Barak Heussein Obama's Inauguration

[magicyte]

Just thought some people wanted to see footage of Obama's inauguration. If you have any other good places to see it, post it.

Link: mms://live1.wm.skynews.servecast.net/skynews_wmlz_live300k

You may need Windows Media Player, but I'm sure that you can find something else. I posted this because I didn't get to see it during school. Why? A couple of reasons:

1. Loss of internet connection (they don't know what they're doing...) :eek:

2. Lack of connection to the media through television :eek:

Oh well. Comments are acceptable (then again, do whatever you want :D).

-magicyte

[Master_script_maker]

hahaha I had to set up at least 10 classroom tv's by connecting them to the computers, and finding a website the internet connection could handle, all within 20 minutes of the swear in.

[jscheuer1]

GoBama!

[Medyman]

http://www.hulu.com/

[Snookerman]

Medyman, do you know how people outside the US can use Hulu (and other stuff restricted to some areas only, eg some YouTube videos)? I heard that there is a way to fool them to think you are from the US (or where ever you need to be) but I don't remember what it was..

[Master_script_maker]

perhaps a proxy?

[Medyman]

perhaps a proxy?

Yeah, I would assume using some sort of proxy. The sites that block your usage based on location are checking against your IP address. So if you're able to alter that, you can get around the limitations.

I have no idea of the specifics of doing that though. Perhaps, others do.

[molendijk]

GoBama!
Let's first see what he can accomplish before following the leader. (That's no sarcasm, but common sense. He has to prove himself first).
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Arie.

[bluewalrus]

Maybe http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html

[Nile]

I think what John meant was:
Go Obama, fix this corrupt county(US). :)
(if he can do that.. I'm pretty sure he's a good leader. ;))

[molendijk]

I think what John meant was:
Go Obama, fix this corrupt county(US). :)
(if he can do that.. I'm pretty sure he's a good leader. ;))
What I ment to say is that you can't know for sure until you see the man in action. By just judging him on what he says he stands for, I think he represents most of my political ideas. But I don't want to be too hasty in following someone just on what he says. See first, follow (the leader) afterwards.
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Arie.

[Snookerman]

He retook the oath, this time "very slowly":
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/obama.oath/index.html#cnnSTCOther1 (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/obama.oath/index.html#cnnSTCOther1)

[amitshah.in]

He spent too much money to make his Inauguration success. Do you think it is feasible in the time of recission?

[Snookerman]

I think the people needed this, they needed a morale boost and the inauguration did just that. You will never have a good economy if the people are sad and depressed and lack confidence in their country and their leader.

Imagine the people thinking "the US is such a powerful nation and nothing can stop us so let's start working to build up this economy!" instead of "this recession is so severe that not even the US, a former superpower, can handle it and we can't even afford to maintain our important traditions..". I reckon it was necessary.

[Master_script_maker]

To add to Snookerman's point, the USA is a country of law, the highest of which is the Constitution. It states that the president leaves office at 12 and the president elect, on completion of the Oath of Office, stated in the Constitution, would become president. As a result of not completing the oath of office, Obama was not president until he retook it correctly.

[Snookerman]

Actually, according to the 20th amendment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution), the president elect becomes president at noon immediately after the current president's term ends. Retaking the oath was just "an abundance of caution (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28780417/)".

[jscheuer1]

Or, since he swore in twice, maybe we finally have 'two presidents at one time'. ;)

[Kids Craft Zone]

He really did a good job speaking. he may not be the best president but that guy can talk!

[Medyman]

Well, the 20th amendment is vague. I agree with constitutional law experts when they argue that there are really 2 metrics at play here.

1. The 20th amendment specifies the start of a presidential term. That is it gets the clock going on the 4 years for which the term lasts.

2. The oath, though, is the source of the president's power. The oath gives President Obama the right to make the decisions that he does.

So, if someone were not sworn in, they could be president in title at 12:00 PM on Jan 20th but not yield any real power.

[djr33]

I would say that some sort of formality is required, as it is required that the situation be clear for everyone-- it's not just a thing that "happens" to the person who wins, but he must accept. Obviously it's not really needed in a general sense, but on a specific level it seems very important that something happen to assign him the power and office. Even if it were just a handshake between the former and incoming presidents, that would signify and mark it, as a legitimate (not abstract temporal) event.