Will You Be Watching

[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!

[ramanth]

Thanks Phred!

[Freedom]

I've had the TV on most of the day, watching, listening when I couldn't be in the room. The photos of the Mall covered with people from one side to the other and all the way down to the Washington Monument and beyond, were just amazing! I don't remember ever seeing it like that.

That shot of Obama walking in the hall, I thought he looked quite emotional, not terrified, but like it was unbelievable that finally he was at the swearing in ceremony. That was how I interpreted it, anyhow. Like he was almost ready to tear up with the emotion.

The piece by John Williams, by Itzhak Perlman, Yo Yo Ma and others, was really stunning. I also really liked the poem which was written and read by the author.

The speech, once he started he really got into it and lost all the nervousness.

What a day! And tonight there are 10 Inaugural Balls in DC, and the Obamas are expected to make an appearance at all of them? Whew!