The more I think about it, the more brilliant I think this “Obama speaking to the kids” thing was. The very concept was unresistible catnip to the far-right lunatics. The subsequent hissy fit made them all look ridiculous, enough so that the media by and large couldn’t sit back with a “he-said, she-said” narrative. With any luck, each and every subsequent hissy fit will be compared to this craziness.
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Jan 09
Inauguaration Videos and Related Materials [Updated]
The actual ’swearing in’, with full text and video (embedded below, with part 2 here) of the Inaugural Address:
Also, whitehouse.gov rolled out a redesign at 12:01pm. Today was also a BIG day for new media, although the web appeared to be showing the strain. Aretha Franklin wore what could only be described as an interesting hat. Should you be so curious, you can view text and video of many previous inaugurations here.
The President and First Lady dance to “At Last” as sung by Beyonce:
