Inauguration Day is a day meant to symbolize hope and change and an optimistic, sunny future for these United States of America, and all that crap — it's also when we pray the First Lady and Beyoncé make out, look at photobombs involving horny former presidents, and laugh at weird hats. And what a great day it is.
The highlights in Washington D.C. yesterday were plentiful: Barack Obama renewing his oaths on Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Lincoln's Bibles; Michelle Obama's bangs; Kelly Clarkson and Bey's performances; the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir bringing back the word "Tabernacle"; Mitt Romney not being there; a "Gay Latino reading poetry at a government-sponsored event," to quote Erin Gloria Ryan, etc. etc. etc. But enough facts, you're screaming, let's get to the funny pictures and GIFs, for you can't spell "inauguration" without "GIF." Almost.
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#9 is the all time greatest
Slick Willie strikes again!
To me, the photobomb thing is pretty stupid. It’s one thing with stills, it’s quite another when taken from full motion video. Might as well start a meme of “bored politicians” because after 6 hours on C-Span several of them yawned.
A lip-synced National Anthem, the First Kids throwing pseudo-gang signs, the First Lady rolling her eyes while stuffing her face, and an impeached ex-prez leering at a younger woman…
Yep. First class inauguration. We should be beaming with pride.
lol @ “gang signs”
Really? That’s what you got from it?
As opposed to the humorless imperial march a Romney inauguration would have brought us? Kid Rock (Or maybe the Osmonds!) “singing” the national anthem? The first lady sitting there like a statue while all six hundred members of the immediate Romney family offer that creepy robot smile to the cameras?
Well shit, now that you mention it, that would have been pretty fun to watch.
Peace sign + Duckface = Gangster Disciple, apparently.
I’m with squabbler. Michelle in particular is an embarrassment.
Always nice to know even a good site like uproxx attracts the occasional cretin.
I almost agree with Squabbler, but I think it’s important to note this was the fake inauguration anyways. It was basically meant to just be a big government circle-jerk. Most government functions are.
For my inauguration, I’m inviting squabbler to do the news commentary.
Can you have an inauguration when you’re essentially the field manager to an armada of frog-people from the Oort Cloud? Do you wanna be the one who says you can’t?
First lady is such a disgrace! Anyone who was honors at Princeton University (A.B.), then Harvard Law School (J.D.) should just shut the fuck up.
To the oh-so-appropriately named “Squabbler” and “Earthworm Jim”: The First Lady is a wonderful ambassador and inspiration for our country. She is beautiful, fit, and caring. She has done great work for returning soldiers and children. You two are the embarrassment.
gotta say that last one was pretty great.
Agreed.
A pleasant surprise after all the silliness.
Yup.
I don’t get warm & fuzzies, but if I did…
Yeah that one got me
Pretty good. Sorkin couldn’t have written a better Presidential moment.
“That’s Morgan Freeman, I think”. Man, you can tell it’s the 21st Century when the go-to older black stranger isn’t Bill Cosby or Dick Gregory.
I love the last gif, it shows the adolescence that’s in all of us. Even the president can be filled with wonder at his own inauguration.