Barack and Roberts Bungle the Oath, Obama’s First You Tube Moment as President [Update]
By Larry Johnson on January 20, 2009 at 12:31 PM in Current Affairs
Well, that didn’t take long. Barack Obama and Supreme Court Justice Roberts mangled and shredded the oath of office. It looks like Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts forgot the words first. The blank look on Barack’s face was not reassuring. Both recovered and President Obama finished the oath.
So what did you think about the speech. It was pedestrian in general but he made a very good point that we are not going to let the fear of terrorism be an excuse for suspending the Constitution. That was very good.
So, do you agree with Asif Mandvi from the Daily Show?
So what did you think?
UPDATE:
Robert’s clearly screwed the pooch first. Here’s what he was supposed to say:
Each president recites the following oath, in accordance with Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
He put “faithfully” in the wrong place. Maybe Barack knew something when he voted against Roberts for the job of Chief Justice. Then again all Barack had to do was repeat the words. Too tough?
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Did he get choked up? i was watching online, and the picture kind of pittered out at that moment. It seemed like he choked up or was super nervous?
His speech sounded like his other speeches.
ok, i guess he didn’t choke up, just flubbed a little. Thanks for the vid!
Yeah, he screwed up three measely lines. It’s not like he was asked to recite the Gettyburg Address from memory. All he had to do was repeat what he heard. I’m no historian but I don’t remember, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagen, Carter, or Ford botching this up. What a goof.
I don’t recall them being fed the wrong line to respond too, either. It was kinda like a groom at a wedding being handed the wrong line by the minister. “Do you, —, take this woman, —-, as your awfully wedded wife?”
Way to go, Justice Roberts!
He wasn’t fed the wrong lines. He talked over the lines fed to him, then stalled for Roberts to repeat it, that is when Roberts re-read the line incorrectly.
Wrong, chum. Roberts never did say the line correctly, which is “that I will faithfully execute…”
Maybe because he didn’t want to put barky on the spot to LIE in front of all of those nice folks !
Too bad the occasion wasn’t important enough for Obama to MEMORIZE the oath beforehand! They should have had the oath on a teleprompter. Will Letterman put Obama’s oath flubbing in his Presidents’ Greatest Moments segment?
It’s bad when you need a teleprompter to take the oath of office (LOL) but for a stadium…
actually, looks to me like he did, and stopped when roberts read him the wrong thing.
actually, looks to me like he did, and stopped when roberts read him the wrong thing.
also, i hate all of you.
Obamaphobe—you have it exactly right. The narcissist in him couldn’t stand for the Chief Justice to be in charge for even a few seconds. He had to take over the giving of his own oath. He jumped in early, talking over as you say. I laughed out loud at Larry’s suggestion (in jest) that maybe Roberts was paying back 0 for voting against his confirmation, but it’s plain that 0 got the comedy of errors rolling, not Roberts.
“He talked over the lines fed to him”
He wanted to get sworn in before the country woke up and realized he has no business being POTUS.
Strawberrybitch
How dare you? How dare you imply that The Leader of the Free World, Barry Hussein Soetoro-Obama screwed up the oath of office!
Don’t you know that he needed his TELEPROMPTER?
How silly of you! What’s a prez-elect without his Telempropter, eh?!!!
ROFL..hahahaha
Roberts clearly screwed up and Obama did not want to repeat the wrong phrase…so he stopped then roberts corrected himself and obama just said the phrase incorrectly, with faithfully at the end. big deal….this is news???? one would think that the chief justice could say the lines correctly???
They are saying Roberts was the one who flubbed by changing the order of the words which threw Obama.
YEP.
But be careful, Larry will insult you.
It starts.
If barky had gone to more of the rehearsals, he could have pulled this off ….
http://www.darrellpeck.com/travel/1999-europe/Part-1/images/024-coronation.jpg
Chief Justice Roberts did flub the line. He even apologized afterwards:
FoxNews reports:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ_LsYuNy9s&feature=channel_page
And the constitution text along side Robert’s lead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS7VIxRGJzQ
This is a non-issue, unless you believe Chief John Roberts should have rehearsed the line, after all, it is his duty to know the Constitution inside and out.
Well, I’m avoiding it all. Yuke. Phoooey. Phiifft! But who chose Roberts? I reckon the Obama did. Isn’t Roberts the guy who wouldn’t say that waterboarding was torture? Perhaps I’m confusing my men in black gowns. The messages the Selected Doofus is sending are all bad as far as I can stand to watch any of this farce.
So we’ve got a Supreme who can’t understand the definition of torture, a hole-y man who hates women and LGBT folk (oh and there must be more–bigots can never stop at just two groups of folk),
a goof taking the oath of office who can’t deliver
a soundbite without stepping in it… who could ask for anything more?
Oh help us, world. We’ve got another idjet in the WH.
It’s pretty much BEEN the tradition that the Chief Justice swears in the new Pres. since Pres. John Adams.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00245
Obama voted against Roberts. 22 others voted against Roberts.
I believe it was an honest, yet embarassing mistake by Roberts.
Renquist did it 4 times:
January 20, 1989
George H. W. Bush
January 20, 1993
William J. Clinton
January 20, 1997
William J. Clinton
January 20, 2001
George W. Bush
January 20, 2005
George W. Bush
Gives him some practice and maybe Roberts will get it right…maybe.
Dummy. No one “chose” Roberts. The Chief Justice swears in the pres. Period. If anything, it should be noted that Obama voted against this wingnut.
Only by tradition, SpaceCrud. There is no Constitutional requirement.
The line is supposed to be “faithfully execute,” isn’t it? That’s where the Chief Justice flubbed, sticking the “faithfully” onto the end of the stanza. I guess Obama had to decide whether to recite the line correctly (no doubt he had memorized it) or whether to say it like Robert said it.
Oh well. Here’s hoping that’ll be the most embarrassing moment of President Obama’s term in office.
Too bad it didn’t go perfect.
Obama’s speech was a disappointment as well. Mediocre writing, not much on the delivery.
Mediocre writing, not much on the delivery.
And that’s his long suit, right? It’s going to be a freaking long four years … but the end is in sight if you keep your wits about you and start to volunteer your time astutely. Remove Nancy Pelosi. Replace Franks. Make sure that the culprits get their karma early.
No way I watch that crap. Not even a clip of Obozo bungling it. You are right beebop. Tomorrow the first order of business for ALL OF US should be to get rid of Pelosi, Franks, Reid, and all of the crooks who subjected us to this fraud. And we should start pushing for the GOP to pick the RIGHT candidate for 2012, just in case Obozo makes it for the whole four years. The party’s over. The crooks won. Now we have to do our best at damage control with our elected officials and future candidates.
Who’s “Franks”?
The Franks brothers … Barney and Harry Reid.
Ah.
It’s “Barney Frank.”
I can retain information all on my own. Thanks so much. When you can show me a 0bama birth certficate, some authentic grades from Columbia and Harvard and the passports he’s been using, you will have the beginnings of some credibility here. Until then, kiss mine. And I mean that in the nicest possible way.
That’s how I would do it, too. In the nicest possible way.
Perv
You’ve got that right.
trolls are sexist pigs.
At least this troll admitted that the speech was a total BUST. Maybe he’s actually getting a brain and heart.
Hey wait a minute, Northwest rain. Who invited me to kiss what?
:-p
UBM,
I’m pleased with your honesty about Obama’s speech.
The speech was very flat and probably a disappointment to most AA that thought he might invoke MLK.
I thought Warren’s invocation was the best moment of the event.
Thanks, Seattle Moss. Part of me wonders whether Obama decided to write this speech himself, for history’s sake, rather than to trust his professional speechwriters. I don’t know how else to explain some of the inelegant language.
I missed Warren’s invocation… after all that hype. I’ll try to catch it on YouTube.
But I thought Rev. Lowery struck an off note with his racialized benediction, with its “blame whitey” overtones that seemed 40 years out of date.
But old dude is, like, 87 years old… so I’ll cut him a little bit of slack.
