# Obama Inauguration Speech Predictions? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 19, 2009, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967 "2009-01-19T09:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967/21 "2009-01-20T00:06:55Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Okay, my fucking cable is out (thanks, cocksuckers!!!) and they can’t send a dude to fix it til Wednesday!!! I’m going to miss the greatest speech of my lifetime. I’m calling them back to cop a plea. > > I expect nothing short of a weeping-between-standing-up-and-cheering kind of event. Wanna come over? ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967/22 "2009-01-20T00:22:54Z")
> [@xanthous](#): > > He will not, however, utter the word ‘Palin’ What about Maverick? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967/23 "2009-01-20T01:02:31Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > “Excuse me while I whip this out…” I would quit my job to work for his re-election campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967/24 "2009-01-20T02:57:27Z")
Caught part of Rush Limbaugh today, he was saying that it will be regarded as the best speech ever given, it will be engraved in marble by the end of the day and that a special bill will be pushed through to allow it to be placed in a monument in DC that will be bigger than the Washington Monument. :rolleyes: I expect it will be good, maybe even great, but I’m not sure any speech can live up to the hype at this point. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967/25 "2009-01-20T05:55:48Z")
I predict he’ll reference MLK and “the dream”. As a matter of fact, I’d bet this months mortgage on it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mecaenas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mecaenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mecaenas)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967/26 "2009-01-20T12:08:35Z")
I predict a rousing speech covering all the popular hits of ‘freedom’ and ‘liberty’ delivered by one of the best orators around today. Shortly followed by a honeymoon period with the public where he can do very little wrong, then followed by a crash back down to reality when we all realise that the economy is still in the toilet, Wall Street walks away untouched and life goes on pretty much as it did before. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967/27 "2009-01-20T12:14:56Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Wanna come over? Thanks, **WhyNot**. I already made plans to go to my dad’s to watch (and grab a handful of movies to tide us over until Cocksuckers, Inc. show up for the repair). Your offer is much appreciated, though!!! This is one event I’d have to be under anesthesia to miss! ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967/28 "2009-01-20T12:30:08Z")
I’m certain it will be better than anything Bush ever did. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-inauguration-speech-predictions/481967.md?page=1)