# Stop the Inauguration... it's killing me!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [January 20, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746 "2005-01-20T17:19:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/1 "2005-01-20T17:19:39Z")
OK, I didn’t have any particular plans to watch the inauguration. In fact, I had completely forgotten it was today. So I turn on the news, and I hear the last few sentences of Bush’s speech, and then the music starts playing.
What the hell kind of music is that? It sounds like some kind of cross between the Star Wars theme, a Christmas carol, and a barber shop quartet. Is that the music they’ve been using to force confessions out of the Gitmo detainees? Jesus H. Christ, I’ve never heard anything worse. Michael Hung sounds better than that!
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/2 "2005-01-20T17:31:28Z")
Dude, I know you’re conservative, and I have no intention of insulting you here, but…
Do Republicans have any fucking sense of musical taste whatsoever?
Remember when Reagan was inaugurated, and he had Donny Osmond singing “Ronny B. Goode”?
Or when there was some government shindig, and someone (James Watt?) cancelled the Beach Boys because they were the “wrong element”, and got Wayne Newton instead?
Or the fact that Bush’s favorite band is Frankie Vallie?
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### Author:  [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/3 "2005-01-20T17:32:33Z")
I think you mean William Hung.
I was looking forward to watching the part where they brought Saddam out naked in a cage and paraded him around while the spectators threw stuff at him. They never show the best parts on the news . _pout_
OK, I stole that from the Onion. But its funny.
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/4 "2005-01-20T17:35:41Z")
I heard him say something about the “unprecedented advance of freedom” during his regime and my irony meter broke.
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### Author:  [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/5 "2005-01-20T17:41:45Z")
I’m surprised they’re using _any_ music, seeing as most folks in this administration have trouble grasping anything more complicated than a thousand-Hertz sine wave.
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### Author:  [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/6 "2005-01-20T17:50:05Z")
> [@Ghanima](#):
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> I think you mean William Hung.
No, he probably is referring to William’s less-talented brother, Michael.
NOTE: The above was a joke. This poster knows of the existence of no such person as Michael “Less Talented Then His Brother William” Hung.
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### Author:  [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/7 "2005-01-20T17:50:19Z")
Oh my god yes, the music SUCKS!
I started a thread about one of the loser singers (Mary Haskell) yesterday in Cafe Society.
The snippets of music I saw this morning were equally crappy. I was so disturbed by the musical selections I did a little digging around the internet to find out more. Here is something I discovered:
“… a Senate staffer who sang in a college quartet with Trent Lott will perform a song written by John Ashcroft … called “Let the Eagle Soar”…”
It explains a lot. God save us!
For full story see here:
[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/shared/news/politics/stories/01/06inauguration.html](http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/shared/news/politics/stories/01/06inauguration.html)
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### Author:  [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/8 "2005-01-20T17:53:18Z")
> [@BJMoose](#):
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> I’m surprised they’re using _any_ music, seeing as most folks in this administration have trouble grasping anything more complicated than a thousand-Hertz sine wave.
Let the eagle soar,
Like she’s never soared before.
From rocky coast to golden shore,
Let the mighty eagle soar.
Soar with healing in her wings,
As the land beneath her sings:
‘Only god, no other kings.’
This country’s far too young to die.
We’ve still got a lot of climbing to do,
And we can make it if we try.
Built by toils and struggles
God has led us through.
(I’ll take the 1kHz sine wave, please. ;))
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### Author:  [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/9 "2005-01-20T18:01:21Z")
What disappointed me was the dress that Laura wore to the Black Tie and Boots Ball. It looked like a taffeta house coat. There is no excuse for that.
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### Author:  [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/10 "2005-01-20T18:03:39Z")
> [@stuyguy](#):
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> . . . “… a Senate staffer who sang in a college quartet with Trent Lott will perform a song written by John Ashcroft … called “Let the Eagle Soar”…” . . .
Oh.
My.
Og.
(And to revise and extend my snark: their idea of counterpoint is the old EBS test tones.)
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/11 "2005-01-20T18:16:18Z")
> [@stuyguy](#):
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> “… a Senate staffer who sang in a college quartet with Trent Lott will perform a song written by John Ashcroft … called “Let the Eagle Soar”…”
Being that I own Farenheit 9/11 and have watched it several times, and that I’ve also seen A Patriot Act several times, I’m well aware of the version of this song as sung by the, ahem, “composer.” Please, oh please, cancel that crap and pencil in Michael Hung to do some yodelling. A little mercy, after all.
