Liveblogging HISTORY
0955 EST Whitehouse. The Obamas just shook hands with the Bushes. Coffee for 45 minutes. The Bidens arrived earlier.
0959 Crowd somewhere between 2-3 million! Amazing... It'd be great to be there.
1003 Wow Obama's approval rating is at 73%
1015 VIP watch: Muhammad Ali and Dustin Hoffman. Not much else going on to report...
1018 Theme: Renewing America's Promise
1019 VIP watch: Steven Spielberg
1028 Sure, let's listen to the band!
1029 Members of Congress start streaming in...
1030 There's a huge billboard somewhere saying "The Whole World Supports Barack Obama" It may be hyperbolic but there still is truth to that statement.
1031 CAJUN STYLE!!!
1032 Conservative commentators agree that it's a great day for America.
1038 VIP watch: Governator.
1041 VIP watch: Ted Kennedy
1043 Jill Biden leaves the White House, Barbara Bush arrives at the Capitol
1044 United State Senators stream in, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush leave the Whitehouse
1046 Dick Cheney being wheeled out of the Whitehouse, Joe Biden right behind him. Must be interesting to be in their limo! You can just bet the latenight comedians are going to goof on what's going on in there.
1048 Obama and Bush leave the Whitehouse. Lots of cheering... are they happier that Bush is leaving or that Obama's about to start?
1049 The "Beast" is kinda ugly, but as long as it's super safe, right?
1050 The Presidential Motorcade is on the road! EXCITING!!!
1053 Motorcade is on Pennsylvania Avenue. Swearing in in just a few minutes!
1057 Yesss no more commercial breaks!
1101 This is really happening!!!
1102 Announcing the Chief Justice and Associated Justices of the Supreme Court... so close!
1104 Where's Tina Fey?
1104 Inaugural Committee enters.
1106 They're anticipating this is the most widely watched American event EVER. I can believe that.
1110 Ah, yes, that sun IS shining. :)
1111 Al and Tipper Gore arrive
1112 Ladies and gents are being asked to take their seats. Yes, THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING!!!
1113 George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush arrive, in matching purple scarves.
1114 Jimmy and Roselyn Carter moving along
1115 Billary! Hoping Hillary gets confirmed as Secretary of State.
1116 RAHM EMANUEL AHLUVYOUUU
1118 Reaction to aerial shot of crowd: HOLY MOLY!!! That's what two million looks like...
1122 Bush twins behind the Clintons. I love that SNL skit with Amy Poehler and TF, with the secret batwin balanguage!
1124 Malia and Sasha!
1128 Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Cheney come in.
1129 The crowd chants: "O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA!"
1130 Hmm, where's Oprah?
1133 Michelle Obama and Jill Biden arrive. Michelle looks great!
1135 POTUS for only a few more minutes (oops the commentator tripped) enters to the strains of "Hail to the Chief" for the LAST time. Oh, blessed day! :)
1138 Barack Obama's coming up!
1139 OBAMAAAAAAA!!!! Obamania! Obamattack!!!
1142 Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid et al...
1143 BARCAK H. OBAMA!!!!
1145 Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California welcomes everyone
1148 Dr. Rick Warren gives the invocation
1149 "Dr. Martin Luther King... is shouting in heaven." Amen to that.
1153 Aretha!
1156 Here it comes... the Oath of Office...
1157 Joe Biden's, that is.
1158 And with that, America has a new Vice President
1200 Itzhak Perlman, Anthony McGill, and Yo-Yo Ma perform a John Williams composition.
BARACK OBAMA JUST BECAME PRESIDENT. *bliss* :)
1204 CHILLS!!!!! THIS IS HAPPENING!!! Hahahaha someone threw his/her hat in the air, like graduation. HAIL TO THE (NEW) CHIEF!!!
1213 "Today we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking America."
1214 Ah yes, there's that commitment to the environment I love so much!
1216 Ahahahaha... as he talks about upholding the rule of law and the rights of men, they cut to Dubya, who btw, looks super bored. LOL!
