inauguration online

[swedeheart]

watch here

(Strictly speaking not an AB suggestion but hey Ed this is history being made as we speak so cut us some slack please.)

[swedeheart]

(Ought to have posted a British channel perhaps but this was the one that worked for me and I thought perhaps Brits living abroad might be having trouble too finding a site that worked.)

[LoftyLottie]

I just cannot be bothered! American celebrations do my head in!!

I am having my own little celebration that George W is no more! Let's hope for better things to come.

[QueenOfAmber]

Hey! ^^^^

[nix-j-c]

do you watch 'have i got news for you'? they had a goodbye ceremony for him because over the past few years he's featured the most out of anything with a mention on most shows.

[LoftyLottie]

Missed it! Usually watch it too.

[swedeheart]

lol Lottie personally I could have done without the religious mumbo jumbo but I'm sure glad I got to check out that hat on Aretha...!

[LoftyLottie]

My television is switched off until I watch Channel 4 news at 7.00!!

(Will keep a look out for that hat swedeheart!)

[moonshadow]

Well he fluffed his swearing in, Bless. Hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

[BillySugger]

Bet he's dying for a fag (cigarette )

[swedeheart]

lol at the claryfying brackets for the benefit of your overseas readers BillySugger :-)

[BillySugger]

Well we don't want to start a diplomatic incident do we .

[Mr Veritas]

Thank You for your well intended sentiments,but I have seen so many US Presidents in my lifetime (the first I can remember clearly was FD Roosevelt).
They all start out with such wonderful dreams and promises,and they all end up the same,neurotic,obesessed & megolomaniac!

[swedeheart]

I absolutely know what you're saying, Mr Veritas, but speaking for my personal enthusiasm it isn't just about the man himself, it's also about the election of a black man as a sign that change has already come to America. A nation forgiving itself, that's what I read into it, and that moves me. G'night!

[Mr Veritas]

I can understand your entusiam Swede,but I don't think one black President will do much to change Americans attitudes,in some areas in might even make them MORE prejudiced.

Intrinsically the US is a racist /sexist/homophobic nation,and will take more than one black president to alter that.Americans are not just anti black, but anti anything different to the White Anglo Saxon Protestant principles.

I too hope that Barrack Obama may open peoples eyes to realise that skin colour/sexual preference etc will make some difference,but as I know the US quite well I don't hold out much hope.

For his 4 year term(and maybe another 4 years after) there may be a long period of hope/honeymoon,but America has a history of falling back into a George Bush type mindframe after experimentation.

As I am 85,I don't suppose I shall see if works or not.

[collywobs]

It would have been more historic if and American Indian had been sworn in as a US president as they are the indigenous population, all this about blacks feeling "empowered really bugs me I think they should have had at least some tepees on the white house lawn at least to recognise how the American Indians were the original peoples of America

[LoftyLottie]

Collywobs. I entirely agree.

[swedeheart]

Well collywobs what can I say. I too would like to see a Native American President. My guess would be that the likelihood of that ever happening took a major turn for the better last November. We're on a path.

Admit you loved the hat, Lottie.