I have a theory about Abu Graib – the tortures we’ve heard about were staged, so as to cover up the real horror – Iraqi insurgents forced to listen to Ashcroft crooning. After all, there are violations of the Geneva Convention, and then there are the really bad crimes against humanity.
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/12 "2005-01-20T18:41:15Z")
"Hello? Is this Mr. Billy Nelson? _Willy_, yes sir, of course, I’ll make a note of that…Mr. Nelson, this is Otis J. Whiteguy, I’m on the entertainment committee for the Inaugaration Day ceremonies, and we are offering you the honor and privelege of…who, sir? No, sir, my name is not “Kinky”…Whiteguy, Mr. Nelson, not Friedman…No sir, this isn’t a joke at all, we thought that you might feel honored to sing for your fellow Texan, George W…“all hat, no cattle”, yes, sir, I have heard that one, very droll, sir…Well, I can assure that he most certainly is a Texan, Midland is in Texas…I fail to see how that has any bearing, sir, gated community or no…Mr. Bush is a big fan of yours. Mr. Nelson, and your brother Ricky as well…He’s very fond of your “Okie from Muskogee”, a very…Who, sir? Mel Hubbard? Haggard, yes, I see, could you spell that for me?..I don’t really see how F…U…C…K…Y…O…U spells “Haggard”, Mr. Nelson…
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### Author:  [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/13 "2005-01-20T19:45:18Z")
> [@Ghanima](#):
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> I think you mean William Hung.
You’re right. Maybe the fact that I forgot his first name means his 15 minutes are finally coming to an end…
> [@](#):
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> I was looking forward to watching the part where they brought Saddam out naked in a cage and paraded him around while the spectators threw stuff at him. They never show the best parts on the news . _pout_
You you settle for Ann Coulter?
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### Author:  [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/14 "2005-01-20T19:49:39Z")
> [@elucidator](#):
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> "Hello? Is this Mr. Billy Nelson? _Willy_, yes sir, of course, I’ll make a note of that…Mr. Nelson, this is Otis J. Whiteguy, I’m on the entertainment committee for the Inaugaration Day ceremonies, and we are offering you the honor and privelege of…who, sir? No, sir, my name is not “Kinky”…Whiteguy, Mr. Nelson, not Friedman…No sir, this isn’t a joke at all, we thought that you might feel honored to sing for your fellow Texan, George W…“all hat, no cattle”, yes, sir, I have heard that one, very droll, sir…Well, I can assure that he most certainly is a Texan, Midland is in Texas…I fail to see how that has any bearing, sir, gated community or no…Mr. Bush is a big fan of yours. Mr. Nelson, and your brother Ricky as well…He’s very fond of your “Okie from Muskogee”, a very…Who, sir? Mel Hubbard? Haggard, yes, I see, could you spell that for me?..I don’t really see how F…U…C…K…Y…O…U spells “Haggard”, Mr. Nelson…
Outstanding. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/15 "2005-01-20T20:04:24Z")
Willie wouldn’t show because they wouldn’t let him toke up on the White House balcony _this_ time.
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/16 "2005-01-20T20:28:30Z")
> [@Homebrew](#):
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> Willie wouldn’t show because they wouldn’t let him toke up on the White House balcony _this_ time.
Are you talking about Nelson or Clinton?
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### Author:  [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/17 "2005-01-20T20:36:32Z")
[QUOTE=elucidatorNo, sir, my name is not “Kinky”…Whiteguy, Mr. Nelson, not Friedman…[/QUOTE]
Willie should have taken the invitation, so he could sing “What Ever Happened to Peace on Earth” right into Dubya’s face. Now _there_ would be a story.
You do know Kinky Friedman is running for [Governor of Texas](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2998734), right? Makes me want to move right down there and vote for him - except you don’t even have to move there to vote there.
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### Author:  [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-inauguration-its-killing-me/285746/18 "2005-01-20T20:43:31Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> You do know Kinky Friedman is running for [Governor of Texas](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2998734), right?
_Ride 'em Jewboy_!