January 20, 2017

Live-blogging the Trump Inauguration.

1. We've been watching for a couple hours, but I think it's time to get the blog going.

2. I'll say what I suppose everyone is saying — I haven't looked — Melania's outfit is delightfully perfect. The color, the gloves, the length of the sleeves, the high cut of the jacket revealing the slimly columnar torso, the wrapped up, folded over neckline. Love it!

3. There's a scene we here at Meadehouse have watched 3 times and discussed at length. I think the title is: Delivery of the Tiffany Pizza. Donald and Melania drive up to the Obama's house. Donald gets out of the car and amiably greets the Obamas as Melania emerges from the far side of the car and walks around to the steps, and she's carrying a horizontal, flat box — the size and shape of a pizza box — and we know by the color and the white bow that it's from Tiffany. Melania, smiling warmly, joins the group, and she hands the box to Michelle. Michelle reacts as if a box of crap has been foisted on her, and she looks around as if she's truly pissed to be stuck with the box. No one off camera comes forward, presumably because they're all instructed to stay out of the photo op. The 2 saluting military men can't stop saluting. They're not like apartment doormen or hotel bellhops. They can't wrangle the packages. Michelle could pretend to appreciate the gift and hold it in a discreet sideways position. It's not really pizza. It's not as though the cheese will slide off if she turns it vertical. Obama sees he must cater to his wife's emotional needs, and he, in his last moments as President of the United States, walks over, gets the package, and takes it inside the house, and then he comes back out to line up for the big, historical photo.

4. Kellyanne Conway arrives at the Capitol. I saw her earlier on one of the morning shows and thought her majorette outfit could use a hat, so I'm glad to see she's got a nice red hat to complete the costumery. [ADDED: I'm seeing a closeup of the buttons on her coat. They seem to be the heads of lionesses. I think of what Donald Trump said about her last night: "There is no den she will not go into."]

5. Hillary Clinton arrives at the Capitol. She's wearing a nice champagne-colored pantsuit and puts on a matching light overcoat. From off-screen, some reporter yells out, "Madame Secretary, how does it feel to be here today?" Another one says: "How are you feeling, Madame Secretary?" What's she supposed to say? I'll say it for her: How the fuck do you think it feels? We overhear the CNN commentators giggling and one of them — maybe Axelrod — mutters "probably come up with a different question."

6. Axelrod says he finds it "irritating" that some Democratic Party members of Congress are boycotting the inauguration. When Trump takes the oath he will be President for all of us and there's business we need to do as a country, and we need to do it together, he says.

7. The Supreme Court Justices — all 8 of them — are here, arriving together, all in robes. Justice Breyer is carrying a ziploc bag of supplies. Alongside him is Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with a brown-colored lace collar. Is that a deliberate variation from white?! Remember she's on record having called Trump "a faker" with "no consistency about him." The Chief Justice looks determined — do not botch the oath. Clarence Thomas — who's doing the oath for Pence — looks happy. Kennedy and Alito seem spry. Elena Kagan seems fine. Sonia Sotomayor, perhaps rather weary, lumbering.

8. Trump and Obama emerge from the White House. They both look grim. Grumpy. CNN has a split screen so we also see Bill and Hillary Clinton arriving at the Capitol. They look grim too. Oh, no, now Bill is smiling. He's on camera, living in the moment, looking good. Good old Bill.

9. "She looks stunning. She looks great. She's stunning in defeat. She looks great." Meade is watching Hillary walk through the halls out toward the inaugural stage.

10. Oh, that steep stairway! So great that no one falls.

11. Trump swivels toward the camera. Looks right at us. He's waiting inside while Pence comes out. Pence has to shake many hands — Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, all the Trump ladies, etc. etc.

12. Trump is announced. He walks out. Gives a thumbs up then an upraised fist. Kisses Melania. Kisses Michelle. Takes his place. Who's that lady standing behind him doing an iPhone video?

13. Shots of Trump include Barron, sitting right behind him. Barron looks as though he might be staring into an iPhone. He's corrected by his mother at one point. He yawns. He looks annoyed, even angry.

14. "And God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you..." The Bible reading seems to refer to Trump.

