Obama's Inauguration Day

[Zephyr]

World, rejoice!

Bush is heading out and Obama is moving into the white house ^_^

Who else can't wait to watch the coverage?

And has anybody else noticed how it's RIGHT after Martin Luther King Jr's birthday too? Symbolic, eh?

PS- If this turns into a debate, I'm moving it to Ramblings Of The Wise.

[Gumleaf]

i think i will pass on watchjing the coverage since its going to be happening at 3.30am when i will be sleeping. and as for the coincidence, it is rather symbolic of the significance of the event.

[ShatteredWings]

=/

We have to watch the moronic inoguration in school...

WTF??
It's just the president

ok i'll shut up

[Θάνατος]

Well I am not watching him get inaugurated unless there is a chance that he will be assassinated.

I am not as big Obama fan and he will need a miracle to get this country back on it s feet again. If he doesn't he will be the first president since the first Bush to not get elected again.

[Atonement]

I conveniently happen to be sick again. Vomitted at school and the "flu" is going around so not only did they give me the option to go home, they made me go home. Bitches.

But ya, now I can watch the inaugruation

[Requin]

Well it's on now 16:05 in the afternoon....

I've got nothing else to watch, some of it will be a bit dull though.

[Θάνατος]

That sucks that you are sick Addi but like you said you get to watch the inauguration now.

I hope you get to feeling better soon.

[Zephyr]

My Uni's football coach is Michelle Obama's brother... look for the orange and black scarf ^_^

[Requin]

Pardon my ignorance.
But how is Michelle related to the man. Sister???

[The Batman]

I'm not planning on watching it since I voted for him I did my part.

[Zephyr]

Pardon my ignorance.
But how is Michelle related to the man. Sister???

Erm... which man?

Barack Obama - Wife

That?

[nachtspiegel]

I might be able to watch it. I might be with my sister, getting my niece's birthday cake. (She turns 10 today, also.)

Today is one of those days where a lot changes and history is marked.
I like it. :)

[Requin]

Erm... which man?

Barack Obama - Wife

That?

Yeah him...sorry bad wording.
There hasn't been much talk about his wife over here...
I didn't know her name.
Thanks. :P

[Zephyr]

Not a prob Joe :)

Indeed David, change is a wonderful thing!

Wow...

Jimmy Carter
George HW Bush
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
George W Bush
Barack Obama

All in the same space.
That has to be amazing = ]

[Patchy]

I'm watching the BBC's coverage now, amazing.

[Requin]

So am I...have to be honest...aren't they dragging it out???

:-)

[DarkWingedAngel]

im watching it to it's pretty awesome

[Requin]

Great speech so far...
but you have to be honest..he has a lot of work to do.

[Zephyr]

Excellent speech!
He's got a looong road ahead of him,
Yes.

[Jean Poutine]

oh great so you guys got a socialist in the white house.

I pity you.

[Bobby]

I wouldn't pick him for president, and I don't think he was the best choice. But he was certainly not the worst. I respect him though, and I wish him good luck.

[Sugaree]

I'm proud to be an American today and I'm proud that we've finally broken another color barrier. Obama gave such a wonderful speach. I know that I wasn't really a huge supporter of Obama but, I must say, that I am proud that I was able to witness this day. A day in which I thought would never happen.

[theOperaGhost]

To be honest, and I hope this doesn't come off as racist or anything, because that's not what I'm trying to imply. I think making this such a huge deal isn't really supporting equality. I know it is a big deal that there is finally a black president, but treating him so high still doesn't sound like equality. Honestly, everyone thinks he's going to be like the best president ever. He's not going to be a bad president, but I think he's just going to go down in history as the first black president, which is wonderful. Maybe I'm pessimistic about the future of his presidency, but I just feel everyone is expecting WAY too much...more than any man would be able to accomplish. I wish him the best though. I also think all those racist fucking pigs should fuck off...what is the point of racism?

[OneManArmy]

Well, I'm glad that Bush is finally fucking gone!!!!! Worst president ever! I wish Obama luck on his presidency.

[theOperaGhost]

Well, I'm glad that Bush is finally fucking gone!!!!! Worst president ever! I wish Obama luck on his presidency.

I disagree with that. Actually, Harding was the worst president ever. The Jackson administration was rather corrupt as well, but he was a war hero, so it didn't make much difference.

Bush is a good person and actually had the countries best interest at heart, sadly he was just a puppet for his shitty administration. There are many things he could have, and should have handled better, but I'd like to see how anyone else handles a massive attack on your country like that. An attack like that on your country would make any president look bad, as well as cause them to make bad decisions. Everyone seems to forget that he was hit with the terrorist attacks less than a year in office. If the attacks wouldn't have happened, everyone would be saying very different things about his presidency. He would have quite likely fallen into the list of rather inactive presidencies.