They were saying that Obama spent two days with a 28 year old femal
UBM,
I probably would cut the old guy some slack too.
However, we just elected a black man and to say that whites need to make right when clearly things are going in the right direction is a slap in the face and an opening for the far right.
Warren was just warm and honest with his thoughts and as a man of faith he really teared me up with his outreach to all Americans.
“… a slap in the face and an opening for the far right.”
Correct. On both counts.
UBM,
I bet you could have written a much better speech than Obama.
I heard the entire inauguration in the car today and thought Obama sounded good..
However, when reviewing it later and seeing it over and over I thought it kind of lame.
Especially the part where he ended the sentence about the challenges we face with the word “Met”
Hey UBM, perhaps you’ll be another one that can recognize another one of Obama’s obvious plagiaristic infractions. All day since the speach, one of the most replayed sentences was “We must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin to rebuild this country again” That sounded very familiar to me. In fact, it made me want to continue singing the song he stole it from.
In the song “Pick Myself Up”, on the album “The Toughest”, by Peter Tosh in collaboration with Mick Jagger, here are some lyrics; “I’m going to pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again”. Coincidence?
At least this tells me that Obama likes Reggae, there may yet be hope for him. I’m also somewhat relieved that he is probably not a Muslim. HE’S A RASTAFARIAN!! Pas me a spleef mon!
I agree with Seattle Moss when he quite correctly states that you could have written a much better speech. Of course that’s not saying much, because a chimpanzee falling bass akwards onto a keyboard could have had equal success.
80% of the speach was created by slight alterations of words and thoughts that I’ve heard or read elswhere, phrases that we call cliche’s. He’s an empty clod!
Yeah, Andrew… it’s a reggae song. You prat.
What, white folks done forgot all about Jerome Kern? “Pick Yourself Up” is a popular tune from the ’30s. It’s been recorded by Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Anita O’Day, Ella Fitzgerald and many others.
Why the hell it was quoted in a presidential inauguration speech, I couldn’t tell you. Although I’m willing to resort to “enhanced interrogation techniques” to find out.
It’s the worst speech Obama’s ever given… and I wanna know why!
It’s the worst speach he’s ever given because it may be the first one he has ever written.
And yes, I know it’s an old song, I was simply amused at the thought of Obama in dreadlocks sucking on a giant spleefer, so I chose the Reggae version I had handy. Prat?
Again, the speech was a mish-mash of cliche’s rather awkwardly thrown together. I can’t imagine why anyone could have thought Obama was capable of anything more eloquent.
Undercover black man TROLLjerk
Go troll up obarry’s as* and ask mommy not to charge your monthly basement rental fees…you’z broke, inogorashunj en allz….
That said, I’m very glad to hear Obama say he won’t suspend the Constitution in fighting terrorism.
And that includes actively disavowing the use of torture, to the best abilities of his office.
Now I hope he sticks to his words, he certainly wouldn’t be the first President to lie, and scheme. …
I hope your right but he hasn’t kept any promises up to this point.
But he once said he would vote against FISA, end the Iraq war in 3 months, close GITMO immediately, not take public campaign $, etc. —Jeezus, I can’t keep up!
Okay, now everyone, close your eyes and see if you can guess what well-known NQ commenter wrote that? If you didn’t peek, I’ll bet you’d be wrong! Maybe we really are in for some surprising changes! (I’m still rubbing my eyes.)
“Maybe we really are in for some surprising changes! (I’m still rubbing my eyes.)”
Wait’ll you see what’s coming next, Chumley. You’ll plotz.
Well, my record for predicting the future is so bad that I’ve been kicked out of the prophets’ union, but I’ll guess:
Undercover Black Man starts writing articles for No Quarter! That would satisfy your inclination to rock the boat, wouldn’t it, Chumley?
The fraternity oath in “Animal House” came off with more stature and dignity. Oh well, it’s to be expected from a propped up cipher.
LMFAO Andrew.
UBM, sorry you weren’t inspired by his speech, given the historic moment and all. (I didn’t listen to it, so I don’t know what he said). Did he recycle that tired old 2004-speech again?
Very creepy…He apparently talked a lot about “storms and clouds,” which he also did in the book that people allege Ayers wrote. Wouldn’t it be cheeky if Billy “America Makes Me Puke” Ayers was the one who wrote the speech? They are claiming Obama wrote it himself.
Obama’s “clouds and storms” vs Clinton’s “Bridge to the 21st Century” — even in imagery Clinton was more grounded.
What did Obama mean with that imagery? I think we should have a WORM open thread on His speech.
UBM, sorry you weren’t inspired by his speech, given the historic moment and all.
Don’t cry for me, Argentina. Seeing the new President and First Lady hoofing it down Pennsylvania Ave. with the crowd going bananas… that was hella cool.
As were the couple’s spotlight dances at various balls. That’s history made human.
My sentiments were sincere, UBM. In any case, I love that song. Thanks!
Is this new Hip-Hop speak? If not, I’m surprised you would use such imagery, since it recalls that which is bestial and/or evil. Is this how you want to characterize your new Prez and his wife?
BTW, I’ll bet Michelle is now really, really, really proud to be an American.
Is this new Hip-Hop speak?
Actually, I think I was channeling Rudy Vallee.
Rudy Vallee is cool. Still, “hoofing it down” is a bit jarring for the reasons stated above.
I doubt that the phrase “hoofing it down the avenue” would evoke in most minds either draft horses or the cloven feet of Satan. But I’m always delighted to have a substantive conversation about language, trixta.
Have a good night.
“Here’s hoping that’ll be the most embarrassing moment of President Obama’s term in office.”
Good luck with that one.
Now, the supreme court will decide that Barrack is not really president, because he didn’t take ‘the’ oath. Watch…Bush will be back.
Jason, take off the foil hat, give your skull a breather. However, you may be right about one thing though, Bush may be back…….. Jeb that is.
He wasn’t choked up. Thoughts elsewhere or nervous.
He also looked a bit pissed off that he messed it up…a COUPLE times. WOW.
he can’t say more than 3 words without teleprompter!! He had no feeling about that moment and looked like a young college guy who just wanted to get it over.
Of course, good point.
“It was pedestrian in general but he made a very good point that we are not going to let the fear of terrorism be an excuse for suspending the Constitution. That was very good.”
I agree that saying things out loud CAN sometimes be a good first step as it gets the topic on the table. However for The Obama talk is all the action we get, whatever sound bites test best to his marketing team are what he recites.
Where is my FISA filibuster? A person really interested in the rights of the individual citizen vs Goliath would not have gone from threatened filibuster to I signed it, deal with it.
The blank looks were classic.
Stephen Green:
This is an interesting speech. Maybe even a revealing one. Obama sounds the most liberal on issues where he’s least likely to do anything, such as finding something to replace oil all of a sudden. And on fake issues, like “world peace” and “free hugs for poor people in foreign lands” or whatever. He sounds the most conservative, sometimes even neoconnish, on issues of substance. Let’s hope he governs like he speaks.
Sorry, forgot the link.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/drunkblogging-the-inauguration/
so right! that is why he is called empty suit.
What do you expect! He didn’t have a teleprompter and repeat after me is aout his paygrade.
Chief Justice Roberts screwed up the words.
He quickly corrected himself, and Obama repeated the corrected statement.
Mary,
Try opening your eyes and ears. Roberts gave the oath, Barack failed to repeat what Roberts said. Roberts stumbled repeating it and then Barack repeated what Roberts said. Not my opinion. Just watch again.
(Is it going to be like this for the next four years? The inability of Obamabots to at least acknowledge when the Messiah screws up?)
Yup.
Ok, Larry.
But get this: I am not now, and have never been, an Obamabot.
I supported Hillary all the way.
Never ASSume anything. It makes an ASS out of U and ME.
Due respect.
My bad. I’m sorry. But please, accurately report what happened. Roberts may not have said what Obama expected but Obama failed to repeat what Roberts said. They ultimately got thru it. Maybe that was Robert’s payback for Obama’s vote against him.
“Roberts may not have said what Obama expected.”
Well, you’re rewriting the event.