15. Clarence Thomas administers the oath to Mike Pence.

16. An ultra-smooth rendition of "America" by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

17. President Donald Trump. It's real now. It happened. Good luck, America!

18. Oh! The speech. I'd forgotten. We have a whole speech to go. "We are transferring power from Washington D.C. and giving it to you."

19. The theme: YOU. Today is "The day The People became the rulers of this nation once again... Everyone is listening to you now."'

20. "When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice."

21. Trump ends his speech and raises his fist. Waves it around in the air.

788 comments:

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Henry said...

@MackM - Border Adjustability Tax without hysterics.

Michael K said...

Good speech.

Original Mike said...

He's bumming me out.

Leland said...

Trump's claiming his mandate. As much as I cringed at first; I give him respect to stand their among the DC establishment, politicians and bureaucrats; and proclaim he's there for the people and not for them.

gspencer said...

I liked the part when Hillary thrust herself forward just as Justice Roberts stood beside the podium, screaming, "It's mine! It's mine!"

FullMoon said...

Sounding like a campaign speech. You won already, Pretty bad at reading the teleprompter.
Minimal applause.

Anonymous said...

Bullshit, the nation is hopelessly divided.

Freder Frederson said...

Oh good, he fixed our crime problem already.

Real American said...

Trump isn't holding back! Hell Yeah!

HT said...

proclaim he's there for the people

______

But, he's not.

Big Mike said...

And Obama and Schumer and the Clintons have to stand there with smiles plastered on their faces. Not to mention Ryan. You gotta love it.

M Jordan said...

Obama thought balloon: Wait, what's he saying? Is he dissing me? I think he's dissing me.

Gary Kirk said...

What is with all the military constantly on the move behind him while he speaks? Something must be going on. It just may be why he has been so grim you think?

HoodlumDoodlum said...

You know what? Good for Hillary Clinton, showing up, looking ok with it all.
I know it's a low bar, but she did what she needed to do. Good for her.

Dr Weevil said...

MountainMan: "Pelosi and other House Democrats wearing big blue 'Protect Our Care' lapel pins" - Doesn't Congress have its own much better health plan? If so, the "Our" in "Protect Our Care" is a damned lie.

Matt Sablan said...

This economic part about America's weak economy and the government hurting the common working man is exactly the kind of thing I've heard from Sanders/Obama supporters.

Freder Frederson said...

My god, I didn't realize this country was in such bad shape.

Chuck said...

Trump is doing that sniffle thing that he denied doing in the debate and blamed on bad microphones.

FullMoon said...

Kicking ass in a cringe worthy way. Subtlety not his strong point.

Anonymous said...

A new decree! Hahahahahaha! Proclaimed over the Land!

HoodlumDoodlum said...

Kirk said...What is with all the military constantly on the move behind him while he speaks? Something must be going on. It just may be why he has been so grim you think?

Just passing out rain gear, I think. No big deal.

Matt Sablan said...

"Oh good, he fixed our crime problem already."

-- Today is the day that the oceans receded, am I right?

JAORE said...

"I suspect that whoever designed Mrs. Trump's outfit is about to become quite rich. "

Her coat is Ralph Lauren

Leland said...

Sounds like he is winding up to announcing executive orders right there!

buwaya said...

The Mensheviks and (much more so) the SR's, mostly died later, if they hadnt fled abroad, as most of the prominent ones did. Many were imprisoned during the civil war and eliminated at leisure. Their fate was along the lines of those in the film "The Chekist", Rogozhkin. A good number of those abroad were assassinated by the NKVD.

Anonymous said...

I will never ever grab your pussies! I promise.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

People are not used to listening to someone who doesn't say "I me I me I me" laced with empty rhetorical flourishes.

FullMoon said...

Chuck said...

Trump is doing that sniffle thing that he denied doing in the debate and blamed on bad microphones.


Cocaine, or a designer drug, Chuck?

Matt Sablan said...

I don't like Trump, but the amount of things the left will pick on him that he learned/copied from Obama will be delicious.

Drago said...

HT: "But, he's not"

But he is.

What else ya got?

Anonymous said...

