Comments on: Obama Do Over in Oath, but no Bible

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:49:48 +0000

S.K. Chan, I agree, otherwise it would be blasphemous in Islam right?

By: SK Chan

SK Chan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:05:30 +0000

I can see it now: a new right wing attack on President Obama. That he is indeed a closet Muslim, deliberately flubbing the first oath with a bible but did it right without. (Of course it was Obama and not our wonderful strict constructionist Chief Justice who flubbed it.)

Some months after this initial attack, additional ingredients will be added. One of which will be that no TV coverage was allowed in the second oath because Obama did it with the koran.

For full disclosure, I voted for our new President. So naturally I wish him luck and the right wing fun. The hope the Right Wingnuts can run with this and provide us with months if not years of entertainment. Heaven knows we need it in this dismal time left to us by W – their hero.

By: Hautefeuille

Hautefeuille — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:51:13 +0000

The Bible is not required for swearing in a new President. This is a tradition initiated by George Washington, as a Free Mason. In fact the language used by the Chief of Justice and the prepared answers from the new President is somehow similar to the one used in Free Masonery.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:38:58 +0000

can’t help but think that Roberts did this on purpose, after all obama voted against his appointment to the sc, if not on a conscience level, then it was certainly a subconscience play. freud would love to analyze this one, someone dig him up and see what he has to say – k?

By: retire05

retire05 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:16:26 +0000

Jeff, thanks for the info about Jesus. I was unaware that the Bible was written before His time on earth.

Learn something new everyday.

By: Mando

Mando — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:06:38 +0000

We all have to remember Obama’s dedication of attending mass and listening to that radical’s views. So all of a sudden he runs for president and all association with him is cut off. Hmm I wonder why? And yes I am a grown up idiot

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:51:11 +0000

Wow, you got a link on the New York Times .. are you going lefty?? lol

I think the real conspiracy here is that Roberts did it all on purpose. Please get on that asap.

And what news source are you quoting, btw. This is the first I’ve heard the spin that Obama is responsible because he interrupted Roberts .. haha. The lack of a citation makes me think it’s Drudge or some such.

By: Eric Ferguson

Eric Ferguson — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:31:55 +0000

So what if there was no bible? Bibles aren’t required for swearing in. They’re just a tradition. The bible is not in the Constitution.

Besides, look how many hands on bibles belonged to complete liars. Obviously the bible doesn’t mean much even to Christians.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:50:34 +0000

Is this the beginning of the first three and a half years?

By: Nels

Nels — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:20:14 +0000

Well, if one watches the video, Roberts hesitated and Obama clearly took that as a non-verbal cue to repeat a script that Roberts should’ve been reading from, but instead decided to recall from memory.

It’ll be a very interesting four years, especially with people knit-picking human responses like this. Perhaps in the future we can have programmed robots to lead us. … and one to read it the oath of office.