Posted on 01/22/2009 5:35:08 AM PST by icwhatudo
In golf, they call it a mulligan. A do-over.
There's no formal name for what President Obama and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. did last night.
After flubbing his one role on Inauguration Day -- administering the oath of office to Obama -- Roberts traveled to the White House to re-administer the oath.
Just to make sure.
"We decided it was so much fun . . .," Obama joked while sitting on a couch in the Map Room. Obama stood and walked over to make small talk with pool reporters as Roberts donned his black robe.
"Are you ready to take the oath?" Roberts asked.
"I am, and we're going to do it very slowly," Obama replied.
After a flawless recitation that included no Bible and took 25 seconds, Roberts smiled and said, "Congratulations, again."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
That’s a classic! Great job.
Seriously, IMHO this is the first thing to start pounding liberals about. Today. Right now.
I propose a name for this first of thousands of daily Obama scandals, which will tire America of his failed administration:
“Bible-gate”.
I believe Teddy Roosevelt took the oath without a bible but I can’t be sure without some digging.
The man is a usurper, and for no other reason than that the Supreme Court made him so bu refusing hearing to any challenge to his credentials. It may be his birth is as he said, it may be that the proper interpretation of the Constitutional requirement of "natural born citizen" would include birth overseas when only parent is a citizen. It may be that a adult swearing to renounce US citizenship so as to gain the passport and exchange-student admissions status of an Indonesian does not change his status under the Constitution. But those challenges where never heard, and they are legitimate challenges.
By refusing a hearing -- any hearing whatsoever -- the Supreme Court has not only effected a major miscarriage of law, but they -- by themselves -- have made this Presidency a Usurper Presidency. Barry Soetoro, the 44th President and the 1st Usurper President.
Chief Justice Roberts. Judge, please correct this terrible situation, and let those challenges have a honest, complete hearing.
Obamah through off the timing when he jumped in too soon, not letting Judge Roberts complete his first sentence.
That is exactly what happened but we wouldn’t want to blame The One for anything now would we. And I think you meant to write threw.
I think that would have to be “so help me, me”
Stupid spellchecker, it should have known what I meant.
Sorry, but a false oath is still no oath, no matter how perfect the recitation, no matter how many times it is made, no matter how many the witnesses, no matter what Holy Text is held in hand during the recitation.The man is a usurper. A Usurper President for no other reason than that the Supreme Court made him so. The Supreme Court made the Usurper status ripe by refusing hearing to any challenge to his credentials. It may be that Obama's birth is as he said, it may be that the proper interpretation of the Constitutional requirement of "natural born citizen" would include birth overseas when only one parent is a citizen. It may be that a adult swearing to renounce US citizenship so as to gain a passport and exchange-student admissions status of an Indonesian does not change his status under the US Constitution. But those challenges where never heard, and they are legitimate challenges.
By refusing a hearing -- any hearing whatsoever -- the Supreme Court has not only effected a major miscarriage of law, but they -- by themselves -- have made this Presidency a Usurper Presidency. Barry Soetoro, the 44th President and the 1st Usurper President.
Chief Justice Roberts. Judge, please correct this terrible situation, and let those challenges have a honest, complete hearing.
Actually, he did sign a typed statement of the oath in front of witnesses, right after the ceremony. Apparently this has been done for some time, I guess to provide a written record of the oath.
It is interesting how even now that Obama is President, the Washington Post is still a bitter newspaper looking to trash people for no reason — “After flubbing his one role on Inauguration Day — administering the oath of office to Obama — Roberts traveled to the White House to re-administer the oath.”
I guess Obama wasn’t quite the change we needed.
“...“SO Help, ME”...”
That’s a direct quote from George Burns, as God, in “Oh, God”. Said it in the trial sceen.
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Interesting and I guess that would provide for an official record for the archives, etc. I’d never heard of that being done before but makes sense. Do you have a link to anything stating he signed a typewritten version? I suspect that was photographed as well.
Thanks for your response.
I couldn’t find any links to any news reports saying he signed anything.
It was in the discussion at the constitution law site, but just a comment that a reader had “informed” them, not a link to any official news.
I’m guessing it just isn’t “newsworthy”, but I probably will look into this more to see, because it is interesting to me now.
I wonder if Obama will re-sign the executive orders he gave before he re-took the oath, just to be sure?
I’m guessing it just isn’t “newsworthy”, but I probably will look into this more to see, because it is interesting to me now.
Thanks..... I looked a little bit but couldn’t find anything on any of the presidents signing a paper copy. I would think it would be that they did for record purposes. I like you was interested once you mentioned it. If I find anything I’ll ping you.
Obama is also not the first President to have a cult of personality: George Washington was all but deified in his day, though this was apparently spontaneous among the people and received no encouragement from him.
If it becomes illegal to criticize Obama, this will also have a precedent in the Sedition Act of 1798, which made it illegal to criticize President John Adams.
Number of Presidents who were supposedly going to be the death of the country--several: Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren, Lincoln, and probably every other President who had an opponent (ie, every President other than Washington).
Of course, this doesn't mean that a President couldn't actually bring about the end of the country. Let's pray Obama doesn't end it!
John Quincy Adams took the oath putting his hand on a law book.
I always thought it was kind of funny that everybody swears on the Bible when the Bible says not to swear at all.
Check out this old video where Obama refers to “his Muslim faith..”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGdkqfBICw&feature=related
He is corrected by George but the truth is out in Obama’s words. Also, Obama gave one of his daughters a muslim name. He doesn’t fool me. He doesn’t own a bible.
It is fine that he is Muslim but the deceit is the KEY to his character. No bible in the second swearing in. What does that confirm? He is not a Christian. Sorry Obama you are a fraud!!! I don’t care what religion he is, I care that he continues to lie and get away with it.
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