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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAssuming Trump is inaugurated, he's going to have to give a speech
And inauguration speeches are much different than campaign stump speeches. There's higher, loftier rhetoric that's intended not to promise but to inspire.
The thing is, up to this point, all Trump has ever done is campaign stump speeches, half of them ad libbed stream of consciousness rants.
Is he actually capable of attempting a real inaugural address? I don't think it will be pretty.
LonePirate
(13,437 posts)He is hellbent on doing things however he wants, regardless of traditions, norms or the law.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,227 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,504 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,676 posts)3catwoman3
(24,097 posts)...force winds on January 20th.
Torrential rain would be fine, too.
I won't be watching, no matter what kind of weather there is.
liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)Future if he does, everything will be fabulous, just fabulous.
wcmagumba
(2,893 posts)will just do his usual divisive crapola...
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)The right cabinet.
And repetition.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)with the rise of Hitler.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,210 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)a lot of appeals to American nationalism and nativism. It just might be frighteningly effective.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)spanone
(135,921 posts)dhill926
(16,380 posts)I sure as hell won't be listening...
nolabear
(42,001 posts)It's not exactly a closed venue, is it? King Baby is going to have to face his public, and it could get mighty interesting.
onecaliberal
(32,977 posts)jmowreader
(50,582 posts)After three or four hours of greatness, you'll have so much greatness you'll beg him to stop.
Hopefully they can convince him to do it without wearing a hat and coat.
MFM008
(19,829 posts)I'll never watch it.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)and meaning of the occasion we can look forward to his robotic-like teleprompter reading of something that the Kellyanne Conway/Bannon coven has regurgitated for the occasion. Otherwise, look for a stream of conciousness that will put the 'lock her up' rallies to shame. In either case, I plan to miss it and just get quietly hammered.
Stellar
(5,644 posts)even our first amendment rights?
Dem2
(8,168 posts)...pretty fucked up!
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)They will have to feed it to him one word at a time.
I imagine he will toss in a "BAAAleeeave me" or other phrase that forces them to "redo" it in private to make it legal.