Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Oath of Office Pt. 2?

When President Obama was re-sworn in yesterday after the flub made by Chief Justice Roberts at Tuesday's inaugural ceremonies he became a member of one of the most exclusive clubs in America. The club of Presidents who have had to re-take the oath of office. The first President to do so was Chester Arthur in 1881, who was sworn in first in NYC by the Chief Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, but Arthur then re took the oath in DC, because he felt it had more federal jurisdiction that way. In 1923 Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his father in Vermont, but his father's legitimacy as a notary was questioned, so Coolidge was sworn in again. An exclusive club it may be, but lets face it neither Coolidge nor Arthur are considered to be great Presidents, so lets hope Obama fares better than those two!

Oh and my favorite Obama administration cutie, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (yeah yeah I know about the gawker vote declaring Rahm Emmanuel the admin hottie, but seriously ROBERT GIBBS PEOPLE!!) held his first press briefing today, and he was brilliant!! We finally have a Press Secretary who most likely knows what the Cuban Missile Crisis was, yes I'm talking to you Dana Perino!

However, many in the press are angry that television cameras were not allowed into the room when President Obama took the oath of office for the second time.

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