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| President Barack Obama takes oath of office again |
| 2009-01-22 |
| BARACK Obama has taken the oath of office a second time, after the vow was bumbled at the inauguration ceremony. Between vows to forge a new era of government openness and freezing the pay of senior White House staff, President Obama took the oath again. The word order had been flubbed by Chief Justice John Roberts at the ceremony, leading to questions over the legitimacy of Obama's presidency. But it seems the new administration is taking it in their stride, and with a sense of humour. When Mr Obama asked Vice President Joe Biden to swear in the senior staff, Biden agreed, with a bit of a zinger: "My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts'." |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 Did he have his fingers crossed both times? What, you think he |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-22 23:32 |
| #8 Obama is not the first President who retook the oath for similar reasons. Calvin Coolidge also needed a do-over. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2009-01-22 20:25 |
| #7 I never saw anything by anyone anywhere about the oath not being binding. And you know what sloppy Joe, nobody asked you anyways. You have a hard enough time on your own terms, nevermind (what the wife said concerning another classic Michelle outfit) Chief Justice Roberts having a giant banana staring at him. Any takers on whether or not the commerative audio disc has the first or second oath? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-01-22 10:43 |
| #6 What was left out of the story: The president said he did not have his Bible with him, but that the oath was binding anyway. Not necessary. The One can simply say, "so help me, me." |
| Posted by: Beavis 2009-01-22 10:43 |
| #5 Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Get used to it. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-01-22 10:15 |
| #4 But, but, he's not eligible; he was born on Tau Ceti 3, he's a Stage 3 Guild navigator, James Earl Jones was his real father.....Arrrgghhh! |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-01-22 09:52 |
| #3 How nice. We are living out "Ground Hog Day". |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-22 09:49 |
| #2 What was left out of the story: The president said he did not have his Bible with him, but that the oath was binding anyway. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28780417 |
| Posted by: Glavigum Poodle1705 2009-01-22 07:11 |
| #1 "My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts'." Neither Joe's memory or quite frankly, anything else..... By the way, can we do a cost comparison analysis on the lst and 2nd inaugurations? Title it 'What was, and what should have been.' Of course the private session suffered from the loss of family oriented role models like rappers Nas, Jay-Z, and Kanye West. Smaller more discreet always has it's.... downside. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-22 04:56 |