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Does anyone know why Obama's long time reverend, Jeremiah Wright, isn't handling the prayers? -- nm - David Jan 20, 09:51 2
- cause he'd adocate the burning down of the White House? Just a guess. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 09:52
- Here's your sign. -- nm - B.Engvall Jan 20, 09:52
Who was that man they kept cutting to during Barack's speech? -- nm - lileve Jan 20, 09:50 5
- John Lewis, iirc. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:52
- He's a Congressman who worked in the civil rights struggle . . . John Wesley, maybe? -- nm - emoticripple Jan 20, 09:51
- I saw someone that looked like Ray Nagin on CNN's feed. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 20, 09:51
- George W Bush -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 09:50 1
  - Yeah, the former president. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:51
Hooray! My first BSOD on Windows 7 beta. -- nm - Jelly Jan 20, 09:49 1
- Truly, this is a momentous day. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 20, 09:50
ok, my worker who left at 10:45 to watch the stupid inauguration hasn't come back yet....nm - x Jan 20, 09:48 5
- Hey, they're just now striking the colors--give him a break! - Trish Jan 20, 09:50 1
  - but...there are images that need to be cataloged here!....nm - x Jan 20, 09:52
- Dubya has not left yet. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:50
- Why do you hate democracy, old man? PS: I loved you in Gran Torino. -- nm - David Jan 20, 09:49 1
  - when are people going to learn? ...democracy doesn't work! ...nm - x Jan 20, 09:51
Some blowhard states "I hope he fails" but don't want to dignify by saying his name -- nm - amoxy Jan 20, 09:48 1
- Agreed. - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 09:50
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- Well the American press focused entirely on what Obama wore. -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:50
nmbhyde - ty97 Jan 20, 09:47 1
- It's warmer in Anchorage! - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 09:48
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- I get it to some degree, and understand the other side as well. - pmb Jan 20, 09:52
Ok, so now that that's over, I have a bit of an announcement myself. - pmb Jan 20, 09:43 34
- congrats. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 09:51
- fantastic news, congratulations! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 20, 09:51
- Engagement Address! - psilotum Jan 20, 09:50
- Neechay! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 20, 09:50
- happy for you and the future mrs. -- nm - zork Jan 20, 09:50
- VN Congrats! -- nm - amoxy Jan 20, 09:49
- congratulations! Wonderful news! -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 09:49
- Congratulations to you both! -- nm - LMS Jan 20, 09:49
- Congrats! -- nm - MDH Jan 20, 09:48
- Hugs and congrats! (those spidey boxers will do it every time) - Trish Jan 20, 09:48
- Don Homer! -- nm - emoticripple Jan 20, 09:48
- Engaged in what? A car chase? Warp drive with Capt. Picard? - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:47
- Great news. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 09:47
- wpphoo! congrats -- nm - CQ Jan 20, 09:47
- Congrats. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:47
- Wuzzah! -- nm - mara Jan 20, 09:46 1
  - I concur! -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 20, 09:48
- Congratulations to you and the future Mrs. Monacle! -- nm - David Jan 20, 09:46
- yay! -- nm - Amy Jan 20, 09:45
- that is wonderful - best wishes -- nm - Epiphany Jan 20, 09:45
- Congratulations!!! -- nm - kelly Jan 20, 09:45
- congrats! -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 09:45
- Wow, good going, best of luck. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:45
- You did? Congratulations! -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:45
- Excellent! Change! Hope! Um.....We Believe! - JaxSean Jan 20, 09:45
- Obama! -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:44
- Well done, sir. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 09:44
- Awesome. The monacle worked. -- nm - Inigo Jan 20, 09:44
- Congrats! -- nm - Jelly Jan 20, 09:44
- Congratulations! -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 09:44
- Congratulations! -- nm - lileve Jan 20, 09:44
- I thought so. - Spawn Jan 20, 09:44
- Sweet!!! Congrats! -- nm - Jim Jan 20, 09:44
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Was Scalia wearing a backwards Kangol? -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:43
I feel bad for Bush today. - ty97 Jan 20, 09:43 10
- so it's true! people will look on him differently now that he's gone - dogbert183 Jan 20, 09:49
- I would love to have known what he was thinking when Obama basically ran down his presidency in that speech. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:47 3
  - "Did I run down Clinton like that in my speech?" -- nm - zork Jan 20, 09:52
  - He was wondering how he and his cronies can bilk the American people for more money, now that he's out of office -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:48
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- I don't. Not one bit. He does not feel bad for what he has done, so I have no sympathy for him. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:47 1
  - agreed. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 09:52
- I'll feel bad if someone actually physically kicks him on the way out. - JaxSean Jan 20, 09:46
- Somehow I think he's feeling pretty good. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 09:45
- I don't -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:45
That music always makes me think of the distaster movie Rollercoaster. -- nm - LMS Jan 20, 09:42 1
- never saw it but Earthquake had a rollercoaster bit - zork Jan 20, 09:51
I am kinda shocked they did not work U2 into the acceptance somehow. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:42 1
- We'll work something up for when I receive him at the palace. -- nm - Bono, King of Ireland Jan 20, 09:49
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- 1) Tax. 2) Spend. -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:47 1
  - This will be a welcome respite from the 1) Dont' Tax 2) Spend More of the last 8 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:48
- I thought it was already known he was going to order the military to come up with a workable plan to get the troops out of Iraq in 16 months -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:46
- Reversing the Mexico City policy (which you mentioned). -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 09:44
- Start up a national police force and take away our civil liberties, of course. -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:43 1
  - Take away all our guns. -- nm - NRA Jan 20, 09:45
- Fire the judge who swore him in. Could have gone smoother. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:42 4
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  - "Now arrest them before they leave." -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:44 1
    - Meant as a reply to Spawn's post -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:44
  - Well, he did vote against him in the first place. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:43
