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Post by cayters on Jan 20, 2009 22:20:08 GMT -5
i didn't see any discussion about this! what do you guys think about today's events with the presidential inauguration?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2009 22:34:46 GMT -5
I'm a little choked up.  I'm very happy and hopeful and feel like I'm part of something in this country for once. Another lefty is in office. That's gotta be good  . Also Lifehouse would have been better than Maroon 5 at the neighborhood ball.l |
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Post by klein on Jan 20, 2009 22:59:59 GMT -5
Im happy *hoping for some order south of the border* ;D |
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Post by adhara on Jan 20, 2009 23:31:44 GMT -5
I was looking forward to this day for sooo long, so I'm just soaking it all in. I think I've watched more tv today than the amount of tv I usually watch in a month.
I had a Lifehouse moment during President Obama's inaugural speech. I was totally engrossed in his speech, and then he said "who we are" and I just had to smile.
"This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed — why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath. So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled."
I'm not exactly a Beyonce fan, but I think she did a great job covering Etta James' "At Last" for the first dance. I started tearing up then... the Obamas are such a beautiful family. I think they'll be a role model family for years to come.
Now that the celebrations are wrapping up, I can't help but think of the crazy amount of work to be done. I hope he doesn't disappoint, because I really do have so much hope for positive change.
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Post by allie on Jan 21, 2009 1:37:08 GMT -5
^^^ i thought the same thing about when he said 'who we are.'
i am so unbelievably excited to his term to get going and see what all comes of it.
however, did anyone else think the poem was incredibly horrible? let alone she sucked at reading it?
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Post by gurlnlifemagazine on Jan 21, 2009 9:12:41 GMT -5
Also Lifehouse would have been better than Maroon 5 at the neighborhood ball.l No, I disagree. Lifehouse wouldn't have fit in. Can't really dance to Lifehouse like you can to Maroon 5 Anyway, Beyonce's performance was really, really, really good. I mean top notch and magical. That's gonna be remembered for years. It was a great night. |
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Post by adhara on Jan 21, 2009 9:29:41 GMT -5
however, did anyone else think the poem was incredibly horrible? let alone she sucked at reading it? I'm clueless when it comes to poetry, but I didn't like the poem until I read it for myself... Praise song for the day. Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others' eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each one of our ancestors on our tongues. Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair. Someone is trying to make music somewhere with a pair of wooden spoons on an oil drum with cello, boom box, harmonica, voice. A woman and her son wait for the bus. A farmer considers the changing sky; A teacher says, "Take out your pencils. Begin." We encounter each other in words, words spiny or smooth, whispered or declaimed; words to consider, reconsider. We cross dirt roads and highways that mark the will of someone and then others who said, "I need to see what's on the other side; I know there's something better down the road." We need to find a place where we are safe; We walk into that which we cannot yet see. Say it plain, that many have died for this day. Sing the names of the dead who brought us here, who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges, picked the cotton and the lettuce, built brick by brick the glittering edifices they would then keep clean and work inside of. Praise song for struggle; praise song for the day. Praise song for every hand-lettered sign; The figuring it out at kitchen tables. Some live by "Love thy neighbor as thy self." Others by first do no harm, or take no more than you need. What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no need to preempt grievance. In today's sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun. On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp -- praise song for walking forward in that light. www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/us/politics/20text-poem.html |
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Post by cayters on Jan 21, 2009 10:24:23 GMT -5
oh, i didn't know obama was a lefty! awesome! haha i didn't pick up on that "who we are" comment... you crazy people. yeah i thought beyonce did a great job... and she was clearly emotional too. during the parade, al roker from NBC was trying to get obama to talk to him, so when obama came by, he was shouting at obama to come over, but obama waved and said "it's warm." haha al was so excited. it's cool to see celebs who get excited over obama, like we do about him too. that poem was kinda weird i agree, but i thought it was ok. i also liked part of the speech that Rev. Joseph Lowery who was with MLK back in the day said... “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 when white will embrace what is right." |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2009 11:05:47 GMT -5
Also Lifehouse would have been better than Maroon 5 at the neighborhood ball.l No, I disagree. Lifehouse wouldn't have fit in. Can't really dance to Lifehouse like you can to Maroon 5  I don't know, Lifehouse WAS good enough to play at Superman's Prom! More on my so not-important critique of the Neighboorhood ball: I would have liked Maroon 5 to try to pick a more appropo song. The line "stickin my fingertips in every inch of you, cuz I know that's what you want me to do" just weren't the inspirational lyrics I wanted to hear at a Presidential ball. Haha! I liked Sting with Stevie Wonder on harmonica--very good song choice--don't know what's with the beard, though. I was wondering if he was having a beard off with Tom Hanks in Castaway.  Also, thought Ray Romano bombed. He seemed really nervous and all I could hear were *cricket noises*. I felt bad for him, cuz he's a likable guy. I didn't realize Shakira could rock the harmonica! I agree about Beyonce. She made me proud! ;D Loved the presidential attire and the way they carried themselves. They are just classy! |
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Post by cayters on Jan 21, 2009 18:45:44 GMT -5
oh i missed maroon 5.. just saw adam performing with everyone else for one song, which was cool. i met him several years ago, so it's cool when you see someone you've met at something as big as that! i enjoyed the stevie/sting performance as well, but was also wondering about his beard, lol. and yeah, ray didn't seem that good... i switched back to american idol during his speech, lol.
