No class.

Danalana wrote: I have been reading about the people singing "Hey, hey...goodbye", as George Bush arrived at the inauguration. Have we really stooped so low that we can't even honor such an event with class? No matter how anybody felt about him, he was OUR PRESIDENT. Did he make mistakes? Yes. Will Obama make mistakes? I'd be willing to bet so. Hopefully, he will never have to be faced with some of the things Bush was. I didn't vote for him, but I respect the office he holds. I'm not trying to argue presidents, but this just makes me not proud to be an American. Absolutely no class or tact...
*Boooooooooo....Hiiiissssssss*

Celestrina replied: That is horrible. I am not a fan of Bush and I am not going to miss him. People should at least show respect to this moment in history. This ceremony is meant to bring our country together, this only serves to separate us further.

MommyToAshley replied: I agree. I just wrote a similar paragraph in the thread about the Inauguration.

Nina J replied: It doesn't make the people who do it look good. It is much more nice to see people just being polite, if they feel so strongly about George Bush, they could've simply just stood still, instead of making fools of themselves.

It would not be an easy job, thats for sure.

I don't know much about American politics, but I always thought George Bush looked like he'd be good fun He's so goofy sometimes.

jcc64 replied:

At a fraternity party perhaps, but not at the helm of the country. He's done a lot of damage, and people are angry, rightfully so. And yet, we do all need to roll up our sleeves and put the pieces back together again somehow, and acting with the respect and restraint Obama has exhibited throughout the election and transition process would be a step in the right direction.

MommyToAshley replied: I happen to think it is disgusting how Clinton disrespected the office of the President of the United States and I was embarrassed as an American by his actions, but I would never stand there and boo him as he is leaving office or anywhere else. He was a leader of our country whether I voted for him or not. I would have stood and clapped my hands in honor of the service and sacrifices he made for our country. I think the people that boo'ed Bush should be ashamed and need to take a page from the book of the person they support, Obama, as he said to put all the childishness away. It is one thing to discuss and disagree on policy, it is another to be disrespectful to the Leaders of our country.

luvmykids replied:
Could not have said it better

Danalana replied: Dee Dee, you are absolutely right. Clinton was downright embarrassing, but did you see the crowd go wild when he and Hillary walked out? I get that most of the crowd were democratic, but still. How do you detest one that you feel was bad, but praise another? Oh, I know...my grandmother insisted that what he did with his interns had nothing to do with how he ran the country. Well, I happen to think that a lot of the world still looked at America as a country with some morals, and I am pretty sure that idea was squashed for a lot of them when all that happened. I think it's all about political parties.
As far as I know, no recent presidents ever had to deal with what Bush did. His first priority was country security, and rightly it should be. I'm sorry, but I don't think we non-military people know more than he and the military do about that stuff, but you'd never know it to hear a lot of people talk. The downward spiral in the economy started before Bush got here, but people are bound and determined to blame only him. It doesn't matter...his time was up. But it's sad how so many know-it-alls talk and think they know so much about what he did and didn't do, and how they would have donw it differently. Hindsight is 20/20, always. And honestly, who's to say Obama wouldn't have made similar decisions if the country were attacked in his first few months in office? But none of that matters, because it happened to someone else, so it's easy to just blame him for everything. Personally, I'm glad he put such emphasis on security...and that does take money. I don't agree 100% with everything he did. I dare say I never will with any president we ever have. But I won't venture to say what they should and shouldn't do when I know nothing about it.
It won't be long before a huge group of people will be protesting and talking about how Obama should do it their way *sigh* No president is immune to it...not with so many smart Americans around

MommyToAshley replied:
I'm not so sure. I get the feeling that the mainstream media will tread lightly due to the historic nature of his presidency, at least at first. He does have a heavy burden to bear. But, in all honesty, I pray and hope that Obama lives up to expectations, and that our other elected officials can come together and better our nation.

A&A'smommy replied: I agree I didn't know about them singing that song. Regardless of how much a president screwed up and trust me I don't like how a lot of things were handled but you canNOT blame it all on George Bush sorry he doesn't have SOO much say that everything that went wrong was his fault!!! And secondly I did not vote for Obama, I do NOT like Obama and quite frankly I'm tired of hearing how great it is to have the first "black" president well I'm sorry but technically he is not black, he is white because you go by the mother, and if you were to go by what he is technically he is Kenyan. But I'm NOT going to disrespect him, he IS our president and I truly do wish him the best, and I will pray for him and I hope it goes well and that he can truly pick up the pieces of this country and get us back into shape financially. Anyway sorry for the rant but that is ALL i have been hearing about on the tv today and it makes

Danalana replied:
Don't get me wrong...I don't want him to fail, either. God knows we need to progress as a nation. I'm just saying it doesn't matter because there will always be people who know so much more than the president does. I hope he does live up to what he said he was going to do...it's a pretty tall order. I don't have anything against him or his family--they are lovely. I didn't vote for him because of important issues to me. That aside, I hope and pray that he does a great job. No matter how well he does, some will see him as a failure....that's sad, but you know it's true. If he's as good as his speech, he should do great.

A&A'smommy replied:
you are VERY right!!!

Hillbilly Housewife replied:

What it seems that you're reffering to, from your comment towards being classified as the same race as one's mother, is that back in times of slavery, a child born to a black mother was sold into slavery, whereas a child born to a white mother, even though obviously of mixed race, was not, which is no longer a way of determine one's racial status, as opposed to one's racial history - if, that is, you read the above definition which clearly states the Southern states were under that practice of categorization - and from your comment, leads me to believe that the Southern states still believe that one is classified by one's mom's race as opposed to being classified by their own race.

