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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2009.01.20 16:49:00 -
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 Originally by: Atnal
Edited by: Atnal on 20/01/2009 16:43:17
All these people at work trying to view it online is slowing the company network down. :(
Heh...here's a part of an interview with Chris Rock asking him about this:
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CNN: Are you going to watch this one, though?
Rock: I'll put it this way -- like any business is going to be getting done while this guy is getting sworn in. Like I'm going to be in a meeting. Everything is going to stop for however long it takes. Hope they get to it -- hope it's not like I gotta listen to three different versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" or something. I hope it's not like Rosa Parks' funeral, where everybody f***ing speaks.
SOURCE: http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/01/19/chris.rock.kill.the.messenger/index.html
Just amazing the number of people in Washington watching this. The Mall is an absolute sea of people.
Love him or hate him this is a historical moment any way you slice it.
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2009.01.20 17:00:00 -
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Originally by: Jim McGregor
I dont care what the guy looks like though. Many think he is charismatic, but its whats inside the guy that counts in these difficult times. He could be butt ugly for all I care, as long as he is intelligent, honest and ambitious.
Golda Meir is proof of that.
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"Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2009.01.20 17:06:00 -
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Congrats to the new President of the United States! If nothing else glad Bush is gone.
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"Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2009.01.20 17:11:00 -
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Originally by: jason hill
grrr our bloody servers are based in india ....i cant get bbc online at work anymore 
CNN has a stream if you can get to that.
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2009.01.20 17:22:00 -
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Edited by: Imperator Jora''h on 20/01/2009 17:25:15
Originally by: Jim McGregor
Of course this is very intentional by the speech writers, but its still kind of cool as long as you know its not really his words.
Actually Obama is a rare politician in that he actually does write most of his own speeches. He does have speech writers of course and he works with them but not kidding that 90% of what you are hearing almost certainly came out of his own head originally.
Here ya go:
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Obama takes an unusually hands-on approach to his speech writing, more so than most politicians. His best writing time comes late at night when he's all alone, scribbling on yellow legal pads. He then logs these thoughts into his laptop, editing as he goes along.
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"When you're working with Senator Obama the main player on a speech is Senator Obama," Axelrod said. "He is the best speechwriter in the group and he knows what he wants to say and he generally says it better than anybody else would."
SOURCE: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837368,00.html
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2009.01.20 17:49:00 -
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Originally by: Qel Hoth
And (to quote Murray Walker) unless I'm very much mistaken, didn't Aretha Franklin sing something that sounded suspiciously like God Save the Queen? 
I don't know what it sounded like, other than that it made my ears bleed.
Yeah. It made me start to like Roseanne Barr's version that got her so much trouble.
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"Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2009.01.20 18:21:00 -
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Originally by: Slade Trillgon
Originally by: Bish Ounen
Stuff
You come into a thread that could go on without any political discussion and state that politics are not allowed on the forums.
The discussion continues with discussion that is averting the political trapings that are inherent in the subject.
You then come back in and start to throw ****.
Excellent.
Slade
He clearly does not like Obama and takes exception to anything or anyone wishing him and the country well. In order to lock the thread he injected politics where none was required or asked for. He thinks this is somehow special consideration for Obama in OOPE when in fact it was merely noting a historical moment occurring. Like Obama or not it is a historical moment. Something apparently lost on him.
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"Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2009.01.20 23:19:00 -
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Originally by: Cmdr Sy
This on the BBC: "The race for UK politicians to emulate Obama"  He has not even done anything yet*, let alone something worth emulating. "New era of responsibility" - BS.
* Except blow a huge wad of cash the country does not have on a party.
Well, the campaign he ran is the envy of politicians everywhere and one they will all study and try to emulate. He got a staggering and record amount of contributions and his campaign was almost completely devoid of infighting. He also built probably the largest grass roots organization of volunteers ever.
He may have done nothing as President yet but the above is enough for most politicians to wet themselves over. 
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