Obama Took Oath of Office Again Tonight

Congratulations again, Mr. President. And thank you Justice Roberts for doing the right thing. Memorization isn’t so easy, is it?

Now I am waiting on the wing nuts to attempt to reverse all decisions he made up until this time. What was that part in his speech about “putting away childish things?”

Wonder who nominated John Roberts. The least he could have done is read the oath to Obama instead of relying on his memory. Whats the world going to think now that after all that preparation American Chief Justice cannot administer a simple oath and get it right the first time. America was not supposed to make mistakes after 8 years of learning from mistakes.

McCain / Palin 2012!!!!

The oath of office for the President of the United States of America easily fits on a 3X5 index card with room to spare. Anyone with even a lick of sense would have had one in his palm for “just in case.”
Moron Roberts will go down in history as being the idiot that flubbed the oath for the historic first African-American president. Which is as it should be. (Did anyone actually expect a Shrub appointee to have two functioning brain synapses?)

“Palin in 2012″? Yes, neo cons, keep up that mantra. She could very well kill another election for ya. That’d be swell!

ConcernedinOH…He hasn’t signed them yet. Tomorrow, is what I read.

Enough of all the negative talk, and I think some people need to learn to show some respect for the office of President. As much as America espouses freedom of expression in an exemplary manner, anyone with decency would exercise some restraint and discipline when discussing issues that relate to the highest office. That is the practice all over the world.
Once again, CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!

I hope BOH’s people have shovels. This Narcissist will want Lincoln’s top hat next. Maybe after that BHO will become a Republican just to align himself a little more.

Keep congratulating him. Soon you will realize that the ‘change you can believe in,’ is what he knows is left in your pockets.

I am a Republican and find it a bit dumb to have them go through this routine again. I understand it is in the constitution, but he was elected by a general vote and that is not going to change anything. Let it go.
But before we put him on a pedestal, let’s see what he does.

Much ado about nothing. Why is this an issue? And why do folks want to attack Chief Justice Roberts on this, hurling all sorts of insults at him? Really, people…this is ridiculous. It’s not like it’s been a slow news day…

Where are the press photos? Was the oath taken with Obama’s hand on the Lincoln Bible again? If not, which book? You know what they’ll be saying next.

“Where are the press photos? Was the oath taken with Obama’s hand on the Lincoln Bible again? If not, which book? You know what they’ll be saying next.”
Now that is a good question! Did they send the Lincoln Bible back?
If Greg Craig wasnt there, this must have been pretty impromptu. So was the Lincoln Bible available.

Congrats! Let’s celebrate in the streets – VERY soon about 45% of this great country will NOT be paying taxes at all!! The rest of us will be paying for them – YOO HOO!!

Cynthia B…nice conspiracy theory. You should channel your creative energies into fiction writing, or movie making. You’d fit right in with the Hollywood crowd!

Every time I see that picture of President Obama in the Oval office I tear up, because I am truly proud of his accomplishment, I afraid someone is going to walk in my office and ask me why are you sitting in your office crying. If you knew me, you would know I hardly cry about anything.

Oh give it a rest. There are too many scum suckers looking for a gripe. There aren’t enough prisons to hold all those that failed to live and obey by the letter of the law. The spirit of the law was upheld and a formality was addressed. The most important citizenship our President must have now is that with a civilized humanity. All we need now is equal justice under the spirit of the law.

Yes I get he is black, but he is also white.I certainlly didnt miss history class but Im not looking at color like all the news media is.. its gotten out of hand about it. He is our President not African American President he is the American President we are not seperate. We are equal..

You all keep laying blame on Roberts, when in fact Obama was the one rushing things. Roberts made the mistake, Obama nodded to him to correct it – Roberts did correct it. Then Obama said it wrong anyway. Come on people, they were both nervous as hell and they are both HUMAN. Something most of you people know nothing about.

“Yes I get he is black, but he is also white.I certainlly didnt miss history class but Im not looking at color like all the news media is.. its gotten out of hand about it. He is our President not African American President he is the American President we are not seperate. We are equal..”
You might get that he’s black, but you clearly don’t GET IT.

I don’t think that this is a black and white issue. What I am so proud of is the fact that our country can finally get past looking at the color of someones skin and elect them for who they are and what is in their hearts. That is why we should celebrate…the fact that we have come such a long way since slavery.

Planewizard:
The lawsuits are still going on, and our Supreme Court is ignoring its duty to uphold the Constitution.
What a sick joke–they take action over a misplaced word, but refuse to make him prove he’s a natural born citizen!
Obama has spent at least 1 million dollars to date on law firms(plural!) to keep the vault copy of his birth certificate under wraps. You know he’s hiding something!!