We will make Russia great again!

Leland said...

Yep Sablan; since Climate Change was fixed 8 years ago; glad to hear crime getting fixed today!

HoodlumDoodlum said...

Sooooo much winning. I'm not tired of it yet, though; I ain't no ways taaard.

Michael K said...

Burly men speech. Bridges and highways and factories.

Anonymous said...

Simple minded.

Matt Sablan said...

"We will make Russia great again!"

-- Russia is great with all their uranium and lack of energy competition, aren't they!

Chuck said...

This is the worst, most base, most stump-like Inaugural address in the age if television.

Leland said...

Yes April, I keep hearing "we" in Trump's speech.

FullMoon said...

Damn ! Gonna rebuild everything. Ima immediately start looking for more employees

Leland said...

"Right of all nations to put their interests first"

So right!

Freder Frederson said...

He sounds like he is declaring war on the entire world.

Uh oh. He mentioned building railroads. Althouse must really be pissed.

Anonymous said...

"We will shine for everyone to follow"? Back to his 8 year old speech pattern.

mccullough said...

Radical Islamic terrorism. Finally a president says it.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

I hear a Big stab at Obama for giving millions of our dollars to the Iranian Mullahs.

HT said...

Yes April, I keep hearing "we" in Trump's speech.

The royal we. Sometimes the way leaders use that pronoun it is creepy and cloying. [cue]

Dave in Tucson said...

> So great that no one falls.

Ah, the soft bigotry of low expectations...

Anonymous said...

Open your heart to patriotism, the Bible tells us to honor Mother Russia!

Matt Sablan said...

"He sounds like he is declaring war on the entire world."

-- You... you have no idea what a declaration of war is, do you?

HT said...

You think Trump is a man of the people? I guess we're going to have separate definitions for everything now.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

Oh snap, he said "radical Islamic terrorism!" I'm sure he meant we'll take kinetic military action against any people planning man-caused disasters, right?

Anonymous said...

"Now arrives the hour of action"! Yes he wrote this speech, LOL.

traditionalguy said...

DJT is the one who speaks for Americans. And I think that he means what he says. The world should take note.

He is also throwing down the gauntlet to Muslim Jihadists who are dedicated to exterminating Jews and Christians. Obama must be peeing in his pants.

BarrySanders20 said...

"It is the right of all nations to put their interests first."

This will be the guiding principle for Trump. It's what he's always done for himself. It's what the globalists most fear.

Chuck said...

Full Moon, let's be clear; it was a lie, for anyone to suggest "cocaine." And it was a lie, for Trump to have said that it was a microphone.

I am firmly anti-lie.

PB said...

Let me just say it: former President Barack Obama.

That felt good.

JackWayne said...

The life-long republican doesn't recognize how different this inaugural speech is from any other. I've never heard a new President excoriate politicians before.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

"When you open your heart to patriotism there is no room for prejudice." Not bad! That's a good line, a good angle of attack.

Anonymous said...

Trump doesn't speak for more than half of all Americans.

Meade said...

Freder Frederson said...
"My god, I didn't realize this country was in such bad shape."

Which is exactly why Trump won.

Michael K said...

I appreciate the lefties interjecting their tiny little feet stamping.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

No Hillary Clinton! woooooo hoooooooooooooo! (that was just me)

David Begley said...

"The windswept plains of Nebraska."

Greatest Inaugural Address ever!

rhhardin said...

He said "finally" long before the end, which is a rhetorical mistake

YoungHegelian said...

@HT,

You think Trump is a man of the people?

Yeah! Trump's not like those other Democratic men of the people who worked themselves up from nothing by the sweat of their brow. You know, guys who came up from the hardscrabble.

Like JFK & FDR.

Anonymous said...

Together we will make Russia great again! God bless Putin and Mother Russia!

damikesc said...

Michelle looks PISSED.

Matt Sablan said...

"Trump doesn't speak for more than half of all Americans."

-- Do you have any idea what the vast majority of Americans who didn't vote think?

Leland said...

Obama said "good job".

Original Mike said...

Trump did something I didn't think possible. I felt sorry for Obama. That was rough.

Real American said...

