NBC's Brian Williams just said Roberts fouled up the oath.

[Elwood P Dowd]

Said he did it without notes.

[Coexist]

1. good.

[mysticalchick]

2. Where are Keith and Rachel?

I thought they were on MSNBC all day. I am not thrilled about BW and TB.

[csziggy]

5. In line at the porta potties? ;)

[csziggy]

3. It's what - 35 fucking words? How stupid does he have to be to flub it at this important time?

What an asshat!

[NYC Liberal]

4. Even I know the damn oath by heart.

Somehow Roberts doesn't? Ugh.

[blm]

6. Name ONE person Bush appointed to office who WAS/IS competent.

.

[TahitiNut]

15. Impossible. Try naming one without HUBRIS.

:shrug: That's what Roberts demonstrated: Obscene hubris.

[malaise]

7. Shit I knew that instantly

Poor fool didn't know that President Obama knew it by heart.

[Pithy]

8. It doesn't matter

President Obama became the President at noon, regardless of whether the oath had been administered or not. Obama chuckled when Roberts messed up - just another example of his fine sense of humor. How apropos that yet another Bush appointee demonstrates utter incompetence.

[snappyturtle]

9. I was a gotcha moment for roberts. Never heard that wording before. nt

[RL3AO]

10. Maybe I should be Chief justice. I know it by heart

"I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my abilty, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

[Ilsa]

11. I'm glad Williams set it straight before Bro-cow blamed it on Obama. nt

[supernova]

12. Roberts did screw it up

and Pres Obama (!!! :bounce: ) was laughing because he knew that Roberts screwed up.

[Patsy Stone]

13. That's because he's never read the Constitution

Note to future Law Clerks: The "notes" he needed are in there.

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. I bet the freepers will cling to this as evidence that BO isn't legally the president n/t

[Harry Monroe]

16. "You Betcha!!"

[bertman]

17. No, they can't do that because President Obama waited until Roberts got it right

THEN he repeated it. That's why he paused and waited.