It will be interesting to see how long the Obama cult can hold on in the face of this mess. My neighbor across the street—a dyed in the wool Democrat—tried to begin a conversation with me with the words “Poor Obama.”
Poor Obama? He wanted that job as I recall. Next thing you know, these idiots will be trying to make us sing “Kum Ba Yah” every morning. Michael H. Seattle, Washington, USA On Jan 22, 4:00 pm, Gonzo <[email protected]> wrote: > http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/01/21/obama_takes_his_oath_o... > > (entire article for those who are on dial up) > > Obama Takes His Oath of Office Again > > Updated 8:47 p.m. > By Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear > President Obama took the oath of office -- again -- on Wednesday, out > of what a White House lawyer described as "an abundance of caution." > > "We believe that the oath of office was administered effectively and > that the president was sworn in appropriately yesterday. But the oath > appears in the Constitution itself. And out of an abundance of > caution, because there was one word out of sequence, Chief Justice > Roberts administered the oath a second time," said White House Counsel > Greg Craig in a statement issued early Wednesday night. > > Obama and Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts had both seemingly > stumbled over the 35-word oath during Obama's swearing-in as president > on Tuesday, leading some to question whether he had properly committed > the Constitutionally-mandated speech act that made him president of > the United States. > > A president is required by the Constitution to say: "I do solemnly > swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the > United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect > and defend the Constitution of the United States." > > At the inaugural, Roberts had mixed up the words, saying instead: > "...that I will execute the office to President of the United States > faithfully..." > > And so, at 7:35 p.m. today, according to the White House pool report, > Roberts re-administered the oath in the Map Room of the White House. > > "We decided it was so much fun -- " the first time, Obama joked while > sitting on a couch. > > Obama stood and walked over to make small talk with a reporter as > Roberts donned his black robe. > > "Are you ready to take the oath?" Roberts asked. > > "I am, and we're going to do it very slowly," Obama replied. > > Obama raised his right hand, leaving his left at his side. > > The private swearing-in ceremony, sans Bible, took 25 seconds. > > After a flawless recitation, Roberts smiled and said, > "Congratulations, > again." > > "Thank you, sir," Obama replied, to a smattering of applause. > > "All right," Obama said. "The bad news for the pool is there's 12 more > balls." > > On Jan 21, 3:30 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ...............Without these words in this order is he the legal > > President ?? > > > Two other President-elects thought not and did indeed re-take the > > oath. > > > "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the > > office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my > > ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United > > States." > > > "Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the > > following Oath or Affirmation: > > "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the > > Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my > > ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United > > States." > > > Is the Constitution "just a piece of paper" ??- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
