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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/20/2009

About that oath flub

— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Pete Williams The recitation of the presidential oath came in fits and starts. The Constitution prescribes the text: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to best of ... (more) About that oath flub

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languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu - 1/21/2009

Adverbial placement in the oath flub

— languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu — Chief Justice John Roberts' administration of the presidential oath to Barack Obama was far from smooth. Early reports differ in saying who stumbled: NBC and ABC say the flub was Roberts', while the AP says it was Obama's. I think both men were a bit ... (more) Adverbial placement in the oath flub

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news.yahoo.com - 1/22/2009

Obama takes presidential oath again (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - Chief Justice John Roberts has administered the presidential oath of office to Barack Obama for a second time just to be on the safe side. (more) Obama takes presidential oath again (AP)

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The Moderate Voice — ... oath.” The courts would probably never hear a challenge, and some might argue that Obama automatically took office at noon because that’s when President Bush left the office. But because the procedure is so explicitly prescribed in the Constitution, Beermann said if he were Obama’s lawyer, he would recommend retaking it, just as two previous presidents, Calvin Coolidge and Chester Arthur, did under similar circumstances. THIS JUST IN: Media Matters reports that Fox News has made a big deal out of it too: During Fox ...

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WTF Is It Now?!? — ... On the January 21 edition of Fox & Friends, Fox News repeatedly aired video of the oath flub, and co-host Gretchen Carlson stated of the administration of the oath of office by Roberts, "Well, but, here's the thing. Is he really president?" After co-host Steve Doocy responded, "Yes," Carlson again asked, "Is he really president?" and went on to claim, "Because there was a flub in the oath of office." ...

Obama takes the oath... again
The Reaction — ... Yes, because Chief Justice Roberts flubbed it, screwing up the one job he had to do, because he and Obama just weren't on the same wavelength, and because idiots like Fox News's Chris Wallace made a big deal of the error and asked if Obama really was the president, even though he was, already, at noon on Inauguration Day, before he even swore on the Lincoln Bible, and because some " ...

Fox Still Working "Oathgate" Theory
Crooks and Liars — (h/t Ben at Media Matters ) We covered this story Tuesday morning and sure enough, the band of morons on Fox & Friends continued to push the debunked theory - that because Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed part of the oath of office (oaf of office?) during Tuesday's inauguration, President Obama just might not be the president after all. More from Media Matters: During Fox News' inauguration coverage, Chris Wallace stated, "I'm not sure that Barack Obama really is the president of the United States, because the oath of office is set in the Constitution." Wallace ...