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I just finished watching Obama's Inauguration speech here on MSNBC's site. It was a good speech, and I especially liked the parts about the makers of things and how "...we will restore science to its rightful place..."

Before I watched the speech, I celebrated the day with my DVD of 1951's The Day The Earth Stood Still. Why? When I saw that photo of Barack and Michelle this morning, with the Lincoln Memorial in the background, it occurred to me that this was a most appropriate movie. And how far the country has gone, when it was probably daring for the film to show black people as part of a crowd and not as part of the domestic staff.

Had the people of 1951 been told that, today, a black man would become our President, no one would have believed it. Things change. Things can become better.

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[(Anonymous)]

I smiled when I saw that TCM was showing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Granted, it was kicking off a Katharine Hepburn night (which also made me smile and set up some recordings on my TiVo), but it seemed appropriate to show it yesterday.

There was more smiling every time the TV pundits called someone who wasn't Bush "President".

It was a good day.

Carol

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Showing that movie was indeed appropriate and most likely wasn't a coincidence.

Yes, it was a good day, and I can now say 'President' without getting a bad taste in my mouth. Obama will disappoint at times, but he will do the best he can for the country. I hope that people on our side won't be so quick to tear him down.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

And Dr Strangelove was removed from office. A definite improvement.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Back in 2000, some of us SF readers said that it felt as if a time traveller had interfered in the path that History should have followed. Today feels as if another time traveller had come in and put things back on track.