I decided I should witness the presidential transfer of power events even though I don’t support the felon fellow taking over.Andy had other plans for me.I chose c-span because commercial station commentators tend to talk over things they feel are less important for viewers to hear. You know, like the things more important than their chatter.It pisses me off when they do that, almost as much as when a kitty wants my attention when I’m forcing myself to participate, peripherally, in what feels like an act of responsible citizenship.Andy persists….He gives me “kitten eyes.”“Aw shit, Andy! I’m trying to watch the inauguration of that felon fellow. It’s historic, genuinely a first in our country’s history.”
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Shortly after Andy got his way, there was a parade of former presidents into the Capitol rotunda to clownish music played by the US Marine band. It was unsettling.
Other notables got more seemly music, nice bouncy martial music. (No, they did not goose step! Be nice!)
Then, there was a pleasing interval of Classical music, followed by some vocal music with patriotic themes.
The old president got the “Hail to the Chief ” fanfare one final time.
I waited for what the new old president would get.
The new vice president guy got a bouncy Souza march fanfare – nice! – then the new old president got patriotic hymn-like music for his entrance and the usual applause and calls of “USA! USA!”
The rest happened. Quite an improvement over 2021!
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32 thoughts on “21Jan25: responsible citizenship…”
I was secretly hoping Andy would show his rear end to the presidential palaver. Louis Catorze did this when they televised the Queen’s funeral. Cat Daddy has photos but I haven’t dared show them to anyone because, much as I hate the monarchy, it’s a bit disrespectful.
I can appreciate that. Though I regard poorly the felon now in the White House, others following this blog see no problem with him. I try to minimize my disdain and open comments about him, but he is not good for us or the world. I mean, how handled the COVID-19 pandemic and not an epidemic of chicken flu that’s crossing over to other animals through raw milk and raw chicken fed to cats, for example, has the potential to cause many dead humans. The Center for Diseasr Control
has been ordered not to track and publish disease information or distribute information to heath care people in hospitals controls to contain this outbreak. How irresponsible is that? Breaking contact with the WHO…. The man is an ignorant fool!
Maybe it’s because I’m not a politician, but it seems like people in their70s and 80s (and 90s) would have founds something better to do with their time than spend it fighting in Washington.
Make me a kitty cat! I try to be serious about citizenship because, regardless of current affairs and how I view them, I cherish my country and what it offers me.
I do, too, Dolly. I voted the first time ever in a US Army barracks in then-West Germany. The barracks had been used by Kaiser Wilhelm’s troops, African troops of French Occupation Forces after WWI, 3rd Reich troops till the end of WWII, when US troops took the
over. Need I note the weight of history and the moment of exercising my right as a citizen of the USA made me feel great pride to being there as a citizen of one the free countries that had helped liberate and return Germany to be a strong democratic country after 12 years of the worst dictatorship of our times. I only wish more than 60 or so percent of voters realized how important it is to be informed and to vote.
I cannot agree more, Doug. I am grateful to this great country for taking me in and proud to be a citizen and able to vote, even in Florida elections. After all, in the old country, we had to vote, but there was only one candidate, rather than a choice.
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I’m grateful that this country opened its doors to people like you who add value to our culture. I hope those times return. The new administration doesn’t understand how a country needs immigrants (and policies that make entry rational and productive) to grow. Japan is resistant to immigrants, so, as it’s people average older and older, the economy there grows very slowly.
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Thank you, kind sir.
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We are living in “interesting times” as the old proverb states.
We did not watch it and purposely avoided the news. I don’t know how this happened. Anyone else would have gone to jail. I think Andy was trying to protect you!
Yes. I think it interesting that the police union that supported him now is upset that he pardoned the insurrectionist mob of 6 January, including one’s involved in vicious beatings and killing of police officers trying to hold them back. He said he was going to do it, so why did they doubt him? (“Oh, because he was just being sarcastic or joking. He never lies.”)
It is a prelude
to the coming years. I would have enjoyed watching the Trump family at church. I understand the Lord’s Prayer was a stumbling block, and DJT had sleeping problems. As a fellow Presbyterian – he was raised as one – I know decons in this church used to walk around the pews as bopping sleepers with long polled collection baskets to wake them up.
Someone who also made herself watch the inauguration told me there were some unintentionally funny things during the ceremony, like Melania wearing that strange black hat and sunglasses indoors (“to keep him from kissing her”) and the clown car music when the old presidents were forced to march in. I told her thanks for taking one for the team, but not even unintentional humor could get me to watch that mess. Maybe Andy was trying to draw your attention away from Cheetos Mussolini in order to save your sanity!
I live a more cloistered life. I don’t know anyone who got through the whole thing, if at all. I did feel obligated as a citizen to try at least, but am counting on the highlights to appear elsewhere. Yes, Melania’s hat was strategic and an effective deterrent to any icky PDA with the spouse.
I saw enough elsewhere, too. Just watching what I did on a neutral channel proved not as helpful as I thought it would be because viewer call-ins on lines designated for R, D, and I still meant hearing the brainwashed thoughts of some people.
