Some more inaugural observations…..

After work today I went to work out. When I came home I found the S.O. watching C-Span. That’s right C-Span. I almost fell over backwards. She was watching a re-run of the inaugural. As i put away my gym clothes in the dirty laundry, and hung up my suit coat in the closet it dawned on me-this is all very new to her. In Japan there is nothing the equivalent of the Inauguration. Not even going to see the Emperor on the day after New Years. The Prime Minister gets sworn in private-if he gets sworn in at all. He presents his credentials in private to the Emperor. Same thing happens in Britain, with respect to seeing the Queen.

I can’t think of a comparable situation, where a new head of State takes over and 180 million people watch it. ( Maybe a British Coronation-I’ve always had a soft spot for the British Monarchy). Even in India, and they have a population of 900 million. That is unique.

It signifies to me, that despite our political divisions-most Americans want to believe in their government. They want their government to live up to the standards that the founding Fathers laid out for it. ( Even if they did not themselves.)  We’ve not become jaded enough where, unlike Japan, the government comes and goes-but the bureaucracy runs the government day to day.

Maybe it is an illusion. But it’s an illusion worth preserving.

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If I hear the word African American one more time, I’m going to vomit. When did the word “black” fall out of favor? And why? Today’s’ darker pigmented Americans have NOTHING in common with anyone in Africa. Watch some Nigerians in Tokyo some time-or some of the denizens of Djibouti or Kenya, as I have, and you will know what I mean. How come I don’t get to be known as an English American? Its a stupid turn of the phrase. If the President wanted to do something positive right away-he would ban the term.

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Who the f**k came up with the idea of having the poet after the President’s speech? That was just plain stupid. Her poem really made no sense-and more importantly-it disrupted the flow of the ceremony.

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While I was changing clothes at the gym, I happened to witness a conversation between two other men regarding Obama’s birth certificate. Kind of went like this:

“Doesn’t matter if he’s the President-he never showed his birth certificate.  He ain’t no American.”

“But he has produced his birth certificate-you can check it on Snopes or Fact Check.”

“That’s a certificate of live birth-its not the same. In Hawaii anyone can get one”.

Other man shaking his head, ” I was born in Tennessee and my birth certificate says the same thing”.

“Don’t matter”.

“Whatever……..” Turns away and finishes dressing-shaking his head in disgust.

In my mind, I flash into one of those alternate mind scenes like you see in the movies. You know, where I reach into my jacket, pull out my .38 and shoot him. Didn’t want to shoot him, but feel I owe it to him for being a moron.

Then I flash back into reality, finish dressing, and leave the locker room myself.  Walking out the door, I realize that the worst part is that the guy probably thinks he’s smart. Except, he’s not smart-he’s been conditioned by assholes talk radio broadcasters who don’t give a rat’s ass about whether he actually understands anything-only that they make money by getting everyone riled up.

And I again thank my parents for getting me a real education that required rigor, and a need to learn the facts for your self.

Bet he knows who coaches Alabama though.

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I felt sorry for the military folks who had to march in the parade. Their day telescopes when the President is an hour late starting the parade. They had probably been up since 3 am.

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John Cole is right. Andrew Breitbart is a blabbering idiot. Where the hell did I put that imaginary .38?

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John Adams did not attend Jefferson’s inauguration. He just left. ( I’m finishing John Adams this week. Yes,  I should have read it earlier.) I wonder what would have happened if a modern President did that?

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Something Obama needs to do, while he has the time, is to smack down both Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. He needs to take on the Democratic party and show them who is boss and that the time for both of these individuals is long past. Every time I see her smug face on TV, it makes me want to reach for that imaginary .38.

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A lot of people have fantasies about being President. Not me. Being President involves too much compromise ( Unless you are George Bush).  I have fantasies about becoming absolute ruler of the world. With the power to change the world map.

And then I woke up.

It does however have the makings of a future post.

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I found out Obama is a White Sox fan. Is it too early to start impeachment?

Memo to the President:  In real baseball, the pitcher bats.

-10 points for poor judgment.

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Rick Warren was too long.

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I love this quote from Chris Rock:

[Obama is] just one of those guys, you know, like Will Smith. There’s no Will Smith jokes. There’s no Brad Pitt jokes. You know, what are you going to say? “Ooh, you used to have sex with Jennifer Anniston. Now you have sex with Angelina Jolie. You’re such a loser.” What do you say? “Ooh, your movies are big. You make $20 million.” There’s nothing to say about Brad Pitt…[With Obama it’s] like “Ooh, you’re young and virile and you’ve got a beautiful wife and kids. You’re the first African-American president.” You know, what do you say?,”

He used that word again. SAY IT! AMERICAN. No preparatory. Just one word please.
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And now its time for beer.