Greg…Quit watching FauxNews, and listening to Rush. Listen to what Obama’s said about re-organizing Govt. agencies instead. That way, when Rush lies about it, you’ll know the truth for yourself…

Planewizard:
The lawsuits are still going on, and our Supreme Court is ignoring its duty to uphold the Constitution.
What a sick joke–they take action over a misplaced word, but refuse to make him prove he’s a natural born citizen!
Obama has spent at least 1 million dollars to date on law firms(plural!) to keep the vault copy of his birth certificate under wraps. You know he’s hiding something!!

“Obama is coming across more and more as a very astute individual who DEFINITELY means business. He is taking NO chances with the leadership of our nation.”
I’d be surprised if he considered this for more than 5 seconds. This is Craig’s doing.

He’s just practicing for his next term.

“Obama has spent at least 1 million dollars to date on law firms(plural!) to keep the vault copy of his birth certificate under wraps. You know he’s hiding something!!”
LOL! Care to share the invoices?

Jaylah, can we also look forward to Marshall Law, the ignorance of states rights, the cripplingly of the economy after war?
These too are little mentioned points in history. Almost like wearing a hat, huh?

Concerned in OH: “Says the same people that threw eggs at President Bush’s limo and chanted and jeered him as he flew off yesterday.”
Say the same people (Democrats) who passed President Bush’s signature tax cuts, and his signature No Child Left behind act after the contentious 2000 election. Note Dems did have power but allowed him to put in place his administration’s priorities, and this was prior to 9/11.
Say the same people who gave President Bush record popularity and support in the wake of 9/11.
Say the same media who was nothing but supportive and unchallenged of the President’s statements that rallied the US into the Iraq war.
How can anyone take your incredibly biased and deceptive comments seriously when you are comparing the treatement Bush earned through his performance to Obama’s first day reception? Particularly when DOCUMENTED HISTORY shows that Bush received an equivalent ‘honeymoon’ from ‘those people.’

Oh, i think the term ‘italian-american’ was used long before ‘afro-american’.

lmao with the continued questions about his birth place. planewizard, you are entertaining. Where do you get this crap, Sean Hannity?

“Obama has spent at least 1 million dollars to date on law firms(plural!) to keep the vault copy of his birth certificate under wraps. You know he’s hiding something!!”
LOL! Care to share the invoices?
Heard they are keeping them at Rosewell
(inside the dresser closet of the spaceship)

ajax: “Most Political History people say it was Katrina that hurt Bush the most.
Something that was the RESPONSIBILITY of that STATE hurt him the most”
Seriously? You think heck uv’a job Brownie was in any way a responsible appointment? Katrina just brought to light that Bush did not merely put cronies into serious positions of power (all politicos do that), he put manifestly incompetent ones in.
All the polls clearly show that Bush earned his unpopularity due to the economy first and Iraq second. Do you think McCain was torpedoed by bad feelings over Katrina?

planewizard…Sorry to hear that. Sean’s saying the same things, over, and over, and over, and over…You get it. I think he finally lost colmes, though. Now it’s just Sean, with a big HANNITY sign over his head. Reminds me of the Colbert Report, actually. Life imitating art…hehe

I thought I seen low class before but when I saw the way Bush was treated by the obamas crowd, it was definitely a new low.
And then they asked for respect, cooperation and unity. It’s comical on why they can’t figured out the reason people don’t want to join them. The hypocrisy is so laughable.

Jaylah, it’s comments like yours that make this forum worthwhile in the midst of all the name calling and insults. Thank you.

Silky…they know, which makes it that much more entertaining.

Jaylah, can we also look forward to Marshall Law, the ignorance of states rights, the cripplingly of the economy after war?
These too are little mentioned points in history. Almost like wearing a hat, huh?
Posted by: Greg | Jan 21, 2009 9:15:56 PM
Greg, the fact that you think these two things are even remotely comparable just proves how laughable you really are.

I clearlly get that he is black. Coming from a different country not speaking English seeing how my parents are looked down on due to accent I clearlly get what it like to be looked at different from others. As a child I was always picked and teased and looked over so beleive me I know how its like to be different. This is the reason Im saying that I voted for Obama because I beleive he is the best for the Presidency. I beleive in him because he has great statue and character. I beleive in him because he is a great man not because he is black. So please dont see me as a prejudice person because if you knew me you would see me as an equal person and equal American and as a equal human being. God Bless America.. for this is the country where dreams come true and where we are all equal.

A person from the United States of America is called a USONIAN not an American. A person from Mexico is called a Mexican. A person from Canada is called a Canadian. People who are from North America, Central America and South America are called Americans. Afro-Americans, Greek-Americans, Mexican Americans, are words that are used to keep our country divided. If we are to ever to be truly united we must embrace the word USONIAN to represent who we are.

I can’t believe some of these ridiculous posts I’m reading! Get a clue people…Obama is our President…OUR PRESIDENT! Let’s come together in the spirit of hope and renewal and wish him and his family the best. Let’s faced it, he has a huge burden to carry and citizens of this country, we must build him up. Remember the quote he stated during his speech. I’ll paraphrase “people will remember what you build, not what you destroy.” Let’s stop destroying each other with negative words and build our President and our country up instead!

