Obama Retakes Oath Of Office

(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Chief Justice John Roberts came to the White House to readminister the oath of office to Pres. Obama that he fumbled during Tuesday's Inauguration Ceremony, reports CBS' Mark Knoller.

The re-oathing took place in the Map Room of the White House.

The unusual step came after Roberts flubbed the oath a bit on Tuesday, causing Obama to repeat the wording differently than as prescribed in the Constitution, notes the AP.

The White House released this statement from White House Counsel Greg Craig:

"We believe that the oath of office was administered effectively and that the President was sworn in appropriately yesterday. But the oath appears in the Constitution itself. And out of an abundance of caution, because there was one word out of sequence, Chief Justice Roberts administered the oath a second time."

The chief justice and the president handled the matter privately in the Map Room on Wednesday night, says Knoller.

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Listen To Mr. Obama Retake The Oath Of Office

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[matrixrx2003]

Isn''t it fantastic its Day #2 and We dont see GWB on CBSnews.com or CNN any more.

Thats called FRESH AIR !

[bciss]

re to below post.

What is actually brilliant and amusing, is your post. How beautifully ironic that in your sniff sniff superior post,, YOU apparently have no idea what the name of our chief justice actually is,, Roberts. Edwards was an also ran former Senator. Must be you are green in trying to appear clever and oh so wise. Btw ROBERTS is the one who actually messed up the wording of the oath. Have a super day brain trust.

A big factor to this amateurish blunder was Obama''''s rushing his having memorized the Oath. He clearly was impatient and caught up in this grandiose moment. He was talking over Edwards, which then threw Edwards. If Obama had wanted to retain the honored tradition of reciting the Oath, he would have taken the time to study those individuals before him who methodically recited the words giving each one their due. The green was showing and it was brilliant.

Posted by Credibility2

[brannigon]

This retaking the oath fiasco is nothing more than political hype! This makes Obama look like he wants things to be so right! We''re going to see Obama make a lot of bad decisions along the way. He''s already showing signs of this. He''s going to lose some credability in time. And the same political BS continues; just in a different way!

[liberalme]

Arethas hat and that disjointed ''''poem'''' were Bush''''s fault.

Posted by fahr451

I have actually been looking for a hat like that for Easter.
It has that "flapper-ish" look.

[credibility2]

A big factor to this amateurish blunder was Obama''s rushing his having memorized the Oath. He clearly was impatient and caught up in this grandiose moment. He was talking over Edwards, which then threw Edwards. If Obama had wanted to retain the honored tradition of reciting the Oath, he would have taken the time to study those individuals before him who methodically recited the words giving each one their due. The green was showing and it was brilliant.

[liberalme]

Seems like most of you Obama followers go into default mode when Obama messes up. Get your act together.

Posted by mr_2258

WOW Profound--mind if I use those lines sometime?

[liberalme]

Did you notice that "*** Cheney" was in a wheelchair with a blank expression.


Posted by daffy64

Cheney??? With a blank expression? Unheard of!!

I heard he is crawling around the bowels of our sewers, still looking for those weapons!

So if anyone notices an unusual stench coming up from the ground, it''s only Cheney and that too will soon pass.

[liberalme]

Why was the second oath done in private ???
What Bible was used ???
Was the Koran used ???
Who witnessed the second oath ???
Can Obama get anything right ???



Posted by mr_2258

Let''s make this your purpose in life---you go ahead and find the answer to the most puzzling question known to mankind---get back to us when you have all the answers.
Meanwhile, perhaps you''ll be too busy to make stupid posts here.

[omega40]

Why was the second oath done in private ???
What Bible was used ???
Was the Koran used ???
Who witnessed the second oath ???
Can Obama get anything right ???

Posted by mr_2258 a

Justice Roberts was obviously abducted, thrown into an old Volkswagen beetle covered with Green Peace stickers, and driven to a commune where he was "reprogrammed" to serve the chosen one. The book actually used for the swearing in was The Communist Manifesto. After the swearing in the plan is to....wait...Drat! My tin foil hat stopped picking up analog signals and can''t process the digital stuff.

[armydog2]

MR2258
roberts fumled the oath that is why President Obama did not repeat the words until Roberts repeated it again. And no I am not blaming bush when I say he is a bush appointee. It is a fact.