tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post8512467988682156301..comments2024-03-01T22:45:35.314-06:00Comments on Bag Blog: Inauguration ThoughtsBag Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-90180805609791514092009-01-21T22:52:00.000-06:002009-01-21T22:52:00.000-06:00my initial..."well...the dude can deliver a speech...my initial..."well...the dude can deliver a speech...lets see if he can deliver a presidency."<BR/><BR/>Rev. Lowery, i know you went through ALOT with MLK and all, i get that, i'm sorry for what my forefathers did, but it wasn't me, and bro...the war is over, you've won, be a good winner and shut the hell up.The Friendly Neighborhood Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801966842022621248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-17910241564935951452009-01-21T14:27:00.000-06:002009-01-21T14:27:00.000-06:00Buck, I missed the last of Lowery's prayer - proba...Buck, I missed the last of Lowery's prayer - probably still laughing over the first part. You are right - offensive.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-12184529635456273692009-01-21T11:49:00.000-06:002009-01-21T11:49:00.000-06:00I'm in general agreement with your observations, L...I'm in general agreement with your observations, Lou. I channel-surfed a bit in the beginning before settling on Fox News. The gushing and swooning on the other channels was just TOO damned much, and I can't find the words to express my contempt in THAT space.<BR/><BR/>I though Obama's speech was mid-grade. It began poorly but ended on a higher note. The One must know a whole helluva lot more about the state of America than I do (and he SHOULD, right?), but things don't look nearly as bleak from my vantage point here in P-Ville as he made them out to be.<BR/><BR/>Poetry? That woman sure as HELL ain't no Robert Frost.<BR/><BR/>My jaw dropped when Lowery got to the end of his benediction. Because of this:<BR/><BR/><I>Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man; and <B>when white will embrace what is right.</B> Let all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen. Say Amen</I><BR/><BR/>Say WHAT? I'll cut Lowery some slack because of his age and where he's been (history, experience with Jim Crow and all that). But the "white embracing what's right" conditional statement was a poke in my eye. Uncalled for, at best, offensive at worst.<BR/><BR/>And ARETHA! Best moments of the whole danged thing. Best hat, too.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-84118550973918875762009-01-21T09:29:00.000-06:002009-01-21T09:29:00.000-06:00Guyk, It was difficult to watch with all the sweet...Guyk, It was difficult to watch with all the sweet syrup being poured, but I did watch it - it is our history.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-59637224895961108432009-01-21T08:54:00.000-06:002009-01-21T08:54:00.000-06:00I didn't watch it. I just spent a grand on a new T...I didn't watch it. I just spent a grand on a new TV and I was afraid I would chuck a coffee mug through it.<BR/><BR/>I have this problem suffering fools and socialists.GUYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365709988592687239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-17254620230995342062009-01-20T14:38:00.000-06:002009-01-20T14:38:00.000-06:00I kind of liked it. A few parts stung me a little....I kind of liked it. A few parts stung me a little. They showed your Tuskegee Airmen in the crowd!<BR/>Did you see where Obama bungled up the presidential oath? It was somewhat painful, and I did feel bad for him. But I kept thinking about an old SNL type skit where the guy taking the oath could only repeat word after word instead sentence after sentence - too funny!Jesse Baggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683928315232549086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-54008477733070085312009-01-20T13:47:00.000-06:002009-01-20T13:47:00.000-06:00I didn't watch any of it myself. I was already fe...I didn't watch any of it myself. I was already feeling nauseated and didn't think I could take any more messiah worship.<BR/><BR/>Word Verification: oventump--what you don't want to have happen while you are cooking.Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.com