9:43am - Over at NBC Al Roker stands in a somehow mostly empty parking lot in a city overflowing with people. There are marching band drummers in the background so you can't hear him. The "Inaugural Forecast" is lookin' good!
9:44am - Information on Michelle Obama's church dress surfaces! The designer "has always loved to sew".
Earlier on NBC an African-American reporter asked a white woman in a crowd about the fact that 300 years ago slaves were traded right where they were standing. That's like a Jew asking a modern blond haired German about the Holocaust sort of. How the heck do you answer that question?
9:49am - Obama leaves church in "the safest vehicle in the world":
I wish. Instead it looks like a hearse with cool lights on it.
Don't you wish they could just show us this footage without saying anything so we can absorb it in our own way? I know what's happening here. You don't need to tell me everything about everything. "Hey Glenn you ever heard of the mute button?" I still like the hear the ambiance of the surroundings.
9:54am - Obama enters the White House. It's real close to that church! He greets Bush and Michelle gives Laura a present before a traditional coffee drinking. What's that? You don't believe me?
There!Wolf Blitzer reminds us that there is a possibility they're drinking hot chocolate or even tea.
What do think the present is? Baked goods? Probably candles. Safe bet.
10:04am - I'm getting kind of bored of this now. There's just too much coverage. It's like when you see a chick naked before you see her with clothes on. It leaves nothing to the imagination. I like all the Obama touques that people are wearing.
10:18am - I made a smoothie.
I always fall for extended coverage. I don't need to be watching this now. All Obama has done so far is go to church and drink coffee. The last 15 minutes has just been shots of celebrities. I'm going to have to leave for work at 12:10 so I'm probably going to miss most of the real deal stuff. I know I promised that cool story, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. More Presidential coverage to follow if I feel like it!!!
1:03pm - I watched the whole thing go down and was ten minutes late for work. Take that economy! I watched the NBC feed and I must say, they did a pretty good job. They didn't talk too much and when they did they had some interesting things to say. Obama was great obviously and I don't think anyone tried to shoot him which is a good start. I don't know how the networks are going to fill the rest of the afternoon, but it'll probably involve reaction from John Cusack, who was spotted in the VIP section, as well as performances from popular recording artists. The speech will be analyzed to death, especially by CNN who usually employs 40-50 analysts who all have something trite to add.
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