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Falcynn
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3597 Posts
January 20 2009 01:38 GMT
#41
Voted "I'm going to skip my commitments to watch it live on TV, this is history" Although I don't actually have any commitments =/

If I did I would've just watched the highlights, while this is history, I don't really feel anything special for seeing it live.
TeCh)PsylO
Profile Joined October 2002
United States3552 Posts
January 20 2009 01:40 GMT
#42
I will watch Obamas speech, but not the rest. I am sure even his speech will teeter on the verge of just going through the ceremonial motions, but I think I would regret not watching it simply for its historical significance.
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benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
January 20 2009 01:42 GMT
#43
I'm in DC and cannot wait, this place is totally insane right now
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shavingcream66
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1219 Posts
January 20 2009 01:43 GMT
#44
My school is actually having shorter periods (5 minutes shorter for 4 periods) so we can watch 20 minutes of the inauguration at school .
Savio
Profile Joined April 2008
United States1850 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-20 01:49:05
January 20 2009 01:47 GMT
#45
On January 20 2009 00:30 a-game wrote:
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On January 20 2009 00:00 Savio wrote:
You didn't include an option for "I'm not gonna watch any of it"

I have never watched an inauguration in the past and I don't plan to start now.

so if they do a 2 minute blurb on it while your watching the news, your going to instantly change the channel?

i didn't realize you guys were that committed


I don't watch television at all. I would have to find a website to stream it. I am definitely not going to do that.

Is there some reason I should make an effort to see this now when I have never been interested in seeing one in the past?

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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
January 20 2009 01:48 GMT
#46
I have to agree with Frits,
First of all, it is American, I'm not from the US, so I could care less.
Second of all, even if it was Canadian I'm sure I would hear people talking about it for the next 2 months so I'm not really going to be missing anything that important.
I mean if there were shoes thrown at Obama I would look that part up on youtube for kicks but I have no interest in it.
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Should have been a 4th option.
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defenestrate
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States579 Posts
January 20 2009 01:56 GMT
#47
I will hopefully sleep through it.
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rushz0rz
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Canada5300 Posts
January 20 2009 01:57 GMT
#48
I will probably watch his speech later on. As a Canadian, I'm more, I wouldn't say excited, but more interested in Parliament returning and seeing how the whole situation unravels.
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eshlow
Profile Joined June 2008
United States5210 Posts
January 20 2009 02:00 GMT
#49
On January 20 2009 10:30 LuckyFool wrote:
I live in the DC area and they are telling us to not even leave our houses tomorrow it's going to be such bad traffic for miles going into DC.


The beltway is gonna be gridlocked, lol.

I personally couldn't really care about the inauguration though. Probably just gonna do some other things.
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ColdLava
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Canada1673 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-20 03:26:45
January 20 2009 02:09 GMT
#50
I can see why some people would say "why should I care if this is an American event and I'm not American." (though using this thread as an opportunity to say "haha I don't give a shit" adds nothing -_-) I think, however, this election can be completely perceived as a world event because there's a lot more people getting affected by this than simply Americans. USA has the most power in this world out of any country, so it is very important for them to use it wisely, and constructively (something you could argue against Bush he did not do). USA also has by far the highest GDP (almost as much as the whole European Union!), the most money spent on military, etc. They are the cause for a lot of good things, AND bad things in this world, and by that I mean they are a significant role player in this world. They have a lot of opportunities to achieve peace simply by negotiating, they can set up trade agreements, etc, that other countries simply cannot because they don't have the resources, the economy, OR the military weight to do so.

The power is passing from one administration to another, and with that comes a new philosophy (and yes, it IS a change in philosophy that is coming, there will be differences in the way US treats other countries, the way it uses its military, the way it executes health care, etc). Since the USA has a lot of power and opportunities, its important for the US to handle and execute these opportunities more constructively and that I think it will now.

Basically, what I'm saying, is since the whole world gets affected by this, it is very important to a lot more people than, say, if a new Canadian PM took office... one that didn't ridiculously suspend parliament (though a new Canadian PM would have significance in the world too, just not as much;))
Proposal
Profile Joined December 2007
United States1310 Posts
January 20 2009 02:14 GMT
#51
my professor is letting us out early because of the inauguration.. pretty silly of her but i'll take the extra time to eat.
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
January 20 2009 02:16 GMT
#52
I'm not particularly interested in the inauguration ceremony itself but I am interested in seeing how things are going to go with Obama in the White House.
Jimtudor
Profile Joined June 2007
Canada259 Posts
January 20 2009 02:26 GMT
#53
Thanks for the info. I hope I can watch it live online somehow as I will be in school.
Roxen000
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
1226 Posts
January 20 2009 02:28 GMT
#54
It'll be on TV at like 3 am or something for me but seeing as I have no school currently, I'll be watching. Gogo Obama!
._.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
January 20 2009 02:30 GMT
#55
On January 20 2009 10:48 Grobyc wrote:
I have to agree with Frits,
First of all, it is American, I'm not from the US, so I could care less.
Second of all, even if it was Canadian I'm sure I would hear people talking about it for the next 2 months so I'm not really going to be missing anything that important.
I mean if there were shoes thrown at Obama I would look that part up on youtube for kicks but I have no interest in it.
+ Show Spoiler +
Should have been a 4th option.


On January 20 2009 11:09 ColdLava wrote:
How are you adding anything to the thread at all if all you are saying is "I don't care." That's the point I was trying to give to Frits.

????? The thread asked "What are your plans for the inauguration?"
I answered it did I not?
All I did not say was "I don't care."
My post was not nearly a one liner like that. I answered the question in the OP, AND explained why I answered like that.
On January 20 2009 11:09 ColdLava wrote:
Imagine going to every thread in the forum and just saying "I don't care." That would be abysmal and that is what Frits did to this topic (not you, as much though because you actually made a point!....)

Of course if you went into every thread saying "I don't care." it would be abysmal. I did not say that though, and although thats what my summary was the thread was asking a question where an answer like that is to be expected and would not be penalized for. I said my thoughts on it just like the OP asked me to do. I agree with Frits on what I think yes, but I did not just merely quote him and not say anything else nor did I start my answer cussing. Posting in the strategy forum in a topic like "[Q]PvP Does this BO work?" for example answering "I don't care." would surely be abysmal and would deserve a temp ban though IMO.

I believe my post was perfectly acceptable and followed the guidlines 100%.
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ColdLava
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Canada1673 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-20 02:41:43
January 20 2009 02:38 GMT
#56
Sorry, I'll edit my post as I misinterpreted/overreacted to what you were trying to say.
Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3396 Posts
January 20 2009 03:17 GMT
#57
I don't have a TV so I will have to watch some of it live through the internet if I am home at that time but most likely I will watch the highlights and try to get a video of his whole speech.
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Sonu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada577 Posts
January 20 2009 03:21 GMT
#58
im gonna be watching this live on CNN
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Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
January 20 2009 03:25 GMT
#59
Hey coldlava stop misinterpreting what I said.

I made pretty clear that I didnt care about this specific ceremony because it's just going to be some hollow speech and other crap that should have no place in politics. I take great interest in politics and history, stop assuming that I don't care about what goes on in the world because I dont care for some silly speech. You should stop inferring things from my post based on what you think my intention was and look at what is actually written down. inauguration =/= politics You basically inferred that I didn't care about racial equality or the other things you mentioned because I don't care for some speech, I hope you can see how ridiculous that is.
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
January 20 2009 06:02 GMT
#60
not much interest in watching this. i just want to see what roberts looks like now.
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