Roberts didn’t say what he was supposed to say….he screwed up the oath .
Which is exactly what I posted to start with, and you jumped.
But I accept your apology.
Don’t EVER call me an Obamabot again, hot shot.
“Try opening your eyes and ears.”
Most people simply cannot do this. Its like asking me to slam dunk a basketball. I can try all day but it just ain’t gonna happen. Well, not without a ladder.
That is not what is being said by the media, even on Fox News. They said Roberts switched up some of the words.
Thank you, Bernie.
Apology accepted, Larry.
Then Barrack should have been quicker on his feet and just repeated what he heard rather then get all flubbustered.
Strawberry bitch
Don’t you think that Barry’s teleprompter was missing! This is truly inexcusable for Barry to srrew up. someone up above said that he “lacked feelings” when he was taking the oath (attempting to…)! Amazing this person caught this Empty Suit’s basic flaw. He does not believe in the Office. He does not believe in Himself. Wht does this Empty Suit believe in? Scary. I wonder how many others have seen The Leader flub the most basic of his duties! The oath…. amazing..
(mary –small ‘m’; there are 2 of us!)
i just read ‘Dissenitng justice’ Daren Hutchinson’s post today on “inauguration..King Day Essay”….and was laughing at what this AA chose to do TODAY!…
Well then, if they said it on TV, it must be true.
Contratulations to Chief Justice Roberts. He becomes the first official scapegoat of the Obama presidency.
oowawa…EXACTLY! It took, what, three minutes into the big day and ALREADY it’s NOT OBAMA’S FAULT. Everyone sing along “IT’S NOT OBAMA’S FAULT.”
Hey, I know…It was BUSH who flubbed the lines.
Nope, it was Hillary or Bill’s fault, I’ll bet!
Definitely Bill’s fault.
“Boo hoo, Hillary was looking at me and made me mess up the oath!”
Roberts must be thrown under the bus! lol!
Absolutely, watching on a foreign satellite channel, points they made about the entire event:
-fumbled twice repeating a total of about 35 words.
-entire speech was average, given with too much oratory.
-did not evoke Lincoln, FDR (esp. given the economy) as expected, instead went all the way back to founding of the nation and Washington.
-gave indirect assurances to the military, mindful that 6/10 have unfavorable judgment of him.
Roberts said it wrong - obama stopped seemingly confused as to whether he should repeat the wrong phrase or say it right. roberts repeated it wrong again (although he tried to say it right) and Obama repeated the phrase with words still in the wrong order. I did listen Larry.
by the way, where are the whitey tapes??????
And yet, he voted for FISA. As always, his actions don’t back up his words.
As if his actions ever backed up his words … What is it Unca Jerry said … typical politician. Move along. Same old same old. Nothing hopey or changey here to see. Don’t expect any heavy lifting from the guy in the suit. Just like the one flying home to Dallas.
Then we’ll hold his feet to the fire about not suspending the constitution.
Where’s the birth certificate, Barack?
First we have to find his feet. So far, media hype has held him suspended several meters off the ground, and his feet are nowhere in sight. At the top of his form there is a halo, then his noble visage, chin elevated slightly, then his manly athletic torso, and then, well, he just kind of fades off after that. No feet.
Nice! [to Buzz L]
Actually i thought the moment when he forgot the oath was the geniue moment of this whole election season. Obama was struck by the awesome moment and what was about to happen…and he was humbled. He scored some points with me.
God Bless him and our great country.
He’s not humbled. He’s all choked up because his narcissistic ego finally got what it wanted - POWER.
This is what the Obama Presidency means.
“For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.”
Humbled? Hardly.
More like let’s get this over with so I can go to my pretend kingdom where I declare myself Emperor of all I see.
He was struck by the awesome moment? To the point where he could not recite the well known, hopefully well rehearsed words?
What happens when he is struck by the awesomeness of having to make the various presidential decisions that will come his way? Will he stumble and look terrified - sorry look struck by the awesome moment - at these times?
The love of this guy boggles my mind. He could fart on stage and people would cheer. This is actually one of my biggest problems with him.
I dislike cult leaders and don’t want one running the country.
Wait until the My Pet Goat moment. The meme will be how well he relates to children …. hahahaha?
LOL!!
Or: Well, he said he would stand with the muslims, duh!
Actually, he did and that got the biggest cheers from the crowd. (Gives a new meaning to “soaring rhetoric.”)
….struck by the awesome moment…genuine….
these are the same kind of excuses that have always been offered when he has messed up. The leeway given this man is unprecedented.
It is not an excuse.
You know, I now realize that logic is gone from the people who support/workship Obama and for the people who dislike/hate Obama. I count myself in the seemingly small minority who can take their emotions out of this and look at Obama, as well as any other politican as just that a politican. I am sure Bill and Hillary did just as much dirty unhanded stuff to get the presidency. The only difference might be that Bill and Hillary’s ascend was twice as hard because they did not have the media and the demos supporting/worshipping them.
Believe it or not Obama is not a MONSTER, or an alien, he is a man with a very large ego who did what he had to do to become president, right or wrong - like ALL presidents before him. Unfortunatley Obama is not special in that regard.
Our (American’s) jobs should not and must not change over the next four years or over the next 100 years, is to hold ANY politican —yell including the one you like—Accountable.
A president should never have your benefit of the doubt, that is too much power.
Evolve and Learn…Please!
I really like what you wrote. I’m in the exact same place. I’m exhausted from 8 years of Bush Derangement Syndrome and almost two years of Obama Derangement Syndrome. I wanted to to see Hillary worn in today but it is what it is.
I am also extremely relieved that Dubya has left the building.
Thank you.
s/b “sworn”
“Believe it or not Obama is not a MONSTER, or an alien, he is a man with a very large ego who did what he had to do to become president, right or wrong - like ALL presidents before him. Unfortunatley Obama is not special in that regard.”
I’m sure they said the same thing about Hitler. So why are you so damn sure he’s not a monster?
I’ll relax when the media starts doing its job again and the propaganda machine stops. Until then, I’m wary.
Bill & Hillary didn’t cheat to win the nomination or the presidency–i.e. neither undermined the democratic process. You insult the Clintons when you compare them to the ONE.
yes, he’s “geniue” alright, like in genuinely packaged.
A soaring speech full of rhetoric, hyperbole, and just packed with cliches:
“..we will make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds……We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil…”
Sounds like Favreau was hitting the bong extra hard.
First laugh! Merci!!!!
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Step away from the mirror, Strawberrybitch.
stuff it - hoper doper
Tsk Tsk, UBM! Now you deny us humor?
Just not a fan of that “Bwahahahaha” business, trixta. Call it a pet peeve.
LMAO…
It is beyond pathetic that UBM is hanging out here today. Does he get time and a half today?
Where is Oprah? Caroline? Were they in the seats in back?
Better the back of the bus than underneath it, when you roll with the big 0 you never know…
Where’s the Hillary cardboard cutout?
Did anyone notice Senator Rockefeller in the background while Bo was taking the oath? He looked as stiff as a cardboard cutout(!) …didn’t even blink once…had that glossy-eyed Obot look.
Thanks so much for that Andrew - I’m in stitches, causing me to breathe in oxygen for the first time today
Good one Andrew. Maybe they all are. I saw an interview with Rambo Rahm on Meet the Press and before I could even get the words out of my mouth my mother said “is he HIGH?” Did anyone else see that? Sorry to be OT, but he looked so glassy eyed and was so slow speaking it was bizarre. Well, it’s official America has been turned over to the insane too far left, the spendthrifts and the America haters. God Bless us All.
Hey America, I say Obama is right of center, you say he is left of center. I guess only time will tell. Let’s check in 6 months from now and see where BO really stands. I think I will be right though—but if I’m wrong I’ll eat my words.
Well, what about making the oceans stop rising? Sounds like Favreau is toning it down in his sober dignified old age.
UCBM must be running to get under the bus why else would he hang out here. Either that or he’s looking for FREE popcorn !!
This bus is ours UC find your own with your own kind!
