pic.twitter.com/NOA6QNZu0r
— Shelby Grad (@shelbygrad) March 12, 2015
Plenty of us voiced our frustration on Twitter. The #ThanksObama hashtags were out in full force:
Damn #obamajam ! I am not going to yoga because of you 😑
— Melanie Esteva (@LAYOGAGIRL) March 12, 2015
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@jimmykimmel Plz ask #POTUS why must he ALWAYS arrive/depart #LA during #rushhour ?? #ObamaJam #ObamaOnKimmel #traffic #timingiseverything
— Dodgers and Ducks (@LAducklove) March 12, 2015
Left work early to avoid #ObamaJam but still got caught in the #ObamaJam. Thanks OBAMA. I thought leaving Chicago would be the end of this
— _Banks (@TeHBaNKs) March 12, 2015
Plane is delayed 2 hours cause Air Force 1 is landing at LAX #thanksobama
— doc (@sup_doc9) March 12, 2015
At least Steve Lopez at the L.A. Times got to make some Content Gold out of it:
Priceless video: @LATstevelopez directs traffic in Hollywood during #Obamajam http://t.co/OQDyobgokJ pic.twitter.com/zdrQ7yQz3d
— Shelby Grad (@shelbygrad) March 13, 2015
And like a one night stand that just doesn't know when to get up and leave, he decided to also ruin our morning commute on Friday the 13th:
Area secured... #POTUS departure from @InterConHotels in Century City moments away. @myfoxla @GDLA pic.twitter.com/Myb38bHvFA
— Stephanie Stanton (@Newzysteph) March 13, 2015
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Thank god it's over now. 'Til next time, Barry.
JUST IN: President #Obama wraps up LA visit, bound for Phoenix. http://t.co/G3Bo1KrNow pic.twitter.com/hrmcD3qLsM
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) March 13, 2015
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