Trump threw down the fucking gauntlet!

FullMoon said...

Ummm, at least the left cannot claim that he had a professional writ his speech. He should have done the stream of consciousness thing instead.

Jake said...

Why does HRC have the giant bodyman in front of her?

HT said...

JFK, FDR, and Trump = not men of the people.

HoodlumDoodlum said...
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Leland said...

Agree Mike

rhhardin said...

Oh shit. There's benedictions to listen to.

Big Mike said...

@Freder, you need to get out more. The electorate chose Trump exactly because the country is in bad shape. He is not just giving an FU speech to the politicians sitting behind him on his own behalf; he is giving it on behalf of the people who voted for him.

Mark said...

Cocaine, or a designer drug, Chuck?

No, its infantile pettiness. About what we have come to expect from Chuck, who probably has the same bitch face that is on Michelle right now.

rcocean said...

I watched whole thing with the sound off. Why is it that American newscasters can NOT shut up? They feel the need to fill every second with inane chatter.

They do that in sporting events too, which is why i always watch foreign channels if the the sport is overseas.

Anyway, I agree. Hillary looked great. She seems to alternate between looking great and 10 miles of bad road. Bill looks like a walking corpse but that's because he's lost weight. The First lady looked great too, in that blue thing she wore.

I noticed Trump didn't wear gloves. Look and judge the hands baby.

Real American said...

Trump doesn't speak for more than half of all Americans.

He was elected to speak for all of us.

FullMoon said...

Surprised to realize that I hope he has a moderate muslim lined up to speak.

Michael K said...

That was a very good speech. Usually I can't watch any of them. I have had a hard time watching him.

He knocked it out of the park. Maybe not Lincoln's second inaugural but the best I've read or heard in 50 years.

Chuck said...

He's obviously not wasting any taxpayer dollars on speech writers. I am presuming that he paid very little for those services.

rhhardin said...

It calls for a poet laureate who goes over his time limit.

Leland said...

rocean.... C-Span is nothing but the audio from the microphones on the podium.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

The worst, Chuck? I thought it was pretty good; pithy & well-paced. Trump shook former President Obama's hand after stepping back from the lectern and Obama clearly said "good job." Even a life long Republican can agree with Obama on that one, no?

buwaya said...

Our Lady of Fatima specifically asked for the consecration of Russia, and its conversion.
It seems important, to pray for Russia.
This may be a more productive thing to do than much else thats going on just now.

Balfegor said...

Re: Freder:

My god, I didn't realize this country was in such bad shape.

Eh, it's pretty grim. At least in DC and LA, the shanty towns look bigger than four years ago. 'S why I'm watching this whole affair from my condo overseas, not my place in DC.

Was not expecting that speech from Trump, though. Kind of like the Schumer speech, it was a lot sharper, a lot more strident, than I would have expected for an occasion like this.

Matt Sablan said...

"Maybe not Lincoln's second inaugural."

-- Eh, Lincoln got at least one very harsh review.

HT said...

Hillary looked great. She seems to alternate between looking great and 10 miles of bad road. You got it rcocean.

rcocean said...

I'll read the speech. The only POTUS -in my lifetime - who spoke well was Reagan.

rhhardin said...

I assume now there will be awful singing too.

Anonymous said...


"He was elected to speak for all of us."

He's not my President. Never will be. I prefer an American patriot, not a Putin poodle.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

I love all of the religious speakers. (surely makes elite hollywood demi-god heads explode.)

Matt Sablan said...

There are a lot more homeless camps around here as well, and construction anywhere outside the very wealthy areas have slowed/stopped.

It isn't terrible, but anyone outside the elite/coastal bubble is definitely hurting.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

Oh man, you don't think Sonny Perdue prayed for rain today, do you?
#SoMuchWinning

Chuck said...He's obviously not wasting any taxpayer dollars on speech writers. I am presuming that he paid very little for those services.

Not even a moment, huh Chuck? Not even for a moment can you give it a rest. Ok.

gspencer said...

It's only been 24 minutes, and I can feel that America is Great Again.

Not having a Democrat in the WH helps a lot.

Matt Sablan said...

"He's not my President."

