The OFFICIAL Inaugural Support and/or Protest March Thread

[goldenequity]

 

[dean.engelhardt]

Thousands of women sewing "pussyhats" for protest march.

Now, if they'll make some sammiches and ball my socks while they're at it, we'll be in good shape.

Pussyhats v. Asshats! Sorry I am going to miss this one.

 

[goldenequity]

In Trump We Trust: Inauguration prompts celebration in Russia... BUT MUH WWIII!!

 

[agitator]

 

[goldenequity]

Austinites!
Barfly's in North Austin At 6pm the official The_Donald Inauguration Celebration "Make Drinking Great Again!" Begins.
Look for me, your host u/KatherinetheDonovan, in the downstairs patio!

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"...beautiful cookies my wife made."

 

[goldenequity]

Jimmy Carter is happy today thanks to Obama he's not the worst President ever!

 

[nikcers]

Jimmy Carter is happy today thanks to Obama he's not the worst President ever!

Maybe i'm too young but what did Carter do that ranks higher then getting rid of the gold standard or Iraq*repeal of fourth amendment through patriot act or even NAFTA?

 

[fedupinmo]

Makes sense , leftists are violent , mindless pigs .Everyone knows that .

And they don't have to work today, and they are focused in cities where the "press" is...especially DC.

 

[fedupinmo]

not everyday you get to perform in front of the Lincoln Memorial...

I would get arrested for what I would do in front of the Lincoln Memorial, but my bowels would be much relieved...

 

[CPUd]

 

[goldenequity]

Maybe i'm too young but what did Carter do that ranks higher then getting rid of the gold standard or Iraq*repeal of fourth amendment through patriot act or even NAFTA?

From memories/impressions at that time... (not analysis)
he was just our first big 'pussy' in the WH (following Gerald Ford who was also a wuss).... the Soviets invaded Afghanistan.... gave back the Panama Canal... Iran had their Khomeni revolution/Americans were kidnapped/held hostage for months... he (finally) authorized a Special Op rescue mission that failed spectacularly.. there was double digit inflation / prices on EVERYTHING rose at the store: hamburger / yougurt cups etc. it sucked after YEARS of stable prices... he just gave the overall impression of impotency. Sound familiar?

 

[euphemia]

In other news, the Doles are there. I have met Elizabeth Dole, and she is truly a beautiful woman. Hasn't aged a bit in 20 years.

Carters are there. Very frail, but not bad since the president has been battling brain cancer. Bush 41s are in the hospital and sent a gracious letter to President Trump. Bush 43s are there. Laura always looks so poised and sweet. The Clintons are there, stone faced as usual. The Cheneys are there. He looks about as healthy as he has ever looked since his transplant.

Melania Trump is gorgeous in light blue Chanel. No hat, but a simple updo.

 

[euphemia]

I'm watching a little behind where the ceremonies are. They are announcing the former presidents and spouses. Carters look frail and cheerful. Clintons about how you would expect. The Bush 43s look really good. W just hugged Justice Thomas.

Motorcade has just arrived. Michelle Obama is wearing a dark berry red dress and coat. Good color for her. She has a nice updo.

They are introducing the Pence kids. Not too shabby for people who have had the spotlight suddenly thrown on them.

Trump kids are about to come in. Women seem to be mostly in white. Ivanka in slacks with an interesting asymetrical coat. Tiffani is in a white coat with ankle boots.

The civilian crowd looks to be having a good time. Quite a few veterans in the crowd, if hats are anything to go by.

 

[euphemia]

The First Lady and Dr. Biden are about to be announced. Dr. Biden is in fuschia with a white coat. The Obama girls are nowhere to be seen. They walked in together.

Mrs. Pence and Mrs. Trump are escorted by Marine detail. Very different women, those.

 

[euphemia]

Obama and Biden are about to be announced. Tough year for the Bidens. He looks really good, even for all he's been through this year.

 

[euphemia]

Crowd is getting a little rowdy. Trump! Trump! Trump! Yikes.

Trump looks very serious and a bit isolated from the busy-ness around him.

 

[A. Havnes]

Obama and Biden are about to be announced. Tough year for the Bidens. He looks really good, even for all he's been through this year.

The Bidens seem to have a lot of tough years.

 

[timosman]

Pence is sworn in as the VP.

 

[CPUd]

Crowd is getting a little rowdy. Trump! Trump! Trump! Yikes.

Trump looks very serious and a bit isolated from the busy-ness around him.

He probably got "the talk" earlier today, where they explain to him about the nuclear football:

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Confronting the reality of nuclear war has left past presidents deeply moved, even shaken. In his 1999 memoir, Bill Clinton’s former spokesman George Stephanopoulos described seeing Clinton emerge from his nuclear briefing, held at 7 a.m. on the day of his inauguration.

“The man who would soon command the most powerful military force in the world emerged … silent and more somber than I’d ever seen him,” Stephanopoulos wrote.

Clinton wasn’t the only one moved. Stephanopoulos recalled that George H.W. Bush’s outgoing national security adviser, retired Gen. Brent Scowcroft, “slipped out of Blair House and into the street with tears reddening the rims of his eyes.”

Trump himself has spoken about the horror of nuclear weapons. “I’d be the last one to use the nuclear weapons, because that’s sort of like the end of the ballgame,” he said at a March 2016 MSNBC town hall.

But at the same event, Trump refused to rule out the use of nuclear arms, and cited the Islamic State as a possible target if “somebody hits us.”

Sources familiar with the shadowy world of the U.S. nuclear establishment said that Trump would customarily be briefed by the outgoing national security adviser, Susan Rice, along with the White House military aide responsible for the so-called nuclear football. Trump would likely be joined by his incoming national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.

If the recent past is a guide, Trump’s briefing will occur Friday morning at Blair House, where Trump plans to spend Thursday night. Like Clinton, Obama in 2009 took his nuclear briefing on the morning of his inauguration, just before heading to an 8:30 a.m. church service.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-233822

 

[euphemia]

I'm watching a little bit behind. I had to call my daughter this morning and it always takes longer because I get to talk to whatever children are there. I stopped the broadcast so I could pay attention to tiny granddaughter and not miss the ceremonies. I'm on C-SPAN, so there you go.