Inauguration Watch [Live Thread]

[kinsman redeemer]

I feel compelled to smell the sour milk. I must do it.

Might as well have a place to vent.

[Lorica]

Was it that bad?????

It was THAT BAD. I'm trying to find a transcript.

[Will88]

Screw that BS. That was no prayer, but an out of place rant.

[HollyB]

We TIVO’ed it a few times, and that is how it appears to me. I was embaressed for both of them, not to mention the entire world was watching that moment. I wonder what was running through Michelle’s mind.

[ladyvet]

Fox reported that he requested two days alone to write his speech ALL BY HIMSELF....’nuff said.

[Dinah Lord]

He sure did.

[amyjane]

Yes he did say when white embraces right.

[Carling]

“When white will embrace what is right”

That's the most memorable quote from this entire production. I'd be leaving too, if not booing.

[shhrubbery!]

Holy crap! This poem is brutal! I never thought I would miss Maya Angelou!

Here you are: The River. The Rock. The paper, the scissors...

[HonestConservative]

When the white man will do what is right:?

[LizardQueen]

THE BENEDICTION IS APPALLING AND OFFENSIVE.

WORST THING I HAVE HEARD IN A PUBLIC FORUM.

“When white will embrace what is right”? Kiss my butt!!!

LQ

[Lucky9teen]

See Obama singing Star Spangled Banner...actually had his hand over his heart....I’m gonna cry..../sarc

[penelopesire]

“Roberts is freaked out that he is swearing in a fraud in front of the world...it came out in his stumble..amazing.”

That’s what it sounds like to me. He was probably wondering if he could be prosecuted for it in the coming years.

[tapatio]

did he just say “when white embraces what is right”...toward the end of the benedictin?

Yes

[Deo volente]

Geithner has to go before Congress tomorrow and explain why he didn’t pay his taxes for several years.

It’s going to be a tough opening week for the new prez.

[roses of sharon]

My “pray Hussein fails" tagline worked today!

[tumblindice]

“Ma, wherever someone is patching a tire, well—I’ll be there ... “
John Toad, Rapes of Grath

[Dr. Free Market]

And now our great national nightmare begins in earnest. Well, democracy, America, and The Constitution had a great run.

[freepersup]

You've hit the nail on the head. THIS inauguration (speech) was more entertainment than substance. I felt uncomfortable, embarrassed, pained, and on occasion winced, hung my head low, etc...

In other words, it seemed and felt coined, canned, manufactured, uninspired.

This Rev. Lowery character is definitely without gravitas. Clown comes to mind. On the other hand, his poetry was far more entertaining than the previous (alleged) bona fide poet's was.

[ScottinVA]

JFK at least was American, he was tolerable, believed in a strong America and he served his Nation in uniform. Only one of those MIGHT apply to 0bama.

[hugorand]

Limbaugh: “ Remember, folks, an empty barrel makes the most noise” LOL