-- It's like you don't understand how the republic works.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Hillary Lost wooooo hoooooo! Corruption lost! woooo hoooooo!

Anonymous said...

The choristers were a huge improvement over Beyonce. Still can't help feeling a bit disappointed that they didn't do La Fway.

Larry J said...

Noon EST, January 20, 2017: The End of an Error.

M Jordan said...

The End of an Error, the Beginning of Big Inning.

Writing poetry is easy.

Leland said...

I agree with that point to rocean. I've listened to about one speech from each President since Reagan, because one was enough.

Anonymous said...

Obama wasn't President to most of you. Now it's time to give you back some of your own medicine. The fun is about to begin.

Anonymous said...

Long Live the Resistance.

HT said...

MackM said...

Obama wasn't President to most of you. Now it's time to give you back some of your own medicine. The fun is about to begin.

1/20/17, 11:25 AM

_______

As the cliche goes: THIS.

Matt Sablan said...

"Obama wasn't President to most of you."

-- The reasoning you give there? That's the exact reasoning people gave, only talking about Bush.

Face it, the far left poisoned the well with anti-Bush nonsense, and revels in the chance to once again throw smoke bombs and threaten political violence against their enemies.

rcocean said...

"rocean.... C-Span is nothing but the audio from the microphones on the podium."

Thanks for the tip.

richard mcenroe said...

Obama looks like he just ate the cake in 'The Help,' know whut I mean?

Drago said...

MackM: "Long Live the Resistance."

Lol

Whatever Tiger.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Don't worry. All the homelessness that sky-rocketed during Obama's rule will be blamed on Trump starting.... right now.

rhhardin said...

As my father said, who goosed the soprano.

Matt Sablan said...

"As the cliche goes: THIS."

... is how you got Trump. We've heard equally petulant things about anyone to the right in any position ever. "He isn't MY campus speaker." "He isn't my company president." Therefore: "I can use force and be a dick to anyone who does want to listen to them and show disrespect to anyone who DOES want to show this person basic human decency."

campy said...

Not even a moment, huh Chuck?

Here's hoping our lefties someday open their hearts to patriotism.

Original Mike said...

"Obama wasn't President to most of you."

Boy, are you wrong.

Meade said...

"He's not my President. Never will be."

Who is? Enrique Peña Nieto?

Anonymous said...

May this Presidency be short, may impeachment be soon. That's my prayer for our country.

Leland said...

Well, that's over. Now the discussion of will he or won't he exit the limo and walk among the people. I'm good with him just getting to work, shrinking the power of the federal government, and then hitting the links. Just my opinion; others will vary I'm sure.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

hahaha Just saw a glimpse of Bill Clinton looking grim. Poor Bill. How on earth do they fleece international donors for private income now?

Leland said...

Thanks Ann and Meade for the space.

FullMoon said...

MSNBC saying America first =Nazis Americas dark past, etc.

David Baker said...

Jackie Evancho, flat, uninspiring.

rhhardin said...

The network commentators are inane.

Put Rush back on.

Darcy said...

AprilApple said:
All the homelessness that sky-rocketed during Obama's rule will be blamed on Trump starting.... right now.

Yep. Hard to pull off here in Denver, where residents are well aware of the numbers and the desperate plight of the homeless. I moved here from Detroit, and I am shocked by the number of homeless.

What will get lost in the mud-slinging is a solution. Sad! (Truly.)

Matt Sablan said...

Well, yeah. Of course they are.

Drago said...

MackM: "May this Presidency be short, may impeachment be soon. That's my prayer for our country"

Lol

Get ready for more disappointment.

Matt Sablan said...

Did anyone complain when Obama's speeches set up ridiculous promises, like lowering the oceans?

HT said...

Who is? Enrique Peña Nieto? Do the Mexicans even like him?

Wait, has anyone on here given some love to Bush II?

Matt Sablan said...

Does anyone ever consider the echoes of Socialism or Communism preached by the far left?

JackWayne said...

Matthew, didn't complain but did ridicule.

HT said...

Or Bush I?

