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I love that Obama followed Bush all the way to the helicopter...like an old west sheriff making sure the nogoodnik left town. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:11
assessments of the inaugural speech -- (link) - znufrii Jan 20, 12:10 2
- It seemed really short. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 12:11 1
  - thank goodness. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 12:12
Pookie? -- nm - lileve Jan 20, 12:08 1
- *perks up* -- nm - zork Jan 20, 12:08
Why hasn't every problem been solved yet? -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 12:08 6
- Signed, Fox News -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:12
- Dancing tonight first. -- nm - Diva Jan 20, 12:11
- "We are getting reports that the Israeli Air Force has turned into a giant bunny and is handing out flowers to the Palestinians" - CNN Jan 20, 12:11
- Cuz Barack's not President until he goes back and gets that oath right. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 12:10 1
  - "Nothing can possi-blay go wrong. Er, possi*bly* go wrong. Heh, that's the first thing that's ever gone wrong. " -- nm - Helicopter Pilot Jan 20, 12:15
- After the parade. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 12:10
I still can't stop laughing. -- nm - president 44 loves mandy lane Jan 20, 12:06 1
- I wonder if they can send those to cell phones -- nm - zork Jan 20, 12:07
MSNBC reports both Kennedy and Byrd had medical emergencies during the luncheon, and Kennedy's was quite serious. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 12:03 5
- new report: Byrd felt ill during dessert, medical staff walked him out of the room. A minute or so later, Kennedy began having convulsions. - loosilu Jan 20, 12:07 4
  - Find the caterer! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 12:08
  - terror attack! -- nm - zork Jan 20, 12:08 2
    - c'mon. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 12:08 1
      - *replaces Loosi's batteries* - zork Jan 20, 12:09
Bank of Canada slashes interest rates to 1% - the lowest in Canadian history -- (link) - Beaker Jan 20, 12:02 3
- and a year ago I locked in because the rates were historically pretty good -- nm - zork Jan 20, 12:06
- I want to see ING lending rates at 4.29. Make it happen! -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 12:05
- How soon before they start giving money away? -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 12:04
I don't know about y'all, but I totally started crying as soon as Obama raised his right hand. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 12:02 6
- I did have tears in my eyes at several points...pride mostly...but Sunday when MLK's son spoke, huge tears -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 12:05
- I didn't at all. Which kind of surprised me. But I was really moved by the Obamas seeing the Bushes off at the helicopter. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 12:04 3
  - a commentator on MSNBC earlier today said that Daddy Bush was the only senator to see off Lyndon Johnson when he left office. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 12:05 2
    - George HW Bush wasn't a senator - though his father was -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 12:10 1
      - maybe it was his dad? you're totally right. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 12:11
- Awww. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 12:04
Nouriel Roubini: US credit losses may reach $3.6 trillion, rendering the entire US banking system "effectively insolvent" (nmbl) - Brian Jan 20, 11:59 2
- i actually think he may be being a little too negative here....nm - x Jan 20, 12:02
- Oy..... -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 12:01
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I Love You Man redband trailer. It actually doesn't do much for me. -- (link) - Dano Jan 20, 11:58 3
- it's too crass. unnecessarily so. -- nm - president 44 loves mandy lane Jan 20, 12:04
- I think it looks hilarious. - JaxSean Jan 20, 12:00 1
  - I don't think I like Jason Segal as an actor. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 12:07
eff. I'm out of granola bars at work. - JaxSean Jan 20, 11:58
It's been medically confirmed that my heart is too big. But you knew this about me already. -- nm - David Jan 20, 11:55 5
- you're like a human secretariat!....nm - x Jan 20, 11:57
- It grew five sizes that day. -- nm - Amy Jan 20, 11:56 3
  - heh. lyc: my christmas stocking is a grinch one. -- nm - zork Jan 20, 12:05
  - his heart too. -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 11:57 1
    - -25 Spawn Points - Spawn Jan 20, 11:59
Fantasy NASCAR for STers...(link) - budice Jan 20, 11:53 1
- Vroom vroom -- nm - Strongbad Jan 20, 11:54
SITWAP: Amazon Gold Deal: Band of Brothers BluRay - $35 -- (link) - Beaker Jan 20, 11:53
I wonder how close in actuality Slumdog Millionaire was to going straight to DVD when Warner Independent closed. - Dano Jan 20, 11:51 1
- None at all, and Slumdog is the perfect example of why studios needs specialty divisions - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 12:05
Watching the luncheon. It is exactly like our wedding reception. *waits for Michelle to throw her garter* -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 20, 11:50
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- i thought he became president at noon - oath or no. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 12:06
- Did you say the words? -- nm - The Dread Pirate Roberts Jan 20, 11:57 2
  - Pretty much, yeah. -- nm - Ash Jan 20, 12:06
  - Well, yes.... -- nm - Barack Obama Jan 20, 12:00
- sounds like a Tom Clancy plot. -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 11:56
- They can't find anything else to criticize. It must be so frustrating for them, poor Fox. -- nm - jnine Jan 20, 11:56
- Hee! -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 11:55
- ohfer. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 11:54
- *shakes head*\ -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 11:53
- Judging from the spam that's been getting caught in our email filter, this was an issue even before the inauguration. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 11:53 1
