Inauguration day 2009

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

Leaders might behave more ethically?

Ha. If only those were the motives.

Edit: Funny, liberals only seem to care about the constitution when a Repub fucks up.

[Kiro]

I wonder what this country would be like if there were no consequences for perverting the Constitution and infringing on the rights of Americans.

I see what you did there.

[Correction]

Edit: Funny, liberals only seem to care about the constitution when a Repub fucks up.

Funny, conservatives only seem to care about the constitution when it comes to white, straight christian males.

Trolling is fun!

[Kuya]

Liberals vs Conservatives. Democrats vs. Republicans. It must be fun to see the world in black and white.

[Kiro]

You did it again!

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

Liberals vs Conservatives. Democrats vs. Republicans. It must be fun to see the world in black and white.

If only the latter two labels were interchangeable.

[Kuya]

Your understanding of anything can best be summed up as Democrats vs. Republicans. You know nothing else, hence taking your opinions into consideration when things like this happen is an exercise in futility.

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

I wish it was that simple.

[Churchill]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[chillin]

congrats

[Olo401]

Ha. If only those were the motives.

Yeah ok Swampy.. and what are the motives for congressional Republicans to not have people who subvert the rule of law in this country and international treaties prosecuted?

Right. The same motives you claim Democrats have for wanting to prosecute Bushco. At least the Democrats are more willing to prosecute their own for violations of public trust and strengthen, not weaken, the laws on the books.

[Muffins]

Good.. I have no doubt that Hannity will continue to be a cocksucker harping on this, but there's always hope he may move on to some other absolutely useless whining.

Glenn Beck has that covered (And is wrong in the process).

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

Yeah ok Swampy.. and what are the motives for congressional Republicans to not have people who subvert the rule of law in this country and international treaties prosecuted?

Right. The same motives you claim Democrats have for wanting to prosecute Bushco. At least the Democrats are more willing to prosecute their own for violations of public trust and strengthen, not weaken, the laws on the books.

Rangel what

[Biggz]

1474 megapixel photo of inauguration
http://redirectingat.com/?id=42X119&...p%3Fid%3D15374

[tyven]

1474 megapixel photo of inauguration
Fullscreen Gigapan Viewer

holy shit nice. was able to find my capitol police friend.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h7.../supgreggy.jpg

[Dimmauk]

Glenn Beck has that covered (And is wrong in the process).

John Quincy Adams served as the sixth President of the United States from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1829. He took the oath of office on a book of laws, instead of the more traditional Bible, in order to preserve the separation of church and state.

[archibaldcrane]

John Quincy Adams is my new favorite politician.

[Maxxthepenguin]

I was going to make a long post about being at the inauguration, but I'm just going to show a few highlights. Last few are the best, and spoile

One amazing sight was the port-a-potties. The mall was LINED with them.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...IMG_0104-1.jpg

PEOPLE
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PIPPLE
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After the ceremony, people crowded the smithsonian museums trying to get warm. It was open, but there wasn't enough room in the Natural History Museum to accomodate the people who wanted to get in.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...IMG_0179-1.jpg

National guard and police guarding a metro station that was closed after the ceremony, to prevent people from running in.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...h_IMG_0181.jpg

But that's not what you want to see, no, this is what you want to see. On the day before the Inauguration, the mall had quite a few people, but few crazies. Those that did show up, though, were fucking laughable.
Spoilered for size and LOL

Spoiler: show

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n/IMG_0108.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n/IMG_0108.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...IMG_0111-1.jpg

And best of all, they were right outside the MSNBC studio. It's hard to see, but the back of Olbermann's head is in there.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n/IMG_0114.jpg

Great quote: "God hand picks the leaders of nations and America deserves Obama" - Crowd cheers - "....And that's a bad thing"

Also: This was Washington DC and there was no freaking racial tension or honestly aggressiveness of any kind (except trying to get onto and off of the metro, of course, but that was still friendly). I've been to DC before, the people there are assholes. That was mind boggling.

[Lbelle]

Here's some videos that I found of an Obama impersonator. He does an amazing job and overall these videos, and all of the other ones on his page are pretty hilarious. The second one is extra pro.

YouTube - Beyoncé - Single Ladies SPOOF (Barack Obama)

YouTube - T.I.- Whatever You Like SPOOF! (OBAMA- Whatever I Like)

[#686578]

I'm going to go ahead and presume that you don't think all black people look the same.

No where near as good as the Bush one.