fyi peeps, the new president is being sworn in.

[kat_s1]

bbc1

[Mr Speirs]

Can you ask them to hang on for a moment?? Im a bit busy.

[DarrenSV650S]

Two hours of it. What a joke.

[stewie]

Bush has just appeared and he was getting boo,d, wiped the smile of his face.

[hovis]

pffffffffffft


"How much will this shindig cost?"

More than $150 million — and yep, that's the most expensive ever. (By comparison, George W. Bush's 2005 inauguration cost $42.3 million. Bill Clinton managed with $33 million in 1993.

[the_lone_wolf]

Bush has just appeared and he was getting boo,d, wiped the smile of his face.

i might DL it from tpb later just for that bit, unless they endlessly replay it on the news of course:mrgreen:

[the_lone_wolf]

pffffffffffft


"How much will this shindig cost?"

More than $150 million — and yep, that's the most expensive ever. (By comparison, George W. Bush's 2005 inauguration cost $42.3 million. Bill Clinton managed with $33 million in 1993.

yeah, but each dollar is worth about a quarter of what it was back then:mrgreen:

[Woz]

Why is Aretha Franklin butchering God Save The Queen???????

[shonadoll]

Aretha Franklin sounds awful.

[shonadoll]

Why is Aretha Franklin butchering God Save The Queen???????

Obama is a queen?

[gettin2dizzy]

It's more the sentiment. She was good buddies with Martin Luther King. Good choice I think :thumbsup:

[gettin2dizzy]

I can't believe he f*cked up the oath ... twice!

Great speech though. We need a Barack.

Shame about the cabaret though, and the endless god references.

[keithd]

great speech i thought. just watched it on skys rerun, was kinda hooked. he's a good speaker for sure

[TazDaz]

I watched about 30mins of it and got really bored with it all. I really don't like the American culture, the whole cheerleader scene of being overly joyous at every little event, although I do like cheerleaders if you get what I mean ;)

I did love how everyone the BBC interviewed, who just so happened to be African American (which was odd - why the emphasis on skin colour?), were exclaiming at how much Obama is going to change the country etc.

I highly doubt they will see that much change...it's normally the people around the President who really make the key decisions, even if it's just by influence! It's almost as if the American public think Obama will make some really radical changes to their lives - something which I highly doubt!!

Enjoy

[gettin2dizzy]

I watched about 30mins of it and got really bored with it all. I really don't like the American culture, the whole cheerleader scene of being overly joyous at every little event, although I do like cheerleaders if you get what I mean ;)

I did love how everyone the BBC interviewed, who just so happened to be African American (which was odd - why the emphasis on skin colour?), were exclaiming at how much Obama is going to change the country etc.

I highly doubt they will see that much change...it's normally the people around the President who really make the key decisions, even if it's just by influence! It's almost as if the American public think Obama will make some really radical changes to their lives - something which I highly doubt!!

Enjoy
Whilst I hate the sheer volume and brashness of Americans; I do admire their patriotism. I think we could learn a lot about being proud of your culture, and trying to look for the good, rather than constant whinging about Britain having 'gone to the dogs'.

Obama is the first bright man in that role for a long long time. He isn't the product of years of sly business deals and pathetic social climbing. He's an intellectual who has fought hard to where he is, and won't let go of his values with the first taste of power. As for the people around him making the decisions, I'd dare say none of us are in a position to argue the point either way (until I become the first English President of America that is) ;)

[the_lone_wolf]

...I think we could learn a lot about being proud of your culture, and trying to look for the good...

examples please:mrgreen:

[gettin2dizzy]

examples please:mrgreen:
Thousands of years of glorious history, literature, intellectuals, scientists, inventors. Anything up to ... about the year I was born actually :rolleyes:


There's loads great about the UK. Just don't live in a city.

[TazDaz]

Whilst I hate the sheer volume and brashness of Americans; I do admire their patriotism. I think we could learn a lot about being proud of your culture, and trying to look for the good, rather than constant whinging about Britain having 'gone to the dogs'.

Obama is the first bright man in that role for a long long time. He isn't the product of years of sly business deals and pathetic social climbing. He's an intellectual who has fought hard to where he is, and won't let go of his values with the first taste of power. As for the people around him making the decisions, I'd dare say none of us are in a position to argue the point either way (until I become the first English President of America that is) ;)

I am patriotic, just don't behave like I've been feasting on sugar all day! :)

I agree totally with what your saying about Obama being a headstrong president and the first to get there on merit rather than shady social manipulations etc etc. I just can't help but think that the American public seem to be dissillusioned (spelling?) by thinking that he will bring dramatic changes to their lives immeadiately. All he can really do is do his best with the hand given to him, and at the moment I don't think he'll be in any position to do anything profound whilst the economy over there is so bad!

I was reading a few articles the other day about presidential powers in the US and it was saying about how he can propose anything he likes, but in most instances he has to have the Senate's approval first, and he even has to get Senate approval for a few appointments for high ranking roles, so it's not like he can even bring in his entire crew, who a few are most likely past "secretarys" of something under different presidents anyway.

I'll vote for you!!! :cool:

[gettin2dizzy]

I am patriotic, just don't behave like I've been feasting on sugar all day! :)

I agree totally with what your saying about Obama being a headstrong president and the first to get there on merit rather than shady social manipulations etc etc. I just can't help but think that the American public seem to be dissillusioned (spelling?) by thinking that he will bring dramatic changes to their lives immeadiately. All he can really do is do his best with the hand given to him, and at the moment I don't think he'll be in any position to do anything profound whilst the economy over there is so bad!

I was reading a few articles the other day about presidential powers in the US and it was saying about how he can propose anything he likes, but in most instances he has to have the Senate's approval first, and he even has to get Senate approval for a few appointments for high ranking roles, so it's not like he can even bring in his entire crew, who a few are most likely past "secretarys" of something under different presidents anyway.

I'll vote for you!!! :cool:
Woo - up to one vote already! That's Hilary Clinton out of the equation then ;)

Well first of all he's got to undo all the midnight regulations that the big W has left him with! That'll be the first year taken...

Clinton ordered all staff to remove the letter "W" from all the computer keyboards when they did the handover to Bush :lol:

[BanannaMan]

Good to be rid of GWB.

I'll vote for you Dizzy!!!
2 votes now....







Oh and BTW...
Any chance I can get a presidential pardon on all past and future speeding tickets??? :confused: