Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
It was a rare and uncharacteristic slip-up from Roberts, who so memorably pwned Joe Biden , Chuck Schumer, and the rest of the Democrats during his confirmaton hearings.
It was uncharacteristic, as despite the youthful immaturity of many of his judicial views, Roberts is one of the sharper intellects in town. That he would make two mistakes within the same short and well-known passage was hardly to be anticipated.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yeledaf
Very classy recovery by Obama, by the way. The man has game.
More like two grown men doing that little dance you do when neither one is sure who's going to go through the door first. But they got past it.
Last edited by saganista; 01-20-2009 at 02:20 PM..
I'm not a conspiracy nut, but did anyone else catch it? He stumbled during his repeating and taking of the oath. He said the main part backwards too. Even after the officer repeated it back to him a second time, he still said it back wrong. I'm surprised they did not require him to state it correctly. After all, it is more then just a ceremony, it is a declaration of the official Presidential duties. Years ago when I was sworn in as a LE officer, every single specific word had to be stated correctly.
You are posting this in jest aren't you? Quoting Fox makes it more hilarious. Did you check yourself? For those who didn't.
WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice John Roberts stumbled slightly over the 35-word constitutionally prescribed oath of office as he swore in Barack Obama as the 44th president on Tuesday, sending the new chief executive into a verbal detour of his own.
Bots keep this one for your archives. Readers you can now see why Obama is soaring in polls as more realize the snow job the fringo's tried to pull on them during the campaign.
Last edited by gallowsCalibrator; 01-22-2009 at 06:40 AM..
Reason: copyright violation
Bush wasn't sworn in by a stammering Bush-appointed chief justice.
This is one of the best of the best threads. It would have been hilarious anyway but to quote Fox without linking or checking and have Fox then linked is better then a Visa Card paid for by someone else.
I'm not a conspiracy nut, but did anyone else catch it? He stumbled during his repeating and taking of the oath. He said the main part backwards too. Even after the officer repeated it back to him a second time, he still said it back wrong. I'm surprised they did not require him to state it correctly. After all, it is more then just a ceremony, it is a declaration of the official Presidential duties. Years ago when I was sworn in as a LE officer, every single specific word had to be stated correctly.
You're right. He should be required to serve his Presidency backward.
If you read the transcript, it is clear they BOTH got it wrong. First, Roberts said it wrong. Obama then paused, Roberts read it correctly, then Obama repeated it wrong. Case closed. We have a new President.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
