Finally! Live Blogging the Inauguration of President Barack Obama
The day has finally arrived. All of the hope and anticipation of a new, Democratic president of the United States is finally upon us and the energy and emotion of millions of Americans couldn’t be greater. I’m watching all of the inauguration events live on MSNBC and I will be reporting any and all of the days events as they happen.
It took over 2 years of campaigning for Barack Obama to get his message of Change out to the people of America. The first time I heard him speak I knew he had the charisma and energy that we so desperately needed. In the 25 years of my life on this planet I have never seen someone that was more qualified to be the president of the United States of America. Not political experience, or knowledge of how Washington works but true leadership capabilities and the proven track record of bringing people together to produce significant changes to the way our broken system works. That is why I think Barack Obama is going to make a great leader and I’m very pleased he is finally in office.
| 10:25am MDT | And that’s history. President Barack Obama gave an amazing speech calling all Americans to service and reminding the world that America is here to lead once again. |
| 10:24am MDT | Apparently this event is using all of the Internets bandwidth. CNN puts you in a queue to watch the stream and Fox is timing out. MSNBC won’t even load the video player. |
| 10:07am MDT | Barack Obama begins his inauguration address by thanking America and President Bush for his service to this country. |
| 10:03am MDT | Barack Obama was just sworn in as the 44th president of the United States!
Update: The crowd is going crazy and it sounds like cannons are being fired. |
| 9:59am MDT | Music performance by Yo-Yo-Ma |
| 9:56am MDT | Joe Biden is being sworn in!
Update 9:58am MDT – It”s official – Joe Biden is the 44th Vice-President of the United States |
| 9:52am MDT | Aretha Franklin is taking the stage to sing “My Country Tis of Thee.”
Update: She’s great. |
| 9:47am MDT | Pastor Rick Warren is giving the invocation. (opening ceremony prayer) |
| 9:44am MDT | Diane Feinstein (chairman of the inauguration) just started the ceremony. |
| 9:42am MDT | They just announced “The 44th President of the United States of America …. Barack Obama” and he just came out on stage. Let the “Obama” chanting begin. |
| 9:39am MDT | One of the first shots of Barack Obama at the inauguration event… looking as humble as ever. |
| 9:38am MDT | There’s a lot of hand shaking going on, and I definitely just saw Dick Cheney smile. That’s the first time I have ever seen that. |
| 9:35am MDT | They just made the formal announcement for the introduction of President Bush, Vice-President Cheney and other members of their cabinet. |
| 9:31am MDT | President George W. Bush is being seated. |
| 9:30am MDT | Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are taking their seats. |
| 9:28am MDT | Just saw a panned out view of Washington D.C. I have never seen that many people in one place at one time. Just another example of Barack Obama’s ability to bring people together. This is a great day for America. |
| 9:24am MDT | Sasha and Malia Obama are being led to their seats to watch their fathers inauguration speech which is set to take place in less than 30 minutes. |
| 9:22am MDT | On a split screen, they are showing a moving truck removing the final belongings of the Bush presidency from the White House and bringing in the belongings on the Obama family. |
| 9:21am MDT | Excellent point just made by Chris Matthews: When the name Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, the whole world will truly feel like a wall has been taken down. |
| 9:15am MDT | The former presidents and their wives, former vice-presidents and their waves are all walking out to their seats |
| 9:08am MDT | The theme for Barack Obama’s inauguration speech will be “Personal Responsibility” and “a call to service” for the American people. |
| 9:07am MDT | Al Gore, Ted Kennedy, The Clinton’s: Just a few of the big names that are being seating right now. |
| 9:03am MDT | 50 minutes until the swearing in ceremony begins |
| 9:01am MDT | There as so many people in Washington D.C. right now. I am looking at what looks like millions of people waiting for this historic event in freezing cold temperatures. |
| 8:59am MDT | The former President Bush and President Obama has just arrived at Capital Hill and have exited the motorcade. |
| 8:56am MDT | What do you think Barack Obama and George W. Bush are talking about in the motorcade? |
| 8:53am MDT | Barack Obama is riding with President Bush in the motorcade to the inauguration event in Washington D.C. |
Watch Barack Obama’s Inauguration Address:
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