Inauguration Notes 2009
Some notes regarding the Obama inauguration:
- Dick Cheney pulled a muscle in his back … moving… oh… kaaaay…and THAT’s why he was in a wheelchair….
- W enters the capital… nervous smirk.
- Bush 41 looks like hell.
- Jimmy carter still looks spry
- W comes down the stars… I’m guessing he’s glad it’s over.
- Here comes Biden… Plugs look good, Joe!
- That’s a lot of people.
- Obabma already looks a little tired.
- I’m watching the inauguration on CNN.com… they have this facebook thing where people can update their status, and have it show up next to the video feed…. is the world really that superficial?! “The girls are so cute!” eek.
- Diane Feinstein… eloquent.. right up until “God bless America”
- Rick Warren… EEEEK!!! HE MENTIONED JESUS!!! AAAIIGH!!! Rick! You weren’t supposed to mention JESUS!!!
- Aretha!! That’s some HAT!!… and… shall we… let it … ring? At least she didn’t sing “God Bless America”.
- Biden’s oath…. long-ish pause there, Mr. Justice, your honor, sir…
- Caption on CNN: “Itzakh Perlman: Musician” no shit. He’s playing a violin.
- Caption on CNN: “Anthony McGill: Musician” Really?! I never would’ve guessed.
- I’m hoping Ma and Perlman didn’t bring their prime axes out on a day like this.. I’ve seen what a cold day can to do a wooden instrument. It’s not pretty
- Here it comes.
- Roberts is really tripping over himself. I would’ve thought he would have rehearsed.
- Artillery salute: Kaboom!
- Speech. I’m glad the crowd calmed down quickly.
- Oooh… reaction shot of Bush… after BHO mentioned the fallacious choice between security and liberty. He’s not exactly happy.
- Humility and restraint?! That’s novel!
- Good speech. Fairly frank. Concise. Not as goddy as I’d feared.
- Poet. Clunky … list … of … vapid … inanity … haltingly … delivered. That was painful.
- Oh… benediction. Good.
- Joe Lowry seems just on the edge of being visible over the podium, and teetering on the brink of being intelligible.
- The mall is a disaster area. Pack out your trash, people!