Jaylah,
Two things?
I mentioned 3 things that are rarely mentioned outside of college classrooms, much like Kennedy killing the hat fad.
These are things that are just not talked about. That’s the thread. You introduced it and I danced with it.

Pretty sizzling first dance!

gravy, I don’t listen to ANY pundits, they are pundits only to get book deals, I have better things to do.
Enlighten me, what SPECIFICALLY has Obama said about reorganizing govt? What should I be hearing other than Rhetoric and grand generalizations?

Michelle looked absolutely stunning in her gown. She’s got the most toned arms I think I’ve seen on a woman in ages! I’m thrilled at the prospect of a First Lady that actually brings some great fashion to the White House.
And beautiful Malia, even at her age, seems to already have quite a bit of her mother’s sophistication and polish.
As to adorable Sasha, I started wondering if she had springs in the soles of her Mary Janes. She doesn’t just walk, she practically bounces. :)

“Silky,
Do you watch, or read ANY news? BHO insisted on signing the oath on the same bible Lincoln did, not on his own – creating his own legacy.
The train trip.
Obama took the same train trip form Illinois to to DC that Lincoln did, glad handing all the way.
Obama stated on 60 mins that he was studying Lincoln in preparation for the White House.
McGovern introduced him on the campaign trail, and made wild comparisons to Lincoln.
It goes on and on. Google it, CNN has run several segments wondering why someone would do this.”
Yes, I read the news. I can also INTERPRET the news. Where is the quote where Obama compares himself to Lincoln? He is in awe of Lincoln…he’s emulating him…it’s an homage. He’s not comparing himself to him. I can’t believe some of the things that need to be explained to people on this website. It’s awe-inspiring.

Greg 3, Jaylah still 0.
And if she is talking about that white dress more points should be deducted.

BertieW, do you think I care in the slightest what “score” you think you’re keeping?
Now go play in the sandbox with Greg. Both of you, Shoo!

“BertieW, do you think I care in the slightest what “score” you think you’re keeping?”
Yeah, you do. You have to be able to count to three to win an argument.

BertieW – You are gold. Keep score till your hearts content.

Silky,
Emulating = Copying
Copying someone would naturally lead people to a comparison.
He did X, I did X. X=X!

The awkward high-school dance scene was quite appropriate. Popularity is everything in high-school, so it is with today’s politics. When Brian Williams said that the lights would be dimmed and the mics quieted so these “good people” can enjoy their meals, that’s when I barfed a lung.

By the way, how do we get rid of a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Jwench, we have that place. You know the place where your commodities are from. You know we have a say too.
Posted by: Ismail | Jan 21, 2009 10:16:24 PM
There is no reason to dislike this man. He’s been in office one day. I guess you think starting 2 wars, lying and 4000+ dead was a good job. Not to mention the economy.
Let the man do the job we elected him to do. You GOP’ers obviously didn’t learn a thing with this election. People are tired of this childish BS.

“Let the man do the job we elected him to do. ”
Why is there always some reason why Mr. Obama’s actions cant be subject to examination?
We had to keep hearing how no one was allowed to criticize him since he wasnt POTUS yet.
Now that he is working for us we still arent allowed to examine his policies?
Since he plans on spending my money, I dont think I’ll just sit back and play xbox.
What happened to dissent being patriotic? Dont you listen to your own jingles?

I am not sure if Roberts mistake was an accident OR a test to see if Obama would screw it up.

Why “God fearing, right wingers”are so angry? God isn’t angry, so that just shows you how they hide behind “GOD” to attempt to fool others that they are the ones who has brought America to her knees.

“You GOP’ers obviously didn’t learn a thing with this election. ”
We learned with a billion dollars and a lot of willing free media you can successfully launch a slickly marketed product.
But much like Crystal Pepsi there will be a bitter aftertaste and it will be an embarrassing memory in a couple of years.

“You GOP’ers obviously didn’t learn a thing with this election. People are tired of this childish BS.”
Good point jwench, and the ‘right wing’ just keeps coming on this site with the same old insult and smear tactics that made them look like such losers in the last election.”
Okay, Jaylah . .. . sorry I said this. But they did look like such losers during the last election – and they still do. It’s the cheap tactics mostly I guess – like the name calling.

pefros, I know the answer. He, just like all the other justices, is appointed for life. You don’t get rid of them. They resign when they are old and don’t want the job anymore.
That is the only answer.