Obama! What a moron!
If this is what we have to look forward to for a president, the country is gonna suffer another four years.
Classless and clueless.
Yippee, morons rule the day!
“Classless and clueless.”
Classless…noticed that he wiped his nose with the back of his gloved hand at one point while he was sitting. The era of SPAMALOT is just beginning.
Well what would you have him do? Lean over and plug up one nostril and blow snot on the ground? That would be W’s style. And heck, he was wearing a glove! What are gloves for, anyway?
Handkerchiefs? I’ve heard of them, but I’ve never actually owned one.
Gloves are NOT for wiping your nose. A gentlemen would have been prepared under those circumstances in that weather. I’m sure someone next to him must have had a kleenex. Let’s see if he now knows he needs to have a handkerchief in his pocket from now on.
Miss Manners, I would recognize your style anywhere–Judith Martin aka AnnieCollier, you’ve been outed!
Neither is the middle finger, I might add.
LMAO–Now you, Mr. Berfle, could never pass as Miss Manners.
LOL–that’s for sure. I’m just a bad-mannered curmudgeon.
eeeeewwwwww.
Very cliched speech. Very weak, though I wonder what he is saying to the Muslim world. (Reading between the lines.) Can’t think of a single line that will be quoted in history, but perhaps I expected more. If I were a political cartoonist, I would quick get on the Barry no teleprompter for the oath of office thing and get that out there.
Overall, I think Michelle looks petrified today. And he has some new wrinkles at the side of his face, or at least they are much more prominent.
What is up with the Hillary appt? Didn’t look like he went out of his way to greet her? How much disrespect is she supposed to take from him? I don’t think the Jill Biden thing was any accident.
Maybe it was the angle of the camera (C-Span is what we watched) but it looked like Pres. Obama greeted Bill Clinton but ignored Hillary … and looked like Bill was nudging Hillary forward but Pres. Obama seemed to be looking above her head (ok, LOL, we all can do that but it looked like he snubbed her again.. the way he did at the State of the Union last year). Did I imagine this or did anyone else catch this? I watched it on C-Span with my 92-year-old Mom and she thought the whole ceremony seemed “off” and “flat.” I didn’t share that view with her but it did seem sombre. Sorry to hear my Sen. Hillary’s nomination is being snarled up. Maybe this will be a good test of the Senate’s boast that they are filibuster-proof? Hope so. She needs to get to work, even if I am sad to be losing her in the Senate for NY.
Boy, it sometimes seems in their amateur way, they are desperately trying to game Hillary.
She is simply THAT MUCH OF A THREAT.
I hope she ignores it, and does her work as it needs to be done, understanding this frees her from the harness of those who would derail her work.
Has any SOS ever faced such formidable tasks?
And if all they have are the lil atwater moves, they don’t have anything at all, they can’t beat real talent, in the end.
SOS to America, and the whole world fears you — especially if you’re uniquely intelligent.
Clinton is brighter than Biden, sorry.
“I think Michelle looks petrified today”
ditto. dingbat…still remember she wanted to scratch Bill’s eyes out. How refined, sophisticated, professional, matured dingbat….ivy league material.
Mandelay, I saw it too, it definetly looked like a snub to me.
An omen of things to come.
O good, I love omens. Especially if there is some sinister organ music playing in the background.
Oh Gawd…you’d think he would have run the lines a few times with Michelle beforehand. Yeah, this bodes well. As for Jon Stewart, if he holds Obama to the same standard he did Hillary, Bush and McCain, I may regain some respect for him.
I didn’t watch, didn’t listen and probably won’t read it.
I’m avoiding TV for the next week and any time Obama is on TV I’m turning the channel or leaving the room.
I’m already sick of him. Obama = Bush III.
I’ll be doing the same. I always have to go into hiding when my emotions aren’t yet under control.
It’s good to have a kitty-cat nearby at these trying moments. They always put things in the proper perspective.
Yep — like throwing up a furball at just the right time!
However — my tradition is to not watched this gross display.
I was going to watch Clinton’s first inauguration — but we had the mother of all storms — The Inauguration Day Storm — which knocked out the power for several days.
As for THIS inauguration — just fog — but
NEVER would I waste a precious moment of my life watching these tasteless, Nouveau Riche clowns trying to act mature.
I’m looking forward to Sarah Palin in 2012 — a quiet, dignified, gracious and intelligent Inauguration.
(Well damn I can hope and I can look ahead!)
Well, how about that! Now Hope is on our side! What goes around, comes around!
I am with you stefystef; I could NOT watch the Coronation (I have a problem with cult type worship too).
It is very telling from the vid posted here (thanks Larry) that he flubbed his most important moment - taking the oath of office for POTUS.
My take on it is that it was a Freudian slip that he could NOT SAY THE WORDS!! He knows in his narcisstic heart of hearts that he lied, cheated and manipulated his way to this day.
My hope and continued prayer is that the talented and capable people that he has appointed (to save him and us) can actually be allowed to do their jobs. Thank God Hillary is SOS!
just charged up my ipod to plug my ears.
Better keep it charged don’t know how long all this
will take to simmer down.
Dread getting the newspaper tomorrow, will have to just skip to comics, Dear Abby, and crossword puzzle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzq_omLhU38
What I’ve been listening to:
Which one is Simon, again?
I have held off commenting until now. and I’ve had LOTS to say.
But now, I must say a BIG THANKS to you for “Billie Jean”. It brought a much needed smile to my face.
BIG THANKS!!
“We chose hope over fear…”
So, had McCain won the US would have chosen fear. Right.
Yeah, I had the same thought. I thought the speech was sprinkled with these little partisan jabs. There were a lot of them. And anyone who can’t produce his real birth certificate who also wants to mention the words “The Constitution” in any sentence … well, that’s really silly. So, what’s he gonna do about Frank and Dodd, the fiddlers who played while Fannie and Freddie burned down the nation’s treasure? He can do lots, I would think, given they are Democrats. I’d like him to clean up our party and get the rats off the ship. Frank and Dodd need to go. Obama needs to acknowledge the Dems role in the mortgage crisis. Obama uses the words “transparency” and “accountability” a lot these days. Those things begin at home … in our Democratic Party which has been in charge of Congress for the last two years.
You are a democrat I respect.
We can have different ideals, but similar goals. Problem is those with completely different goals.
ummm yeah… fear that he would die and god-forbid Sarah Palin became president. so yeah I guess it is hope over fear.
With millions watching you would have thought he would have had it memorized. Everyone understands it’s an anxious moment, so you PREPARE for it. Yes, a sign of things to come. Or at least you do if your country matters to you.
I’m willing forgive the flub on the oath, regardless if it was Obama’s or Justice Roberts’ fault. Who wouldn’t be nervous at such a moment? These aren’t gods, they’re just men.
As for the speech? A rousing ending but I don’t think Homer or Shakespeare have anything to worry about. Nor Lincoln or King. I found the Daily Show clip really funny.
So, now it begins!
Baby, baby, baby ….
If your daughter is six and performing at her first recital this is a great attitude …
But this guy has been preening in public for two years. He should have all of the flounces down perfectly by now … how many times do you think he said these words to himself in front of the mirror and kissed his reflection? hahahahahahahahahah! and for good measure …. hahahahaha! I LOVE it.
My point is, beebop, that nitpicking every single thing will not change the reality–Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States, flubbed oath or not. I’d rather save my ammunition for the important things down the road, the issues that will impact all of us.
When Obama starts failing and flubbing his way through the country’s business, I’ll be the first one to start screaming. That’s our responsibility from this day forward.
I don’t like this result anymore than anyone else here, but it is what it is.
Never give up. Never surrender. And never let Obama off the hook for the fraud he has perpetrated on the country.
Absolutely. Now IT begins.
I really don’t give a damn about the bungling. I expected way more of it, to be honest. More Uhhhh…Uhhhh…Uhhh…We already know he bungles speeches. What we don’t know is the horror that starts tomorrow. And, I did see some of the speech. Seemed pretty flat to me. But I can’t stand watching the Fraud for more than 60 seconds.
