Comments on: (Gasp) Bible Not Used In Obama Swear In

By: MJDaniels53

MJDaniels53 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:10:25 +0000

Theodore Roosevelt, he of sacred Republican memory, did not use a Bible for his swearing-in as President in 1901. John Quncy Adams was sworn on a book of law when he became president. LBJ used the Roman Catholic Missal onbard Air Force One. (For the uninitated, that's a book containing appointed liturgies for a season of the Church Year. It would incliude Scriptrure readings, although it's not the Bible.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_...

When flub-ups or departures from standard operating procedure have happened in the past, scholars assure us that presidents enter their offices at noon on the day of their Inauguration, whether they've taken the oath of office or not.

So too have been presidents like John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur, and Calvin Coolidge the moment their predecessors died.

It used to be, in fact, that presidents who succeeded presidents who died would give full-blown Inaugural Addresses to the Congress. That came to be seen as a bit tacky, I think, and if I'm not mistaken, Arthur was the first new president to refuse that practice.

I did love it though when Jerry Ford gave his post-oath speech in the White House East Room, declaring himself to be a Ford, not a Lincoln.

By: MuleFace

MuleFace — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:36 +0000

djshay – I can only recommend you reread your post aand acknowledge how silly it sounds. You know damn well Rush isn't desiring the economy to fail. Demonizing the opposition is what we “Moderates” are supposed to be against. You strike me as sinking to the level to which you accuse Rush. Shame.

By: djshay

djshay — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:03:41 +0000

@MuleFace, Rush did say he wanted Obama to fail miserably. One of Obama's first priorities is to get the economy back on track and create more jobs. When Rush says he wants Obama to fail, he is rooting for higher unemployment, more foreclosures and more bankruptcies. Pointing this out does not make me or this site an Obama worshipper. But, if hoping for more jobs and better economy makes me a worshipper, then maybe me and just about the entire rest of the company are Obama worshippers.

By: MuleFace

MuleFace — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:31:07 +0000

So apparently Rush is not allowed to be “the loyal opposition” and express his opposition to policies without being “someone who wants Obama to fail to regain power, etc etc, ad nauseum” . This strikes me as extremely hypocritical and anti-democratic. Obama is not above criticism. That's entirely the wrong attitude to strike.

By all means, show where Rush is wrong on an issue. But I certainly hope this site isn't going to turn into an Obama-worship center.

By: Elyas

Elyas — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:49:36 +0000

I applaud you for not linking to He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named.

By: MaryL

MaryL — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:31:21 +0000

The Times quotes HillaryIs44? Jesus wept.