I was secretly hoping Andy would show his rear end to the presidential palaver. Louis Catorze did this when they televised the Queen’s funeral. Cat Daddy has photos but I haven’t dared show them to anyone because, much as I hate the monarchy, it’s a bit disrespectful.
I can appreciate that. Though I regard poorly the felon now in the White House, others following this blog see no problem with him. I try to minimize my disdain and open comments about him, but he is not good for us or the world. I mean, how handled the COVID-19 pandemic and not an epidemic of chicken flu that’s crossing over to other animals through raw milk and raw chicken fed to cats, for example, has the potential to cause many dead humans. The Center for Diseasr Control
has been ordered not to track and publish disease information or distribute information to heath care people in hospitals controls to contain this outbreak. How irresponsible is that? Breaking contact with the WHO…. The man is an ignorant fool!
Maybe it’s because I’m not a politician, but it seems like people in their70s and 80s (and 90s) would have founds something better to do with their time than spend it fighting in Washington.
True. It seems to have started with Newt Gingrich, maybe earlier with Reagan.
You strive to be a responsible citizen, Doug, but Mr Andy doesn’t have to. All he has to do is look gorgeous.
Make me a kitty cat! I try to be serious about citizenship because, regardless of current affairs and how I view them, I cherish my country and what it offers me.
Quite so. I make sure to vote, regardless of all the jokes about the Florida elections.
I do, too, Dolly. I voted the first time ever in a US Army barracks in then-West Germany. The barracks had been used by Kaiser Wilhelm’s troops, African troops of French Occupation Forces after WWI, 3rd Reich troops till the end of WWII, when US troops took the
over. Need I note the weight of history and the moment of exercising my right as a citizen of the USA made me feel great pride to being there as a citizen of one the free countries that had helped liberate and return Germany to be a strong democratic country after 12 years of the worst dictatorship of our times. I only wish more than 60 or so percent of voters realized how important it is to be informed and to vote.
I cannot agree more, Doug. I am grateful to this great country for taking me in and proud to be a citizen and able to vote, even in Florida elections. After all, in the old country, we had to vote, but there was only one candidate, rather than a choice.
I’m grateful that this country opened its doors to people like you who add value to our culture. I hope those times return. The new administration doesn’t understand how a country needs immigrants (and policies that make entry rational and productive) to grow. Japan is resistant to immigrants, so, as it’s people average older and older, the economy there grows very slowly.
Thank you, kind sir.
We are living in “interesting times” as the old proverb states.
With all that implies!
We did not watch it and purposely avoided the news. I don’t know how this happened. Anyone else would have gone to jail. I think Andy was trying to protect you!
Yes. I think it interesting that the police union that supported him now is upset that he pardoned the insurrectionist mob of 6 January, including one’s involved in vicious beatings and killing of police officers trying to hold them back. He said he was going to do it, so why did they doubt him? (“Oh, because he was just being sarcastic or joking. He never lies.”)
If I had a $1 for every person who told him he wouldn’t do the nasty stuff he said, I could fly us both to Paris for lunch.
I hear you!
Andy was likely trying to provide welcome relief … Missed watching here but actually keeping up is probably important, good for you.
It is a prelude
to the coming years. I would have enjoyed watching the Trump family at church. I understand the Lord’s Prayer was a stumbling block, and DJT had sleeping problems. As a fellow Presbyterian – he was raised as one – I know decons in this church used to walk around the pews as bopping sleepers with long polled collection baskets to wake them up.
Someone who also made herself watch the inauguration told me there were some unintentionally funny things during the ceremony, like Melania wearing that strange black hat and sunglasses indoors (“to keep him from kissing her”) and the clown car music when the old presidents were forced to march in. I told her thanks for taking one for the team, but not even unintentional humor could get me to watch that mess. Maybe Andy was trying to draw your attention away from Cheetos Mussolini in order to save your sanity!
I live a more cloistered life. I don’t know anyone who got through the whole thing, if at all. I did feel obligated as a citizen to try at least, but am counting on the highlights to appear elsewhere. Yes, Melania’s hat was strategic and an effective deterrent to any icky PDA with the spouse.
I saw the kiss footage on one of the late night shows. I’ve read about the ‘clown car music’ but not heard it.
The music used for the former presidents had a circus, hence clownish quality about it.
Oh, those kitten eyes!!!
I saw more of the inaug than I wanted via NHK news, Jimmy Kimmel, and BoredPanda.
I saw enough elsewhere, too. Just watching what I did on a neutral channel proved not as helpful as I thought it would be because viewer call-ins on lines designated for R, D, and I still meant hearing the brainwashed thoughts of some people.
love the kitten eyes… we watched it too… and also the horrible comment of the german translator …..
?? Do tell!! I didn’t hear about that.
https://www.reddit.com/r/2westerneurope4u/comments/1i61jyz/german_public_tv_phoenix_translator_forgets_that/ hope the link works ;o)
It worked and I love the guy!!!
Oops! Good and honest commentary always is appreciated!
(It was just on the money!