1220 When he said "We are Christians and Muslims...." you just know millions of rednecks winced.
1226 Amazing. Ok, bedtime :)
0959 Crowd somewhere between 2-3 million! Amazing... It'd be great to be there.
1003 Wow Obama's approval rating is at 73%
1015 VIP watch: Muhammad Ali and Dustin Hoffman. Not much else going on to report...
1018 Theme: Renewing America's Promise
1019 VIP watch: Steven Spielberg
1028 Sure, let's listen to the band!
1029 Members of Congress start streaming in...
1030 There's a huge billboard somewhere saying "The Whole World Supports Barack Obama" It may be hyperbolic but there still is truth to that statement.
1031 CAJUN STYLE!!!
1032 Conservative commentators agree that it's a great day for America.
1038 VIP watch: Governator.
1041 VIP watch: Ted Kennedy
1043 Jill Biden leaves the White House, Barbara Bush arrives at the Capitol
1044 United State Senators stream in, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush leave the Whitehouse
1046 Dick Cheney being wheeled out of the Whitehouse, Joe Biden right behind him. Must be interesting to be in their limo! You can just bet the latenight comedians are going to goof on what's going on in there.
1048 Obama and Bush leave the Whitehouse. Lots of cheering... are they happier that Bush is leaving or that Obama's about to start?
1049 The "Beast" is kinda ugly, but as long as it's super safe, right?
1050 The Presidential Motorcade is on the road! EXCITING!!!
1053 Motorcade is on Pennsylvania Avenue. Swearing in in just a few minutes!
1057 Yesss no more commercial breaks!
1101 This is really happening!!!
1102 Announcing the Chief Justice and Associated Justices of the Supreme Court... so close!
1104 Where's Tina Fey?
1104 Inaugural Committee enters.
1106 They're anticipating this is the most widely watched American event EVER. I can believe that.
1110 Ah, yes, that sun IS shining. :)
1111 Al and Tipper Gore arrive
1112 Ladies and gents are being asked to take their seats. Yes, THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING!!!
1113 George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush arrive, in matching purple scarves.
1114 Jimmy and Roselyn Carter moving along
1115 Billary! Hoping Hillary gets confirmed as Secretary of State.
1116 RAHM EMANUEL AHLUVYOUUU
1118 Reaction to aerial shot of crowd: HOLY MOLY!!! That's what two million looks like...
1122 Bush twins behind the Clintons. I love that SNL skit with Amy Poehler and TF, with the secret batwin balanguage!
1124 Malia and Sasha!
1128 Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Cheney come in.
1129 The crowd chants: "O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA!"
1130 Hmm, where's Oprah?
1133 Michelle Obama and Jill Biden arrive. Michelle looks great!
1135 POTUS for only a few more minutes (oops the commentator tripped) enters to the strains of "Hail to the Chief" for the LAST time. Oh, blessed day! :)
1138 Barack Obama's coming up!
1139 OBAMAAAAAAA!!!! Obamania! Obamattack!!!
1142 Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid et al...
1143 BARCAK H. OBAMA!!!!
1145 Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California welcomes everyone
1148 Dr. Rick Warren gives the invocation
1149 "Dr. Martin Luther King... is shouting in heaven." Amen to that.
1153 Aretha!
1156 Here it comes... the Oath of Office...
1157 Joe Biden's, that is.
1158 And with that, America has a new Vice President
1200 Itzhak Perlman, Anthony McGill, and Yo-Yo Ma perform a John Williams composition.
BARACK OBAMA JUST BECAME PRESIDENT. *bliss* :)
1204 CHILLS!!!!! THIS IS HAPPENING!!! Hahahaha someone threw his/her hat in the air, like graduation. HAIL TO THE (NEW) CHIEF!!!
1213 "Today we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking America."
1214 Ah yes, there's that commitment to the environment I love so much!
1216 Ahahahaha... as he talks about upholding the rule of law and the rights of men, they cut to Dubya, who btw, looks super bored. LOL!
1220 When he said "We are Christians and Muslims...." you just know millions of rednecks winced.
1226 Amazing. Ok, bedtime :)
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