[Sugaree]

Well, I'm glad that Bush is finally fucking gone!!!!! Worst president ever! I wish Obama luck on his presidency.

Woah, woah, woah. Hold on there a minute. Did NO ONE else here watch, or for that matter, hear his farewell address? Are you really that dumb? I'm sorry, but you gotta give the man credit.

He did what he thought was right and people just outright, and always will, complain about the past 8 years. He did what he thought was right. Granted, some of the things he did weren't the best of decisions, but I believe he did the right thing in doing what he wanted to.

I'm getting tired of Americans being so angry at Bush and his presidency. People of this country are loosing the real meaning of the country. It doesn't matter who the president is, we are America. We are the land of opportunity, not a land of bitchers and moaners.

Having to read comments on here and other websites saying that their country brings shame and disgrace to them offends me. I for one, unlike most others, am GLAD to live in a country where a man, woman, or child can become what they want and do what they want.

So be glad that you are in a free country. If you don't like how our top official handle things, then get the hell out of my country, which is the one I love dear.

[Bobby]

Disagreeing with a governments decisions is completely fine. That's why this is a democracy. We aren't forced to like our politicians or forced to follow a certain way (to an extent).

To some people, Bush is the worst president ever. I too agree his years in office didn't accomplish much good, but I don't dislike him.

[Sugaree]

Disagreeing with a governments decisions is completely fine. That's why this is a democracy. We aren't forced to like our politicians or forced to follow a certain way (to an extent).

To some people, Bush is the worst president ever. I too agree his years in office didn't accomplish much good, but I don't dislike him.

Exactly. It not like we have to like them or they'll do something. We have a right to free speech. I can't say that Bush was the worst. Nixon wasn't a walk in the park especially during Watergate.

There were many great presidents. Some served one term and some served two. There were also presidents who really weren't the best, but not the worst. Bush, contrary to popular opinion, is a very smart man. He was just never really great at giving speeches but private interviews with him and reporters really show his better side.

I'm sure Barbara dropped him on his head a few times by accident ;)

[Bobby]

I'm just confused because of your complete contradiction. You say we don't have to like them and we have free speech. But in your other post you say how angry you are that people are hating on Bush and that if they don't like him they should "GTFO" of the country.

Hmm.

[theOperaGhost]

Woah, woah, woah. Hold on there a minute. Did NO ONE else here watch, or for that matter, hear his farewell address? Are you really that dumb? I'm sorry, but you gotta give the man credit.

He did what he thought was right and people just outright, and always will, complain about the past 8 years. He did what he thought was right. Granted, some of the things he did weren't the best of decisions, but I believe he did the right thing in doing what he wanted to.

I'm getting tired of Americans being so angry at Bush and his presidency. People of this country are loosing the real meaning of the country. It doesn't matter who the president is, we are America. We are the land of opportunity, not a land of bitchers and moaners.

Having to read comments on here and other websites saying that their country brings shame and disgrace to them offends me. I for one, unlike most others, am GLAD to live in a country where a man, woman, or child can become what they want and do what they want.

So be glad that you are in a free country. If you don't like how our top official handle things, then get the hell out of my country, which is the one I love dear.

I agree with that. His farewell speech was very good, sincere, and I feel he did what he felt was best for our country. Every problem in this country is NOT his fault. Mostly, it's his administration...they weren't very good. The economy is bad because of oil companies raising prices. The availability of oil didn't go down, in fact it was rising. There wasn't a need to raise oil prices. The problems with the economy can not be blamed fully on Bush, it can be blamed on all of the American people and credit card companies. Maybe if people quit going into so damn much debt to buy "wants" there wouldn't be such a repression happening.

Everyone has to remember this is a democracy, Bush was voted in whether you like it or not.

Don't get pissed off because people didn't vote the way you voted; you knew this was a democracy when you agreed to participate, so you knew this was how things might work out. Basically, don't get pissed off over the fact that the way you feel about culture isn't some kind of universal consensus. Because if you do, you will end up feeling betrayed. And it will be your own fault. You will feel bad, and you will deserve it.

[Sugaree]

I'm just confused because of your complete contradiction. You say we don't have to like them and we have free speech. But in your other post you say how angry you are that people are hating on Bush and that if they don't like him they should "GTFO" of the country.

Hmm.

To me, in my opinion, people like that are really just undeserving to live in the country. Hey, that's just me. If they can't appreciate the freedoms they have then why are they here? If they don't like the way things are ran then why don't they just move to Canada or somewhere else?

[rsc4life]

I'm proud of America. I am proud of the President, and I have never felt more patriotic then I do now. God bless America.

[Bobby]

Saying they don't like a president is not appreciating the freedom we have?

