I believe, but cannot find the source, that these lines are a quote from a blues song. When he said them, they sounded familiar but it's kinda like having someone's name on the tip of your tongue...I can't remember what song.




As one of his first acts, Obama has ordered Gitmo to suspend prosecutions for 120 days

Thank you, Lashstoat. A very good reminder that who we elect affects more than just ourselves as a nation. Obama was right- we really need to grow up and start acting like adults in this country. We have a responsibility to ourselves, our children, and the other inhabitants of this planet.

That caught me too. Here we are, hearing beautiful words of unity and hope on a beautiful, unifying and hopeful day, and then that. It didn't offend me (I don't offend easily) but I did immediately file him under "Mega Douche." Sorry, I don't have any white guilt and have always embraced what's right, so frack off old man.

I hope that your interpretation, that of being too clever for his own good, is correct, but regardless, it was douchey and insulting. Emphasizing unity by slipping in a dig at the largest group in attendance? Give me a break. When you're speaking in front of a world wide audience you don't get snarky or cute. You honor your audience and the occasion by being respectful and classy. This guy seemingly took Public Speaking as a subset of DOUCHEBAG 101.

Totally. Listening to him, I was suddenly pulled out of the moment with the thought, "Oh my God! My President, is an orator again!" How fracking cool. And he wrote his own speech too! Just his ability to speak so eloquently will buy us huge amounts of goodwill internationally. Say what you want, good or bad, about Bush, but his speaking skills were on par with an autistic third grader. No problem if you are an autistic third grader, big problem if you're the leader of the free world.

Hmm. Let's consider the alternatives.

"when white will say 'let's grab a bite?'"
"when white won't be fooled by pyrite?"
"when white will mend a kite?"
"when white will refract into a thousand points of colored light?"

Ah hah!

"when white will shine bright!"

Doesn't seem apt. If a white person is going to embrace the moment on a level beyond, "Excellent, we have elected a competent man who happens to be black-ish," I think we have to be prepared to eat a little for the sake of history.

"when white will say Dy-Na-Mite!"

I love old hippie-speak, but I'm old enough to remember it the first time around.

The oath of office is pure formality. According to the constitution, he was President the moment it hit 12PM eastern, oath or no oath.

Does anyone else think Cheney wasn't really confined to a wheelchair due to an injured back? Bill and I thought he looked like he'd had a stroke.

He always looks like that.




Besides, it was a metaphor.