Peggy Sue, Obama has to hit the ground running, and so do his critics. The MSM is going to cut him slack for a few years. They have their agenda, I have mine. I just looked at my watch, and it’s past noon, PST. Honeymoon’s over!
what a nerve!!!he compare himself with these great leaders.
Wha?! Obama put himself forth as some kind of god the entire time he campaigned. Remember these words from Obama’s mouth: “… at some point in the evening, a light is going to shine down and you will have an epiphany and you’ll say, ‘I have to vote for Barack.”
No apparently America had HYPE over common sense selected for all of us.
Thanks for nothing, DNC.
Counting the days until Obama is in the rear view mirror.
I thought the speech was extremely anticlimatic…nothing new…sounded like a campaign speech. My favorite part was Bill Clinton embracing the first George Bush. It choked me up.
All right it’s over, thank God!!! I was out today and everywhere I went from Starbucks to Target people were asking me aren’t you excited and one lady said Barack going to save this Country, What has happened to people, he is a man a very inexperienced one at that. But one thing I didn’t like the way he said Christian then Muslim and the emphasis on the Jewish was a little uncomfortable and I am not even jewish. Don’t we have more jewish people than muslim in this country??? Well it was an ok speech nothing different, same old crap he said during the primaries, and the like HRC said the heavens will open and then magically maybe even tomorrow we’ll have World peace. Give me a break…
Was that a slapstick comedy or Barack’s first deer-in-the-headlights moment?
Whew, if that had been any longer it might have been very, very bad.
That speech will be memorable for somebody I am sure but tingling up the leg? No.
Well, I am not one of the great thinkers y’all are but since you asked, I liked –not as much as I liked Aretha OR her hat, mind you, but I liked it. And it was short. What I didn’t like was once again his omission of any mention of his mother but a hat tip to Daddy-O. I also liked the benediction–praise Jesus Hallelujah!
What I detested (and this is the second time this week) is the reference by Pastor Rick to Barry’s father “the immigrant”. Thought I was gonna throw a blood clot in my brain. We are witnessing the rewriting of history.
LOL Judy, when a Yankee hears a Southerner begin a sentence with these words, he braces himself for a whipping.
Roberts screwed up the oath. He didn’t quote the constitution. Or are you now all in favor of activist judges?
The pastor at my wedding screwed up our lines as well, so we just repeated what we heard, we didn’t get that deer in headlights thing going. In fact, only my husband and I were aware of the mistake.
Well, at least you’re admitting that it was Roberts who screwed up the oath.
Which is the truth.
Why does Obama always always always get a pass?
The truth is they both flubbed the lines.
Its much more important that Obama says the oath correctly, hes the one being sworn in as president.
Obama is the one who will face 4 years of intense pressure as president. If he cant take this heat, what can we expect later?
It’s finally over! How ironic - for both of them - that the oath of office was bungled! I feel so, uh, hopeful at this point - let the impeachment rumors begin!
Personally, I think they both bungled because they both know the dirty little secret about his BC.
For some reason, my comment didn’t post. Thanks for the vid Larry, it was very enlightening. I am just glad Hillary is SOS. Peace To All!!!
I’m watching paint dry. Didn’t have time to watch the race-baiting misogynist pig’s inauguration. There’s NOTHING on this earth that would have made me watch that SOB.
I’m so NOT surprised …. this won’t be his last blunder/gaffe/flubb whatever you wanna call it.
The speech was depressing in imagery: winter, bloody snow, deserted capital… Then lots of vague promises.
It also contained a major gaffe:
“We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and nonbelievers. “
So if you are follow any other religious faith, like Native American spirituality, Wicca, Buddhism, Shinto, to name the ones that immediately spring to mind YOU are nonbelievers.
How could THAT get by the proofreading stage? Doesn’t bode well but watch. This pedestrian effort will be hailed as the greatest speech since, well, his LAST speech!
Yeah, again, I had the same reaction and I felt the speech was littered with stuff like this. I was just very puzzled that a master of speeches could not have made a more positive speech.
Read that remark from President Obama in context:
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
This is a very badly written phrase. Swill is what pigs gulp down:
The Civil War was a tragic chapter in our nation’s history that cost more American lives than any other war. It had nothing to do with “swill.” Likewise, segregation was evil, but it was not “swill.” Moreover, you do not “taste” swill–you wolf it down in big gulps.
This is all just bad writing. Do yourself a favor Mr. President and fire Jon Favreau.
Could not resist coming back and adding this: Favreau’s use of the word swill is sloppy writing. Sloppy writing does not belong in a presidential inaugural speech. Take your time and get it right!
Guess he threw Catholics under the bus….
Yeah, but notice that he put the Muslims BEFORE the Jews. Not a lot of people happy about that one either.
Wait… Catholics ain’t Christians?
Righto, UBM. According to fundamentalist Protestants, Catholics are not Christian. (Unfortunately, I was once exposed to a pathetic sermon along these lines.) Obama’s cleverly coded reference to “Christians” is just one more way to placate his Fundamentalist/Evangelical constituency.
I’m just glad he didn’t mention “Wiccans and Scientologists…”
Wow someone at TCM has a great sense of humor! They’re playing the movie “A Face in the Crowd” right now! This is the ultimate bamboozle movie so apropo for today. There is even a line in it where the candidate for president is trying to think of a theme to run on & Lonesome Rose(Andy Griffith) says run on CHANGE the people always fall for that line.
what was up w that line by someone “whites need to do right”? Someone on talk radio was talking about it.
It was some rhyming thing that had a verse for every color. Red will get ahead, etc.
The Old Guy stepped out of Emmett Brown’s Delorean from the 1960’s. Yellow be mellow??? LOL
Yup, that one jumped out at me too. What was the point? Was that supposed to promote racial harmony or inspire white guilt? I actually thought the poem had some good phrases but the poet seemed strangely subdued and flat.
cripes the guy acted like we are still in the 60’s!
Well let’s cut to the quick…. We have played charades for 2 yrs now time for Mr. Obama to stand up and be President Obama and let the great Presidents of the past rest in peace….
or retire gracefully.
This is your stage get on with the show.
Fact is fact: Roberts was only trying to JOG obama’s memory of WORDS! Ironic eh?
The Old Guy Lowry will be the most memorable highlight of the inauguration.
And Juan Williams almost bawled when he reverently spoke of him…evidently an old racist who never got Dr. King’s message and never moved on from 1968. Think of the message Dr. King would have given had he been at that podium today. It would have been straight from his soul rather than a old raggedy sng song political saying. Didn’t anyone edit these people? The only thing I thought when I saw John Lewis and the rest were what back stabbers they are.
1:30 PM - so far the market is down. No bounce for Obama
No Larry, Roberts didn’t put “faithfully in the wrong place, he did at first when he had to repeat it after Obama’s FIRSt FLUB, but then he was correcting it as Obama started speaking again.
Just happy I’m not participating in this charade any farther than NQ.
Amen!
I will have to say that Michelle looked nice in her dress. However most people dont wear something so glitter for time even. At least she didnt look like some insect and her bra straps werent showing.
Sorry was supposed to read dont wear something so glittery for a noon time event.
Yes, I’d have liked the outfit sans sequins. The gloves were too short. They should have been seamless with the cuff of her coat. Overall though, it was 100% better than her usual. The petrified look is from the realization that she has to learn how to be dignified.
mutted mustard dress with celadon gloves and shoes….with silver metallic necklace….maybe for a Spring garden party.
Yeah, the color was off — certainly the sequences were not appropriate for that time of day. I think a darker shade of gold or pink, or a lavender color would have made her skin color look radiant. I know winter white is all the rage, but her cream-colored gown looked like a wedding dress. She should have checked these colors and outfits through a video camera.
I thought Mrs. Biden looked pretty good!
Well, i have to disagree. Sparkly is bad. Frankly, she always looks like a transvestite to me. I thought she looked really bad.
gaindenpendent…just a word to the wise…people get banned for saying MeChelle “looks like a MAN.”
