Well, the day finally arrived. Thank god!! I can't wait for all this inauguration hoop-la to be over. Everywhere you look, it's "hope" this and "change" that. I watched the ceremony this morning...and was actually pretty unimpressed. I say that not because I disagree with Obama, but because I think the whole ceremony was sub-par.
First off, the crowd that was gathered needs to be shamed. Who the hell do they think they are? They showed no respect toward the office of the presidency by booing and shouting at President Bush when he took his seat. Bush has been nothing but a gentleman during the whole transition phase, he deserves respect. It doesn't mean you have to cheer for him, but show him the respect he deserves for leading the country for eight years. Wasn't the whole Obama movement about "unity" and "a new style of politics"? Hopefully the followers of that movement start practicing what they preach!!
Second, what on earth was with the poet? That was so ridiculous. What a waste of time and space.
Third, what was with the screw up during the taking of the oath? Both men screwed up...it was a little weird to witness.
Fourth, who the hell does the guy who gave the closing prayer think he is? The Rev. Joseph Lowry can't help but politicize any event he's at I guess. Lowry "prayed" that "we ask You [God] to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around; when yellow will be mellow; when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white would embrace what is right." What century is this guy living in? When is the last time that blacks were forced to sit in the back of the bus? "When yellow will be mellow"??? I'm still trying to figure this one out. This babble by Lowry shouldn't really surprise anyone though. He's the same guy that attacked President Bush during the Correta Scott King funeral...what a classy guy.
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Oh man, how awful it is to be surrounded by "hope" this and "change" that! Maybe you would much prefer to be surrounded by "fear" this and "terrorist" that. I think that hope will prove to be a much better motivator for our country than fear could ever have been. As a member of the crowd of two million, I have to share my view. First of all, the crowd that gathered does not need to be shamed. I agree that it is disrespectful and undignified to "boo" a man who was still our president for the next half hour. I did not boo him. But I think "who the crowd thought they were" were rightfully upset citizens and they were peacefully maintaining their freedom of speech. Seriously, in my section, Lieberman got way more boos than Bush. I disagree about the Bush being a gentleman thing. Blair House, anyone? When the Bushes flew over the Mall in the helicopter for the last time, a huge majority of the crowd was waving good-bye happily. I think, despite what was surely sensationalized on CNN and Fox News, the collective attitude towards Bush was excitement and relief that he was leaving. Most people were too excited about President Obama to care.
I think if you are going to be weirded out Obama's misspeaking during the oath, then also be weirded out by Roberts' mistakes. He clearly hadn't practiced either, but reading things like oaths and Constitutions probably don't come easily to Roberts. Clearly Obama was nervous, as is understandable. Cut him some slack, Jake!
The poet? I think some people appreiciate poetry more than others, and why would it be a waste of time? If you don't like the ceremony, then you should take that up with Feinstein and join her committee. If you wanna talk about a waste of time, shall we discuss the prayers? Separation of church and state my foot. Speaking of prayers, you are going to hate on Lowry without mentioning Warren? Warren is a man who preaches hate on his own time and then attempts to "unite" the crowd with an extremely Christian prayer. What a hypocrite. He definitely got the most "boo's" from me, undignified as it was. The theme of the entire inauguration weekend was "We Are One" but apparently Warren misread the memo as "We Are Christians." I thought that was a disgusting, disrespectful slap in the face to all Americans. At least Lowry was inclusive.
On a side note, I think you'll really my inauguration when I'm president. None of this prayer or poetry business. I may stick to the commissioned musical piece if that's okay with you. Instead of a bible, I'm going to make them drag the Constitution out of the Archives and swear on that. Without God's help. Hopefully Roberts is retired by then, because I will never repeat anything after him. Anyways...
The speech definitely brought the crowd down a few sobering notches. I agree that it was short on policy, but it wasn't really intended to be a policy speech, was it? It was for the people, not just for Congress.
I dont have a president I have a celebrity living in the white house. I heard a quote from one of the 13 channels that covered the inauguration: "The media will stand behind Obama until he becomes unpopular."
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