- George H.W. in that yellow turtleneck/purple jacket combo looked like Willy Wonka. Or maybe the Joker.
- Cheney in wheelchair: as my manager observed, who invited Dr. Strangelove? Also, "pulled a muscle moving boxes" or sympathy move to avoid prosecution?
- Obama was introduced to the public as "Barack H. Obama." Whose idea was that? Hmm, better leave out the "Hussein" part lest large swaths of the midwest, south, and Utah implode.
- Lost excerpt from creepster Rick Warren's invocation: "Bestow upon President Obama the good judgment to never grow a goatee like mine."
- Aretha Franklin's hat: did someone get a Bedazzler for Christmas? I love it.
- At first, it seemed that Obama was expecting to repeat shorter phrases during the oath of office. Either that or John Roberts was trying to trick him into not becoming president. Nice try, chief.
- I think I heard Dianne Feinstein say "oaf of office" at one point. Was she referring to the guy leaving in the helicopter?
- Nice benediction by Joseph Lowery. It's about time someone spoke out for us yellow folk.
- Good to see that Michael Beschloss recovered from his Election Day orange tan disaster.
- The new Obamamobile is sheathed in military-grade armor and bulletproof glass, can withstand all sorts of blasts and chemical attacks, and comes specially equipped with...a 10-disc CD changer? No wonder GM's in trouble.
What a day. It remains to be seen what Obama will do with the presidency; the problems are immense, the expectations are huge, and I'm sure that popularity-wise, it's all downhill from here. But for now, the change feels pretty good, and I'm just going to enjoy it.
4 comments:
Dr. Strangelove. Heh.
You forgot to mention Michelle Obama and her daughters as fashion icons.
In case you left it out because you didn't think any music nerds were paying attention, several people in my family were texting back and forth about John Williams' rip-off of Appalachian Spring. For shame, John!
P.S. I know who has the Reagan bumper sticker. And I'm going to pretend I don't know them. That might be hard.
Lee: I like the idea of Michelle Obama as a fashion icon—stylish without projecting unhealthy/unrealistic skinniness. I am also rooting for the Obama daughters to inspire a national trend in age-appropriate clothing for girls.
Krissie: Another time I saw a bumper sticker that read "Peace Through Superior Firepower," so it could be slightly worse. :)
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