good points..,,  I was also taken back by another item prior to- and up to the Oath was Barack's full name.
News announcers as well as 'host' Dianne Feinstein announced him as Barack H. O'Bama  and others have only stated  Barack O'Bama.., where as the point of reference during the swearing in gave his true middle name as Hussein .  (One of which I'm sure a small portion of Americans did not know he had the same middle name as a certain someone else..          ) 
I mean,, how many George Bush 's  or Bill Clintons are there in the world  ??   

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I was amazed he missed or screwed up a line of oath as well., as his twenty minute speech he gave soon after was dead on, not scripted, as he never looked down once or had any notes., Which made me wonder if his speech was memorized to a T, or if the speech came from his heart and needed no memorizing as the words he gave are truly his own. I'm a fine one when it comes to giving speeches, let alone a 20 minute speech. but to give the words a real flow of drama in those minutes was , as all OBamas speeches are., truly mesmerizing., and that is just one of the truly gifted talents of your new president., How lucky you are..    You can have Harper any day.

As most presidents do, he used a teleprompter.  It can be seen on the right hand side of the podium.  He is, as you say, a gifted speaker.  But I can't judge him based on his speaking ability.  I can only judge him based on his actions.

I really don't understand all this excitement.  The man hasn't done a thing yet. 

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I really don't understand all this excitement.  The man hasn't done a thing yet. 

He has of this morning got some special Energy Fix in place., and also got the judges to put a 120 day hold on the Gitmo Prosecutions.. and the day is only half over..

If you remember what George Bush Jr did back in 2001 was take vacation after vacation until 9/11 hit.

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He has of this morning got some special Energy Fix in place., and also got the judges to put a 120 day hold on the Gitmo Prosecutions.. and the day is only half over..

One day does not make a presidency.  Talk to me again in a year or two.  That is when we will know whether or not he is getting anything done.

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If you remember what George Bush Jr did back in 2001 was take vacation after vacation until 9/11 hit.

More propaganda.  The president is never 'on vacation'.  He may be away from the white house, but he is never 'off the job'.  It is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, job.

On a side note, you seem to be under the mistaken impression that I don't like Obama.  I neither like nor dislike him.  The problem I have is that, unlike most of the people who become president, Obama doesn't have a real track record.  I am sorry, but I refuse to get excited simply because he isn't 'Bush'.

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We have chosen hope over fear!   

Thank you!

Or perhaps illusion over substance.

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But so far, he seems to have hit the ground running.

Yes...but which way? Good or bad...only time will tell. Let's see how he deals with the Gaza issue and Hamas. They seem to think that Obama will be more sympathetic and amend Middle Eastern policy compared to the criminal Bush. Let's see how far he goes there. Afterall, a lot of the world's woes stem from Middle Eastern hot-bed issues.

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Or perhaps illusion over substance.

He's only on day 2 - it's too early to say one way so please cut a little slack considering new Presidents are judged on their first 101 days of service.  But so far, he seems to have hit the ground running.

My question is not based on 1 day in office, but on his entire political career to date!

Feel free to cut him all the slack you wish, but please don't tell me it's too early to tell exactly what we've gotten.

Anybody that objectively looked at his record instead of swooning over his speeches, already knows.

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