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By: donna j

donna j — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:26:31 +0000

Well, I’m guessing the parties are generally for supporters. I mean, I wish Obama well, it’s exciting to see a black man elected to the highest office in the land, a credit to the Civil Rights movement and our nation’s ability to right a wrong. But to be honest I’m not going to be seeking out a party. I’m not all a-twitter over it.

I’ll watch the inauguration a little on Tuesday (It’ll be on the TV all day in the newsroom so impossible to avoid), but I’m not going to be glued to the coverage.

I’ll be more interested in what happens Wednesday, his first day in office. Will he immediately rescind some of the abortion restrictions signed into law by the previous administration? We shall see.

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By: Pauline

Pauline — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:00:23 +0000

Donna J,
They made it clear on the invitation that it’s a non-partisan event. “It is a time to dream, to laugh, to dance and to do what human beings have done for centuries: come together at times of crisis for mutual support and care.” But I know the church well enough to expect that most people there voted for Obama.

Do people get a-twitter when they go to Twitter? Being a-twitter or a Twitter just doesn’t appeal to me.

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By: donna j

donna j — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:24:21 +0000

RPN: I will link.

Pauline: The unitarian church in our area is all a-twitter as well, planning a big public bash on Tuesday. Seems like the Clinton inaugural was a bit overblown, too, but nothing compared to this. (I don’t think much was made over Bush in 2000, but then again that election was quite a mess, so maybe that explains it. Plus, he was a Republican, of course. Not nearly as excitement-worthy.)

Don’t get me wrong, this is very historic — but as with all things, we tend to go to extremes and it almost becomes silly. One quite excited person told one of our reporters that he felt this presidential transition was almost akin to “the second coming.”

Yikes.

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By: Pauline

Pauline — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:07:41 +0000

My sister just forwarded an email to me, from the church we both grew up in (a UCC church that is very happy about Obama being elected), where they are having an “Inauguration Ball for All,” with food, dancing (including dancing lessons), and a big screen TV to watch the inauguration activities. If we lived close enough I’d be tempted to consider going just for the dancing lessons, since I’ve long ago forgotten what we learned in the classes we took when we were first married.

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By: Peter L

Peter L — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:15:38 +0000

I have never payed much attention to the inauguration, and will pretty much go about my usual business that day. Yes, it is historic, but aren’t all inaugurations historic? This seems more hysteric to me.

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By: Make it Man

Make it Man — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:21:42 +0000

“…note the historic significance of this particular inauguration.

Enjoy the day RPN. I can tell you’re all aflutter…. Wouldn’t wanna spoil for you by reminding that there’s no way Obama is going to follow through on all his messiah like promises. In fact, he’s going to dissapoint many many people because he’s just a man who puts his pants on one leg at a time. And he can’t walk on water, much less pay your mortgage, or your taxes.

When you get through with your ObamaBinge, I predict you’ll have a terrible hangover….

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By: RPN

RPN — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:30:22 +0000

Bob-

That doesn’t surprise me at all, but it is unfortunate you regularly sleep your Tuesdays away. You might want to take a moment between spoonfuls of jello and brown gravy to note the historic significance of this particular inauguration. Maybe not.

Donna-

Post a link to your coverage!

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By: donna j

donna j — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:40:41 +0000

I had surgery only once in my life (so far), almost 20 years ago for one of those ‘female’ things (endometriosis). I remember being wheeled into surgery where they asked me to count backwards. Then, WHFOOM, everything suddenly went dark.

I woke up in the recovery room, feeling like someone had set me on fire — but I was way too groggy and horrible-feeling to anything about it.

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By: fives55

fives55 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:34:12 +0000

#45 Chas, had either in 59 for eye surgery. Doctors now are amazed that I have any sight after what was done to me back then. If I just even think about it I can smell it, and worse, I can still taste it even today. I better stop, the room is starting to spin. I’m sure you know of what I speak

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By: donna j

donna j — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:29:40 +0000

We’re doing mega-coverage of the inaugural, we were all assigned to gather quotes of what the Obama Presidency MEANS. Special section coming out Sunday, some editors and reporters are reportedly misty-eyed over it all.

Historic, absolutely. But overkill? Yeah, perhaps.

We’re also all fanning out Tuesday to cover local events marking the big occasion; I’ll probably go to a local board-and-care where one of the residents sold enough obama t-shirts to earn an official invite to the big event in Wash., DC — which she couldn’t afford to attend, of course. So instead, they’re throwing their own local shindig.

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