Inauguration

[impressive]

BWAHAHAHAHA!

 

[midwestyankee]

BWAHAHAHAHA!

That, my friends, is the essence of vanilla. No way in hell a kinky person would have survived the oh-shit-did-I-really-say-that moment to just keep on prattling the way that woman did.

 

[Liar]

Yeah, she have no idea what she just said. It's kinda sad actually. She looks like she'd appreciate a good... you know...

 

[Guest]

BWAHAHAHAHA!

*Tea spew*

 

[trysail]

He'd rather quote someone else he thinks is smarter, and then point at that quote and say, "I understand it because I'm smart like the person I quoted; you are too stupid to understand us."

This type of arguing saves him from actually forming a logical argument. It's the textual equivalent of flinging poo.

... and sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

 

[midwestyankee]

... and sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

How original.

 

[JackLuis]

... and sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

Sometimes a Dick is just a Dick!

 

[trysail]

Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama was sworn in today for a second time by Chief Justice John Roberts, after they bungled the constitutional oath of office at yesterday’s inauguration.

Roberts went to the White House for the second swearing-in at 7:35 p.m. today Washington time in the Map Room of the main residence.

At yesterday’s inauguration ceremony witnessed by more than 1 million people on the national Mall and millions more worldwide, Roberts misstated the oath as “execute the office of president of the United States faithfully” and Obama followed suit.

The Constitution requires presidents to take the following oath: “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.”

Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs, reading a statement from White House Counsel Gregory Craig, said officials believed the oath was administered properly yesterday but they decided to ask Roberts to swear Obama in again out of “an abundance of caution, because there was one word out of sequence.”

“We decided it was so much fun,” Obama joked before taking the oath tonight.

The chief justice, wearing his judicial robe, asked the president if he was ready to be sworn in. Obama replied: “I am and we are going to do it very slowly.”

At the end of the oath, Roberts said, “congratulations again” and Obama responded, “thank you, sir.”

The Washington Post reported that former presidents Calvin Coolidge and Chester Arthur repeated the oath privately because of similar issues.

 

[Guest]

Live performances never go as rehearsed.

 

[fifty5]

Just in case anyone missed it, here is the BBC's coverage.

 

[trysail]

"Better to be on your back looking skyward than on a cloud (with the crowd) looking down."

Any seasoned investor knows full well that it is disasters that provide the opportunities.


It's important to perform epidemeological studies of sample populations to ascertain what proportion is susceptible and determine the vectors that enable transmission. A portion of any population is typically more susceptible due to hypersensitivity.

 

[cpk50]

I wonder how long the honeymoon between the media (mostly on the left) and Obama will last? I know he's very smart, but in many ways he's a child of the media after they built him up before his 2004 keynote speech..

 

[DesertPirate]

I wonder how long the honeymoon between the media (mostly on the left) and Obama will last? I know he's very smart, but in many ways he's a child of the media after they built him up before his 2004 keynote speech..

It will be interesting.

 

[Huckleman2000]

I wonder how long the honeymoon between the media (mostly on the left) and Obama will last? I know he's very smart, but in many ways he's a child of the media after they built him up before his 2004 keynote speech..

He was largely unknown, outside of Democratic circles, before his speech. And it was a hell of a speech. Great speeches make great news stories.

So far, Obama and his team have been adept at using the media to their advantage, while minimizing the negatives, or dealing with them swiftly. They don't call him "No-Drama" for nothing.

 

[Guest]

He was largely unknown, outside of Democratic circles, before his speech. And it was a hell of a speech. Great speeches make great news stories.

So far, Obama and his team have been adept at using the media to their advantage, while minimizing the negatives, or dealing with them swiftly. They don't call him "No-Drama" for nothing.

The campaign website is exceptionally well organized. After signing up we received several emails a week from Obama, Biden, Michelle, or campaign managers, both national and local. Obama's group knows how to provide the information-starved public with a few facts. http://www.barackobama.com/index.php6

The new White House website is stellar. http://www.whitehouse.gov/

It's snazzier than before, has a blog, has many ways in which the reader is able to access specific employees or information and many ways in which the reader is able to leave feedback.

After so few press conferences, after so many speeches where the public was screened in order to keep any objectors away, you don't think the media is loving this?

 

[rgraham666]

This, to my mind, shows just how much things have changed.

In the face of doubt, openness prevails.

Full text here.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I envision quite a bit of foot stomping and arms crossed, too.

"If I can't get my way then I'm taking my ball and I'm going home!"

