Who is watching the inauguration today?

[Big Mike]

He freakin' butchered the Oath of Office. :neutral:

Yea, I was thinkin "wow, don't they rehearse this a couple times beforehand?"

They did botch it up some...

 

[Nova's Ark]

Obama is such a better speaker than Bush was.

 

[Tupers]

Obama is such a better speaker than Bush was.

There are kids at my little brothers nursery that are better speakers than Bush.

 

[Mayhem Eng.]

It was painful to here him speak.....But I did support him.

Obama is such a better speaker than Bush was.

 

[dezfan]

It was painful to here him speak.....But I did support him.

Same here. "thumbsup"

 

[jason]

Bush's inauguration cost the tax payers $42million, Obama's cost $160million. I could see it going up some, like maybe to $62million, but why on earth did it need to cost tripple?

I guess it's ok though since we are in such good times that the government has so much extra money to spend.

 

[Nova's Ark]

Let's hope that actions speak louder than words. That speech was amazing. It reminds me of John F. Kennedy and many of the things he said. I just wonder if Obama will live through his Presidency and if he will actually change the politics as usual approach our country has been plagued with. Just to be clear, I voted independent and did not vote for Obama.

 

[JeremyH]

It was painful to here him speak.....But I did support him.

Haha.....yep....it was difficult to hear him say the word "Nucular"....:lol:

 

[JasonInAugusta]

Bush's inauguration cost the tax payers $42million, Obama's cost $160million. I could see it going up some, like maybe to $62million, but why on earth did it need to cost tripple?

I guess it's ok though since we are in such good times that the government has so much extra money to spend.

There's a combined total of over 40,000 military and various forms of law enforcement there too.



40,000...that's more military/LEOs than we have deployed to Afghanistan.

 

[montana.matt]

From ABC News:roll:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Inauguration/story?id=6665946&page=1

 

[Eritex Inc.]

Wow, did anyone hear Rev at the end????:shock:

 

[Nova's Ark]

Wow, did anyone hear Rev at the end????:shock:

LOL

 

[JasonInAugusta]

Wow, did anyone hear Rev at the end????:shock:

You mean when "yellow can be mellow, brown can stick around, and white can do what is right?"

Yeah, I caught that.

 

[Tupers]

Wow, did anyone hear Rev at the end????:shock:

I to wish yella could be mella. :lol:

 

[bigdodge88]

Dont forget "when the red man can get a head."(Im native american)

Obama messed up in the Oath because the guy worded that section different from what they rehursed. Still shouldnt have messed up tho.

Justin

 

[binaryterror]

Bush's inauguration cost the tax payers $42million, Obama's cost $160million. I could see it going up some, like maybe to $62million, but why on earth did it need to cost tripple?

Don't believe the lies! You like believing the media lies?...take a quick search you might be shocked. Even the AP seems to admit their numbers were unfounded and unresearched.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200901190004

Leading up to President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony, several media outlets have advanced the claim that Obama's inauguration will cost significantly more than President Bush's 2005 inauguration. Citing "estimates" ranging from $150 million to $170 million in total costs for Obama's inaugural events, the outlets have compared the purported total costs in 2009 to the approximately $42 million in private funds spent on Bush's 2005 inauguration. However, these outlets omit the additional costs of security, transportation, and other expenses incurred by federal, state, and local governments in conjunction with the events in 2005 while including them in the projections for the 2009 events.

 

[MOCRAWLER]

Today sucks.

 

[bigdodge88]

Yeah, I live in MD and the state had to ferlow(layoff) all state employees 6 extra days this year so they could pay our half of this "celebration".:roll:

Justin

 

[JasonInAugusta]

Don't believe the lies! You like believing the media lies?...take a quick search you might be shocked. Even the AP seems to admit their numbers were unfounded and unresearched.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200901190004

It's a fact that not only did Obama's Inauguration cost more, his Presidency will cost more.

The security perimeter has been extended father than for any former President.

That includes security along his 137 mile train ride to DC prior to the Inauguration.

I was deployed to DC for Bush's first Inauguration, I know a little about the BS involved in such things.

 

[Crawln Coles]

Wow there sure is a lot of hatin going on! :shock:

Well I watching it lovin it "thumbsup"