The estimate is that one million attended. Only one million? Lyndon B. Johnson had 1.5 million at his, LOL.
Larry Sinclair said it best…
“This is in deed an Historic moment in our Nation! We are knowingly allowing a man to be sworn in as President under a name that is not even his legal name, a man who the world knows is not a citizen of the United States but one of Indonesia. Today we make History by giving the keys to the White House to a fraud, the biggest fraud ever to be committed on the American people.”
no shit….
i heard l,s.was going to be there..
Thanks to the Animal Planet Network for getting me through this week long news blackout in our house. My dog has learned a few tricks and corrected a couple of bad behaviors.
LOL
roflmao.
I had much radio in this house.
The Food Channel and HGTV worked well too. Tried a couple of new recipes and fixed up the house a bit, so I’m good….
I prefer the forensics and crime shows on A&E, ID, Spike, USA, TNT, and tru. Without those, I wouldn’t have made it.
I’ve seen every House there is to see, not to mention Bones, all of the CSI’s and everything there is to see on buying or fixing up your house. Don’t need the mainstreams. Don’t buy it. Don’t believe it. Barky is a shrub rerun any way.
I’m regressing back to the Andy Griffith Show. Take me back to Mayberry, O please. But Kansas, and Mayberry, is a long long way over the rainbow right now . . .
HGTV was pretty boring today and I finally tuned into Fox after the ceremony. First thing I saw was someone in the crowd behind the podium with a red pimp hat on. Dear God.
I have to say that seeing some of our now former First Lady’s selections (Presidential China, etc.) on Greta’s show the other night really highlights her taste and excellent style. Quite rich and sophisticated. I wish we had been able to see more of that while she was in the WH. The way they handled themselves with grace and class throughout the transition has started the human side of their redemption for me. I’ve never liked them at all but now in contrast…
LOL…
Didn’t watch it, don’t much care, but I was looking forward all morning to coming on NQ and reading your commentary. The Truth. Thanks.
The pettiness of these comments does not bode well for the State of the Union. What would happen if you all had something important to talk about? You’d be struck dumb.
Gee …. taking a commercial break from worshipping at the font of the first bi-racial phoney? You came to the wrong site to read comments of adoration. Try the Huffpoop or the big orange. I’m sure they are rolling out the love.
You’d be struck dumb….Damn…….You beat us to it.
Not to worry. We’re hearing from a lot of people who have apparently decided not to participate in the work of the nation for the next four years.
I don`t work for the state….I work for my family.
I kinda think we’re all in this one together, from the first-class passengers down to steerage.
Not me…….You wanted him, not me. I`ll captain my own ship.
cynic..we weren’t in this “together” to start with. Some of us don’t like fraud.
If you wanted cooperation and participation, you should have spoken up when they were gaming the caucuses. Me? I could not possibly care less about Zero man, his spouse or the kiddies. I will not buy a magazine or watch a program that has any of them on it — same policy I had with the shrub family. I could not care less about him or his tortured “soul.” I hope he is haunted by the deeds he had to commit to get to that stage for the remainder of his life. I hope he never gets another decent night’s sleep so long as he lives. Amen.
I served my country and have done my duty. When the rest of your bots can say the same, I’ll listen to you. Until then, you’re just a lot of talkers.
Dang. Was this ^^^ the first propaganda release by the High Ministry of Hype for the Hope Pope?
Let the games begin!!
go to your Kool Aid party dipshit
When E.W. Parks speaks….
==crickets==
Limbaugh just likened the Poet’s (Elizabeth Alexander) voice to the voice on his GPS LOL. It’s a far cry from JFK’s poet - Robert Frost.
I heard that…he also said “I don’t get poetry…if you want to tell me the sky is blue, you don’t need 18 pages of poetry, just tell me the sky is blue”…..haha
OMG, you can say THAT again.
ROTFLMAO
Another Republican ploy and garble, done by Roberts. At least he had the grace to shake Obama’s hand at the end. He clearly caused the confusion. Obama’s speech was very good, positive, even soaring. I was worried he would criticize Americans but instead he was laudatory. I agree with Vernon Jordan on CBS that there was no building to a crescendo. It was all crescendo. But I liked it.
Spin baby, spin.
You’re going to be doing a lot of that for the next four years … well, not quite four because he will be a lame duck for about 10 months of them — thanks be to God in the highest!
No kidding. Not criticizing Americans? As one of the fifty-odd million citizens who did not vote for 0, I wasn’t thrilled to be told that the country had chosen hope over fear. That, as much as anything else, portends that 0 will continue to be the divisive figure he has chosen to be throughout his campaign. Which is the last thing we need in our president right now.
The speech contained a few too many gathering clouds and storms and storm clouds for me. It seems likely that it was meant to paint our situation in as bad a light as possible in order to buy him time and so that Obama can play Conquering Hero when the economy finally turns around in a couple of years (perhaps on its own). I was agree with another commenter that the line We chose Hope over fear by hiring him was a tad self-serving and a slap at McCain.
Still I am now overflowing with Hope. Hope that Obama actually knows what he’s doing. Hope that his ego will grow small and Hope that he will lose that oft-seen nose-up-in-the-air smugness. He certainly did seem to like his own speech a lot from his expression when he was done.
I did love the piece played by Yo-Yo Ma and Company, which was beautiful — that Shaker hymn always gets to me. The poem was also pretty good but it probably could have been read better. Of course, the highlight was the less-than-perfect oath of office — I mean, if he really were The Messiah, do you think that God would have let that happen? Just askin’……
AS a nation we are faced with two ongoing wars, an economy in the tank, and an erroding middle class. A bright happy life is wonderful speech would be false and set the wrong tone. I’ve had enought of Bush’s every thing is fine when things were going badly. We have tough times ahead and need to face them realistically which is what Obama said.
Well, then it’s a good thing that Obama took money from the exact thing, Freddie and Fannie, that caused this mess. Some kind of irony, huh? That the man who gives the speech about doom and gloom, aided and abetted his criminal friends and took money from the very institutions that put us in our financial mess. Gee I feel good.
It was funny.
I just watched the video. What a weird scene… looked like if a kindergarten kid was trying to repeat what his teacher was telling him. And that half monkey-smile Mr. President was wearing in such a serious circumstance… the entire episode lacked the solemnity it called for. I think Michelle’s sparkling dress was totally out of place. But, what else can we expect…
Not liking the dress either.
I think it was just nerves. But I’m totally shocked there was not one Uhhhhh in there!
No thanks to the jerkw__ Obots!
Does the name Titanic mean anything?
Titanic? Yeah… the most successful movie evar!
You have a good point (lol).
Hey the comment I responded to disappeared!
Is Michelle pregnant or in need of a tummy tuck, I have been watching her for the past week and her stomach does seem a bit high or fat, not sure maybe its the dresses she wear but something is not right there.
Her dress today, did not like it I thought she looked as if she was dressed for one of the evening balls, too much shiny, glittering stuff going on all at once.
Obama his face sure was a thousand words when he was walking in to take the oath, he was serious or worried it was the first time I have ever seen that kind of expression from him but he sure did not look happy and elated to be finally at his goal. It must be a awareness of the moment, he can no longer just give words he has to deliver now.
His speech not impressive, it started well but he lost me on the blood covered snow part as my mind started to drift off and wonder ok when well he stop, too much doom and gloom, and did not need the reminder of the days when blacks could not even buy a sandwich, but now a son is taking the oath of office.
As for FOX, Juan William and he tears for AA who were beaten by the whip was just about enough of the nonsense that I could take so at that point TV was shut off.
they keep saying michelle is an icon just not what type. we already know.
I voted for Hillary and am mad as hell that still they try to abuse her,she ws not confirmed for the innaugeration today held up by a republican one person and his opinion,She deserves way more respect then that considering her camapaign.
On the thought of Obama I fought tooth and nail to seee Hillary as President but I have to say it was a historical,important moment for African America as well as all Americans that we have proved that hatred and predjudice is been greatly healed and almost gone from our hearts.I have tears for the moment as a white woman to hope for a woman president and for the historical moment which I must say was peaceful and precious in the site of America that we truely of all creed,color,gender and thoughts are One as Americans!I respect his Presidencyand will support him and hope he does not let us down!
