"I, state your name..."
One thing bothered me about President Obama's otherwise flawless swearing in ceremony - the most important moment of all, the oath.
Chief Justice John Roberts read it incorrectly. He said, and Obama repeated back to him - "I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will execute the office of President of the United States faithfully."
The way it's worded in the Constitution is - "I [Barack Hussein Obama] do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States."
Roberts goofed it up plain and simple. When Obama got to the part where "faithfully" should have been, he stopped as though he knew what he was supposed to say next, but it was not what Roberts had just said. Obviously Obama had practiced, but decided to just repeat Roberts' version.
Over on Fox News Chris Wallace joked - at least I think he was joking - that because Obama's oath of office was slightly messed up that he's not really President.
So, will this be just like the "birth certificate" false controversy - an apparent attempt to deny the legitimacy of Obama by trying to disqualify him on a technicality. You know, I don't remember the right-wingers caring too much about technicalities in 2000 when Bush became president under questionable circumstances.
Anyway, if Chris Wallace is thinking it, then some wingnut, somewhere, is already filing a lawsuit.
Actually, Barack Obama became president 5 minutes before he placed his hand in the air and swore the oath. It doesn't matter if the oath was flubbed...the US Constitution states that the President Elect will become President at noon on January 20th, period...with or without the oath.
Ah well...it doesn't matter anyway since his birth certificate is fake, he was born in another country, his mother renounced her citizenship, and he swore in on a Bible that was a Koran in disguise...
But seriously folks...Obama smiled and was gracious about the oath flub so I should be too. After all, Roberts will have another chance to get it right four years from now.