You never got over Bush being President!!! LOL

“But they did look like such losers during the last election – and they still do. ”
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
After the 2004 election- which Bush won by about 3 million votes when both guys spent about the same amount of money- the ‘progressives’ spent MONTHS and MONTHS and MONTHS concocting irrational mathematical schemes about how votes were supposed to ‘flip’ in Ohio and ‘pristine’ exit polls were tampered with.
Barbara Boxer even voted against certifying the Electoral College vote.
What about those bitter ‘Jesusland’ maps?
Dont come on here pretending that the past didnt happen. We know perfectly well who the party of bitter, sore loser shoe throwers is.

You don’t get rid of them. They resign when they are old and don’t want the job anymore.
That is the only answer.
Posted by: Ismail
Actually, that’s not exactly true. Our Constitution specifically outlines the procedure for impeaching (and removing) a Supreme Court Justice.
But, then again, I wouldn’t expect you to know anything about the US Consititution.

“Great Change to America and World”

The fact that he felt it necessary to take the oath of office again, but chose NOT to swear it on the bible this time raises a BIG red flag!!!

Jaylah, you say that that’s not ‘exactly true, because it has never happened.
And BTW, when did my intelligence, come into the matter? When did I directly insult yours, or anyone’s?
You and your ilk are the ones making things personal, not me.

Danny, what were BHOs qualifications? First year Senator, minority, speech classes?

NO BIBLE? Is that true?????

Ismail one word: secession. How’s that for trampling of the constitution. Do not give me arguments of a free state and right to secede, because these people cherry picked the parts of the constitution that suited them and discarded others.

Besides serving in the US Senate(holding this ground), and being a Columbia Law grad. Gee I don’t know. Beats McCain’s after Bush scent that’s for sure.

wonder why the media wasn’t allowed? BHO hasn’t done anything WITHOUT the media, but when he retakes the oath of office WITHOUT a BIBLE, the media are not allowed! You folks better open your eyes to what he really is.
Posted by: bo | Jan 21, 2009 11:01:23 PM
There were reporters present. Enlighten us as to what he really is.

They should have rehearsed the oath.

“I’m still far from convinced John McCain would have been a great or even good president. What were his qualifications? ”
Is this really a qualifications issue? Because Obama has next to none.
I was looking forward to the divided government, but I didnt vote for McCain.

I was looking forward to the divided government, but I didnt vote for McCain.
Posted by: BertieW | Jan 21, 2009 11:07:04 PM
McCain is reaching out to work with him. People should take his lead and put the petty stuff aside.

Obama didn’t want to embarrass the republican justice so it was redone in private with few witnesses. I wonder how many tries it took Roberts to get it right tonight? But can’t be too careful as there are still a very few right winged nut jobs remaining in this country who would want to make something out of nothing.

but does anyone really believe that in all of our 230+ history no one else has ever flubbed a line? Twice is nice and yes there are Pix and audio too!
Posted by: jeri | Jan 21, 2009 11:09:27 PM
From yahoo :
Two other previous presidents have repeated the oath because of similar issues, Calvin Coolidge and Chester A. Arthur.

My question was a rhetorical one…WHO TO BLAME???….I think we all know…or at least the majority of us do.
..some things are self evident….this one is a classic!

Thank you, Mr. President, for taking the side of caution. We cannot tolerate any inaccuracies.
Regards,
Robert L

Now you know how we felt about Bush and his supporters the last eight long years (you in fact).

Ya know, P-BO knows that he’s “damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t” by all the right-wing nut-jobs. They all expected him to solve ALL the country’s problems in his first day in office, but then if he hadn’t taken time out to re-do his oath, they all would have screamed bloody murder that he wasn’t “legal.”
I mean, really. He got up early yesterday morning and was on the go all day and half the night. He only got home at about 1:30 a.m. And that’s when he got back to the White House, not when he got to sleep. He got a couple of hours of sleep and then started his first full day in office. He attended a prayer service, called several foreign heads of state, signed several executive orders freezing salaries of some of his higher paid staff and banning the use of practices that are internationally recognized as torture, and in the middle of all of that, managed to take 25 seconds out of his day to re-take an oath that was bungled by somebody else.
Instead of worrying about what P-BO does on his first full day in office, you wing-nuts would be far better served going down to your local national Republican party headquarters and signing up to volunteer at getting your party re-organized for 2012. Because if you keep on the way you’re going, all you’re going to do is assure P-BO of a second term.

I never said it was the law for a president elect to take the oath on a bible, but evidently he felt it necessary to show AMERICA that he wanted to pledge his oath on a bible. So…why didn’t he do it the second time? Because the first time was just a dog and pony show, and he didn’t think swearing on the bible, which MOST Americans believe in, was important.

Obama is evil. He has come to destroy America. Satan is now in the WH. Be afraid, be very afraid.

bo said….
Because the first time was just a dog and pony show, and he didn’t think swearing on the bible, which MOST Americans believe in, was important.
Are you assuning he knew this was going to happen or…was it planned this way? That’s why he used not just a Bible but LINCOLN’s Bible (His hero!!!!) it doesn’t hold H2O

Good deal. Roberts’ rules of (office oath) order. Everyone’s allowed to flub a line here and there, whether supreme court chief justice of chief executive. Not mentioning any names, but our last esteemed president certainly was given plenty of slack, so why not both the chief justice and the new Pres? Next order of business?

