Pat Quinn Forced To Watch Inauguration From His Knees

Chicago Tribune:

Not all of the seating for the Illinois delegation was so glamorous. Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, the top state official in Washington for the festivities, had a ticket in a standing-room-only section.

After a security agent told those in his group to get down because they were blocking the views of others, Quinn was forced to kneel on the Capitol grounds next to a tree.

"I was on my knees, literally," he said. "But I was happy where we were."

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