Who cares whether he's black, white, or purple? He's an American red-blooded man, voted in to serve the country by the people.

Sorry this is so long winded, just had to "justify" why he is neither black or white.

punkeemunkee'smom replied:
Could not have said it better!

I did not and would not vote for Obama. I am leary of what I believe some of his policies will be. Yet, I respect the office that he now holds and I pray that he does not use it to push only his views. I was one of the first to say how I felt when I felt Bush was out of line and I will do the same with Obama because that is my God given birth right as an American. I feel that to disrespect the office of the presidency in the way so many have in the past years is a sad representation of our country and a dis-service to the men and women who continue to fight to uphold our way of government.

Calimama replied:
Um. No he's not. He's mixed.

Calimama replied:
Thank goodness.

A&A'smommy replied: ok now since I feel the need to CLARIFY what I was saying I will

First of all, I was STATING that if we were to technically go by one or the other we would go by the WHITE background or the KENYAN background he is NOT technically black and I never truly said that he was one or the other

Calimama replied:
Sorry I guess I misunderstood that part of your quote.

Jason's Papa replied:
Kenyan isn't a race though, it's a nationality.

A&A'smommy replied:
I was in a hurry when I typed that yesterday so it did come off wrong, that and I was aggravated (it didn't have anything to do with any of this).

A&A'smommy replied:
oh goodness we are getting REAL technical now maybe I should have left the "technical" part out

Hillbilly Housewife replied: I guess I misunderstood the part where you said he was white, and not black...



I'm sorry you're aggravated.

cameragirl21 replied: actually, after the Gore/Bush debacle, people were singing that outside of Gore's VP house because they were trying to get him to concede and leave "Cheney's house" so it does go both ways.
I personally don't care for Bush as a president but I don't wish him any bad and wouldn't disrespect him. In fact, I was pretty upset when someone threw shoes at him in Iraq because I feel like if you insult my president, you insult me as an American, whether I voted for him or not.
As for Obama, he is black and white. He is just as much black as he is white and just as much white as he is black. Anyone who is not white, however, could be considered a "person of color" which is what makes him the first black president. I once photographed a girl who was 1/4 black, 1/2 Columbian (white) and 1/4 Costa Rican (white) and she looked much closer to black than to white so even though she had more white in her than black, she'd be considered black by the general populace because that is what she looked like.
Anyway, I wish Bush well in his retirement and Obama well in his new job. I hope he can live up to everyone's expectations.

Kentuckychick replied: umm... I recall quite clearly that Bill Clinton was Boo'd at George Bush's inauguration.... and actually again this time around.

It's sad and disturbing, but it's something that will happen forever. There are always going to be individuals happy to see the President leaving office.

That doesn't make it right... it just makes it reality.

Danalana replied:
See, I didn't watch Bush's inauguration...can't remember where I was. But I wouldn't have liked that either. It's not right, no matter who's doing it.

boyohboyohboy replied: I was just thinking of something similiar to this the other day..
I dont watch football, but it was said that there was a bad injury at the play offs the other night where a team member was hurt so bad that his spine was injuried..I dont know whether it was permenant or not, but he was jeered going off on a stretcher, and the crowd sang to a song that was played.."another one bites the dust."
I mean I dont think there is a whole lot of common decency left.

I dont understand why people are so down right mean spirited and well, plain evil lately..
(I dont mean on the boards ) I mean in general...

Kentuckychick replied:
Wow... what happened to the days when everyone stood in silent prayer (or at the very least just stood in silence) and the applauded like heck when they finally carted the player off the field/court.

I'll never forget being at this Kentucky game and remembering the feeling -- not knowing if Harris was okay our not. If you watch the clip (it's pretty long) but towards the end you notice the entire crowd on their feet in almost complete silence... and then when they finally did load him onto the stretcher, the entire crowd (UK fans and foes alike) went wild...

UK Basketball Collision

That's how true fans of any sport should react. That may be a "enemy" on the court during the game, but in life it's a fellow human being.

My3LilMonkeys replied:
I did watch this game...and maybe it just wasn't included in the televised portion, but I didn't hear any jeering or singing. There was some clapping when he was taken out, but not as much as you'd expect from a packed stadium.

redchief replied: I often think that it's a good thing that the country didn't pick Philadelphia as the seat of the nation... it was possible in those times after all. Let's face it, if you aren't a la Philadelphia, you get booed in the city of Brotherly Love. Even if you are Philly, if you mess up enough, you get booed.

Be it Clinton, Bush or Obama when his term is up, it's downright classless to boo the leader of this great nation. I don't consider such sots American. They might be citizens of this country, but they're not American.

Bamamom replied: We're not Obama fans and Tripp picked up on that during the election. Anytime Obama's name was mentioned he would say "We don't like Obama do we mama?" and I would say "No son he's not who we want for President." After the election the subject of who our president is didn't come up much till this week. Suddenly he's hearing this name tossed around again and Tuesday he looked up and said "We don't like Obama do we mama?" - I was soooo glad he asked. My reply "He's the president of our nation and we will respect him and support him and, should it be necessary, daddy would even die to protect him. So yes son we like him - and from now on you are to call him PRESIDENT Obama." Once he's our man I support him 100% - even if he is pink with purple polka-dots.

MommyToAshley replied:


But from the inauguration, it looks like some parents forgot to teach the same lessons to their children.

Jason's Papa replied:
We Philadelphians get a bad rap!

My2Beauties replied: Wow I'm not touching some of the comments in this thread with a ten foot pole!!