- I don't wanna say but it rhymes with whorechimes. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:42 1
  - Doorchimes? Now when you press the White House doorbell, it plays the theme from Shaft. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 09:44
- Didn't he say it would be the "Closure" of the Gitmo camp? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 20, 09:42 2
  - I would imagine this would be it, maybe even this afternoon. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 20, 09:50
  - I sure hope so -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:43
Why were they firing cannons into the crowd. I thought that was uncalled for. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:41
I have to say, Michelle O looks great. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:39 7
- Michelle in '16! -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:39 1
  - Whoo! -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:40
- OUr office was pretty unanimous in those who spoke about her outfit looking bad. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:39 4
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  - I thought that too at first, but she carries it so well. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:40
  - I think I like it, though it's the type of outfit I would normally tend to hate. -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 09:39 1
    - She was lucky Aretha confused the Inauguration with the Kentucky Derby, that seemed to be our concensus. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:40
Mmmmmm... Lawry's... -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:38
nice -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:37
Where was the blinding flash? Did I miss it? -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 09:35 3
- That was a thousand rays of light, about twenty years ago -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:38 1
  - from The Shining City. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 09:40
- After lunch. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 09:37
I think John Lewis got more face time on the CNN coverage than anyone other than Obama. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:35 2
- Clintons & George HW Bush got quite a bit. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 20, 09:36 1
  - I don't think they cut to the Clintons in the last fifteen minutes of his speech - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:37
I did end up watching live. What possibly could have drawn me up to the break room? - Amy Jan 20, 09:35 1
- This makes me happy. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:35
Help me find the right word here. A narrative object whose purpose is simply to move the story forward? I keep thinking "mulligan" but that's not it. -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:32 5
- 90% of the Davinci Code? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 09:34
- macguffin...nm - x Jan 20, 09:33
- Macguffin? -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:33 1
  - That's it. Thanks guys. -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:34
- Trope? -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:33
Picture from the House side of the Capitol building at 11:45 -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 20, 09:32 [Image] 6
- There's plenty more room there to squeeze in! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 09:37
- I'm curious - is there a comparative crowd pic to Bush's 2005 inaguration? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 09:35 1
  - I think that was in the rain IIRC -- nm - budice Jan 20, 09:37
- I don't think there's enough porta-potties. -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:35
- they said they were going to show a pic from space, but I haven't seen it yet -- nm - J Jan 20, 09:33
- Stunning -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:33
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- You cried during Armageddon! -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:35
aw, no "San Dimas football rules"? -- nm - pigby just isn't that into you Jan 20, 09:31 1
- Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose -- nm - Amy Jan 20, 09:37
Great speech, Mr. President. Now get your ass in your office and fix this f**king mess! -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:30
that was quite the speech. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 09:30 7
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  - no. - znufrii Jan 20, 09:37
- text of the speech available here -- (link) - Roger More Jan 20, 09:34
- Not a homerun, but good. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:31 1
  - it suited the moment, for sure. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 09:32
- he is pretty good at that speech giving stuff -- nm - decline Jan 20, 09:30 1
  - Speechifying. -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:31
This is one long Hiku. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:29 1
- Worst hiku ever! -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:31
I loved the shot of Obama's daughter taking a picture of him -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 09:27
price of oil just broke over 39$ a barrel! from -10% to +7% in the morning....nm - x Jan 20, 09:25 4
- how ya like us now, Mr. President -- nm - oil traders Jan 20, 09:29
- This is what happens when inaugurations run long. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:28 2
  - the market action is hilarious. stocks basically headed straight down after the swear in.... - x Jan 20, 09:30 1
    - we didn't see this coming! -- nm - traders Jan 20, 09:39
Any last minute pardons by Bush? -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:22 4
- Dubya pardoned himself after dropping a stink bomb during his last moment in the Oval Office -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:25
- Not this morning, but he did launch a nuclear attack on Iran. First bombs should drop just as the parade starts. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 20, 09:23
- He emailed me a Get Out of Jail Free card, so I have got that goin' for me. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:23
- Charles Manson...it was REALLY weird. -- nm - Jim Jan 20, 09:22
Are you watching on a web feed? Which one? - Mop Jan 20, 09:21 4
- nytimes.com is running a crisp wide-screen stream right now. Sweet, sweet stuff. -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 09:30
- no....nm - x Jan 20, 09:26
- Hulu. Fox News is being silent. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 09:25
- CNN.com -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 09:24
Okay, we've been patient long enough. Where are your government checks and sexual perversions tolerance laws, Mr. Democrat? -- nm - David Jan 20, 09:21
First, for Obama. As I said, time to lead again. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 09:20 3
- the politics of failure have failed. It's time to make them work again! -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 09:24
- You divided the board, divider. -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:22
- can I still have this guy locked up? -- nm - gwb Jan 20, 09:21

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