blogs.abcnews.com - 1/20/2009
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blogs.abcnews.com —
Chief Justice John Roberts is a man who
has made very few public missteps in his life
-- but he appears to have made one when swearing in Barack Obama. Roberts slightly flubbed the oath, which then tripped up Obama....
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The Inaugural Oath: Chief Justice Slip-Up
sfgate.com - 1/21/2009
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sfgate.com —
The 35-word oath is explicitly prescribed in the
Constitution, Article II, Section 1, which begins by saying
the president "shall" take the oath "before he enter on the execution of his office." The oath reads: "I do solemnly swear that I will ...
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Experts say Obama should retake the oath
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/20/2009
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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 ...
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About that oath flub
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Barack Obama Sworn In as U.S. President
Mudville Gazette —
...and flubs his oath
Not a good start.
Flubbed. So What?
Confederate Yankee —
Flubbed. So What? I see people are quickly jumping on the case of Barack Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts for stumbling during the Oath of Office. Folks, let's see you take on the responsibility for most important job in the world in front of hundreds of thousands and see if you get it perfect. If that's the only thing he screws up over the course of the next four years, I'll be thrilled.
Oh Brother... Obama Flubs Presidential Oath of Office (Video)
Gateway Pundit —
Does anyone else get the feeling we're going to see a lot more of this? Barack Hussein Obama flubs oath: Via Breitbart. Don't tell me... Chris Matthews got a tingle up his leg?
Obama Inauguration Challenged: Flubbed Oath May End Up In Courts - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Both Roberts and Obama fucked it up. Seems like Roberts’ mind wanted to be anywhere but there. It’s kind of hilarious, it’s almost like he fucked with the guy who wouldn’t vote to approve him as Chief Justice. Now there’s talk that suits may be filed, because Obama did not actually take the oath, because, and this is true, it was not ever correctly spoken by him. But just barely, and not meaningfully, because he put the word “faithfully” after “office of President of the United States” instead of before. The whole issue is technically meaningless and gay, but the whole ...
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