# Special Feud: The Obama Inauguration by Elendil's Heir \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 19, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984 "2009-01-19T13:25:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/1 "2009-01-19T13:25:49Z")

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**DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS**

**Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer,** to get the most people matching you. Google is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players.

Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points.

If any of you have ideas for Feuds -_and would like me to score them_- PM me and I’ll get you on [The List.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=478936&page=2)

_ **FORMATTING OF ANSWERS IS IMPORTANT!** _

**Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding.[/color] And no quotes, please. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks.  
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The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at **4:00 PM Central** on Tuesday, 01/20/09 whichever comes first.

Good luck!

1. Which president gave the best inaugural address in history?
2. Which president gave the worst inaugural address in history?
3. What will be the official Park Service estimate of how many people actually show up to hear President Obama’s inaugural address?
4. How many minutes will Obama’s address last?
5. Of 1, 30, 60 or 90 days, how long before a prominent Republican declares the Obama Administration a failure?
6. Who’s Obama’s best Cabinet pick?
7. Who’s his worst Cabinet pick?
8. Will the phrase “Yes we can” appear in the inaugural address?
9. Mrs. Obama’s coat at the Inauguration will be what color?
10. Who’s cuter, Malia or Sasha?

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/2 "2009-01-19T13:56:44Z")

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1. John F. Kennedy
2. William Henry Harrison
3. Two million
4. 30
5. 60
6. Hillary Clinton
7. Hillary Clinton
8. Yes
9. White
10. Sasha  
6&7 - covering my bets! 😃

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/3 "2009-01-19T14:01:12Z")

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1. John F. Kennedy
2. Harrison
3. one million
4. 15
5. 90
6. Clinton
7. Vilsack
8. Yes, it will
9. Black
10. Malia

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/4 "2009-01-19T14:02:17Z")

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1. Lincoln (second inaugural)
2. William Henry Harrison
3. 300,000
4. 30
5. 30
6. Eric Holder
7. Hillary Clinton
8. No
9. Red
10. Sasha

(1,2: not that I’ve got any stored memories of inauguration speeches)  
(6,7: Not near enough of a wonk to have any confidence in these)

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**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/5 "2009-01-19T14:16:37Z")

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1. John F. Kennedy
2. William Henry Harrison
3. 1 million
4. 30
5. 90
6. Hillary Clinton
7. Timothy Geithner
8. Yes
9. Blue
10. Sasha
11. They’re both cute, but younger is usually cuter, right?

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/6 "2009-01-19T14:20:57Z")

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I’m leaving this one for you Americans.

I’ll just go around the square hawking “red white and blue” pies to those attenting.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/7 "2009-01-19T14:39:16Z")

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1. John Kennedy

2. William Henry Harrison

3. 1 million

4. 20

5. 60

6. Holder

7. Clinton

8. Yes

9. Blue

10. Sasha  
Notes:

11. I actually think FDR’s “nothing to fear” is better – and more apropos these days – but I’m going for points.

12. Equally cute, but gotta give it to the younger sister, being a younger sister myself. 😉

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/8 "2009-01-19T15:10:03Z")

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1. JFK
2. William Henry Harrison
3. 3,000,000
4. 20
5. 1
6. Hillary Clinton
7. Hillary Clinton
8. Yes
9. Blue
10. Sasha

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**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/9 "2009-01-19T15:14:22Z")

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1. Andrew Jackson
2. Hayes
3. 2 million
4. 35
5. 30
6. Hillary
7. Hillary
8. Yes
9. Blue
10. Sasha (Edited for typo)

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/10 "2009-01-19T15:32:38Z")

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1. Kennedy

2. Bush jr

3. 2 mill

4. 45 min

5. 1

6. Chu

7. Geithner

8. Yes

9. Red

10. Sasha

11. Limbaugh has been blaming Obama for months already.

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/11 "2009-01-19T15:46:38Z")

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1. Abraham Lincoln
2. William Henry Harrison
3. 3 Million
4. 45
5. 30
6. Hillary clinton
7. Hillary Clinton
8. No
9. Black
10. Sasha

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**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/12 "2009-01-19T15:53:20Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. William Henry Harrison
3. 4 million
4. 15
5. 1
6. Robert Gates
7. Bill Richardson
8. yes
9. red
10. Sasha
11. Second Inaugural Address
12. longest one in history, plus he got sick and died
13. darn…I liked Richardson

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**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/13 "2009-01-19T15:56:24Z")

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1. Lincoln
2. William Henry Harrison
3. 2.5 million
4. 15
5. 60
6. Attorney General
7. Hillary Clinton for State
8. Yes
9. Light blue
10. Malia  
Commentary:
11. Lincoln’s second address, to be specific
12. WHH’s address was one of the longest, and he died of complications from being in the bad weather that long.
13. HRC is trouble waiting to happen, she did not take kindly to losing the nomination.

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/14 "2009-01-19T16:25:25Z")

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1. JFK
2. William Henry Harrison
3. One million
4. 30
5. 1
6. Hillary Clinton
7. Hillary Clinton
8. Yes
9. White
10. Shasha

Notes:

1. I’d say Lincoln’s were actually better, but I’m betting this will skew to the more recent (ETA–Looking over the other answers maybe I should’ve stuck with Lincoln after all)
2. When your inaugural address leads to you dropping dead 30 days later, that’s pretty bad
3. Hell, weren’t Rush, et al, kvetching about the 'Obama Recession" before he took office  
6&7. Hedging bets with a choice that will be popular with both camps

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**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/15 "2009-01-19T16:30:17Z")

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1. John F Kennedy
2. William H Harrison
3. 1 Million
4. 20 minutes
5. 90
6. Hillary Clinton
7. Timothy Geithner
8. No
9. Red
10. Sasha

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/16 "2009-01-19T16:37:28Z")

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1. FDR
2. George W. Bush
3. 500,000
4. 30
5. 90
6. Robert Gates
7. Hillary Clinton
8. Yes
9. White
10. Malia

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/17 "2009-01-19T17:41:31Z")

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1. John F Kennedy
2. Harrison
3. 500 000
4. 40
5. 60
6. Gates
7. Clinton
8. No
9. Blue
10. Sasha

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/18 "2009-01-19T19:10:33Z")

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1. Abraham Lincoln (second term)
2. William H. Harrison
3. 2.5 million
4. 35
5. 60
6. Steven Chu
7. Hillary Clinton
8. 0
9. Blue
10. Tie

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**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/19 "2009-01-19T19:20:31Z")

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1. Kennedy
2. Carter
3. 1 million
4. 45
5. 1
6. Biden
7. Clinton
8. No
9. Red
10. Malia

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-the-obama-inauguration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/481984/20 "2009-01-19T19:30:10Z")

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1. JFK
2. William Henry Harrison
3. 1,000,000
4. 15
5. 30
6. Clinton
7. Richardson
8. no
9. black
10. Sasha

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