Do you mean the US Constitution that President Obama states is “deeply flawed”?
All men are created equal–except for those who are somebody else’s property? A minor flaw, that we’ve been working to correct for a long time now. America has always been a work in progress. That’s what’s so good about us.
Maybe he was thrown by hearing the sound of his middle name again?
is it okay to use his middle name now? I’m confused, is it or is it not racist? good grief.
You mean who-sane?
R.O.T.F.L
If you love Obama this is not for you. It’s like when you go on your home team site and there are comments left by their arch enemy, say Red Sox’s & Yankees, so if you don’t mind this is not a site where we are worshipping a man that we as a Country no nothing and I mean nothing about and for the fact alone we have a right to be worried, So if you don’t mind shut the F..K up and go elsewhere. Thank you and remember we are not on Obama’s site leaving him our messages of love, He acts like he’s a Rock STAR and to that i say sir Elvis has left the building.
LOL!!! That’s a good one.
Obama started his “We are in a BIIIIG DOO-DOO” campaign a week ago, and asking US to be patient. Sure.
“And I now pronounce you man and wife . . . ”
Uh-Oh! WTF do I do now?
well now that blacks have their first “black” president, can we get off the victimology 101 and move on or will whites be beaten over the head w this for eternity?
I think we all know the answer to that one. The beatings will continue until their morale improves.
That’s what happens when you don’t have a teleprompter!
Mr. Teleprompter is our new shadow government.
Last week I saw on Italian TV people from Kenya being interviewed by a TV reporter who asked them what they thought about BHO being a new P of the USA. The immediate response was that they expect him to come to Kenya to see in what conditions they are living now (no houses, only cardboards) after that affair with that guy Mandinga or Pindinga, or whatever his name is, and provide them with decent housing. I almost fell off my chair! They are calling him the President of the World! Geez, poor people…
Let’s hope it’s like a wedding where if nothing goes wrong, the marriage is doomed. I love Aasif!!
Have you seen this?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/change_has_come_to_whitehouse-gov/
Transparent?
Where’s the birth certificate, Barack?
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YES! TRULY AMAZING MOMENT IN HISTORY….BARRY’S FIRST SCREWUP AND HE AIN’T IN THE W.H. YET!…couldn’t believe it at first Viewing!.. Watched again as I thought (sorry, Larry!) it was an edited-for-fun FUNNY VIDEO! …UNIMAGINABLE INEPTITUDE…..A taste of things to come!!!Zeus help us all!……
The speech was disappointing. I did, however, like the phrase, “bitter swill.” That’s probably what I’ll remember in years to come. The benediction was insulting, although more poetic than the poem, which I believe mentioned darning a uniform…who in America darns today? Well, maybe I’m just in a critical mood, but I give the whole affair two thumbs down.
Please someone CORRECT ME! Wouldn’t you say that Obaram should have REPEATED immediately after Roberts “to faithfully execute….” and NOT have waited for Roberts to incorrectly state this. He could have avoided embrrassement for both of them. He knew the words. Rather than that embarrassing lapse on BHO’s part, he should simply have continued the oath. Instead he screwed up not allowing Roberts to finish…I have to watch it again.INCREDIBLE CLIP!!!WHAT’S AN EMPTY SUIT WITHOUT TELEPROMPTER,EH?
damn I don’t know, I couldn’t watch the FUBAR taking place but I did watch the snippet just now. Damn can that pugnacious looking wife of his wear any gaudier clothes? She has horrid taste in clothes.
Agreed. She has terrible taste.
A couch somewhere is missing its cover.
hell scarlett’s curtain dress looked better than that getup.
And it had the advantage of being worn by a very funny lady. I still laugh when I think of that wonderful skit, with curtain rod included.
I can’t find the place that people asked about this…But, yeah, it’s being considered to give MeChelle a SALARY. Can you IMAGINE? It doesn’t get any more stupid than THIS. No First Lady in history has EVER, EVER accepted a SALARY. Man, the Obamas can’t GET their hands out of our pockets.
For first lady, free work but no free time
By ANDIE COLLER
The Politico
…While the position carries no official duties, the president’s spouse has long been expected to serve as a highly visible goodwill ambassador for the nation, performing a wide range of ceremonial and quasi-diplomatic jobs. The work involved is not insubstantial: Although Hillary Rodham Clinton was accused during her presidential campaign of having inflated her policy efforts as first lady, she wasn’t just at home baking cookies, either.
Her 11,000-page schedule implies a fair amount of time and energy put in on behalf of her husband and the country.
Yet because they are presidential spouses, first ladies are expected to volunteer their assistance. So on Jan. 20, Michelle Obama will go from being a high-profile, highly compensated professional to serving as her husband’s full-time, unpaid … helpmeet? Resuming her previous work for the University of Chicago Hospitals would be difficult in her husband’s conflict-averse regime. But giving up her paycheck and re-envisioning herself in the role of hostess in chief will undoubtedly be an adjustment for the Harvard Law grad.
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Without Barack Obama’s books, the Obamas’ 2006 tax returns show that Michelle Obama would have been the hands-down breadwinner in the household, bringing home $316,000, or nearly double Barack Obama’s Senate salary of $165,000. While Laura Bush, a former librarian, had not been employed for quite some time before she became first lady, Hillary Clinton also had the more lucrative job before her husband became president: In 1990, her income from the Rose Law Firm was more than $100,000; her husband’s salary as governor of Arkansas was $35,000, plus a public relations appropriation of $19,000.
NBC News, otherwise known as the Obama Channel, picked up the story and is planning a major report on the subject for their Nightly News program. They even have a poll question linked to the Politico story: Should the first lady be financially compensated? Vote here.
One of the commenters on that poll reminds us that the wives of our troops serving overseas sacrifice far more for their country and their family than any First Lady and they are not compensated.
You hit on what really burns me about Michelle Obama. (In addition to her role in accepting pay for play, http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/michelle-obamas-adventures-in-chicago-pay-to-play-politics/ and her incessant negativity http://michelleobamasuicidewatch.blogspot.com/) I could care less about her clothing, but this talk of a salary–why?–because she “sacrifices” for us??? Every single other first lady in history spoke of the role as an HONOR. Does anyone in this administration know what that word means?
Even if all she cares about is money, holy cow, does she not realize the cash train they have already boarded just by being in this position? Michelle Obama truly shows her level of class with this issue: zero.
SHE did NOT talk of a salary. this is a stupid report - are you people so DUMB you can’t tell a ’story’ from reality. No one is asking for a salary for Michelle. Please don’t use lies to enforce your hatred of Obama and his wife.
Ellen…I can post a few more articles about this. I can’t believe you BOTS deny this stuff when it’s black and white. I already posted ANOTHER article from CNN about it. How many times can you guys LIE?
Please show me the articles where Michelle asked for or said anything about wanting or deserving a salary as first lady. Anyone can write these things - you expect me to take something form michelleobama pays to play chicago politics or hillbuz as truthful? you must be joking…those are total trash obama sites and you know it.
There is nothing about michelle saying she needed a salary OR anyone close to her seriously saying such things - if there is, please link to it.
Ellen, you are delusional. These facts are everywhere. Get them yourself.
I’m all for compensating this woman if she’ll make herself scarce for the next four years. Could they crank up that Mars mission and send the FLOTUS?
Mars needs Michelle.
Funny post, funnier thread! You guys always manage to be far more amusing than the best comedy show, which is one of the reasons why I come here.
Well gang, even though we didn’t get who we wanted, it looks like we’ll have plenty to laugh about together. Cheers to all my fellow NQers!
So is Obama actually president if he didn’t say the exact words as required by the Constitution ?
Even if that were the case, he’d just say those weren’t the words he knew or some such rubbish.
But isn’t stating your name in the first line customary for delivery of an oath ? It very possibly may not have been Obama’s rush or talk over that set these particular cards in motion.