I love it. These are the people who used to sneer at me; "If you don't like the way America is, then leave." I didn't leave, I changed it.

I've already been in the position to ask someone when they were buying their ticket out, and where would they want to go. It felt gooood. I enjoy these petty acts.

Meanwhile, Obama is talking the talk, supporting Roe V. Wade on it's anniversary That's some plain speaking there.

Thank you, Mr. President.

 

[Guest]

I love it. These are the people who used to sneer at me; "If you don't like the way America is, then leave." I didn't leave, I changed it.

I've already been in the position to ask someone when they were buying their ticket out, and where would they want to go. It felt gooood. I enjoy these petty acts.

Meanwhile, Obama is talking the talk, supporting Roe V. Wade on it's anniversary That's some plain speaking there.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you, indeed.

Here's the text from your link. It should be posted.

Statement of President Obama on the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only protects women's health and reproductive freedom, but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman's right to choose.

While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue, no matter what our views, we are united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, and support women and families in the choices they make. To accomplish these goals, we must work to find common ground to expand access to affordable contraception, accurate health information, and preventative services.

On this anniversary, we must also recommit ourselves more broadly to ensuring that our daughters have the same rights and opportunities as our sons: the chance to attain a world-class education; to have fulfilling careers in any industry; to be treated fairly and paid equally for their work; and to have no limits on their dreams. That is what I want for women everywhere.

 

[trysail]

Ain't nuffin' wrong with Roe v. Wade. It has never been in any real danger; it has always been used by the Machiavellians and the Pavlovians as a big money raiser and as an issue to inflame the knee-jerks. 'n there ain't nuffin' wrong with stem cell research.

 

[Belegon]

Anyone else notice that the official White House website now endorses the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, the elimination of Don't Ask, Don't Tell in favor of non-discrimination in the military and the passage of the Matthew Shepard Act?

Want to know the President's agenda? It's right there for you to read.

Wow. Imagine that.

 

[DesertPirate]

Thank you, indeed.

Here's the text from your link. It should be posted.

Statement of President Obama on the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only protects women's health and reproductive freedom, but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman's right to choose.

While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue, no matter what our views, we are united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, and support women and families in the choices they make. To accomplish these goals, we must work to find common ground to expand access to affordable contraception, accurate health information, and preventative services.

On this anniversary, we must also recommit ourselves more broadly to ensuring that our daughters have the same rights and opportunities as our sons: the chance to attain a world-class education; to have fulfilling careers in any industry; to be treated fairly and paid equally for their work; and to have no limits on their dreams. That is what I want for women everywhere.

That's the way to celebrate 45 -48 million murdered babies on the anniversary of what allows those murders.

I liked the 150,000+ that marched to support life.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

That's the way to celebrate 45 -48 million murdered babies on the anniversary of what allows those murders.

I liked the 150,000+ that marched to support life.

No, that's the way to honor the hard choices that have to be made by women and their families, and to commit to a common goal: reducing the number of unintended pregnancies and the need for abortion at all.

The people marching? They did nothing toward achieving that goal. Marching and carrying signs sure isn't doing it. Abstinence-only sex ed programs don't do it either.

I just saw lots of marching and bitching, but no action. Business as usual.

But a commitment from the most powerful man in the free world to reducing the need for abortion in the first place - and a call to volunteers to help make that happen?

Now, that has some real potential.

 

[DesertPirate]

The "choice" is obvious:
Life or Death.

If abortion is so wonderful why do around 70% of the women having one require psycological counciling?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I opposed abortions until I learned that the Usual Suspects have most of the abortions. Its an ill wind that blows no good.

 

[rgraham666]

The "choice" is obvious:
Life or Death.

If abortion is so wonderful why do around 70% of the women having one require psycological counciling?

Because it's not an easy decision to make. The important thing is that women can make that decision and that their suffering for it is minimal.

Robert A. Heinlein, who can hardly be called a liberal, summed up my opinion on the matter.

Much as we may feel and act as individuals, our race is a single organism, always growing and branching--which must be pruned regularly to be healthy. This necessity need not be argued; anyone with eyes can see that any organism which grows without limit always dies within its own poisons. The only rational question is whether pruning is best done before or after birth. Being an incurable sentimentalist I favor the former of these methods--killing makes me queasy, even when it’s a case of “He’s dead and I’m alive and that’s the way I wanted it to be.” But this may be a matter of taste. Some shamans think that it is better to be killed in a war, or to die in childbirth, or to starve in misery, than never to have lived at all. They may be right. But I don’t have to like it--and I don’t.