  - He's not Christian, he can't swear on the Bible! It's not official! -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 11:57
- *yawn* -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 11:52 2
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    - ...to listen to. - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 12:05
congrats pmb! -- nm - Jovian Jan 20, 11:50 4
- President PMB? - CrankYanker Jan 20, 11:56
- word. WTG! -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 11:55 2
  - and congrats to ML!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 11:56 1
    - I knew they were meant for each other. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 12:00
meet the real-life spider-man -- (link) - Marcel, lefty like Obama Jan 20, 11:48 [youtube] 2
- i still like this guy.... - x Jan 20, 11:50
- Jeebus! -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 11:49
The new www.Whitehouse.gov. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 20, 11:47 1
- I figure they built the webserver on the side, then just switched it out once sworn in -- nm - budice Jan 20, 11:48
Note to self: If you are just getting over a cold, a pretty good way to make it worse would be to party until 4am and then walk home without a coat. - con_carne Jan 20, 11:46 2
- Just staying up that late would do it. -- nm - not2fast Jan 20, 11:54
- Yeah, that low of 60 last night must have hurt you. :) -- nm - jnine Jan 20, 11:54
Traitor: B+ -- nm - CQ Jan 20, 11:46
pic: Obama and the Man of Steel -- (link) - budice Jan 20, 11:45 [Image] 1
- work-blocked: "Adult/Mature Content" -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 11:50
how to buy the NY times -- (link) - Marcel, lefty like Obama Jan 20, 11:43 3
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  - in a death battle of ceo's. give me carlos slim over the sulzbergers any day....nm - x Jan 20, 11:47 1
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CNN reporting a Senator (possibly Byrd) has collapsed at the luncheon and emergency services have been called. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 11:42 11
- Kennedy -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 11:43 2
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    - And his son had *just* got done saying how well he was doing. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 11:51
- ABC says its Kennedy -- nm - eag Jan 20, 11:43 7
  - Long seizure, still seizing when they got him in the wheelchair. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 11:58 1
    - Crap -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 12:01
  - Yeah, CNN just said so, too. This would seriously suck. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 11:44 4
    - MSNBC says he was taken away on a stretcher. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 11:54 1
      - :( -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 11:58
    - ABC Byrd got so emtional about it that he was taken out of the luncheon -- nm - eag Jan 20, 11:46
    - Yeesh. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 11:45
not2fast: i think a lot of the bank stock panic today started with royal bank of scotland's announcement that its '08 losses were 40 billion... - x Jan 20, 11:40 1
- Ouch. Hadn't heard that. -- nm - not2fast Jan 20, 11:57
Joaquin Phoenix rapping this weekend (also falls off the stage) -- (link) - budice Jan 20, 11:40 [youtube] 10
- Supposedly he's making a borat like movie. -- nm - lileve Jan 20, 11:56
- Has he totally lost his mind? -- nm - kelly Jan 20, 11:46 2
  - I keep thinking that since Casey Affleck is doing a docu on him that maybe it's a spoof movie? - Epiphany Jan 20, 11:48 1
    - He looked like he hadn't showered for days. This could be a 'Borat' type thing or a version of Punk'd. - Diva Jan 20, 11:54
- what is the song? -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 11:42 5
  - Close to the edge -- nm - Epiphany Jan 20, 11:44 4
    - L5 -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 11:54
    - heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Jan 20, 11:48
    - *snork* -- nm - zork Jan 20, 11:48
    - hee. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 11:44
Hey look! STD e-cards! -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 20, 11:39 3
- oh crap, I got an email from Dignan -- nm - zork Jan 20, 11:43 2
  - I literally can't stop laughing at this story. it's so mean, but it's so funny. -- nm - president 44 loves mandy lane Jan 20, 11:45 1
    - "... plus Romania" - zork Jan 20, 11:47
Did anyone here see Underworld 2? Was it any good? (I didn't like the first one.) -- nm - Diva Jan 20, 11:38 6
- Huge, huge fan - it is very similar to the 1st one - one of the few sequels I thought was on par with the 1st. Love scene is amusing. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 20, 11:44
- ok...I'm a sucker for movies like this. I liked it. Vamps,Werewolves...and spoils... - Remlik Jan 20, 11:42
- I give it a D (and the first one a B-) -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 11:40
- It was meh. Nothing special. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 11:39 2
  - KBECK in leather. Nuff said. -- nm - Marcel, lefty like Obama Jan 20, 11:44 1
    - She looked amazing. -- nm - lileve Jan 20, 11:59
Fox "There are more security personnel in D.C. right now than there are troops in Afghanistan." -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 20, 11:38
LIR: The oath as it is in the Constitution versus how it went today - TWuG Jan 20, 11:36 27
- He's not President! Quick, turn Air Force 1 around! -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 11:40 17
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    - were there any gold fringes on the flags? -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 11:44
    - Won't matter. Constitution (20th Amend) says the President elect becomes President at noon January 20th. Makes no mention of having to take the oath -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 11:44 3
      - Ah but does it specify EST?! -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 11:45 2
        
