The inauguration was a bit of a disappointment, really. The speech wasn't impressive. It was strong, but lacking compared to his acceptance speech for his nomination. All the Obama-zealots thought it was extraordinarily impressive, for some reason. I have nothing against Obama, but some people are blind.

And the way the poem was delivered right after the speech... :sigh:

We. Must. Punc. Tu. Ate. Ev. Ry. Thing. We. Say.

Yeah, the speech wasn't my favorite compared to his speeches at the Democratic conventions and election night win...

What exactly were you expecting?

Something with WAOH and UMPH!

LOL ... i'm just kidding i hvnt heard the speech (was probably not on at the right time for me) and it was 5 pages long on smh.com.au >.>

1. Lacking minor errors. Only 43 Americans have sworn the oath, not 44, for instance. Cleveland was the 22nd and the 24th president.

2. "For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth."

I personally think this mistake was unintentional, but you notice the throughout his entire speech, no nod toward the Asian sector is made. Or if there was a reference that I missed, then it was obscure, such as the "sailed across the ocean" reference a peer pointed out to me.

3. Like Hessah said, the "bang" that his previous speeches have had. This one was spoken almost colloquially; it was simple, with little complex syntax or diction. My pessimistic side suggests that this was intended so that many watching would be able to actually understand his speech. But that's me. Either way, it's rather daring, despite what the news reporters comment as a "daring" and "powerful" way to communicate to the American public.

I dont know if u guys have seen this.. but someone did a erm... thing on the most frequently used word in Obama's speech and Bush's speech...

it looks kinda interesting =D

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/pre...471328384.html

The commercials I saw were uber flashy and very... hollywood-esque.

Fair enough, Triumph.

And Yosei...the Dead (the remaining members of the Greatful Dead) did recently reunite and played at one of the balls. I guess I just misunderstood what you were trying to say, heh.