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Hillary is looking chipper. Thank GOD we don't have to listen to Hillary lecture and scold us deplorables for at least the next 4-8 years.

poor CNN - nobody assassinated Trump yet.

YoungHegelian said...

@FullMoon,

MSNBC saying America first =Nazis Americas dark past

Has anyone at MSNBC ever listened to JFK's inaugural address? Talk about "strident"! I've got yer "strident" right here, MF! Seriously, no Republican would even talk like that now, much less a Democrat.

Jake said...

If my review of the transcript is correct DJT referred to himself once.

Anonymous said...

"Get ready for more disappointment."

Get ready for the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings.

Leland said...

Yes lemondog, on that I agree

HoodlumDoodlum said...

Melenia's coat is very nice - good color and great cut. Her hair seems a little complicated, maybe, but it's a good look overall.

FullMoon said...

MackM said...

Obama wasn't President to most of you. Now it's time to give you back some of your own medicine. The fun is about to begin.


Where will you be protesting today, Mack?
I'm giving my crew pro Trump signs nailed to baseball bats and sending them downtown.
Personally staying home, because it is raining.
Suspect you will be inside all day also?

Dr Weevil said...

"Obama wasn't President to most of you." If only it had been that simple. Unfortunately, he was my president for the last eight years, and that's part of what made the last eight years so horrible. He fucked up my country spectacularly, with the help of millions of people like MackM and HT, and he did it from a constitutionally legitimate position, though quite a few of his actions along the way were unconstitutional and illegitimate, and most of them were stupid and evil.

Similary, I'd like to pretend that MackM and HT and quite a few others are not my fellow Americans, but unfortunately for me and the country as a whole, they are. They have a constitutional right to say and do stupid things, within legal limits, of course, and to shit all over the hopes of millions on Inauguration Day, within whatever limits our host cares to allow them.

Mark said...

Obama wasn't President to most of you.

Well, Obama certainly thought that. He always thought that he was president for only some of the country. The rest of us were "them."

tcrosse said...

"He's not my President. Never will be."
I know the feeling. Hillary is not my President. Never will be.

Meade said...

"He's not my President. Never will be."

Maybe your president is Prime Minister Trudeau?

rhhardin said...

The lunch menu includes California wines, the network reports.

And Maine lobster.

They asked a guy from NJ what he thought of the speech and the guy said he didn't hear it. That was the high point.

Christy said...

Am I the only one who heard a call to revolution in Schummer's speech. A Civil War reference to dying for your beliefs?

rhhardin said...

I had a soyburger for lunch.

rehajm said...

Is Obama taking the helicopter for the ride home a few blocks away? Does it fly off into the horizon upon which he Ubers back home?

Rosalyn C. said...

The commentators at CBS were flipping out over Trump's speech. Totally aghast! I had to shut them off.

HT said...

Similary, I'd like to pretend that MackM and HT and quite a few others are not my fellow Americans, but unfortunately for me and the country as a whole, they are. They have a constitutional right to say and do stupid things, within legal limits, of course, and to shit all over the hopes of millions on Inauguration Day, within whatever limits our host cares to allow them.

And the Constitution allows you to talk out your butthole as you do, without knowing the first thing about what you are saying.

rhhardin said...

A lady is asked "You came all the way from California?"

coverage continues for some reason.

Matt Sablan said...

"Am I the only one who heard a call to revolution in Schummer's speech. A Civil War reference to dying for your beliefs?"

Probably.

Meade said...

rh's soy burger is not my president. Never will be.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Hey Darcy!
I moved here from Detroit, and I am shocked by the number of homeless.

What will get lost in the mud-slinging is a solution. Sad! (Truly.)


I hear you! I have watched homelessness grow by leaps and bounds in Boulder over the last 8 years. Not a peep from the media.

btw-
Anytime you want to get together, let me know. esp now that the crazy holidays are over.

rhhardin said...

The marine band is packing up its instruments and taking selfies and marvelling about the peaceful transition of power, the anchor informs his unlucky listeners.

ga6 said...

Question for some here: which do you prefer, Trump's speech? or Sanders statements that we are the most selfish society on earth?

http://www.weaselzippers.us/320300-sanders-we-are-not-a-compassionate-society-worse-than-any-country-on-earth/

Christy said...