[theOperaGhost]

I'm proud of America. I am proud of the President, and I have never felt more patriotic then I do now. God bless America.

I felt much more patriotic after 9/11. This to me is just the same as any other inauguration. An American is sworn in to lead the country...no different than any other inauguration. People need to quit dwelling on the fact that he is black because he is still the same as any other American.

[Dagenadriel]

My class convinced our teacher to let us stay in at lunch AND miss half an hour of class to watch the inauguration and speech on the internet. We pretty much told her that we would never forgive her if we missed it. My ENTIRE class stayed in to watch it.
I wore an Obama hat to school today, and my uncle from Nevada is mailing me a T-shirt. He's the first politician I've genuinely been excited about.

[Sugaree]

Saying they don't like a president is not appreciating the freedom we have?

My point is, is that people are blaming Bush for everything that's happened. They act as if something like this hasn't happened. It's just something called "Blame the Leader". But, you have to have a level of respect for the man. You should have a respect for all the presidents, past and present.

People blame Bush for the war, economy and a bunch more. There are so many excuses that people can come up with and say "It's Bush's fault" when it's not true. So, I suppose that gives me the right to something against the law and say "It's Obama's fault" or "It's Biden's fault".

I don't know the exact way to get at it. I'm at a loss of words. I know this may seem rough, but there are so many things that people do that just get to me. Especially when you're insulting the people that help, in the best way they can, in leading the country to prosperity.

[Maverick]

Ok this isn't a debate about Bush. Back on topic.

[curiousteen]

woohoo obama's in office

[Gumleaf]

my country is becoming americanised. i went to bed as channel 9 started the obama coverage and its still going now, 10.5 hours later. :rolleyes:

[Jean Poutine]

Oh okay, if people in general weren't so hypocritical, maybe they'd realise that skin color has nothing to do with anything and wouldn't be like "OMG BLACK PRESIDENT".

He's a man like any other. Who cares if your president is black, white or asian or whatever. Who cares if you're president's a woman. The man or woman better suited for the job should get it. Being in such astonishment as to his skin color just shows that you expected him to be the inferior candidate because he's Kenyan. gtfo give me a break.

I personally liked Bush and I doubt Obama would have done a better job. IME anyone expressing a huge dislike for Bush never knows exactly why he or she dislikes him. It's just jumping on the liberal bandwagon.

It's always funny watching lolbamites spew their bullcrap around. "omg first black president" "omg CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE NO MOAR WAR!"

See you in Afghanistan lolbamites!

[Sugaree]

Oh okay, if people in general weren't so hypocritical, maybe they'd realise that skin color has nothing to do with anything and wouldn't be like "OMG BLACK PRESIDENT".

He's a man like any other. Who cares if your president is black, white or asian or whatever.

"I have a dream, that one day my four little children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." People have taken this way out of context. Of course, I think it's great that we have a different race as president because I know that my country has finally broken the ultimate color barrier IMHO.

But, it's not that big a deal to some people. A woman president WOULD be a big deal. I could see people rejoicing for that.

It's always funny watching lolbamites spew their bullcrap around. "omg first black president" "omg CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE NO MOAR WAR!"

You have no idea how many times I would have to listen to my aunt sit there and lecture me about how bad McCain was and how God-like Obama was because he said "Change" and nothing more than that. That's why I supported McCain.

I was called a racist by white people because that's who I supported. I had no right to vote, but I got into conversations with people who were old enough and I told them why I supported McCain. Most of those people I talked to called me racist just because I didn't "believe in change and a black man being president".

I think it's bullshit having people call eachother racist JUST because they didn't support a black guy.

[Oblivion]

I seriously almost cried of joy.
Im so glad, and glad I got to watch it.
Long live Obama.

[Jean Poutine]

"I have a dream, that one day my four little children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." People have taken this way out of context.

No, such an upheavel means that most people viewed him as the underdog because he was black. In their minds, even the "inferior beings" have a shot in America, so they're all happy fun times.

Disgusting.

But, it's not that big a deal to some people. A woman president WOULD be a big deal. I could see people rejoicing for that.

Americans would act as if they were the first nation ever to elect a woman as president, as always. What about Ireland? Liberia?


You have no idea how many times I would have to listen to my aunt sit there and lecture me about how bad McCain was and how God-like Obama was because he said "Change" and nothing more than that. That's why I supported McCain.

I supported neither. One was a fossil with a brain-dead running mate and the other a socialist who's buzzword was "change".

I find hilarious the lack of choice in America.

I was called a racist by white people because that's who I supported. I had no right to vote, but I got into conversations with people who were old enough and I told them why I supported McCain. Most of those people I talked to called me racist just because I didn't "believe in change and a black man being president".

Because being black is so important.

