Will You Be Watching

[pomtzu]

Wow, now they just said on cnn that somebody at the luncheon collapsed, and that paramedics are working on him. Somebody said it was Senator Ted Kennedy who has brain cancer... That's horrible!

Kirsten

Yes - a tragic turn of events. They're reporting that he had another seizure and they just took him away by ambulance. That's all they're saying right now,

[Karen]

They are reporting that Senator Byrd had a "medical event" and while the medical folks were there for that, Senator Kennedy had a seizure. He was still seizing when being loaded into the wheelchair to be taken away, but Senator Orrin Hatch said "He gave us that big Irish smile" as the ambulance was closing its doors, which made him feel better.

[Bonny]

What an exciting day. Someone had mentioned the old congress & President O'bama having to deal with them well it looks like they are starting to fall like dominos. Wow! I have been watching the tv & saw Senator Kennedy & thought he is really looking good. Sometimes with lots of excitement seizures can be brought on. They did make a comment that if Hilary had gone back into the Senate she was really interested in getting her hands on the health plan but Senator Kennedy said no way. I hope he will be all right along with the other congressmen that fell ill.

[catland]

I listened to it at work. (9:00am PST). I feel for the first time some of that magic that people felt in the Kennedy era. (I was only seven when JFK died). I wish our new president and his family the best.

Also, thank-you President GW Bush, for being such a class act these past couple of months. I know the Clinton staffers were very petty during your transition to the office and you have rewritten the book on how it should be done. I hope they feel some shame and embarassment at this time.

[caseysmom]

Yes former president Bush showed a lot of class.

Now to be catty....couldn't Mrs. Obama picked a cuter dress She looked like an old lady to me. The president was looking dapper as always.

[Karen]

Here is a related question for everyone - do you this Inauguration Event - with all the concerts and celebrities and hoopla - will set a new standard for every inauguration to come?


And can you imagine being Malia and Sasha Obama, getting to say "And then Aretha Franklin sang, and she was right there, and then Yo Yo Ma and some old violinist guy played and then Daddy was President!" How cool this must have been for them!

(I did appreciate that the two girls were NOT dressed in matching outfits, thanks Mrs. Obama and Grandma.)

[caseysmom]

Yeah I hope its not to hard on them being the first children, I mean right now its fun. I think President Obama and Michelle will make sure they have a somewhat normal childhood but you have to wonder.

[lvpets2002]

Yes I am sure I will be more interested & pay more attention to the events in the years to come.. I say the concerns come with age & of course whom is taking Oath.. Oh yes I will bet this will be moments the girls will never ever forget.. However I see something in the oldest girl's eyes.. She might be our next President someday.. Who Knows..

Here is a related question for everyone - do you this Inauguration Event - with all the concerts and celebrities and hoopla - will set a new standard for every inauguration to come?


And can you imagine being Malia and Sasha Obama, getting to say "And then Aretha Franklin sang, and she was right there, and then Yo Yo Ma and some old violinist guy played and then Daddy was President!" How cool this must have been for them!

(I did appreciate that the two girls were NOT dressed in matching outfits, thanks Mrs. Obama and Grandma.)

[lizbud]

Here is a related question for everyone - do you this Inauguration Event - with all the concerts and celebrities and hoopla - will set a new standard for every inauguration to come?

The whole event is already fixed tradition, isn't it? I think a lot of the
enthusiam is inspired by Obama himself.

[ramanth]

I watched and was very impressed by his speech. As for the Oath stumbling, it was mentioned by reporters that the gentleman swearing him in did not use his notes and so the wording was not what Obama was expecting, causing the pause and reiteration.

I loved the piece that John Williams wrote that was performed by Yo Yo Ma and the others. Beautiful!

I also hope the Senator Kennedy is okay.

[Cinder & Smoke]

I also hope that Senator Kennedy is okay.

CBS reported at about 5:45 pm Eastern time that Senator Kennedy was
alert and communicating,
would be held in the hospital overnight for observation,
and was in good condition.

Preliminary report was that his illness was brought on by fatigue and the cold temps.
He'll probably be out on the sailboat by the weekend!