Joseph Lowery wins the Inauguration.
Obama's speech was no slouch, either, but anybody who gets a hundred thousand people to yell "Amen!" wins.
I'm wearing a T-shirt today that says "I deeply resent the way this administration makes me feel like a nutbar conspiracy theorist." And I can't really express how happy I will be to retire it, at least as regards presidential politics, for the next several years. Much as I like the shirt, I hope it's gone for good.
Amen.
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What a good moment!
Yes, things seem refreshing for now. We'll see!
Obama's merging of state and religion is interesting. It seems to directly undermine the religious right, yet it seems even more deeply religious than they are.
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I agree that Lowery was the best part of the whole ceremony. I also got a kick out of Yo Yo Ma's obvious joy and enthusiasm.
I was there. Warren was awful. The poet was mediocre. Lowery was great. I was OK with inauguration speech, but it didn't get my blood going terribly. I like being counted (unbeliever), ranked last, but at least mentioned.