So why is all this a big deal, and why do people say Roberts “flubbed” the oath? Obama made the first mistake by interupting (per CNN). Remember that both men are human, both were cold and probably nervous since it was the first time for both of them. While I honor the Bible, the Constitution does not require its use. The second oath was just to make sure that everything was technically correct. Let’s move on!

ground rule? Talk about the topic, say nothing about what somebody said about what you said or what you said back.
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viljit.

Umm… I think perhaps the reason people asked if he should re-take the oath was because (a) the law was unclear as what constituted the official beginning of the Presidency and (b) because if one person gets away with a flub, the next person may get away with more and that isn’t what President Obama wants, I believe.
Christians, please think on this, perhaps Obama didn’t use the Bible to swear the oath the second time because they were not able to get Lincoln’s Bible out again and he felt that the greater oath would be on the Bible of a man who started the dream for Martin Luther King Jr., which has culminated with him because he is treated as and thus identifies as an African-American?
Also, Republicans, while I still don’t like President Bush’s overall policies, I have learned things that somehow stayed out of the media that made his presidency less concretely good or bad, such as the good work he has done in Africa to prevent the spread and lessen the effects of AIDs. Maybe, if you allow President Obama his chance, you will find that you are able to realize that he can do good, even if his policies don’t agree with yours.
Thank you for listening and Good Luck to all government and to all Americans as we try to work together to improve our country’s current situation.

Something stinks here. He didn’t use a bible when he was OFFICIALLY sworn in. He also didn’t say “So help me God” as he did the first time. This guy seems EVIL to me.

So who cares….he is the President and that’s all it matters. People get a life.

He’s not my president that is for sure. I figure he cheated to get in.

It amazes me the stupidity of people in this country who take every little thing and want to blow it up in something more grand than it’s worth. First of all, you should know that whether or not Obama took the oath of office he would have been presdient at 12:00 noon regardless. He is officially president by virtue of the time. Now when it comes to all the crazies who want to accuse the President of being the “anti-christ” I would suggest you recall they said the same thing about Reagan because they said his full name, Ronald Wilson Reagan, was itself the mark of the anti-christ (666). Obviously, these people who make such assertions have been beat with the idiot stick more times than can be counted.
President Obama is our president and the leader of the Free world. He was duly elected by a majority of the AMERICAN people. If you disagree with this form of democracy then I would suggest that you do yourself a favor and find yourself a country where and election can be overlooked. It is abundantly clear, that your ultimate problem is being in a country where a Black man is president, so may I suggest to you that you may want to move to a country where a “Black” man has no chance of becoming President. Try Russia, or China, or North Korea or you might want to try Afghanistan, or Iran. So feel free to move and get the Hell on. Maybe you might want to consider being one of the first to colonize Mars. Na Na Naaaaa Na, Na Na Naaaaa Na, Hey Heeey Hey, Good BYE!

August -
This is not a third world country. We do not have to agree with the majority or even that guy who calls himself President.
We are free to dissent and we don’t have to leave this country to do so.
Just because Obama is 1/2 black and I am black does not mean I have to agree with him or support him.
This is America and this is how we do it. Deal with it.

To me it’s not that Obama is not president because he didn’t take the oath correctly, exactly as subsribed by the constitution. But it’s that by doing so, he did not “preserve, protect and defent” it – the very thing the oath requires him to do as president. Second, the oath has to be taken in public (not private) as well as correctly. Why was this done in private for only a few eyes to see and ears to hear? Why wasn’t there at least one camera to make sure it proves to the world that Mr. Obama respects and upholds the constitution by following its requirement to the teeth? If he doesn’t “preserve and protect” the constitution from the start, and in the small details, how will he preserve and protect it in its larger issues???? How can we trust such president? The constitution requires the president to take the oath not only correctly but in public view. Think for yourself.

Dank,
The oath does not make one President. Oath or not, the Constitution states that power is given to the President-Elect at 12:00 pm.
And where in the Constitution (Article I Section II) that it has to be taken in public?

Wow. This is a heated comment post.
I voted Obama because I felt he was the best of two evils. I think we are screwed in this country either way. Skin color was nothing to do with it.
What kind of American would I be? I am 1/16th Cherokee (the first race to be exploited, tortured and enslaved in this country!), and also Irish, English, Dutch, Scottish. So I guess I am Mutt-American. Does that really matter? I still want what is best for my family and friends. Isn’t that what we all hope for?

“Fourth, if you’d bother to read the article to which you are responding, it clearly states, “…WH photographer Pete Souza…” was in the room, so there ARE photographs.”
In fact, there is a photograph of both Obama and Roberts re-doing the oath on the home page of this web-site right now.

