A good portion of we media types who covered Tampa Bay Lightning-Washington Capitals game Sunday night made our way over the White House, which is less than a dozen blocks away from the Verizon Center.
Hundreds of Capitals fans -- since they didn’t have to file stories, I guess -- beat us there, as did a few thousand others who came together to cheer the announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed. Here’s the story I filed on the scene there on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Casey Engle, a student at the University of Maryland, tells us why he chose to wear a Caps jersey to the impromptu festivities.
The news that bin Laden had been killed leaked out minutes after the Capitals 3-2 overtime loss. As Sam Saliba, a sales manger from Herndon, Va., said, the fact Washington dropped the first two games of the best-of-7 series didn't matter much at that point.
-- A.J. Perez
Death of bin Laden takes precedence in Capital
Posted on: May 2, 2011 5:00 am
Edited on: May 2, 2011 5:08 am
Category: NHL
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kkjyywlpo Since: Dec 2, 2011 |
Posted on: December 16, 2011 4:05 pm
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tobybo Since: Oct 12, 2006 |
Posted on: May 4, 2011 12:31 pm
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tobybo Since: Oct 12, 2006 |
Posted on: May 4, 2011 12:24 pm
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jeepster60 Since: Dec 22, 2010 |
Posted on: May 4, 2011 9:43 am
Death of bin Laden takes precedence in Capitallol, TIN FOIL, thats origional. Are you capable of origional thouhjt?: Are you?? Nothing here would suggest that you are capable. Conspiracy theorist are all alike, and the tin foil comment was right on. They make nice hats, don't they?? |
JETS,YANKS,SUCK Since: Jun 15, 2010 |
Posted on: May 4, 2011 1:43 am
Death of bin Laden takes precedence in Capitallol, TIN FOIL, thats origional. Are you capable of origional thouhjt?:
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coachKbball Since: Feb 5, 2008 |
Posted on: May 3, 2011 2:50 pm
Death of bin Laden takes precedence in CapitalToo bad he has been dead for years.... the propaganda just keeps on rolling.... they needed him as a boogy man all these years for the war on terror. Now they need help with the campaign. Americans will believe anything!! I wish you conspiracy theroists would quit buying all the damn tin foil. Gas prices are bad enough, and now I got to spend a arm and a leg for a roll of foil. Must be fun to live life being paranoid all the time. Go Americans!!! & Go Caps!!! |
JETS,YANKS,SUCK Since: Jun 15, 2010 |
Posted on: May 3, 2011 12:59 pm
Death of bin Laden takes precedence in CapitalToo bad he has been dead for years.... the propaganda just keeps on rolling.... they needed him as a boogy man all these years for the war on terror. Now they need help with the campaign. Americans will believe anything!!
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Misterfamous Since: Oct 20, 2008 |
Posted on: May 3, 2011 12:26 pm
Death of bin Laden takes precedence in CapitalBleedCuseBBall wrote: lol the kid on top most be a bandwagon fan (like the majority of caps fans) if he doesnt care about being down 2-0 just because we killed bin ladenClearly someone too stupid to know how to interpret good news. Yes, I suppose for the average dummy living in Tampa, the performance of a pro sports team is more important than neutralizing the world's most wanted terrorist. I guess Tampa didn't have any victims in 9/11. dont get me wrong its good for america morally..but something like the outrageous gas prices dropping or our horrific economy miraculously getting better would be much better for america than bin ladens death..especially with the threat of retaliation.What a wonderful set of priorities you have- let me guess, you vote for whoever promises you the most money, right ? Good luck in Game 3, troll-boy. Maybe you jack-offs can actually fill the stadium this time... |
BleedCuseBBall Since: Apr 2, 2011 |
Posted on: May 3, 2011 1:26 am
Death of bin Laden takes precedence in Capitallol the kid on top most be a bandwagon fan (like the majority of caps fans) if he doesnt care about being down 2-0 just because we killed bin laden...dont get me wrong its good for america morally..but something like the outrageous gas prices dropping or our horrific economy miraculously getting better would be much better for america than bin ladens death..especially with the threat of retaliation.
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Noles506 Since: Apr 15, 2008 |
Posted on: May 3, 2011 12:27 am
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