Pics from The Inauguration
 

OK...you guys get first dibs and while I may not have gotten a quality shot of Obama (and didn't expect to...) I did get an unexpected one but otherwise enjoy.


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Millions at dawn gather

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The Capitol at dawn

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Sam Jackson makes his way thru the crowd

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We pass the world around

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On this day ...he gets sworn in

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The Guests Exit


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Finally...after 8 long years, he leaves

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Armed guards

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"You aint gotta go home but ya gotta get outta here....LOL"

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

Those are all great pics, Daemon. Thanks for posting them.:)

You are more than quite welcome.

Great pics!!!

Thanks for the post. I watched starting at 10:00 and finally turned it off at the end of the parade. I can't ever remember watching so much of the event. But then, I never turned it on at all for W.

Obviously this was swiped from the interwebs, but...
 

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(taken as his alma mater's marching band filed past him at the parade)

I MUA, President Obama!

I was laughing when they showed his High School's band. I bet they have never been in temperatures lower than 60.

Holy crap!!! Samuel L. Jackson was so close!!! For a few moments anyway :D

NPR reported that they trained for Washington weather by putting their instruments (I'm guessing not all of them could do this) in a freezer and then practicing!

Don't know about this year's crop, but the Punahou Marching Band has performed in NYC for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade before. I think they went to London last year (or the year before) in the Winter.

You know that I loves me "someecards":

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and

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So essentially Obama's going to be interpreted as great simply because he's Not Bush. That's his new nickname.

Buffalo Soldier, dredlock Rasta...Rasta...Rasta.....

Did I ever tell you how much saying 'Rasta" is offensive?

It's like calling a Chinese person, Japanese

Stop.

Why is it offensive?

No.

Because he wants it to be.

If you know anything about the culture you would know it is offensive.

Why is the term Rasta offensive?

That's one of those subjective offense things that I just ignore. LOL.

If it makes you feel better, though, I would never flatter you so much as to assume you are/call you a Rasta. I have way too much respect for Rastafarianism. ;)

Friend, as a loc wearer I strongly encourage you to look that term up.


serious man...not something to be bandied with.

yeah do that...so do I.

I am not a Rasta and it's not flattering to assume that I follow the religion as to address me as one.

And for the third time I ask, and more specifically, why is the term Rasta offensive to you?

Because I am NOT one?

are you?

Do you smoke cannabis?

Do you believe in the movement?

I knew that already.

Anyway....

Buffalo Soldier...dreadlock Rasta...Rasta...Rasta....

No, and nobody has ever called me one. And if they did, I wouldn't be offended, I'd just explain it and leave it at that.

You know Buffalo Soldier is my APO line name, right?

Having too good a day to come down to your level...have fun with it...


I tried to ask you respectfully.

Thank you for showing me you have none..

'night

That's like ASS-uming that each and every person that has locks are from the West Indies when in reality they span as far reaching and far back as Indian sikhs and Khemet.

Read up on your hair man...


But fine...we are done here...if you feel like you need a further explanation, feel free to contact me directly.

If you're not a Rasta, why would I need you to give me further explanation? lol

LOL :)

So, yeah, I was singing a song. The only reference to you was your dreadlocks. You aren't a Buffalo Solider, either, but you aren't pissing over that.

LOL! Oh boy!

Exactly. ;)

I know and I remember when it was your screen name. :)

SHIT. I wonder what it means to wear a bob. Better read up on my hair!!!

When I went to Jamaica, they played Buffalo Soldier every night. We all had fun singing it.

And this from the person who thinks that M.E. people who wears red bandanas are automatically terrorists and won't get caught dead on an elevator.

The last person that should be trying to make fun of someone's culture.

Thank you for your 2 cents.

And while you were in Jamaica did you enjoy getting your hair twisted and braided and fitting in with the locals and drinking 'real' Jamaican rum?

and hitting the ganga, mon?

Did you meet Dexter St. Jaque while you were there too?

And if you knew how to read, non-Rasta-mon, you'd have seen that I said they weren't bandanas. Ass of Jack. And I don't go in elevators because I'm claustrophobic. Once again a jackass comment from you.

People make fun of my culture all the time. Didn't you know that I'm mafiosa?

And yes when I went to Jamaica I enjoyed getting my hair braided because it was cool and I didn't have to do my hair everyday. Plus the lady doing my braids made some money off of me. Woopity doo.

I have no clue who Dexter St. Jaque are, but I did hit that ganja.

RIP greekemails.com; megagreek.com :(

Question.... I was on a step team that gave each other nicknames. One of the girls was nicknamed Mafiosa. Would you have found that offensive?

(For what it's worth, she was biracial -- Italian and black -- and I believe she chose it for herself)

ETA: I'm asking because I'm truly curious in general and not being snarky about it.

And you didn't return to the States thinking you were of the African diaspora or even Jamaican because of your hair? How dare you. :)