Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring...
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Photo of the Day
President Obama places his hand on the bibles of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. and is sworn into office for a second term. (Photo H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY) Michelle Obama is glowing.
View ArticlePresident Slammed Paul Ryan in Address
Ryan was sitting on the dais at the inauguration and the president attacked a slogan Ryan invented. President Obama took direct aim in his inaugural address at the Randian rhetoric that animates the...
View ArticleThe Satisfied Grin of a Man Who’s Earned His Post
The president taking one last look at the crowd at the National Mall: I really get the sense from both the president’s absolutely satisfied grin in this video and the way the Obamas are practically...
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Dreaming of a Second Term
Artist – Chris Weyant This was one of the greatest things to happen today. There will be memes. Also — HBO is reportedly developing a third mini-series based on the events of World War II with Tom...
View ArticleThe Historic ‘Firstness’ of the President’s Second Inaugural Address
The first few paragraphs of my Tuesday column about the president’s address yesterday: Naturally, any president who delivers an inaugural address seems to take their own stab at one-upping the great...
View ArticleVirginia Republicans Sneak In Some Inaugural Gerrymandering
One Virginia Democrat would’ve broken the tie and stopped the Republicans from gerrymandering the state senate districts, but he was attending the inauguration with hundreds of thousands of other...
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Oh, and This Happened…
You might’ve seen this already, but it was cracking me up yesterday. Here’s the First Lady rolling her eyes at something John Boehner said at the post-inaugural luncheon at Statuary Hall. In animated...
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Photo of the Day
There is a wealth of excellent photographs from last night’s inaugural ball, but this one really stands out to me for its shear symbolism. (Photo POOL/SIPA USA/NEWSCOM) (h/t TPM)
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Absolutely Horrible
There are no words for this. Less than two weeks ago, Hadiya Pendleton was leading her classmates in the King College Prep School Marching Band down Pennsylvania Avenue on the afternoon of President...
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