Scroll down, Paul. That’s already been discussed at length.

According to the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the terms of the President and Vice President end at noon on January 20th, and the terms of their successors begin at that same moment. Therefore, George W. Bush ceased being president at precisely noon, and Barack Obama became president at noon. (Everyone knows that, who is informed.)
U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 1.8 prescribes that the President shall take the oath “before he enter on the execution of his office,” but this is prescriptive, not prohibitive.
From:
U.S. Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 1.8.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment XX
Don’t you think that they just did that as an apology/formality to save face for the Chief Justice? Duh!!!! You don’t need a bible to be sworn in as President of the United States.
Get informed Haters! The Press should be ashamed, and the reporter who was listening/evesdropping on a phone call should be fired. That is so un-american and so unprofessional.

Obama couldn’t even swear himself in right. See what happens when he can’t read a telaprompter. That is too funny.
The next 4 years is going to by a joke

“I am, and we’re going to do it very slowly,” (Barak Obama)
Roberts screwed it up, but Obama just made a little joke of it and did it again. I think he was very gracious and handled it well.
Roberts made a fool of himself IMO. Trying to be a big shot, instead of just reading the oath as it is written.
Oh well, it is over now and is not worthy of further comment.

I hate to be picky…but…in the ‘official’ photograph of the ‘second’ oath, President Obama (or if in mid-oath, should that be, President-Elect Obama) does not appear to have placed his left hand on the Bible. It this just an omission in an ‘official’ White House photograph, or was it the case that a Bible was not used for the second (i.e. official) oath? If a Bible was not used for the second (i.e. official) oath, does this mean that President Obama (or perhaps still President-Elect, if the oath was not performed properly a second time) has still to take the ‘official’ oath (or does the Constitution not require the use of a Bible?). If a Bible is required (but was not used), what of the ‘Presidential’ documents already signed? Just a small Constitutional issue. Hoping for clarity from any authoritative source. Thank you.

If you watch old video of other presidents being sworn in, (including Bush) they are asked “I (insert name) do solemnly swear). If you watch the swearing in of Bush 41, he too, like Obama, gets ahead of hismelf after speaking his name. But this is not an issue if the Chief Justice has the oath written down, which Justice Renquest did. Roberts was an idiot. Why he would try to wing it we will never know.

Jon must be an athiest or non Christian, why else would he continue to bare false witness. Only he and Rush Limbaugh keep calling Obama the Messiah, displaying the true evil that they are.

Heckuva Job by yet another Bush appointee.
No Bible Required. Bibles do not make oaths. No Bible mentioned in the Constitution.

As a matter of fact, there is nothing in the US Constitution that says a person must be of the Christian faith to become President. So if someone of the Jewish faith were elected, would you still expect them to put their hand on a bible during the oath? Their sacred text is the Torah. What if an atheist got elected. Wouldn’t putting their hand on a bible be pretty hypocritical?

so sad he will have to continue to do things like this because rush limburger hannity isannity people out there are just so evil they will pick at him for every little thing.

Where the Bible this time???

Obama is a immigrant. If he took the oath 50 times it still would not be legal

Roberts is the one who screwed it up. But you know what? Roberts and Obama are both highly intelligent people and public servants. It was an honest mistake. I can’t believe some of the postings up here written by many who haven’t spent 1 day or even 1 hour serving their communities.

ummmm………why is Roberts taking the fall for this? We all saw the inauguration. Obama CLEARLY stepped on Roberts’ first line of the oath before he had finished it. Then, Roberts became disoriented on the remainder of the sentence when he was forced to stop mid-stream and try to pick it up again. Everybody who watched knows that it was Obama who got over-eager and started repeating the first line before Roberts was done.

why are they so worried about following the words of the constitution when they didn’t worry about following the constitution where Obamas birth certificate is concerned. what a joke of a president. the most unqualified president in the history of the UInited States.

For the same precautions of taking the oath again, President Obama should make sure that any legal acts (passing/vetoing bills, etc.) done between the time of the two oaths be resigned with his signature so that there can be no doubt as to whether they were or not official acts of the President.
While the Bible (or any religious document) is not a requirement by the U.S. Constitution, it is nevertheless a representation of the swearer to obey and fulfill the oath on the threat that he or she has been sworn in under an oath of his or her God (which has been Christian and Catholic thus far), which for most means ultimate, eternal justice.

Bottom line: Obama started the ball rolling when he started interrupting the Chief Justice as he administered the first line of the oath. Had Obama not started running his pie-hole before Roberts had finished, there would have been no problem. Obama’s lack of ability to present unplanned thought was evident throughout the oath in fact, as he continued to look exasperated at the length of each of the three segments he had to repeat.

