The Obama Inauguration

[VikingHumpingWitch]

Crack babies? What a fabulous name, what's in 'em?

Years back I used to invent cöcktails for fun, start with an amusing name and work out a drink to suit it. Might start doing that again if I can guard my drinks cabinet from unwanted houseguests.

[vania]

Trying to remember but vodka, champage, pomegranate and one other thing that I forget. Very addictive hence the name. First tried in a tiny West London cocktail bar whick makes the best cocktails ever.
Actually that's the only place I've ever had them.

[lawrence]

Better watch out for those Cuban/Lebanese women. Very aggressive.

[Amazed]

There should be passionfruit, not pomegranate in crack baby cöcktails. And strawberries!

[cathy]

Yeah, hypocrites, it's not like we've seen any black Prime Ministers elected in Europe. It's Europe that needs to enter the modern era. (Enjoying smug sanctamonious superiority).

I can understand the delight of black Americans who've witnessed the inaugeration of the first black President. It was touching, exciting and memorable for millions.

However, I do think Obama is a bit of a rarity for a politician .... of whatever hue. He's good looking, clever, charismatic, a brilliant orator and above all .. he has the ability, or perhaps I should say gift, of uniting people.

So, yes, it's great that he has become President. But if he had been born white I think he could still have made it to the highest office in the world. And for that it seems we can thank his mother who pushed, cajoled and encouraged her son to always go that one step further.

Well done America! Well done Obama! ;D

[limeylily]

As an aside, but still quite relevant, it's reported Bush spent $40 million on his inauguration and Obama saw fit, during this horrendous financial crisis, to spend $170 million, with Mrs Obama's outfit alone costing $1,500. Has he started as he means to go on, I wonder!

[Marshall]

China censored Obama's inauguration speech:

China censored its translation of President Barack Obama's inauguration speech, removing references to communism and dissent, and quickly halted state television's live broadcast of the address when Cold War-era animosities were mentioned.
One television official tried to downplay the cutaway as a normal break in programming while an editor with the China Daily newspaper's Web site said staff who censored online versions of the speech likely did so because they were "duty-bound to protect the country's interests."
The news channel of state broadcaster China Central Television broadcast the speech live early Wednesday local time, but appeared caught off-guard by Obama's reference to how earlier generations of Americans had "faced down fascism and communism."
The audio quickly faded out from Obama's speech and cameras cut back to the studio anchor, who seemed flustered for a second before turning to ask a U.S.-based CCTV reporter what challenges the president faces in turning around the economy.

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_re_as/as_inauguration_china_obama

[puffin]

First tried in a tiny West London thingytail bar whick makes the best thingytails ever.

hehehehe

[reverend]

never understood co-cktails, whats the idea then? to make alcoholic soft drinks or what?

being a Guinnis drinker I find it all a bit odd?

[newyorker]

Jan 22, 2009 0:36:10 GMT reverend said:

never understood co-cktails, whats the idea then? to make alcoholic soft drinks or what?

being a Guinnis drinker I find it all a bit odd?

Yup that's the point, girlie-girls don't like that strong alcohol taste, but they still want to get plastered.

[vania]

Amazed.

You are right I did mean to say passionfruit. Don't recall them using strawberries though.

Cocktails are fab. Anybody who likes guinness wouldn't understand...