Will You Be Watching

[lizbud]

That depends on what time zone you live it! If I set mine for noon I will miss it! (Except rerun a zillion times I am sure...)

You are right. I didn't check to see what time zone the poster lived in.
We are on EST in Indy.

[blue]

8 years ago the medium to hard left liberals werent going to give Shrub an inch. 8 years later they still havent given an inch, no matter what good he he did, no matter what he signed off he got no credit unless it was their bad legislation.

8 years ago people lammented the end of the Clinton Era, and now people I work with are denying that fact to ignore the exit of Bush and his farwell address. Its sad to ignore the end of an era to only acknowlege the new.

Now somebody explain to me why this inauguration is an historic event?

[Kirsten]

Well, I'm actually watching cnn right now and I think the inauguration is a very interesting event. It's nice to see so many people in good spirits. And it looks like a beautiful morning in Washington D.C.

Hope I'll be able to see the swearing in ceremony. It's going to be at 6 pm CET.

Kirsten

[pomtzu]

Now somebody explain to me why this inauguration is an historic event?

News Flash!!! Every inauguration has been an historic event in it's own right.

And what I find to be sad, is that so many of the PTers that aren't even from the U.S., are more enthusiastic and interested in this event, than many of the U.S. citizens here.
Why have we become such an apathetic society? The "land of the free" is not a right - it's a privilege that was fought for and earned at a very high price. Maybe we should wake up and realize that this could be lost much more easily than it was obtained!


ETA: lest I forget to add IMO here so that I don't start a civil war!

[caseysmom]

So this is noon eastern time?

I wouldn't miss it.

[pomtzu]

So this is noon eastern time?

I wouldn't miss it.

Correct!
Pre-event coverage is on now.

[IRescue452]

Missed most of it today. I don't work with tv's. I'll have to catch whatever replays I can tomorrow.

I must selfishly admit my favorite part of all the presidential hubub has been any reference made about Lincoln. That's the sliver left of the hope I once had for equal rights. I've got Lincoln's gay marriage poem hanging on my wall.

[Twisterdog]

I've got Lincoln's gay marriage poem hanging on my wall.

Lincoln wrote a gay marriage poem? I had no idea. Do share.

"We'll extend a hand to you if you unclench your fist".

I love that!

[lvpets2002]

I am in Texas Central Time.. Well I set the recorder on this morning right before I left && then at Noon I will put in another tape for this afternoon recording..

You are right. I didn't check to see what time zone the poster lived in.
We are on EST in Indy.

[MoonandBean]

I work in a residential facility and they even changed the schedule around so the patients can watch it...I will watch it with them and have it taping at home.\

The other night, I was on the phone with microsoft (my itunes stopped working ) and the guy I was talking to was in India. He commented on the inauguration and I said "it's making news in India?" He said "it's making news all around the world". That gave me chills

[Randi]

This is indeed a historic event, and I'm so exited! The first black President in USA, and a great guy too! I predict good changes.

In less than two hours, Barack Obama is the President of United States of America!!!

I feel a bit sad that John is not here to witness this. He would have been thrilled too.

[Kirsten]

Now the first hour of his presidency is already over.

So, what do you think of his speech? I thought it was really moving. Obama seemed to be very touched by the moment as well; a couple of times, I thought he was fighting down tears. And he sure was really nervous when he spoke the oath...

I was also wondering what Mr. Bush was thinking while he was standing there, listering. Must be a difficult moment for him, even though I thought he looked as if a heavy weight was taken away from his shoulders. While I'm typing this, the helicopter is taking him back to Texas.

So, what were your impressions?

Kirsten

[Sirrahsim]

My impressions:
He has a great speech writer.
He wants to do a bunch of things that sound really great.
The people seem genuinely thrilled to have him.

Congratulations to our new President. He is not who I would have picked, but in my opinion there was just not a good candidate this go around. I wish him well and hope that he exceeds my expectations by leaps and bounds.

[pomtzu]

I agree Kirsten - it was very emotional all around.

I didn't watch the coverage on CNN - I had ABC on, and I don't know if all coverage captured this or not. I noticed when Mr Obama was walking thru the hall in the Capitol before he actually went outside - that he looked absolutely terrified. He didn't have that smile or look of confidence that he always has. I felt rather bad for him at that moment.

Did anyone else happen to notice this?

[lvpets2002]

Well if I was walking down that hall I would have been terrified as well.. I thought he had his calm look on.. He For Sure Gave A Great Powerfull Speech (as he always does).. I sure hope for the best for him & family & the administration.. They sure have their work cut out for them.. Congrats We The People of the USA Have A New President