The fact that liberals are defending Obama on this issue, when he clearly jumped the gun and started talking before he was supposed to, just goes to show that they will carry their apologist position on Obama to their deathbeds. The guy could have punched Roberts in the mouth during the first line of the oath and his supporters would just say “well, if Roberts had ducked, he could have continued the oath properly.” Face it, Obama screwed it up.

Hey Gracie T…Have you ever taken an oath? Did you graduate from Harvard Law School? I didn’t think so. Normally there is a pause between the person’s name and “do solemnly swear.” And furthermore, the Chief Justice made an honest mistake by stating a couple words out of sequence. Give President Obama and the Chief Justice a break. I find it hard to believe that “right wing nuts” still haven’t gotten it through their thick heads that Obama could very well be the most effective, intelligent President we’ve had in office in a very long time. President Obama will be in office for the next 8 years!!! Deal with it!!!

Obama jumped the gun, and Roberts should have had the oath written down. They BOTH screwed up. So they did it again. Get over it.

FACE IT, Roberts screwed up. If you were smart enough to see what happened before your eyes, you’d know that. LMAO!

It is only inperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. – Joseph Addison

As stated above, He IS the President now, get over it!!! No one man, no one person can change the world in a day, month, year, or lifetime for that matter. For many years African American’s sat back and watched 43 Caucasian President’s sworn in and life went on for us. Life will go on for you with little faith. I am so happy for the one’s that are envious. You should be. I love our First Lady, Michelle Obama. A strong representation of a Black Woman standing “beside” her Black Man with heads held high. Thank You Jesus for Barak and Michelle Obama. Satan is a Liar- for all haters.

Fact: Obama became President per the Constitution at 12 noon on Tuesday. Fact: The oath is not a requisite of becoming President – 13 Presidents only said “I Will” after a complete accurate reading of the oath by the reader; Fact: three other Presidents/oath readers made mistakes; Fact: Robert’s recitation cant was off – historically the oath taker recites after each declaration in the short oath e.g. I insert name here), recite, Do… Robert’s got flustered, didn’t have a written draft to reorient himself and rushed the timing on the second declaration. Fact: there is no conspiracy – please give these two grown professional men a little more credit than that- Just becasue some of the readers are bigots, biased, crassly liberal or whatever extreme on the polarity of insanity -these two guys are not. They are both capable of making mistakes – they redid the Oath for legacy sake and now let’s move on to oh… just a few more pressing issues – War(s), tanking economy, Health care (an oxymoron), job formation, and working TOGETHER as a cohesive nation. Those are the irrefutable facts!

So What is he flob it. People make mistakes. I think it shows just how human they really are. No one is perfect. And besides Obama, may have be nervous, taking the biggest oath there is. And John Roberts just make a mistake. It was rather funny. And Obama is president, was elected president and that is it.

Jaylah,
Thank you for bringing that to my attention, however I still do not quite yet see you point. The president did not die, Bush’s term ended at noon, but if Obama was not properly sworn in (do to the inability to perform his duties), then it would be the responsibility to be the temporary President of the U.S.
I never claimed to have a foremost knowledge in politics. However, I have already commented on my political recommendations…but as to my personal thoughts about this. I could go on like everyone else and say Justice Roberts and President Obama messed up the oath of office, however, I’d like to put a slightly different perspective on it.
I feel this proves how little our government knows of its own constitution, amendments and laws, whether we are looking at local, state or country. It is quite terrible when the leaders of our own nation take so much time to argue a fact, that they don’t even take the time to study their own laws and rules. “Separation of Church and State” is nothing more than a letter–not a law–but they would rather (have you) think that is a law. Whether it is the Legislative, or Executive, or Judiciary branches, they all have this problem. Making laws that logically make no sense are not worth the paycheck they are being given. Don’t shoot Whales in transport on Tennessee interstates? The penalty for committing suicide in California is a fine and 10 days in jail?
While I respect the decisions of our leaders (as this is a democracy), I certainly cannot respect most of the men and women as loyal representative individuals to our democratic nation. That is not to say that they are entirely bad, but I think the definition of politics is: deceit, trickery, any method to promote or demote anyone or anything with or without due process of law, so long as they cannot be caught.
Do you remember when you take a test they always say “Don’t cheat” because it is “wrong” or “illegal”? It would not be cheating if it were really (morally) right or legal, now would it? Should a government be allowed to do any different?

One other thing that I need to say, how
are we going to fight terrorism if we are too busy fighting among ourselves?
We spend too much time focusing on the wrong things istead of the right, let’s get it together people.

Re-edited edition:

The room of people I was in thought it was actually rather funny when the oath was messed up a little. Of course he retook it just to make sure later as is prudent. It makes me a sad to see the number of people using such a small slip of words by Judge Roberts an excuse to enforce their negative viewpoints. I would like to see how many of them did not flub the words with 2 million people standing there watching them. Not even like it is the first time that has happened. Two other Presidents had the oath flubbed, so not exactly like their isn’t precedent.

