Inauguration -- Educational or Not?

Obama's circumstances and heritage make the event MORE special, but I would also expect them to be showing the inauguration if McCain had been elected.

It's a major event for our country and the culmination of the voting process our students have been learning about with mock elections, ads on TV etc.

I completely agree Scooterbug. It should be available regardless of who the person is.

Senator McCain's story, while different, is just as special--just as important...and he is certainly a role model in other ways.

IMO the point is we are watching history in the making and it is important that the children have the opportunity to have that experience be a part of who they are.

Independent of all the silly festivities that surround these things (bands, balls, and all that) the key part is the oath of office and Obama's speech. That happens between 11:00-11:15am. I would think it reasonable that students would be allowed out of class for that period and be given the opportunity to watch.

If you're watching then, you will miss the beginning. Biden is around 10:45 and Obama at 10:55 central.

The We Are One concert is available to watch, even if you don't have HBO.

http://www.hbo.com/weareone/
Jon Bon Jovi singing one of my dad's favorites -- Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke -- had me in tears. Jennifer Nettles with John
Legend was also pretty fabulous. Garth Brooks was great. I also really enjoyed This Land is Your Land.


There are a lot of speeches being played in part. I think they may be a tutorial for the historical references coming in the speech Tuesday.

If you're watching then, you will miss the beginning. Biden is around 10:45 and Obama at 10:55 central.

Hmm, one more old white loud mouthed career politician taking an office in Washington D.C.. I think I'll pass on that one.

I'm sorry if I ruffled feathers with my original post. I don't mind if the kids get to watch the inauguration, and I certainly would watch it, if I could. I hope that Tuesday, and the next four years (and eight, if possible) will be a chance for the people of America to come back together as a unified force, and that the United States of America will remain the greatest and strongest country in the world.

That being said, if Fuzz doesn't stop asking if I want to buy the Obama commemorative plate that they keep advertising all hours of the day and night, I'm going to bop him.

I assume it will be streaming live on CNN and/or other news stations? Work or not, computers across America and the world will be "tuned in."

I'm sorry if I ruffled feathers with my original post. I don't mind if the kids get to watch the inauguration, and I certainly would watch it, if I could. I hope that Tuesday, and the next four years (and eight, if possible) will be a chance for the people of America to come back together as a unified force, and that the United States of America will remain the greatest and strongest country in the world.

That being said, if Fuzz doesn't stop asking if I want to buy the Obama commemorative plate that they keep advertising all hours of the day and night, I'm going to bop him.

Tell him no, you want this instead...

http://www.faithmouse.com/Barack_Obama_Victory_Print.html

I assume it will be streaming live on CNN and/or other news stations? Work or not, computers across America and the world will be "tuned in."

It will be on hulu.com, and it's got the best streaming.

Tell him no, you want this instead...

http://www.faithmouse.com/Barack_Obama_Victory_Print.html


It will be on hulu.com, and it's got the best streaming.

Please tell me you have one of these as thanks for your tireless efforts on the campaign trail. Prior to seeing this, I didn't realize that he was a pygmy Indian from Minnesota. This is indeed historic.

p.s. Oh, sweet baby Hey-Zeus! I just realized that was a unicorn!

Please tell me you have one of these as thanks for your tireless efforts on the campaign trail. Prior to seeing this, I didn't realize that he was a pygmy Indian from Minnesota. This is indeed historic.

p.s. Oh, sweet baby Hey-Zeus! I just realized that was a unicorn!

Sadly, no, I do not have it. A travesty, I know!

Tell him no, you want this instead...

http://www.faithmouse.com/Barack_Obama_Victory_Print.html


It will be on hulu.com, and it's got the best streaming.

Dan is a sicko. Someone explain this to me. Or, not.

Dan is a sicko. Someone explain this to me. Or, not.

I think the interest in it has everything to do with the unicorn.

I think the interest in it has everything to do with the unicorn.

Unicorn art without some rainbow action doesn't do much for me.

I think the interest in it has everything to do with the unicorn.

I am not digging the naked part.

Skunky...I agree...no rainbows or hearts coming out of the unicorn's behind render this painting worthless. jdarg needs to tutor Dan on the finer details of the unicorn.

I am not digging the naked part.

Skunky...I agree...no rainbows or hearts coming out of the unicorn's behind render this painting worthless. jdarg needs to tutor Dan on the finer details of the unicorn.

Fine art challenges our sensibilities. I think the artist is trying to convey the magnitude of Obama's triumph in spite of relative political naivety. It evokes comparison to baby Hercules slaying serpents meant to take his life, an event that foreshadowed the young hero's future greatness. Perhaps too, the artist wants to contrast the white steed favored by heroes with the dark skin of this most unlikely rider. The audience is left to ponder that which is less likely;the manner by which Obama secured the Democrat nomination for POTUS or the relatively unseasoned black man himself?

Fine art challenges our sensibilities. I think the artist is trying to convey the magnitude of Obama's triumph in spite of relative political naivety. It evokes comparison to baby Hercules slaying serpents meant to take his life, an event that foreshadowed the young hero's future greatness. Perhaps too, the artist wants to contrast the white steed favored by heroes with the dark skin of this most unlikely rider. The audience is left to ponder that which is less likely;the manner by which Obama secured the Democrat nomination for POTUS or the relatively unseasoned black man himself?

Skunky- doctor, pot stirrer, TV technician, art critic

Skunky- doctor, pot stirrer, TV technician, art critic

Did I mention how comfy the beds are at Holiday Inn Express?

Skunky- doctor, pot stirrer, TV technician, art critic

...oh, I can only hope for Skunky, the museum docent, to take me on a tour one day. We can start with a small one like the Ogden at WC.

Thanks, skunk...it all makes perfect sense now.

Fine art challenges our sensibilities. I think the artist is trying to convey the magnitude of Obama's triumph in spite of relative political naivety. It evokes comparison to baby Hercules slaying serpents meant to take his life, an event that foreshadowed the young hero's future greatness. Perhaps too, the artist wants to contrast the white steed favored by heroes with the dark skin of this most unlikely rider. The audience is left to ponder that which is less likely;the manner by which Obama secured the Democrat nomination for POTUS or the relatively unseasoned black man himself?

the unicorn is politically phallic

the unicorn is politically phallic

I see your point

I see your point

he's got the powa!

the unicorn is politically phallic

I see your point

Thanks for setting me straight.

Now, excuse me while I go take a shower.

The Inauguration itself is cool, for the reasons Punzy earlier described. The many Inauguration parties which follow, are also very educational, as it shows how wasteful this government can be. Those parties are typically very political. One other educational bit about this change in the Executive Branch, which isn't likely to be seen on TV, is the transition of two families and furniture in the private quarters of the White House. One minute, the Bush's stuff is there, and the next, the Obama's. That must take some massive coordination and effort.

Fine art challenges our sensibilities. I think the artist is trying to convey the magnitude of Obama's triumph in spite of relative political naivety. It evokes comparison to baby Hercules slaying serpents meant to take his life, an event that foreshadowed the young hero's future greatness. Perhaps too, the artist wants to contrast the white steed favored by heroes with the dark skin of this most unlikely rider. The audience is left to ponder that which is less likely;the manner by which Obama secured the Democrat nomination for POTUS or the relatively unseasoned black man himself?

I...can't...breathe... (I haven't even gotten around to laughing about the phallic symbol yet!)

Thanks for the promo. Here's my newest Barack Obama painting, currently auctioning at $510 on Ebay.