What I said, some to Hannah, some to our 8- and 9-yo boys, who were made to watch the inauguration in lieu of the American History we usually study together on Tuesday mornings:
There's the man who was president when I was a little girl. And the man who was president when I was in high school. And there's the man who was president when I was in college.
Look at all the people waving flags! That's beautiful.
You know what? That lady can wear ANY HAT SHE WANTS.
Itzhak Perlman? Yo-yo Ma? John Williams? "Simple Gifts?" Cool!
That Bible he's using right now, to put his hand on? That's Abraham Lincoln's own Bible. We'll get to learn more about Lincoln later this year.
I don't care what your politics are, this kind of pageantry — the transfer of power — it really, really is an amazing thing to watch. And don't you think both Bush and Obama have been remarkably graceful in public over the past few weeks, considering?
Joseph Lowery totally kicks Rick Warren's butt. Wait a minute, did he really say what I thought he said?
Yes, you've heard that song before. It's The Stars And Stripes Forever.
Don't complain. That wasn't so long as political speeches go. Wait till I make you read Washington's and Jefferson's inaugural addresses and see what you think.
What my son said:
Mom? Is it true that Barack Obama is our first Hawaiian-African president?
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