http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090122/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_oath_do_over
He didn’t have his bible with him; says it’s still binding anyways. That’s pretty secularist. I approve.
I’m glad you approve. I find the FoxNews reaction of “this could conceivably go to the courts!” to be more than their usual hyperbolic bias.
This has happened with other presidents, so he’s merely covering his behind and any reaction other than “yeah, I figured this was gonna happen” is hyperbolic.
I’m sure Fox thinks that McCain should be appointed pres. now because Obama was uncostitutionally sworn in.
Drudge is making a big deal on his front page about how there was no bible used in the second oath. blah blah blah
Of course he is. Does anyone really think that the wingnuts aren’t going to be harping on this for the next four years?
God I wish wingnuts weren’t so damned stupid. There’s no Constitutional requirement that the President be sworn in on a Bible at all, and we’ve had previous Presidents who didn’t.
BUT HE’S MUSLIN.
I’ve seen NEWS REPORTERS harping on the oath issue. Reporters who, you know, should probably do some research before saying something on television to millions of viewers. In the interest of being factually correct and all that.
Fuck.
I’m beginning to suspect that news reporters aren’t hired solely on their journalistic abilities…
I guess my standards are too high what with expecting reporters to do, like, research and stuff.
What precedent is there for this?
What precedent is there for this?
For reporters doing research and verifying information before reporting it to the public?
Technically, the word reporter implies that they are reporting an event, preferably with some factually correct and relevant observations, not just saying the first thing that pops into their head OH SHIT HE FUCKED IT UP HOO BOY GOOD THING THE BLACK MAN ISNT PRESIDENT I WAS SCARED FOR A MINUTE THERE
It’s sad that sports reporters actually do more legwork than news reporters. If you screw up Alex Ovechkin’s +/- rating, you are done for. If you say retarded things about the presidency and reference the Constitution without giving it a once over at least, there are no consequences (if anything you get jerked off by other idiots for “hard hitting criticisms”)
Yeah. In America, I mean.
Yeah. In America, I mean.
I can’t tell if you’re trolling me or trying to kill time at work or what…
Little bit of both, but here, I’ll spell it out for you: our American newsmedia is chronically retarded, this is absolutely par for the course for them, it has been this way for at least decades with painfully few exceptions, and there was and is no reason to expect it to change now.
You have to understand that when people discuss shallow politics, they are like children. And what do children do? They try to get back at people that spite them. I’ve heard a few conservatives say they will relish crying about stuff like this after hearing 8 years about Bush stealing elections. The important thing is to be the bigger person and just ignore it instead of getting all riled up and starting to look for ways to prove your prediction.
and there was and is no reason to expect it to change now.
Oh OK, I thought you were going to cite something that specifies reporters aren’t required to do research or something like that. Instead it’s just apathy on your part.