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Post by jolene102 on Jan 21, 2009 21:16:25 GMT -5
i didn't watch any of the balls. too busy playing my new wii. i watched the swearing in, but couldn't stand the poem and had to walk away. i had a meeting to go to anyway thankgoodness. i like obama and have high hopes that things will get better, after they get worst first, of course. we all know that they'll get worse before getting better. but i have to say, and sorry to offend anyone if it does, but it really bothers me, why do people have to say he's the first african american (aka black) president? He's NOT black! He's half and half. I just don't understand why race is an important thing in this. To me, he's just a man. |
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Post by cayters on Jan 21, 2009 21:36:12 GMT -5
jolene: i agree, things aren't going to get better soon. and some people may expect that. but he keeps saying, it's going to take a while. and my mom also gets upset when everyone says he's black... but i guess still, being half black is more than any other president has been... so it's still a pretty big milestone.
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Post by adhara on Jan 21, 2009 22:22:54 GMT -5
but i have to say, and sorry to offend anyone if it does, but it really bothers me, why do people have to say he's the first african american (aka black) president? He's NOT black! He's half and half. I just don't understand why race is an important thing in this. To me, he's just a man. It sometimes bothers me too, because race often overshadows his other qualities, like his brilliance and empathy. Race, more than anything, is a social construct. President Obama is black because in this country, you're black if you look black or have any amount of African ancestry (the one-drop rule). For example, everyone considers Tiger Woods as black, but he's only 25% African American (1/4 Chinese, 1/4 Thai, 1/8 Native American, and 1/8 Dutch) - he should be considered Asian if it's really percentages that count. It comforts me to think that it might seem like everyone makes a big deal about him being the first African American president, but that might not be the case in reality. The media keeps harping on it, but that might be because most news anchors and reporters are actually old enough to remember the times when race really was the most important thing. I follow a bunch of liberal blogs (the editors are all under 40) and they could really care less about his race. Also, in tv and in newspaper, reporters always pick out African Americans to interview; many African Americans understandably see him as a black man. So if we believe what we see in the media, race is the most important thing in this. I guess I can't blame journalists in choosing to interview mostly African Americans when it comes to Obama stories. The media lives off human interest stories, and 70 year old weeping grandmas sharing their stories and 10 year old black students who want to be the next President makes me emotional too. |
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Post by jolene102 on Jan 21, 2009 22:30:25 GMT -5
it makes me feel like we're going in the other direction. if we're to forget about race, then we should move past it in the media and not keep talking about it. it's like no one wants to get passed it.
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Post by allie on Jan 22, 2009 4:12:52 GMT -5
“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 when white will embrace what is right." i really liked it up until what he said about white people. i mean i dunno, the other ones rhymed and were inspirational or just silly, but the white one was the only one that i thought was kinda mean. its insinuating that whites ARENT doing the right thing. i dunno... i just kinda thought that was a step backwards.. otherwise i really enjoyed hearing him speak. |
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I'm very happy and hopeful and feel like I'm part of something in this country for once. Another lefty is in office. That's gotta be good 
. Also Lifehouse would have been better than Maroon 5 at the neighborhood ball.l
I don't know, Lifehouse WAS good enough to play at Superman's Prom! 
. I'd also like to know if anybody has an HD copy of Lifehouse at Pinkpop 2003. BY far their best concert ever
Apr 21, 2018 16:35:38 GMT -5
. I'd also like to know if anybody has an HD copy of Lifehouse at Pinkpop 2003. BY far their best concert ever
Apr 21, 2018 16:35:38 GMT -5
