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.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Does he have a point in this speech?

[penelopesire]

Depressing speech!

[syriacus]

I've got a big plan.

We should build some knitting factories to make the long johns and hats, scarves and mittens we are going to need as the Planet cools.

[HonestConservative]

drill baby drill!

[mombonn]

No, it was after noon when he took the oath. I was watching the clock.

[TFine80]

It’s hard to follow. Too rushed.

[maica]

The rhinestone thingy at her collar...

looks like she picked it up in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.

Doesn’t it say “2009”?

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Roberts screwed it up. Barak got it right. Damn...it was a trick not to get it right.

Obama looked so ticked-off that his oath didn't go off without a hitch.. An Omen? The Nightmare begins...

[Cboldt]

-- they switched the White House web site right at noon. Don’t go there if you don’t want to be upset. The one is right in your face. --

Or use a text-based browser instead of a graphical one. I use 'lynx' for most everything, and rather enjoy being able to download and view ONLY those pictures that I want.

'lynx' doesn't work well for Amazon, eBay, newegg, and similar sites, but for whitehouse.gov (I almost typed "twithouse.gov"), 'lynx' works great.

[tapatio]

Maybe it’s just me,but this speech is not that great.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

They started to play "Hail Columbia" but did not finish it. Maybe they will play the whole song later. That used to be the president's song before "Hail to the Chief." They sang it in the John Adams TV series.

Youtube: Hail Columbia

[United Freeping States]

This has to be one of the largest gatherings ever of the uninformed.

[mewzilla]

Dow 8,154.74 -126.48 (-1.53%)

Looks like investors are really impressed.

Snort.

[freema]

Yes, he is, and I didn’t vote for him then, and I’m not with him anymore today. He’s f’ing insulting. WTF did he think WE’VE been doing.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

MO's wardrope choice.

[Crawdad]

The scene looks like the cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s”.

[GoCards]

The speech is really bad. I am surprised, I thought there would be fawning and speaking in tounge and all sorts of stuff.

[maggief]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMyPf4qvdbw

Barack Obama Oath of Office 2009 inauguration

[relee]

Common good

Common defense

[pillut48]

Oh, crap—here’s anti-”torture” rhetoric!!

America is a friend of each nation!! Howdy, Iran, Russia, North Korea!! Wanna come over for tea????