[url]http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/20/uk-usa-inauguration-idUKBRE90I0EK20130120[/url]
[quote](Reuters) - President Barack Obama took the official oath for his second term on Sunday at the White House in a small, private ceremony that set a more subdued tone compared to the historic start of his presidency four years ago.
Gathered with his family in the Blue Room on the White House's ceremonial main floor, Obama put his hand on a family Bible and recited the 35-word oath that was read out loud by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts.
"I did it," Obama said as he hugged his wife, Michelle, and daughters Sasha and Malia. "Thank you, sweetie," he told Michelle when she congratulated him. "You didn't mess up," Sasha Obama told her father.
It was a low-key start to the first African-American U.S. president's second term, which is likely to be dominated - at least at the start - by budget fights with Republicans and attempts to reform gun control and immigration laws.
Obama, 51, will be sworn in publicly on Monday outside the West Front of the Capitol overlooking the National Mall in front of as many as 800,000 people, a much bigger ceremony replete with a major address and a parade.
Sunday's ceremony, shown live on television, was needed because the U.S. Constitution mandates that the president take office on January 20. Planners opted to go with a private ceremony on the actual date and then hold the ceremonial inaugural activities the next day.
By Monday, Obama will have been sworn in four times, two for each term, putting him equal to Franklin Roosevelt, who served four terms. A second Obama swearing-in was deemed necessary in 2009 when Roberts flubbed the first one. On Sunday, Roberts read the oath carefully from a card and there were no mistakes.
Obama, who won a second four years on November 6 by defeating Republican Mitt Romney after a bitter campaign, opens round two facing many of the same problems that dogged his first term: persistently high unemployment, crushing government debt and a deep partisan divide over how to solve the issues.
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[quote=]"You didn't mess up," Sasha Obama told her father.[/quote]
That could be either very insulting or very sweet :P
what a flattering picture
It's not low key when every 24/7 network is all over every little insignificant detail and has been running this shit all day.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;39292805]It's not low key when every 24/7 network is all over every little insignificant detail and has been running this shit all day.[/QUOTE]in comparison
[QUOTE=Naaz;39293146]in comparison[/QUOTE]
25/7 coverage of every insignificant detail?
i'd prefer a loki white house ceremony myself
[t]http://www.film.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/the-avengers-loki.jpg[/t]
that was fucking great and you know it
[QUOTE=Mr. Zombie;39292644]That could be either very insulting or very sweet :P[/QUOTE]
At least it will shut up the conspiracy theorists that said his inauguration was nulled because of him messing up, which wasn't even his fault, it was the guy who he was supposed to repeat after who fucked it up.
I thought it was almost [I]too[/I] short. All he did was walk in with his family, say the short statement, hug them, and left. Being that this was the official ceremony, I expected him to at least say something. I know he is saving all the speaking and the main speech for tomorrow, but come on.
[QUOTE=tinhead50;39293645]I thought it was almost [I]too[/I] short. All he did was walk in with his family, say the short statement, hug them, and left. Being that this was the official ceremony, I expected him to at least say something. I know he is saving all the speaking and the main speech for tomorrow, but come on.[/QUOTE]
Impeach
[QUOTE=tinhead50;39293645]I thought it was almost [I]too[/I] short. All he did was walk in with his family, say the short statement, hug them, and left. Being that this was the official ceremony, I expected him to at least say something. I know he is saving all the speaking and the main speech for tomorrow, but come on.[/QUOTE]
Constitution states that a term ends/starts at noon on the 20th of January.
The public one is just a party and speech.
How about you get over it and wait until tomorrow because he has to do it then.
When was the last time a President did a separate public ceremony not on 20th Jan?
[editline]20th January 2013[/editline]
Ah, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Ronald_Reagan]Reagan in 1985[/url]
They should replace the official oath with an official oaf.
"African-american", do they still use that term
Wow he's gotten incredibly pale. Looks as white as the other guy in the picture.
[QUOTE=Cows Rule;39294039]Wow he's gotten incredibly pale. Looks as white as the other guy in the picture.[/QUOTE]
He's just trying to fit in to the white house
Oh god it's only settled in that it's been 4 years after reading the first sentence. I wasn't even in university at the time.
He wanted to be modest, and even upon being modest, it got barely a peep out of the media.
What does that say about the kind of leader he is?
Does it tell you that his primary goal as president is to be popular?
[QUOTE=Mr. Zombie;39292644]That could be either very insulting or very sweet :P[/QUOTE]
It says there was a mistake the last time they did it so they did it twice to be sure.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney was reported crying into a tub of Ben & Jerry's in his bedroom.
[QUOTE=QueenSasha24;39298311]Meanwhile, Mitt Romney was reported crying into a tub of Ben & Jerry's in his bedroom.[/QUOTE]
Can we please just go back to ignoring him? Or will the media drag him back into the spotlight every couple months to say "It could have been this!!" like they did with Palin?
[QUOTE=Ridge;39298945]Can we please just go back to ignoring him? Or will the media drag him back into the spotlight every couple months to say "It could have been this!!" like they did with Palin?[/QUOTE]
I was um, just making a joke. I don't think anyone is focusing on him.
[QUOTE=QueenSasha24;39299107]I was um, just making a joke. I don't think anyone is focusing on him.[/QUOTE]
Sorry, I was just glad to have forgotten about him and then you posted.
[QUOTE=Ridge;39298945]Can we please just go back to ignoring him? Or will the media drag him back into the spotlight every couple months to say "It could have been this!!" like they did with Palin?[/QUOTE]
It could have been actually better?
[QUOTE=QueenSasha24;39298311]Meanwhile, Mitt Romney was reported crying into a tub of Ben & Jerry's in his bedroom.[/QUOTE]
Ben & Jerry's supports the gays you'd never see Romney eating commie ice cream like that
[QUOTE=Zeke129;39299367]Ben & Jerry's supports the gays you'd never see Romney eating commie ice cream like that[/QUOTE]
You're right, he would only eat the most American desserts! Approved by Ronald Reagan!
[img]http://thumbs.ifood.tv/files/imagecache/reg/photos/reagan_ronald_with_candies_ice_creams_and_chocolates.jpg[/img]
[sp](This was one of the top results for "Ronald Reagan Ice Cream")[/sp]
[QUOTE=mac338;39293995]They should replace the official oath with an official oaf.[/QUOTE]
I thought you were mocking people with speech impediments until I looked it up
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