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Just Watched the Inauguration
Jan. 20th, 2009 01:01 pmExcuse me, I seem to have something in my eye.
The various bits of art were quite inspiring, the crowd was impressive, Obama's speech was coherent and powerful (I was a little disappointed that he said "framework for growth" instead of "sustainability" or "prosperity" but you can't have everything), Rick Warren delivered a bland invocation that seemed to be playing the "how religious can I get to this invocation to be" game (the opposite of the game played by certain college chaplains; he even quoted the Lord's Prayer in its entirety), Joseph Lowery didn't snipe at Warren as much as I'd hoped but still made him look like a tool in comparison. Also Chief Justice Roberts misremembered the oath of office. How embarrassing.
The various bits of art were quite inspiring, the crowd was impressive, Obama's speech was coherent and powerful (I was a little disappointed that he said "framework for growth" instead of "sustainability" or "prosperity" but you can't have everything), Rick Warren delivered a bland invocation that seemed to be playing the "how religious can I get to this invocation to be" game (the opposite of the game played by certain college chaplains; he even quoted the Lord's Prayer in its entirety), Joseph Lowery didn't snipe at Warren as much as I'd hoped but still made him look like a tool in comparison. Also Chief Justice Roberts misremembered the oath of office. How embarrassing.