Schumer. My spelling today is off.

Limited blogger said...

45

Matt Sablan said...

How many smoke bombs have to be thrown, people self-immolated and windows smashed before it is NOT a peaceful transition of power?

Leland said...

Trump and Obama both look happier now.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

President Trump wears his ties kinda long, huh? I like the color of Michelle's coat, too.

mockturtle said...

Christy asks: Am I the only one who heard a call to revolution in Schummer's speech. A Civil War reference to dying for your beliefs?

No, I did, too. It was highly inappropriate for the event and I kept thinking, why is this shmuck being allowed to speak here?

rcocean said...

A good number of those abroad were assassinated by the NKVD.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of people.

To the Left: American patriotism = Nazi. Other countries patriotism = OK.

traditionalguy said...

DJT seems to be taking the attitude towards the DC Establishment that the 101st Airborne Troops at Bastogne in December,1944 took towards the German Armored Tank Divisions: "The poor bastards have us surrounded."

rhhardin said...

The Morningstar soyburgers are great. Huge improvements from the originals long ago.

Grillers Prime are good ones to start with. Other kinds for variety but not as good.

Curious George said...

"We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth."

Hey Allah, you better start stocking up on virgins bro.

Leland said...

Obama I guess flying off to Andrews

Dr Weevil said...

Poor HT is the kind of loser who can't respond to criticism without going for the obscenity. Leftie or middle-schooler? As often, it's so hard to tell.

rcocean said...

Chuck Schmuer - when has he ever had any class? If he ever stopped being an obnoxious partisan, i must have missed it.

FullMoon said...

oungHegelian said...

@FullMoon,

MSNBC saying America first =Nazis Americas dark past

Has anyone at MSNBC ever listened to JFK's inaugural address? Talk about "strident"! I've got yer "strident" right here, MF! Seriously, no Republican would even talk like that now, much less a Democrat.


Had to change channel too much negativity over there..Fox all optimism.
All in all, thought speech was not to good. Gonna wait for Scott Adams to convince me otherwise and give me some ammo to use while trolling lib sites.

Leland said...

Neither saluted the troops...

Original Mike said...

"Is Obama taking the helicopter for the ride home a few blocks away?"

I think they're headed to Palm Springs, though I don't think that thing has the range.

Francisco D said...

HT said: "I've been around for 8 years."

That sounds about right - second grade?


Original Mike,

Damn it. You beat me to it.

Anonymous said...

Was Obama your President? How many here considered Obama their President?Try to be honest because for the last 8 years all we've heard out of the rightosphere and Trump is how he is an illegitimate President.

mockturtle said...

In a civil war, we may have the military but they will have....Hollywood!

rhhardin said...

The anchor says that Trump's term as President begins.

He's out of material and calls in another anchor lady.

Anchor lady is recounting something somebody said a couple of days ago.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

Dang, the Marine honor guards never fail to impress. Those guys are sharp.

HT said...

Dr Weevil said...

Poor HT is the kind of loser who can't respond to criticism without going for the obscenity. Leftie or middle-schooler? As often, it's so hard to tell.

1/20/17, 11:41 AM

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Obviously you haven't read many of my comments.

Matt Sablan said...

"Was Obama your President? How many here considered Obama their President?"

-- Yes. Most Americans. Stop trying to be petulant. Accept that your side lost and work to figure out why so that you can try and improve America as you see fit instead of stomping your feet and helping Trump win again in four years.

HT said...

You seem like a loser yourself, Dr Weevil.

JAORE said...

The Obama's seemed gracious and welcoming.
Hillary looked fine in a role that must have been so very painful.
Trump should have made less of a campaign speech, but it was serviceable and included a couple of good lines.
I don't fault Michelle over awkwardness over the gift. It was a surprise and large enough to be an issue in what was supposed to be a smile and nod greeting.
I'm pleasantly surprised no booing of President Obama and, especially, Hillary. Classier then 8 years ago.
The new first Lady was a knockout in her outfit. But Michelle looked good too, I like that color on her.
The press was an ass (surprise) throwing a question to Secretary Clinton like, "How do you feel being here today?"