Obama's program in the mind of the common folk :
1) CHANGE!
2) black
3) goto 1

I think it's bullshit having people call eachother racist JUST because they didn't support a black guy.

That's because it is.

What goes on here is the same type of hypocrisy that pushes people to have an African-American month, day, and TV channel, while saying "white pride" automatically tags you a racist bigot.

[Sugaree]

What goes on here is the same type of hypocrisy that pushes people to have an African-American month, day, and TV channel, while saying "white pride" automatically tags you a racist bigot.

I don't mind Black History Month, I don't mind Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and I don't mind BET or whatever. It's just that I'm called racist just because I didn't support a black guy.

White pride is something that I never really thought about being attached to my race. I never thought that anything was related to my race. I'm not saying that I'm not proud of my race or that I have nothing to really contribute.

I just don't want to be chanting "White pride" or (if by mistake) "White power". People just find shit like that offensive when they shouldn't. It's not like only ONE race can take pride in themselves and other races can't.

[Jean Poutine]

Well, to be fair, any minority can claim pride in their ethnicity openly.

It's just Whites that can't.

[theOperaGhost]

Yeah...I'm going to move this to ROTW.

This thread isn't really about ethnic or racial pride. Please try to stay on topic.

[Perseus]

Im pretty sure how yall know he messed up, but if John McCain messed up, people would make fun of him like they do Bush, but if you say anything about Obama messing about, people who just wanted a black president no matter what he does to this country, are like you cant say that! Its so annoying some people's ignorance to any president...

[Hyper]

I find any kind of black history or white history to be completly ridicilous

People need to get over this bullshit and realize that humans are a whole as a race. The genetic differences between all human ''races'' is at most 1%

[Jean Poutine]

Considering bonobos have between 98%-99.5% of their DNA in common with humans...:what:

[Triceratops]

In my history class, we were watching Obama's speech and how he was saying that 60 years ago he wouldn't of been served at a restaurant due to his race. How far has America come? It's a good thing :) If you look back at McCarthyism and segregated blacks back in the 40's and 50's, the US have come a very long way.

[The Batman]

I didn't watch the inauguration and I'm glad to be because I was never a huge fan of politics

[nachtspiegel]

I didn't get to watch any of the coverage.

[Oblivion]

I find any kind of black history or white history to be completly ridicilous

People need to get over this bullshit and realize that humans are a whole as a race. The genetic differences between all human ''races'' is at most 1%

Thats true, but sometimes its nice to step back and see how far humans have come to realizing this.
So it is historic in the sense that humans are getting over their stupidity.

[Stevo 69]

Erm, is Obama actually president? Cuz apparently i didn't take the full owth (not sure how to spell it), then he took it again at the Whitehouse but without a bible (they couldn't find 1).

This was on This Morning on ITV 1 (British TV) yesterday, if any1 says im making it up.

[Zephyr]

Oath taken or not, he's president.
Oath of office is just a ceremony for celebration.

In the Constitution, it states that 12 PM of the inauguration day,
The president-elect is officially president.
No matter what.

[Oblivion]

Yup Steph is right.
12 PM Eastern Time Obama became president, even if the chief justice messed up! :P
And I think he took the oath again, but they did have a bible, the same one I believe.

[ShatteredGlass]

YES FINALLY BARACK OBAMA IS PRESIDENT. I AM SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY! GOOD RIDDANCE TO YOU BUSH AND YOUR STUPID POLICIES! I went 2 an inaugaration party at my church every1 cheered when Bush got on the plane Hilarious. And 2 those of you who dont think it's a big deal whether you choose to acknowledge it or not America having the 1st black president is a big deal seeing as less than 50 years ago blacks and whites couldnt sit together.

And for those of u who want him to be assassinated. One, that's an evil thought and two, if that happened it would turn somethings upside down, there would be riots and many would die, and it wouldnt just be in the USA, Barack Obama is an international icon of hope, you better hope he doesnt get assassinated.

[Junky]

YES FINALLY BARACK OBAMA IS PRESIDENT. I AM SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY! GOOD RIDDANCE TO YOU BUSH AND YOUR STUPID POLICIES! I went 2 an inaugaration party at my church every1 cheered when Bush got on the plane Hilarious. And 2 those of you who dont think it's a big deal whether you choose to acknowledge it or not America having the 1st black president is a big deal seeing as less than 50 years ago blacks and whites couldnt sit together.

And for those of u who want him to be assassinated. One, that's an evil thought and two, if that happened it would turn somethings upside down, there would be riots and many would die, and it wouldnt just be in the USA, Barack Obama is an international icon of hope, you better hope he doesnt get assassinated.
Lol the media has drooled of barack and has made him the international icon of hope, oh did i just feel a thrill going up my leg. haha