Inaugural Notes
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caitri A day of meetings and emails, in between which I watched the Biden Inauguration and cried happy ugly tears. I remember in 2009 catching snippets at work and feeling so delighted and happy and knowing I was Witnessing History. In 2017 I was weeping with fear and anxiety and a deep gut-clenching shame for what I knew was to come. Somehow I knew to expect relief, but when Kamala took her oath the floodgates opened and didn't stop for a while and anyway. Feels.
Behold my accidental liveblog from FB:
The WaPo reporters at the Inauguration are SO SALTY and I love it.
Actual quote on talking about Dr. Biden's clothes: "Dr. Biden is wearing [clothes talk]. And it's so nice to be talking about fashion like things are normal."
[Footage of Ted Cruz taking his mask off for a selfie like a jackass.] Reporter: "People are handing out branded masks to reinforce the double masks people are supposed to be wearing today."
Actual quote, paraphrased only a bit: "Oh look, Dan Quayle came, like people are supposed to do. He looks older than the last time we saw him."
Actual quote, again slightly paraphrased: "And the Trumps are arriving in Florida to no fanfare. No one came to greet them, it's quiet in Florida, something he'll have to get used to as he leaves the power of the presidency and ALL EYES TURN TO JOE BIDEN."
Appreciation for how Eugene Goodman is there an they played a lil flourish for him.
WaPo just like "This is the first time Mike Pence has been to the Capitol since the insurrection."
"He's here and doing what he's supposed to do as a vice president, unlike Trump who is in Florida. This probably reflects his political ambitions."
My life goal is to now deliver all commentary as if I were a WaPo reporter.
Appreciation for the pledge given in ASL.
WATERWORKS BACK
Man, I thought I cried like a baby during Obama's inauguration. Man.
Behold my accidental liveblog from FB:
The WaPo reporters at the Inauguration are SO SALTY and I love it.
Actual quote on talking about Dr. Biden's clothes: "Dr. Biden is wearing [clothes talk]. And it's so nice to be talking about fashion like things are normal."
[Footage of Ted Cruz taking his mask off for a selfie like a jackass.] Reporter: "People are handing out branded masks to reinforce the double masks people are supposed to be wearing today."
Actual quote, paraphrased only a bit: "Oh look, Dan Quayle came, like people are supposed to do. He looks older than the last time we saw him."
Actual quote, again slightly paraphrased: "And the Trumps are arriving in Florida to no fanfare. No one came to greet them, it's quiet in Florida, something he'll have to get used to as he leaves the power of the presidency and ALL EYES TURN TO JOE BIDEN."
Appreciation for how Eugene Goodman is there an they played a lil flourish for him.
Kamala Harris: Here come the waterworks, y'all.
WaPo just like "This is the first time Mike Pence has been to the Capitol since the insurrection."
"He's here and doing what he's supposed to do as a vice president, unlike Trump who is in Florida. This probably reflects his political ambitions."
My life goal is to now deliver all commentary as if I were a WaPo reporter.
Appreciation for the pledge given in ASL.
WATERWORKS BACK
Man, I thought I cried like a baby during Obama's inauguration. Man.
Wait Garth Brooks is still around?
Weeks ago I told a British colleague that today was the first day of 2021. British colleague by email just now: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Amanda Gorman is amazing.
Appreciation for the reporter who is like "Don't know if you at home could really see it, but when the ceremony started it was cloudy with a bit of snow, and then when Kamala Harris took the oath the sun came out, and then it shown on Joe Biden throughout his speech."
Pence wrote a letter for Harris and Trump for Biden. Man I wonder when we'll get to see those texts.
HISTORICAL RECORD
I mean: textbooks a generation from now will have Trump's American Carnage address facing the page with Biden's Healing the Nation address. Like. Dude.
With a side of possible fairy tale lore: "If you can find only five honest Republicans, the Union will be saved." "The cop who distracted a mob from the unlocked Senate door." etc.
Appreciation for the number of people getting selfies with Eugene Goodman.
OMG a group with "Chucks and Pearls" shirts those are ADORABLE
You can feel the reporters tasting the words because they keep saying them: "Trump is no longer president. He hasn't been president for an hour now."
Weeks ago I told a British colleague that today was the first day of 2021. British colleague by email just now: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Amanda Gorman is amazing.
Appreciation for the reporter who is like "Don't know if you at home could really see it, but when the ceremony started it was cloudy with a bit of snow, and then when Kamala Harris took the oath the sun came out, and then it shown on Joe Biden throughout his speech."
Pence wrote a letter for Harris and Trump for Biden. Man I wonder when we'll get to see those texts.
HISTORICAL RECORD
I mean: textbooks a generation from now will have Trump's American Carnage address facing the page with Biden's Healing the Nation address. Like. Dude.
With a side of possible fairy tale lore: "If you can find only five honest Republicans, the Union will be saved." "The cop who distracted a mob from the unlocked Senate door." etc.
Appreciation for the number of people getting selfies with Eugene Goodman.
OMG a group with "Chucks and Pearls" shirts those are ADORABLE
You can feel the reporters tasting the words because they keep saying them: "Trump is no longer president. He hasn't been president for an hour now."
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