tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post5475831926162310268..comments2024-02-09T05:30:07.127-05:00Comments on Blogpourri: Jan 20th 2009 - The Inauguration As It HappensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-22106662101821328602009-01-22T11:44:00.000-05:002009-01-22T11:44:00.000-05:00Sands, thank you! I hope you come back often.Ra, I...Sands, thank you! I hope you come back often.<BR/><BR/>Ra, I wouldn't go that far, but thank you for saying that. :)<BR/><BR/>Sandeepa, thank you. No, didn't make it. D was not feeling too well and did not want to drag her out in the cold. But will have plenty of opportunity over the next four years for some occassion or the other, I'm sure. :)Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-78616502568991543112009-01-22T10:05:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:05:00.000-05:00That summed it all up so nicelyDid you finally mak...That summed it all up so nicely<BR/><BR/>Did you finally make it (to the mall) ?Bong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-27026770189837531692009-01-21T15:55:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:55:00.000-05:00first time to your blog. Beautifully written. I ca...first time to your blog. Beautifully written. I can picture the events as they unfolded while I read this. Thank you!Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784622943080136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-44226917674315188382009-01-21T14:03:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:03:00.000-05:00wow, Suj, a poem!wow, Suj, a poem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-70306200981135120282009-01-21T13:44:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:44:00.000-05:00Thanks Suj. I see that this is a diametrically opp...Thanks Suj. I see that this is a diametrically opposite viewpoint to the one I had read earlier. <BR/><BR/>I didn't mind the format much because I didn't think too much of the poem I guess. :DTharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-70293415109995522982009-01-21T12:05:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:05:00.000-05:00T, here's some commentary, from Salon. http://www....T, here's some commentary, from Salon. <BR/><BR/>http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/20/poem/index.html<BR/><BR/>Did you like the way the poem was laid out in the NY Times? Makes it difficult to read.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-60241509962786991172009-01-21T10:01:00.000-05:002009-01-21T10:01:00.000-05:00Caught Praba;s comment. Had to write again! :)I fo...Caught Praba;s comment. Had to write again! :)<BR/><BR/>I for one, loved Lowery's last lines...I think it brought about the much needed titter of laughter and smiles. It was cute!<BR/><BR/>I didn't get the poem either, or how it even tied in with his inauguration. She didn't seem nervous, for she certainly read it out very clearly and precisely. I just didn't understand the whole bit about the Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-88207568457700946002009-01-21T09:55:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:55:00.000-05:00Thanks, you guys!Kavi, you're welcome! So many lin...Thanks, you guys!<BR/><BR/>Kavi, you're welcome! So many lines in there I want to take a look at again. Even Feinstein's speech was soaring in places.<BR/><BR/>Nino's Mum, what a lovely thing to say! As I said on your blog, I'm very happy to be on the same thread as you. :) And something Obama said reminded you of me!!?? For a wannabe writer, there could be no greater compliment! What an amazing Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-80289557752910403982009-01-21T09:32:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:32:00.000-05:00Nice synopsis. Had many goosebumpy and not-so-goos...Nice synopsis. <BR/><BR/>Had many goosebumpy and not-so-goosebumpy moments watching it! :-)<BR/><BR/>But, Joseph Lowery's little (not-so)poetic prayer - Brown stick around, Yellow, let it mellow - sure was an odd thing though funny. :-)<BR/><BR/>Where was the poetry in Elizabeth Alexander's inaugural poem? May be I didnt quite get it..:-)Praba Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-8418665818698348302009-01-21T09:27:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:27:00.000-05:00Lovely Suj. Watched it too last night.Lovely Suj. <BR/>Watched it too last night.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-73167474675629014652009-01-21T09:09:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:09:00.000-05:00Lovely synopsis, I enjoyed the cadence. I watched ...Lovely synopsis, I enjoyed the cadence. I watched it from Bangalore wishing I was there. And the goosebumps weren't caused by the Bangalore winter ...<BR/><BR/>I'd come across your blog a few years ago when I was googling for r2i info and recently rediscovered it via Terri's blog.<BR/><BR/>-DSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-78602811748592388732009-01-20T13:28:00.000-05:002009-01-20T13:28:00.000-05:00Commendable Suj! Watched the whole thing live on c...Commendable Suj! Watched the whole thing live on cnn.com, but learned so many new little little things reading this! Awesome!!Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-49304404467823402672009-01-20T13:18:00.000-05:002009-01-20T13:18:00.000-05:00Just saw it all unfold on tv - and along with the ...Just saw it all unfold on tv - and along with the many friends and family in the US who've been obama believers, I thought of you. History made, in your city. And because of that, in a way, i'm connected to it too. <BR/>So many words stand out from his speech - perhaps not his best - but a few words reminded me of an earlier post of yours:<BR/>'get up, shake the dust off and get back to the work Nino's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772512291327435370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-85923466782040294302009-01-20T12:40:00.000-05:002009-01-20T12:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for the update. I am watching this on TV......Thanks for the update. I am watching this on TV...<BR/><BR/>And yes ! "People will judge you by what you build<BR/>Not what you destroy." was a powerful line !!<BR/><BR/>Your description makes it as live as it can get in the blog world. Wonderful..!!Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.com