# Biden & Harris Inauguration Predictions **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 8, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071 "2020-11-08T18:16:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/102 "2021-01-18T20:54:36Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > They need to drive Donnie home in a golf cart. Maybe Romney could meet him at the airport and put him in a crate on top of his car. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/103 "2021-01-18T21:04:49Z")
Oooooo! I like it! Let Gail Collins know so she can write a column about it. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/104 "2021-01-18T21:07:23Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@BobLibDem](#): > > > > Just out of curiosity, are there two presidential limos? I assume one will be in Florida to drive Donnie to his golf club, but I doubt it could be flown back to DC in time for Biden to go to Arlington. So does Joe have to wait for the limo to get back or is there a second one? > > They need to drive Donnie home in a golf cart. - [E-Z-GO One](https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/5f7755175b33964912365df9/master/pass/donald-trump-golfing.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/105 "2021-01-18T22:50:35Z")
> [@anny\_m](#): > > Is thanking your predecessor a relatively new thing? If not, why didnā€™t Kennedy thank Eisenhower? Iā€™ll share a few: Clinton in 1993: On behalf of our nation, I salute my predecessor, President Bush, for his half-century of service to America. Bush in 2001: As I begin, I thank President Clinton for his service to our nationā€¦ Bush in 1989: There is a man here who has earned a lasting place in our hearts and in our history. President Reagan, on behalf of our Nation, I thank you for the wonderful things that you have done for America. Reagan in 1981: Mr. President[addressing Carter], I want our fellow citizens to know how much you did to carry on this tradition. By your gracious cooperation in the transition process, you have shown a watching world that we are a united people pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any other, and I thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity which is the bulwark of our Republic. Carter in 1977: For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land. Nixon did not in 1969. He addressed Johnson in the opening, but didnā€™t say anything about him. Just right into the speech. I presume you all saw that Obama did. Trump did, too, those his speech is INSANE. Seriously, read it sometime. Itā€™s insane. Trump in 2017: Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/106 "2021-01-18T23:11:06Z")
I just love the optics of Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden and wives all laying a wreath at Arlington cemetery together while the Trumps slink off back to Florida. It just underscores how there is an exclusive group of all past presidents that Trump will never be a part of. (I do not doubt that without Covid and the fact that they are in their 90s, the Carters would also have attended). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/107 "2021-01-18T23:17:14Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > It just underscores how there is an exclusive group of all past presidents that Trump will never be a part of. There will never be a picture of all the former presidents that includes him. I donā€™t think he will attend any future funerals of other presidents or will be invited. Not after how his presidency ended. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/108 "2021-01-19T01:01:17Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > There will never be a picture of all the former presidents that includes him. I donā€™t think he will attend any future funerals of other presidents or will be invited. Not after how his presidency ended. In the future, I hope it is referred to as ā€œThe Trump Interregnumā€ ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/109 "2021-01-19T01:40:42Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Well, if the timer were set for noon on the 21st that would also suggest a lack of intellect and expertise, right? šŸ˜² šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø Guess I want the anxiety to be over so badly that I mentally traveled to the 21st. ---
**Author:** ![CoconutPete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coconutpete/32/5294_2.png) [@CoconutPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoconutPete)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/110 "2021-01-19T01:44:47Z")
I doubt it will happen but I sincerely hope that at some point President-Elect Biden will mention something about malarkey! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/111 "2021-01-19T02:06:25Z")
[He needs to crack open an Icehouse beer right after he takes the oath.](https://politics.theonion.com/biden-says-life-better-than-it-was-4-years-ago-but-noth-1819573866) ---
**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/112 "2021-01-19T05:07:10Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > In the future, I hope it is referred to as ā€œThe Trump Interregnumā€ Part of me hopes that some day his presidency will be vacated from the history books, kind of like how the NCAA vacated the USC football teamā€™s 2005 season. Maybe the publishers can leave in a short blurb about how his actions are, point for point, what _not_ to do as president. Sadly, I donā€™t think people really learn from their mistakes, and the same mistakes of the past will be repeated in the future over and over again. But hey, one can dream. ---
**Author:** ![Dadtheinhaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dadtheinhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dadtheinhaler)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/113 "2021-01-19T05:30:39Z")
Trump will gloat about the important thing - how there were more people at his inauguration than Bidenā€™s. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/114 "2021-01-19T06:24:05Z")
> [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](#): > > Sadly, I donā€™t think people really learn from their mistakes, and the same mistakes of the past will be repeated in the future over and over again. History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. -- Karl Marx (as commonly quoted, actually a slight paraphrase.) ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/115 "2021-01-19T06:59:01Z")
> [@Dadtheinhaler](#): > > Trump will gloat about the important thing - how there were more people at his inauguration than Bidenā€™s. Biden can claim there were 25,000 National Guardspeople at his. Can Trump claim that? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/116 "2021-01-19T13:33:00Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > The Trump **Interregnum** This is a wonderful word, thank you. I hate that the two best words Iā€™ve learned in the last year have been a direct result of that buffoon. (The other being ā€œ[kakistocracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy)ā€.) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/117 "2021-01-19T22:11:36Z")
What do I need to watch on TV and when? I only get PBS over the air. No other stations or cable. Only streaming. I can watch stuff on my computer. Thereā€™s something this evening, right? Memorial for COVID victims? When is that? What about tomorrow? Whatā€™s the schedule for TV? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/118 "2021-01-19T22:23:17Z")
Okay. Looks like [The White House](https://bideninaugural.org/watch/) is the place. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/119 "2021-01-19T22:37:06Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Memorial for COVID victims? When is that? It was 5:30. It just finished. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/120 "2021-01-19T22:40:28Z")
I am so thankful that in 24 hours, Joe Biden will be president. What a relief. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071/121 "2021-01-19T22:43:20Z")
Yes, I just watched it at [pbs.org](http://pbs.org). Very moving. All those lights. A new era. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-harris-inauguration-predictions/925071.md?page=7)