Question about when Bill Clinton's first inaugural in 1993

[Valerie5555]

I wondered how many also felt a strange sense of "heady upbeatness" at that time, for I sure did.

[alphafemale]

1. "I still believe in a town called Hope" and then Maya Angelou's poem

"ARock, A River, A Tree."

Sure. It was great.

[Valerie5555]

3. Not to mention Mariah Carey's song "Hero" which I am sure may be from that

time as well.

[Lady President]

2. Absolutely

1992 was my first time voting and volunteering for a Presidential election. I was giddy with joy and hope.

I remember the whole day so clearly... I went to a college where you only took one intensive course during the month of Jan. I was taking poli. sci., so I figured it would be appropriate to skip class to watch the inauguration. I cried at Maya Angelou's poem. I jumped up and down and cheered when Clinton gave his address. I made dozens of long distance calls to my mom to share every thought. It was such a happy day for me. :)

[Valerie5555]

5. Unlike those of George W. Bushit

eom.

[Clark2008]

4. It ROCKED

The Tennessee ball was so much fun that, for the first time, I felt the weight of the 12-year oppression that was the hand of Bush the Smarter lift and float away.
I hadn't even known how heavy it was until it was gone.
Of course, now I recognize that heaviness for what it is. Of course, under Bush the Dumber, it's even heavier.

[Valerie5555]

6. Maybe the thing about Bush the more Competent that I liked was his

"Read My Lips, I HATE BROCCOLI" stuff.

[napi21]

17. I LIVE the "Bush the Snarter" clip. Thanks! It made me smile. n/t

[Coloradan4Truth]

7. I did too. I was at the parade with my mates

sitting on top of some D.C. city workers' truck (they nicely let us)so we could see. Spotted the Indigo Girls in the crowd, tried to hear Maya Angelou, but couldn't really. Enjoyed the crowd and the energy.

It was a great day, and wonderful to think that the Reagan/Bush years were finally over. Please let us all feel that way in the near future.

edited for spelling...

[Valerie5555]

9. Bet you wished those hostages could have been freed from Iran earlier so

Carter could have had a second term and the Reagan / Bush years never would have been.

[Coloradan4Truth]

13. Yes - I was only 13 then, but

my family strongly supported Carter, and I voted for him in our school election. I remember the hostage crisis and thought the freeing of them after Reagan was in office was a total sham. Then Reagan fucked up my father's career with his deinstitutionalization policies, and it just got worse for the country and personally for my family. Arrgh! For the Clinton years again!

Yikes, Valerie5555 you've hit on a goldmine of memories and emotions. I'm so sad about where this country is going.

[RandomKoolzip]

8. Yeah, I did.

I felt that we finally had a human in charge...it was all part of a great wave of wonder and joy that arose in that era, culturally, politically, etc.

Unfortunately, I got apathetic after that....After the 92 election, I felt I could finally relax, and I did...whoops!

[Valerie5555]

10. Maybe the main danger of Clinton was that his presidency may have led to

complacency in a lot of people.

[Coloradan4Truth]

15. I think that is very true n/t

[alphafemale]

11. ....ever heard Tom Paxton's "Lament for a Lost Election?"

SHIT!

[NinetySix]

12. What I remember most was what I saw shortly after that event.

It was around March of '93 when I first saw cars driving around with bumper stickers that read "Impeach Clinton." It was as though they hadn't thought up for what just yet, but they were workin' on it....

[Valerie5555]

14. Maybe someone ought to start working on an "Impeach Bush" one asap

eom.

[EC]

16. Me

I felt elated, like there was going to be a change. I "knew" we would have a health care plan, that would allow people to move from employer to employer or start their own business and still be covered...

I was singing with the music, smiling (scratch that I was grinning) the whole day...

[Valerie5555]

18. And skipping around to a certain Fleetwood Mac song

eom.

[EC]

22. Yep,

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow....still smile when I hear it on the radio, and feel energized in this fight....

[snowbear]

19. I miss the Big Dog!

~~~~ :kick:

[Valerie5555]

20. Okay I admit it I would take a sex fiend to a warmongering

chickenshit anyday.

[politicasista]

21. I loved Maya Angelou's "On The Pulse Of Morning"

Very powerful stuff. She read it so eloquently because it represented optimism again in America. I miss the Clinton years. :-(

[Valerie5555]

23. Not to mention songs like Mariah Carey's "Hero" and Celine Dion's "Send Me

A Lover" which may have matched the mood of the times.