# What happened to the Presidential Inauguration? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740 "2005-01-20T16:40:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740/121 "2005-01-24T18:27:44Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > What kind of argument is this? So then future inaugurations _should shut the fuck up about god_. If it’s a tradition then let’s break the fucker. Well, the thread is titled, “What happened to the Presidential Inauguration?” This suggests a change, as opposed to a title like, say, “Presidential Inauguration - Same Old God Stuff!” It is thus relevant to point out that there has been no real change… that nothing “happened.” I agree that this doesn’t prove the value of the practice, of course; it could be that the tradition has always been ill-advised. Of course, I don’t agree with that either, but that’s another subject. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740/122 "2005-01-24T19:00:22Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Well, the thread is titled, “What happened to the Presidential Inauguration?” This suggests a change, as opposed to a title like, say, “Presidential Inauguration - Same Old God Stuff!” It is thus relevant to point out that there has been no real change… that nothing “happened.” People usually don’t say “Clinton got a blowjob” to make us aware that politicians have and always will be assholes either, I feel that’s the same case here. In this case I understand you bringing this to attention, and I agree with your point. > [@](#): > > I agree that this doesn’t prove the value of the practice, of course; it could be that the tradition has always been ill-advised. > > Of course, I don’t agree with that either, but that’s another subject. I don’t think either of us want to go there. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740/123 "2005-01-24T19:06:26Z")
Notably, no one has started a Pit thread titled, “What happened to Hillary Clinton?”. She [gave a speech](http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/01/20/sen_clinton_urges_use_of_faith_based_initiatives?mode=PF) the day before the inauguration, invoking God no less than six times, declaring her support for faith-based initiatives, and revealing that she is “a praying person”. She said that people of faith should be allowed to “live out their faith in the public square”. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740/124 "2005-01-24T19:13:43Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Notably, no one has started a Pit thread titled, “What happened to Hillary Clinton?”. She [gave a speech](http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/01/20/sen_clinton_urges_use_of_faith_based_initiatives?mode=PF) the day before the inauguration, invoking God no less than six times, declaring her support for faith-based initiatives, and revealing that she is “a praying person”. She said that people of faith should be allowed to “live out their faith in the public square”. Well I’m covered. I never liked the little carpet bagging slimball. Add her to the “STFU about god” list. Anyone else to add **Lib**? Is it possible for people to get worked up about something without having to mention every single instance of it throughout recorded history? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740/125 "2005-01-24T19:26:05Z")
Here’s what Slick Hillary is going to do. She’s going to cleanse the Democratic Party of its cacophonous and hysterical special interests. She’s going to soften the rhetoric about wealth distribution schemes. She’s going to mollify the Black church majority that opposes gay marriage. And she’s going to disavow those who bash people of faith as extremists. She’s going to wrestle away from Bush some of the most important and classic liberal buzzwords, like “freedom”. She’s going to profess her allegiance to America, and her suspicions of the UN. She’s going to do all this because of two things: (1) she wants to run for president, and (2) she’s smart. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740/126 "2005-01-24T19:37:41Z")
No way mon, ain’t happening. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740/127 "2005-01-24T20:06:34Z")
Sounds like you can’t wait to vote for her, **Lib**! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740/128 "2005-01-25T01:13:54Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Interesting tidbit I heard the other day (from the Diane Rheam show??): John F. Kennedy reportedly caused a great deal of consternation by refusing to wear a hat to his inauguration. He said he didn’t look good in a hat. 150 years of protocol dictated that the president wear a hat. You have to wonder how many Tums his staff downed because of his decision to break that tradition. [Somebody needs to look at Snopes before she shoots her mouth off on the radio.](http://www.snopes.com/history/american/jfkhat.htm) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-presidential-inauguration/285740.md?page=6)