Comments on: Trump’s Inauguration speech

By: Tom Grey

Tom Grey — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:26:08 +0000

Thanks for transcript and great comments, Neo. Especially the exaggeration about being more tested than any other; Lincoln was more tested. Ike as general before becoming President.

But it’s a subjective truth, since no other President has been impeached twice, which is a challenge to their Presidency, and is pretty objectively true.

By: R2L

R2L — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:40:56 +0000

AesopFan: “Meetings of presidents & presidents-to-be.”
From those two photos, also interesting that Trump is to the right of Reagan, while Biden is to the left of Carter!! Make of that what we will?

By: DAVID FOSTER

DAVID FOSTER — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:38:28 +0000

Some lines from the speech: “The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts. The call of the next great adventure resounds from within our souls. Our American ancestors turned a small group of colonies on the edge of a vast continent into a mighty republic of the most extraordinary citizens on earth….Americans pushed thousands of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness”….reminded me of a Tom Russell song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNoh9wnlzgU

(though I’m not sure Tom would approve of his song being cited in this context)

By: Skip

Skip — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:24:55 +0000

Normally would have been working , but luckily had to work night shift so got to watch it.
It’s going to be a fun 4 years

By: JohnTyler

JohnTyler — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:11:51 +0000

A big question is how many and how often “republicans” will try to sandbag Trump policies.
Forming circular firing squads is a unique talent that republicans possess. You’ll rarely see democrats to this.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:37:22 +0000

I watched Trump, in the Oval Office, last night, signing one executive order after another, with running commentary and answers to reporters’ questions. It is good to have a live president again.

By: Christopher B

Christopher B — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:21:20 +0000

A Presidental Pardon only affects Federal actions so I’m quite sure a person pardoned by Biden can claim the Fifth Amendment if charged in a state court (one of the reasons for the state actions against Trump in NY and GA). The USSC case (Burdick v US) regarding the Fifth Amendment and pardons originated because the Woodrow Wilson administration was trying to compel testimony by nullifying the right to avoid self-incrimination via the pardons. It established the right to refuse a pardon to preserve that right, though some dispute that it defined acceptance of a pardon as an admission of guilt.

By: J.J.

J.J. — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:51:32 +0000

Amazed, amused, and happy. Welcome back President Trump.

DJT said what no other pol would say on this occasion. He called out the corruption and venality of his predecessor to his face. One thing to accept about Trump, he knows how to play rough.

I am amazed that the resistance is still not organized. I am happy to see there has been little in the way of violence. But it’s early days. When the deportations begin, there may be more pushback.

The state of WA is, like CA, preparing to hinder deportations. We’ll see how far they get.

Anyway, even the news conferences will be amazing, amusing, and transparent for the next four years.

By: om

om — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:39:47 +0000

the fundamental transformation

finally ending, shown for what it always was by FJB?

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:21:26 +0000

An apt commentary on the day, being as a picture is worth a thousand words (was that pre- or post-Bidenflation?)

Meetings of presidents & presidents-to-be.
https://accordingtohoyt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/img.png?w=526

I’m not sure if this is an authentic photo, it may just be fake but accurate (h/t Dan Rather).
https://accordingtohoyt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gg_ifycwmaavmj0.jpg?w=680

Once Trump’s nominees for office are approved, life is really going to get interesting.
https://accordingtohoyt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1726795741508149248.jpg?w=563

Which is why Biden issued so many pardons in his last days and (literally) minutes.
https://accordingtohoyt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1727248027619434496.jpg?w=782