        It's 12:00 somewhere! -- nm - President Obama at 3am Jan 20, 11:46 1
        
        Price is Right rules, Bush is still President for 10 more mins. Turn the plane around! -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 11:47
    - And who will preside over this case? That's right... -- nm - Roger More, conspiracy theorist Jan 20, 11:43 1
      - Roberts would have to recuse himself. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 11:46
    - one of the newsguys talked about that and pointed out that the Oath is largely ceremonial and that... - Remlik Jan 20, 11:43 3
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        Though technically any president that has inserted their own name hasn't followed the exact oath. -- nm - Ender Jan 20, 11:49 1
        
        It's my time to shine! -- nm - State Your Name Jan 20, 11:53
    - Probably will be the lead story on Rush Limbaugh for a month, "He's not really President!" -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 11:42
    - I stuttered my wedding vows! I'm single!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Amy Jan 20, 11:42 3
      - How *you* doin'? -- nm - Mop Jan 20, 11:51
      - we have absolutely no recollection of our vows so sometimes when we want something we tell the other that "you promised to do that in our vows" -- nm - zork Jan 20, 11:45
      - Mrs. CCC just nodded to hers, was crying too hard to speak...I still believe her that it was happy crying, not sad crying -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 11:45
- "so help you God" is not part of it? -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 20, 11:39 6
  - correct. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 11:42 3
    - Thank God. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 11:43 2
      - nice shout-out to non-believers by Obama, btw. - znufrii Jan 20, 11:44 1
        
        word. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 11:44
  - Nope. It's traditional, but the Oath is laid out in the Constitution and makes no mention of God. - TWuG Jan 20, 11:42 1
    - So help me Xenu. -- nm - President Tom Cruise Jan 20, 11:43
- Lir; Roberts paused after his name making it seem like he wanted Obama to just say his name, then Roberts jumps in with "do solemnly swear." - Loyola Jan 20, 11:38
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also, my office hours last 1.5 hours. I just spent 20 minutes on the phone with sash and half an hour getting coffee with jonathan. nobody cares. -- nm - president 44 loves mandy lane Jan 20, 11:34 2
- and to think you could have been on here instead :-( -- nm - zork Jan 20, 11:35 1
  - with twins. -- nm - lileve Jan 20, 11:43

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