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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:03 PM Jan 2013

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What happens if hapless Roberts messes up the swearing in again on Monday?

Thanks to his screw up and the luck of the calendar, President Obama will the first President to be sworn in four times since FDR.

Will there be a fifth?

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	Five times a charm. There will have to be another on Tuesday
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	There will not be a fifth swearing in, even if Roberts botches it.
	1 (50%)
	Roberts is 'accidentally' targeted by a drone on Monday evening, and nobody every mentions the swearing in again.
	0 (0%)
	After reading from a piece of paper today, Roberts takes no chances and doesn't show up on Monday.
	0 (0%)
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What happens if hapless Roberts messes up the swearing in again on Monday? (Original Post) onehandle Jan 2013 OP

Other Flashmann Jan 2013 #1

The legal swearing in went just fine earlier today... SidDithers Jan 2013 #2

he won't. he'll bring his cheat sheet tomorrow NMDemDist2 Jan 2013 #3

I hope it means Obama gets to replace him . . . Journeyman Jan 2013 #4

Don't forget he was the swing vote that saved Obamacare (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #5

It would be irrelevant. The only swearing that kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #6

It won't matter because he got it right today MiniMe Jan 2013 #7

Ceremony or not, I wouldn't put it past Junior to screw it up derby378 Jan 2013 #8

Don't confuse Roberts with the Bohner Coolest Ranger Jan 2013 #9

Other: If he flubs it again then he will be a smarmy, stupid, fascist asshole. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #10

Make up your mind. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #11

I did. He is what he is regardless of a particular performance. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #12

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)

1. Other

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:05 PM

Jan 2013

He is voted off the island......

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

2. The legal swearing in went just fine earlier today...

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:08 PM

Jan 2013

So it doesn't really matter what happens at the pretend one tomorrow.

Sid

NMDemDist2

(49,313 posts)

3. he won't. he'll bring his cheat sheet tomorrow

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:22 PM

Jan 2013

and now that he and the Prez have practiced it a few times, no sweat

Journeyman

(15,041 posts)

4. I hope it means Obama gets to replace him . . .

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:30 PM

Jan 2013

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

5. Don't forget he was the swing vote that saved Obamacare (nt)

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:37 PM

Jan 2013

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

6. It would be irrelevant. The only swearing that

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 03:45 PM

Jan 2013

would matter this time is the one done today. Correctly.

MiniMe

(21,718 posts)

7. It won't matter because he got it right today

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 05:49 PM

Jan 2013

Tomorrow is just ceremony. And Roberts learned from the last f-up, he had the oath in his hand, and read it.

derby378

(30,252 posts)

8. Ceremony or not, I wouldn't put it past Junior to screw it up

Reply to MiniMe (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 07:03 PM

Jan 2013

I'll bet Cheney's got money riding on it.

Coolest Ranger

(2,034 posts)

9. Don't confuse Roberts with the Bohner

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 07:07 PM

Jan 2013

TheKentuckian

(25,029 posts)

10. Other: If he flubs it again then he will be a smarmy, stupid, fascist asshole.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 07:11 PM

Jan 2013

If he hits it right on the numbers he will be a smarmy, stupid, fascist asshole.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

11. Make up your mind. nt

Reply to TheKentuckian (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 09:39 AM

Jan 2013

TheKentuckian

(25,029 posts)

12. I did. He is what he is regardless of a particular performance.

Reply to onehandle (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:35 PM

Jan 2013

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