Obama will not use traditional phrase, "so help me God" while being sworn in [place your bets]

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[syriacus]

The Constitution does not require the use of the phrase, "so help me God" as a person is sworn in as President.

George Washington added the phrase, and every succeeding President has used it.

Obama, who likes change, might not use the phrase.

[syriacus]

What are the odds that Obama will not use the phrase?

[JimRed]

Ins’h Allah?

[gridlock]

Do you want him to?

[Old Sarge]

Sucker Bet.

[RaceBannon]

Inshallah

[Gumdrop]

Odds are that he will not use any such phrase. Or- perhaps, “So help me Allah!”

Actually, it is my imression of Obama that he is an agnostic. Why else would he allow people to refer to himself as the One, and the Messiah?

[mikelets456]

We need God’s help with him in office..So help us GOD!!
He’s going to piss off either the Christians or the Muslims...take your pick obama!!

[Sacajaweau]

He won’t use it...He wants to be UNIVERSAL...

[SevenofNine]

My mom wonder about that she hear he is secret Muslum would be to Allah and all

[Viking2002]

I don't know, but I'll bet you the Bible bursts into flames when he touches it.

[syriacus]

Do you want him to?

I think I do want him to. I might change my mind later. I know someone who says he won't.

[TheConservativeParty]

“So help me Stalin”

[Ceoman]

bump

[realdifferent1]

might not, should not, could not....

Worthless waste of bandwidth, as most posts here are lately.

[WayneS]

I think he will use it. Not because it MEANS something to him (I do not think it does); but because it will help appease the “nay-sayers” who think (possibly correctly) that he is either Muslim or atheist.

[Zeppelin]

I’m more curious about whether he’ll state his middle name.

for the first time, we’ll hear “I, Barack HUSSEIN Obama...”

or not.

or what if the justice swearing him in says it and he doesnt repeat it?

yeah right, Obama will have briefed the swearer-inner long before they go up on stage...

[aWolverine]

“So help me, Me.”

[JennysCool]

If Patrick Fitzgerald issues some indictments, Obama might be using that phrase before the inauguration.

[ScottinVA]

“So help me, Me.”

LOL. Or — “Allah the merciful be praised”

[Conservative4Life]

I believe George Burns said it best as God in his movie OH God, “So help me , me”

Since he’s the massiah wouldn’t that be the appropriate term? /sarc.