Either Roberts flubbed on purpose as an attempted subversion of the new president or it happened spontaneously out of exhaustion, nervousness, etc.
And it is almost too glaring and high profile an error to chalk up to sheer emotion.
The legal fallout, if it ever comes to that, will be fascinating to watch.
read your constitution - whoever gets the majority electoral votes (December vote) is automatically president of the united states at 12:00 noon eastern time on Jan 20th. NOTHING to do with the oath of office.
With all due respect, maybe you could read YOUR Constitution…Obama’s not eligible. I think that’s more important than arguing over the oath no offense.
Shouldn’t the President be able to still recite the correct lines regardless - is he this easily lead astray? We’ve seen this before. In four years there is going to be something very clairvoyant about this little word tangle.
I was a bit disappointed in both of them. The whole world was watching–you’d think they’d practice this together for more than 5 minutes (even that much would’ve helped!). Despite Roberts’ flub, Obama should have said the correct words. Oh well, now it’s his job to do these kinds of things the right way.
I was surprised at the flatness of the speech. This is ‘only’ a string of words, after all–not brain surgery! It was too past and doomy-gloomy oriented: I expected much better in terms of visions for the future.
And the Elizabeth Alexander poem was, sadly, truly awful. (Old Grumpy Guy needs to do a critique of this!)
All this plus the booing of Bush reduced the majesty of the event for me. Although I don’t like Obama, I did want the event to be a proud moment in front of the world.
Larry,
You could be right, however I get the feeling that Barack Obama and Chief Justice Roberts ‘choked’ because they both know how Barack Obama won the election, and Chief Justice Roberts may have extrapolated from Barack Obama’s past what is yet to be with regards to the shredding of our Constitution-the backbone of our republic.
Both men had a problem with the word ‘faithfully’…
I just went to UTube & listened to Yo-Yo Ma, Itzak Perlman, Anthony McGill & Gabriela Montero again. Outstanding! Bravo! Beautiful! Tight technique & deeply moving. I like Michelle’s clothes, a bit of glitter at high noon to wake up the old W.A.S.P. crowd…Aretha’s hat was Church Lady cool as well, very architectural…Michelle changed into a beautiful suit for the luncheon & I thought she looked elegant, she’s giving a big venue to younger designers & that is change. Sasha & Malia’s outfits were a delight as well, I was surprised to hear they were J Crew. Laura Bush looked timeless & elegant however Michelle is 20 years younger than Laura & I think it’s fab that she plays in such a free spirit way with wardrobe, she’s a risk taker, I like that in fashion. If I wanted to get picky I’d suggest a Jackie O squared stacked heel when lots of walking or standing is in order rather than those skinny little 2″ scaled down pump heels. Elizabeth Alexander’s “Praise Song” presentation was drab beyond belief & the work itself only slightly better, an ode to the mundane with a ‘Dawning of the Age of Aquarius’ post scriptus pieced together ending.
Michelle Obama’s style sucks and sucked.
This isn’t sour grapes, the rest of the nation thought that she sucked.
go to Extra website.
Buzz,
I’m an admirer of good style and my eyes pop out when I see it.
Hillary has wonderful style and I love her outfits and color..Class act all the way!!
Michelle…I don’t get the black widow dress. Very weird! Ominous to say the least.
I could not get warmed up to her green thing she wore today…Looks like
Ross dress for less
Hillary has style and class?????? LOL!!!! Prior to her senate career, HRC had the WORST taste of anyone - it was a total joke, the way she dressed. god awful. not until she started with the pants suits (suggested by a stylist who was hired to dress her) and many purchased from an LA designer at approx $4000 per suit.
You may not like what Michelle wears - but to compare her to Hillary is a joke!
So you are saying that now Hillary has style
Like I said I love it!..I’m surprised it only cost $4000…..What ever it takes to look great!
I have some Armani’s that cost $7000
The point is that Michelle is deliberately placating to the down and out by wearing crappy dresses.
I would suggest she wears what compliments her body and not something just for political expediency.
So you are you, Ellen? Do you have any expertise or a degree in fashion, because if you do you might want to get your money back from that school.
If you think Michelle Obama exudes class, what the h3ll does that say about you?
Yuo filthy dirty scum.The President, a consitutional professor, knew the oath back to front, realised “Chief Justice” (read Republican Thug) got it wrong and gave him the chance to correct himself.You people are filth. Bunch of bleeding vaginas.[ADMINISTRATOR: Ben, what a representative for President Obama you are. He must be SO proud of you. You call us "filthy, dirty scum," yet yourself use the most vicious, women-hating* language. It's evident you are experiencing severe problems. I'm sure others have told you that already -- including people in "real life."
You're gone from here, but I'm actually more worried about the other people in your life, especially ALL THE WOMEN in your REAL life.
And, frankly, it's strange to read such angry language when your candidate has succeeded in becoming president, and one would think you'd be joyful, and sharing that joy with like-minded people, not coming here and attacking us in the most ugly ways.
*the grown-up word for your condition is misogyny but I was afraid you wouldn’t know the word or its meaning
Buzz Latte, yeah? I looked at the EXTRA website, that coral sundress with the little boa is hot. Vanity Fair put her on the 10 best dressed list & Vogue has given her feature cover.
Wrong page n00b.
Look again you little obot loser.
Michelle and her dress both lost. But who cares when she has minions like you!!!
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Damn! The msm and Obot blogs are wrong! Obama screwed up first by cutting off Roberts at the beginning. That probably threw Roberts off and made him forget the proper oath and it went downhill from there. The inauguration was more hysterical than historical.
Sorry, nice try, but no cigar.
John Robert’s gait in stating the oath and Barack’s opening response were not what caused the second stanza to be messed up. Robert’s has already commented on it, so if you want to argue about MSM and bots, don’t spin like them.
Robert’s indicated he messed up and apologized to Obama.
“Obama screwed up first by cutting off Roberts at the beginning. That probably threw Roberts off ”
Obama repeated what was said, no screw up there. Robert’s paused after “Barack Hussein Obama” and when Obama realized he went on with “do solemnly swear”, Obama repeated it precisely. Then Roberts inverted the phrasing of the oath regarding both “faithfully” being put at the end of the line and saying “execute the office of President to the United States”, when it is President OF The United States”
Now, I frankly don’t care about the misstatements. Because both have never done this, but for you to put this on one person and alleviate the burden to the other, blaming Obama for Roberts forgiving,…sorry, that’s absurd. Roberts is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. If he’s that short of attention himself, then let it be said for what it is. If it were me, as Roberts, it would have been my mix up and it would have been responsible of me to admit that I misspoke the line. That is the nature of being ‘responsible’.
I am just sorry they didn’t practice this together. I mean, come on guys–was it too much to ask?
“Because both have never done this…”
Ahh, TT007… I hadn’t thought about that. It was Chief Justice Roberts’s first time. He had cause to be just as nervous as Obama.
Of course they were a little nervous, bless their hearts.
Hmmm Now chaps simply going through the majority of these thread comments indicates exactly the kind of problems and difficulties facing the whole world in general. We will never get rid of the past, move forward and prosper, both as a people (human beings) and a planet with negative, bigoted and obviously outdated views and opinions.. Bottom line? Barack Hussein Obama is now the elected President of the USA and leader of the “free world” for likely the next 8 years. Whether you agree or not, his skin colour will not change that fact, neither will the “flubbing” of the presidential oath.. Leave that nonsense behind and see the light folks.. It’s better that way
No.
Unless he’s impeached or found complicit and guilty in any of the number of lawsuits against him.
Ya gotta love America, no one is royalty. The sooner the obots and Obama figure that out, the sooner we and the world can get on with the business of living and creating!!!
Ever the optimist, you are. I do trust that your baseless prognostication isn’t indicative of the way you go about handling your personal affairs, chap.
Yeah, that light to which you refer is probably his runaway train, manned by frat boys, barreling down the tracks.
oh dear. too many crackpots on this board.
Yep, we’re all just swinging from the chandeliers, having a great time!
If you leave, there’ll be one less.
Thanks and buh-bye.
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