Analogman Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 We'll have to check it - I am sure there will be a transcript online somewhere today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Party @ the Moontower Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Well, he's never let facts stand in the way of his statements before, so why start now. Maybe there was a secret president only presidents & future presidents know about. Ever think of that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 43 is correct right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 43 is correct right?As far as I know, since Grover Cleveland is the only guy to have served nonconsecutive terms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Who cares. Awesome speech. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 43 is correct right? Yes. Obama's the 44th President, but the 43rd person to hold the office. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Elizabeth Alexander Elizabeth Alexander was born in 1962 in Harlem, New York, and grew up in Washington, D.C. She received a B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. from Boston University (where she studied with Derek Walcott), and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. Her collections of poetry include American Sublime (Graywolf Press, 2005), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Antebellum Dream Book (2001); Body of Life (1996); and The Venus Hottentot (1990). Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Who cares. Awesome speech.Indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Holy expectations! I hope he can live up to what the Americans are expecting from him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This. Post. Is. Like. That. Poem. Was. Read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Who cares. Awesome speech. No kidding. On both counts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Holy expectations! I hope he can live up to what the Americans are expecting from him.I'm expecting much of myself and everyone else. It's not about sitting and waiting for him to fix everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I liked Lowery's prayer a lot better than Obama's speech. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I'm expecting much of myself and everyone else. It's not about sitting and waiting for him to fix everything.There's a little scrolling bar at the bottom of my screen with messages people have written in and they're all "this is the best thing to ever happen in history". I want to write in and be like "come on now, this is a special moment, yes, but he's hasn't done anything yet!". Yellow can mellow! Brown can stick around. The red man can get ahead man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yes. Obama's the 44th President, but the 43rd person to hold the office. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th. Technically shouldn't the number be far higher, like when Vice Presidents are sworn in for a small amount of time when presidents are incapacitated? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 they were just doing a wide shot of the national mall and someone ate shit on the ice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Technically shouldn't the number be far higher, like when Vice Presidents are sworn in for a small amount of time when presidents are incapacitated?I don't believe they take the presidential oath in those cases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I don't believe they take the presidential oath in those cases. Oh, ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Edith Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yeah, they aren't actually considered the "President" but the "Acting President". Anyway, the transcript does say forty-four. I agree on the "who cares" front, but shit you think they would get that right. I'm glad this is done and we can get this going, whatever "this" turns out to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Bush just got into his helicopter and waved goodbye. I didn't agree with every decision he ever made, but I didn't hate the guy like some. Bye, George! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Technically shouldn't the number be far higher, like when Vice Presidents are sworn in for a small amount of time when presidents are incapacitated?Yeah, as noted, Acting President doesn't take the Oath. And, as it turns out, most of the times the President has been incapacitated, nobody did anything. Woodrow Wilson was a veritable vegetable for the last two years of his Presidency and nobody even knew. edit: and Analogman got the Wilson thing, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i totally missed this, but read the transcript...hope he leads as good as he gives a speech. if so, we're going to be alright. first item on his agenda: find el famous a new job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This. Post. Is. Like. That. Poem. Was. Read. Yeah, she overdid it with the delivery a little, but it was still a wonderful poem. I'm looking forward to reading it again. I wish I had more time to really soak in all of this. It still feels a little surreal, since I've gotten so used to feeling jaded and disgruntled about politics in the last eight years, which has been most of my adult life. Today is the very first day a president I voted for is ruling our country. While there's nothing noticeably different, change feels possible, which is reassuring. It certainly isn't going to just fall into our laps, but it was so good to hear Obama talk about taking responsibility. That's the first step, I think--not just for the politicians, but for all of us. If I have one hope for this administration, it's that it helps to reconnect government to the people, and, in turn, that Americans start to feel a greater sense of social (economic, political, etc.) responsibility. I'm off to run some errands, and to get my syllabi ready for the start of the semester tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Today is the very first day a president I voted for is ruling our country.Hey, same here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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