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Obama's Inauguration

Obama seems like
a nice man. I hope he isn't
secretly crazy.

I am not a silly
European', I'm just in
terested in this!
 
opaltiger said:
No, it was definitely the Chief Justice. He got a few words flipped and Obama gave him a "uh, are you sure that's it?" look.
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Roberts did mess up, but after Obama paused to let Roberts correct himself, Obama messed it up anyway and repeated Roberts' mistake.

They both botched it. Oh well.
 
Retsu said:
Civil rights fucking has nothing to do with it. People who celebrate the fact that he's black aren't seeing the larger picture. Did we celebrate the first president with green eyes?
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That's how the world should see race and colour, but they don't. So yes, this is quite a spectacular thing to happen, and is quite an accomplishment - ten or twenty years ago the USA would never have voted in a black president.

Since this tells us the entire country aren't narrow-minded, racist bastards, it is a step in the right direction.
 
Cirrus said:
That's how the world should see race and colour, but they don't. So yes, this is quite a spectacular thing to happen, and is quite an accomplishment - ten or twenty years ago the USA would never have voted in a black president.

Since this tells us the entire country aren't narrow-minded, racist bastards, it is a step in the right direction.
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^ This is what I meant to say. I just worded it terribly. :P I decided to just drop it, because there' no point in arguing with people who agree on the bigger picture.
 
I saw it. Some of the speeches were dull and some a bit meaningless but i'm happy Obama completed the ceremony unharmed and is now the president of America.

*I didn't expect him to stutter but hey, that has got to be nervous.
 
I missed it, because I slept in pretty late today. ^^;; Heh. But I do have to say that I'm stoked that Obama is the president now.
 
Not meaning to say something about an event that has little to do with my homeland of the Land of Eng, but isn't Obama half black? Someone told me that he was mixed race, so he's not totally black. If that makes sense and is true.

Either way, I didn't watch it. It was shown on BBC but meh... =/'''
 
Aww.. I missed it, his speech could've helped me in History. I can watch it on the Iplayer right?
 
Dark Shocktail said:
Not meaning to say something about an event that has little to do with my homeland of the Land of Eng, but isn't Obama half black? Someone told me that he was mixed race, so he's not totally black. If that makes sense and is true.

Either way, I didn't watch it. It was shown on BBC but meh... =/'''
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That is correct; he is half white.
 
We made a big event out of the inauguration at school today; we got called back into homeroom to watch it while it was on, and my homeroom ordered pizza. :p It was great fun.

Hooray for Obama!
 
When the news channels (and most people, rather) will stop saying "this is the most historic inauguration ever!" I will be happy.
 
My biology teacher allowed us to spend the entire period watching the Inaugauration of President Obama. (We didn't see the beginning.) It was cool.
 
Even if he's 'only' half-black what matters is the way he looks. Do you think he'd get served in a restaurant fifty years ago?
And him being black is kind of important because racism is still very present everywhere. That a black man became leader of the most powerful country on Earth is awesome. Mostly because he's a good person and I think he's a breath of fresh air after Bush, but the fact that America showed it can get over what should be a trivial detail (his skin colour) is very good.

I'm going to watch the whole thing tomorrow after school, I can't miss the first actual inauguration I can watch and understand. (when i was little i wanted bush to win because i thought he was more handsome than gore haha :v)
 
Vladimir Putin's LJ said:
Even if he's 'only' half-black what matters is the way he looks. Do you think he'd get served in a restaurant fifty years ago?
And him being black is kind of important because racism is still very present everywhere. That a black man became leader of the most powerful country on Earth is awesome. Mostly because he's a good person and I think he's a breath of fresh air after Bush, but the fact that America showed it can get over what should be a trivial detail (his skin colour) is very good.

I'm going to watch the whole thing tomorrow after school, I can't miss the first actual inauguration I can watch and understand. (when i was little i wanted bush to win because i thought he was more handsome than gore haha :v)
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haha my parents said "bush is better because gore/kerry is an idiot," and i swallowed it whole.
i was in first/fifth grade, though, so it's not like i was deciding everything for myself at the time.
 
We got out of school because of traffic. (I live in Virginia, it's a wreak.) Dad let me miss it and now I'm sad I missed it.

Ah, well. I'm just happy we have someone with half-a-brain in office.
 
woop woop woop woop

Watched it all day during school. There was massive cheering, even a few parties. My class stole cake from one such, and it was gooooood. :]

But I kept smelling bagels through the whole thing. :/

(pffft i wanted him to win because of gore's last name and because my grandma told me too oh god was i a stupid 8 year old)
 
did anyone else have an lol moment when that guy said "the black won't have to get in back, the brown can stick around, the yellow can be mellow, and the red man can get ahead, man"? that was some funny stuff.

anyway, I saw it in school and it was cool except this kid who I hate was being an attentionwhore the whole time, all "HOORAY OUR COUNTRY IS SLOWLY TURNING TO COMMUNISM" and I wanted to punch him. >(
 
Also in the "I wanted Bush to win for a stupid reason" wagon; I was 12/13 and believed everything my parents said. :(

did anyone else have an lol moment when that guy said "the black won't have to get in back, the brown can stick around, the yellow can be mellow, and the red man can get ahead, man"? that was some funny stuff.
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I didn't see the part, but everyone in my class was laughing at that pastor guy when he put really weird emphasis on Obama's daughters' names. Like he was trying to say them in some unidentifiable foreign accent or something. Hard to explain. D:
 
Zeta Reticuli said:
anyway, I saw it in school and it was cool except this kid who I hate was being an attentionwhore the whole time, all "HOORAY OUR COUNTRY IS SLOWLY TURNING TO COMMUNISM" and I wanted to punch him. >(
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was e being sarcastic?

if so: he is an idiot who hates obama and does not know of his policies
if not: he is an idiot who does not know of obama's policies

next time i hear socialism = communism i will fucking kill
 
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