Here is a list of notes I wrote down while the Messiah was being inaugurated -
- Bush twins....hello. Malia and Sasha have a lot to live up to.
- Good to know Franklin Raines, the man who was in charge of Fannie Mae and probably the single most responsible person for our current economic problems, was sitting front and center at the inauguration. Oh and he will be one of Obama's top economic advisors.
- Aretha Franklin is a freaking blimp.
- Also Aretha, please don't do your own version of national songs. This also goes to other "artists" who feel the need to add a little extra to the Star Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful. Listen this isn't your concert, we aren't paying to see you, just sing the song and then sit down.
- Dick Durbin was wearing sunglasses, very weak.
- I think the reason Obama stumbled on the Oath is that he naturally thinks in Arabic and then has to translate to English. Tough to do when there are 2 million people watching.
- In his speech Obama acknowledged Christians, Muslims, Hindu's, and atheists but conveniently left out Scientologists...he has just lost the next election.
- I don't care if she is the poet laureate or whatever, Elizabeth Alexander is awful. I got a better poem.
This poem,
it is terrible.
it is terrible.
- I would give Obama's speech a solid B. Some good lines but there weren't any "Nothing to fear but fear itself" or "Ask not what your country can do for you..."
- I liked the shake/five that Bush gave Obama just before he got onto Marine One. It's as if Bush was letting him know, "you have no idea."
- I liked the shake/five that Bush gave Obama just before he got onto Marine One. It's as if Bush was letting him know, "you have no idea."
4 comments:
I think Chief Justice Roberts actually messed up the inauguration oath first.
He did but like a champ he recovered.
Obama's Arabic translator failed him.
I couldn't agree more about the poem, just awful. I guess winning the poet laureate is kind of like winning a grammy: completely meaningless, and no indication of your actual talent.
Tom, disagree on the Aretha - My Country Tis of Thee comment. I was on the mall on Tuesday. Her version was fantastic. On a similar note, have you heard Ray Charles cover America the Beautiful?
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