Darcy said...

Heya, April! Would love to. My email is in my profile. :)

I have not been to Boulder in a couple of years. Many of the people I work with live there and commute. Sorry to hear the homeless problem is bad there as well.
This state seems so prosperous and booming! New construction everywhere. There is a disconnect somewhere, but I don't know enough about it yet to know what it is.

Chuck said...

Nobody was ever going to catch me saying "Obama is not my president." And now, nobody is going to catch me saying, "Trump is not my president."

One more argument that won't work on me.

Bob Boyd said...

The cockpit door has been kicked in. Now comes the desperate fight in the cockpit.

rhhardin said...

Vice President Biden is on his way to Union Station for the train ride back to wherever he lives.

traditionalguy said...

The rows of buttons on Conway's "Trump Revolutionary Uniform" appear to be Bears Heads. The Russians again. I hope they are Wolves Heads.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

The speech was fine. He made it about us. There was one weird moment, and I forgot what it was - but it was fine. It was a Trump speech. Trump being Trump.

We are just so used to listening to bullshit, it sounds strange to listen to an actual leader speak about the country and reality for most people.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

Leland said...Neither saluted the troops...

Obama gave a salute as he was walking up the steps. Both Marines returned the salute, in unison, when Obama went inside.

mockturtle said...

Per trad guy: DJT seems to be taking the attitude towards the DC Establishment that the 101st Airborne Troops at Bastogne in December,1944 took towards the German Armored Tank Divisions: "The poor bastards have us surrounded."

LOL! Yep.

Original Mike said...

A lovely sight.

rcocean said...

"Sanders statements that we are the most selfish society on earth?"

A couple weeks ago, I listened to a PBS interview of Bernie. Sanders thinks we're a miserable racist country that needs to atone for: slavery, jim crow, "genocide" against the Indians, the KKK, stealing land from Mexico, and "oppressing women". Oh, and discriminating against the Irish, Jewish, and Italian immigrants.

His low opinion of the USA, is not surprising.

Anonymous said...

Bullshit Matthew. Most Americans memories aren't that short.

rhhardin said...

Obama is going to Palm Springs California, the anchor says for the hundredth time.

You can hear the whir of the helicopter in the sky, he adds.

JAORE said...

"...for the last 8 years all we've heard out of the rightosphere and Trump is how he is an illegitimate President. "

Nonsense... and you SHOULD know it.

HT said...

JAORE said...

The Obama's seemed gracious and welcoming.
Hillary looked fine in a role that must have been so very painful.
Trump should have made less of a campaign speech, but it was serviceable and included a couple of good lines.
I don't fault Michelle over awkwardness over the gift. It was a surprise and large enough to be an issue in what was supposed to be a smile and nod greeting.
I'm pleasantly surprised no booing of President Obama and, especially, Hillary. Classier then 8 years ago.
The new first Lady was a knockout in her outfit. But Michelle looked good too, I like that color on her.
The press was an ass (surprise) throwing a question to Secretary Clinton like, "How do you feel being here today?"

1/20/17, 11:44 AM

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Good synopsis.

rhhardin said...

President Obama is riding a helicopter, anchor adds. That's the 101st time.

Matt Sablan said...

MackM: More than 40-50% of the country are conservative/right of center, and that's a low ball figure. If all conservatives truly did not think Obama was their president, explain his high favorability ratings.

rcocean said...

"Vice President Biden is on his way to Union Station for the train ride back to wherever he lives."

Biden in 2020! Get on board the Joe train. Its slow, but steady.

MountainMan said...

Watched the entire event on Fox Business, which had good coverage. Cavuto and his crew kept silent throughout the ceremony. Good commentary following.

campy said...

Sanders statements that we are the most selfish society on earth?

If America were a generous nation Bernie would own 8 homes instead of only 3!

Original Mike said...

"Was Obama your President? How many here considered Obama their President?Try to be honest because for the last 8 years all we've heard out of the rightosphere and Trump is how he is an illegitimate President."

What is it with you people and hyperbole?

rhhardin said...

Apparently they're sticking with the network grimly no matter what.

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