I am anxious to see what our new President can, and will, do to aid our limping and broken country. However, I had to laugh a little when I read the part about honoring the Constituition…If I am not mistaken, and I very well could be, isn’t releasing records and proving that one is actually eligible to be president part of the Constitution as well? Wasn’t there a big “to-do” about him being eligible because of his birthplace, or did all that get cleared up? Best of luck to him! His definately has a long road ahead of him.

Trivia drivel-the doings of nit pickers (media). CNN’s Cooper was so full of it last night he kept alluding to Obama’s lack of transparency as did Ed Henry because CNN was not notified soon enough to get a pool reporter into the room to watch Obama retake the oath. The networks should go back to having some decent programs and take half of the talking head idiots off the air.

ABC didn’t get an invite to attend?
LMAO!!!!
This is only a sign of the things to come from this admin….. God help us all….

Wow, people say all kinds of crazy on these boards—Obama haters need to take some metamucil and rid themselves of the last 8 years of toxins in their systems. Just let out, you’ll feel better!

So this time he didn’t do it with his hand on a bible? Posted by: ?? | Jan 22, 2009 9:34:16 AM
For about the 40 millionth time here on this comments page: THERE IS NO FRIKKIN BIBLE REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
And every da**ed one of you ignorant people that keep asking that question are only showing your own lack of any knowledge about how our presidents ascend to that office.
If you don’t know anything about it (and you obviously don’t) try educating yourself instead of broadcasting your ignorance.

Thank you Jen and Clint for your very
intelligent comments. Maybe if more people hung out with the two of you,it’s possible they could learn something.

So this time he didn’t do it with his hand on a bible?
Posted by: ??
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I’ve mentioned this earlier but
needs to be mentioned again.
The Bible is not needed for a
Presidential Swearing in. If you review
your history, I believe Teddy Roosevelt
was the only one who didn’t use it and
he didn’t say “So help me God” either.

No teleprompter in the room……………B. Hussein can’t function……..Podium Barrack at his best

Okay, you left wingers, get your defense ready for the onslaught of drivel and nonsensical rhetoric that surely will flow forth from the likes of the Limbaugh and Hannity lunatics questioning the validity of Senator Obama becoming President down the road. Your defense will be the fact that this justice, a right winger, and one whose confirmation to the Supreme Court was voted against by Senator Obama, flubbed the oath as a last ditch effort by the Limbaugh, Hannity lunatics to undermine the Obama Presidency. Hey! I can sound just like Limbaugh and Hannity, proposing such an asinine notion. But, it will probably come up when an action by President Obama finds disfavor with this pair, who are so intent upon undermining the United States Government.

This is a great time in our country. A time when regardless of our beliefs, we are One. Hate it or Love it, we are the United States of America. We have a responsibility to Our democracy to Follow this Elected Leader on the path that is set forth for all of us. We have the Obligation to allow Our President the chance/ Opportunity to better this country.
We revel in our Right to Vote. We must abide by all that comes with that.
This is a Great Country. An ever Evolving country, this is what sets us apart from the rest of the world. This country, of course, makes mistakes. The beauty of our constitution is not merely the fact that it was written it is the fact that it allows for change. Our Constitution has Amendments to allow for Evolution of thought.
So, know this: We are the United States of America. We are United in a common Goal. Those of you who cling to the hatred of the past, the hatred from the initial Constitution, I think that you need to know that those views in OUR country have been Amended. They are no longer useful.
This is the United States of America. You are apart of it as am I….So in words forever etched into history by our
President Barack Obama:
“……we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.”
Even if you are not ready We Will Unite around you and behind you so that if this shift in consciousness leaves you unsteady, We Will catch you.
With Love, Peace, Joy and Unity.

He hates Bibles. Get over it!

To those concerned about the use of a bible, not only does the Constitution not require the use of a bible (as many here have pointed out), it actually prohibits any requirement for a bible..
Article VI, paragraph 3:
“… no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”
Note that this does not explicitly prohibit the use of a bible, but it makes it very, very clear that one is not needed, as if the actual oath itself did not make that clear enough.

God help all of us….maybe if the Bible was used more often we would have peace amongst man. No one wants God around anymore unless they need Him. No one wants Him in school, the work place, sporting events and now pledges and oaths. And then you ask why He isn’t around when you need Him? Where is YOUR miracle? You told Him to get lost….now deal with it alone.

you take away the bible? well, now i know what will happen over the next four years.. maybe that is one of the reason why your country fall.. be careful obama.. just wait God actions into your lives.

Why is it that no report mentioned the name of the four news organizations invited to witness the event? For historical record, who are the four journalists in the room? Which four news organization and how are they chosen?

Now that Obama is president I was asking in this blog if the “affirmative action”discriminatory law will be removed or even adjusted

All I can say is “Don’t Roberts Me, Chief!”