Darth InSidious Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I saw bits of this in the pub, in between being bored off my tits by the Glaswegian next to me about Baroness Thatcher, the civil rights movement, secularism and the Problems Of Today (batteries not included). Things which occurred to me: 1) Obama is a brilliant orator - quite possibly the best in the English-speaking world at the moment. Although given the competition, that isn't saying much. Nonetheless, he's good. 2) The rest were not. At times, some of them seemed actually incoherent, although the dodgy subtitles may not have helped this impression. 3) Awful music. John Williams? Has your country sunk so low that its greatest composer is a dealer in trashy film scores? I'll take Zadok the Priest and the possibility of despotism, kthx. 4) You appear to have the wrong lyrics for "God Save the Queen". 5) I had no idea that the Capitol Building was that big. 6) There is NO point 6. 7) Obama's victory bears a certain resemblance to two other historical outsiders to climb the greasy pole: Cicero and Disraeli. The question is whether or not he, like them, will prove to be more style than substance. Cynicism suggests so, given his style of rhetoric, but time will tell. 8) We are now on a ~50 year countdown to an American emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 5) I had no idea that the Capitol Building was that big.The actual stands for the VIPs aren't permanently part of the Capitol, they're just makeshift stands fashioned to resemble the building; they're only used for inaugurations. 8) We are now on a ~50 year countdown to an American emperor.Strange, I thought we already had Nixon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 3) Awful music. John Williams? Has your country sunk so low that its greatest composer is a dealer in trashy film scores? I'll take Zadok the Priest and the possibility of despotism, kthx. Trashy film scores? what? I understand what you're saying, but John Williams is a musical genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 The actual stands for the VIPs aren't permanently part of the Capitol, they're just makeshift stands fashioned to resemble the building; they're only used for inaugurations. Ah, that explains a lot. Strange, I thought we already had Nixon. 1) Wasn't deified; 2) Bears only a vague resemblance to Vespasian (although Dr. Kissenger...); 3) Would look awful in purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 3) Awful music. John Williams? Has your country sunk so low that its greatest composer is a dealer in trashy film scores? I'll take Zadok the Priest and the possibility of despotism, kthx. To be fair, John Williams is possibly about as close as the US could get to Handel. And it's that, or more Sousa (like there isn't enough already). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedak Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 3) Awful music. John Williams? Has your country sunk so low that its greatest composer is a dealer in trashy film scores? I'll take Zadok the Priest and the possibility of despotism, kthx. What show were you watching? It was great! A little slow paced at some parts, but everything sounded great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Trashy film scores? what? I understand what you're saying, but John Williams is a musical genius. To be fair, John Williams is possibly about as close as the US could get to Handel. And it's that, or more Sousa (like there isn't enough already). I cannot accept that a country of 120 million which has now existed for 200 years has produced only one decent composer. What show were you watching? It was great! A little slow paced at some parts, but everything sounded great. It was nice. Pre-packaged, freeze-dried, utterly uninteresting and about as equal to the occasion as a dripping tap. A word for it would be 'dull', and describing it as an original composition was a laugh. The middle sequence was particularly execrable, with the motif ripped from the tackier end of happy-clappy Christian 'worship music'. The rest was little more than lift music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salzella Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 in between being bored off my tits by the Glaswegian next to me about Baroness Thatcher, the civil rights movement, secularism and the Problems Of Today (batteries not included). always one isn't there? or at least one even. did the Problems Of Today include the NHS? it usually does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 He had a very interesting speech--a good one. Watched the it at school for a couple of hours. You could definately feel the excitement even through the TV. I am sure that had a good day. I look forward to see what he will do for the country... Obama's Theme Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volar the Healer Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thinking of President Obama's inauguration... "So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thinking of President's Obama's inauguration... "So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause." Hehe... No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedak Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thinking of President's Obama's inauguration... "So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause." I'm not a "Change Zombie"...but really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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