Comments on: Strange Obama-Inaguration Details …

By: mizwrite

mizwrite — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:51:49 +0000

Love it, Sharon! I didn’t see that one! That’s too funny.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:38:19 +0000

What I found humerous was the report, that after days of people directing Obama where to go, where to sit, and keeping him on que, that finally at days end, dressed in his pajama’s, he came out and said. “Ok, where do I go now?”

By: mizwrite

mizwrite — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:33:14 +0000

Oh, Helene, those are both good ones! Yes, the flubbing of the line was very “detail noteworthy” — I kept thinking of that the next day, too. Especially the way Obama had that sort of smirk on his face when it was happening. But it was a cool smirk, really. Like he was being forgiving of Justice Roberts while sort of thinking, “This is nerve-wracking, isn’t it?” I sort of liked that moment.

By: Helene

Helene — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:21:18 +0000

I was so surprised to see Dick Cheney in a wheel chair — and all I could think of was ‘Now how on earth could I have missed that?’. I felt better when the announcer said it was a very recent problem that he had.

I really had a laugh when I mentioned to my ‘better half’ that I wondered how he’d get down the stairs. He made a motion as if he was dumping him down the stair out of the chair — and I broke up. Tom has not said much about Mr. Cheney, but I soon found out that he had absolutely no use for the man. No matter what I think of him, all I’ll think of now is him being dumped down the steps out of the chair!

The other trivial bit that fascinated me was the flubbing of the oath by Justice Roberts. It was so ‘human’ of him! Seemed like Obama knew what he had said was wrong but he didn’t know what the right words were.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:46:46 +0000

I was working and missed the whole thing, darn it!!!

By: mizwrite

mizwrite — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:33:06 +0000

Hi, Rosy! Wow, what a good observation! (And I love the phrase “cringeworthy”!) I did think his tie looked a bit huge, but the color-coding of formal dress hadn’t occurred to me. How knowledgeable of you! I was more focused on what Michelle was wearing to the dances, I guess (and she looked quite lovely, by the way).

By: Rosy

Rosy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:32:34 +0000

Well, since you say strange details, I have to admit finding it hilarious that Obama was advised or allowed to wear a (large) white tie with a tuxedo to the balls! (A white tie is reserved for full evening dress, which entails tails, if you see what I mean.) I know he wants to instigate change, but for a youngish man ‘arriving’ at the highest office, it seems to me foolish to risk the appearance of ignorance regarding formal-dress convention. I thought he looked like a kid at the prom. Did anyone else find this cringeworthy?

I, too, enjoyed the Occasion on Tuesday and was glad work was at a lull so I could soak it up. Quite a moment.