Did Roberts flub the oath so that Obama's legitamacy might be questioned?

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That is the first thing I thought when I read about it here.

This may have already been posted, I can't see how it was not, and if so, apologies.

Nonetheless, I ask, did Roberts purposely flub the oath in some insane effort to discredit Obama?


on edit: Roberts is not old

[mcctatas]

1. OK...

I truly think his ego got the better of him, he tried to deliver it from memory and fucked it up, but then again, I am terminally naive

[ColbertWatcher]

2. Other: It was a simple mistake, which anyone unqualified to be Chief Justice would make. n/t

[47of74]

3. I'd lean more towards simple mistake...

Of course that's not stopping all them dumb f--ks out there who are on the Obama's not really President because he didn't take the oath kick from making fools of themselves.

[elleng]

4. NO

It was a mistake.

Roberts is not old.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. I give it a 50/50 between honest goof and right wing douchebaggery.

[Idealism]

6. Seriously, why do we have to go there?

[Career Prole]

7. Yes he did, it was on purpose.

That was the first thing I thought when it happened and we've all seen enough over these last eight long years to understand exactly why everyone expects these bastards to pull a fast one at every opportunity.

Sorry if it was an honest mistake Justice Chief Roberts (damn...how'd I get that wrong?) but just look around you for why you're catching heat. The real truth is you didn't even come to be standing on the Capitol steps Tuesday morning honestly.

[Duer 157099]

8. Other: simple demonstration of passive aggressive behavior

and he's a douchebag

[Contrary1]

9. Geez...

Obama made the first flub. He started speaking before Roberts got through the first sentence.

http://multimedia.thetimes.co.za/audio/2009/01/obama-takes-oath-of-office/

[emilyg]

10. Those of you that voted yes are plain scary.

Dumb poll.

[SpartanDem]

12. I agree

It completely defies LOGIC, Roberts is the one who has come off looking bad becuase of this flub.

[emilyg]

13. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

[tuvor]

14. Yup.

And yup.

[BlooInBloo]

11. The show-off whiz kid showed off. And fucked up. It happens.

[defendandprotect]

15. Other: Suspicious because Roberts was involved in GOP fascist rally in Florida . ..

Presume he's a GOP insider on vote steals --

I don't think it's possible to think too little of these people nor

think anything too dirty for them ---

but, no way to know what was actually in this right wing fanatic's mind.

[murdoch]

16. He did it subconsciously

I don't think he planned it, but he hates Obama and subconsciously did it as a Freudian slip.

I know people who know Roberts. We all know how conservative his opinions are, but he has this phony upper crust WASPy exterior. He is no different than Scalia, he is just better at presenting himself as a thoughtful, moderate person.

[TWiley]

17. Obama retook the oath with Roberts WITHOUT the bible WTF???

Roberts forgot the bible. Obama did not have his fucking hand on the bible the second time Roberts gave the Oath. Whew, and you say it was an accident?

The whole problem in this screw up was with the Christians, properly worded prayers gain entrance to heaven, and now they don't use the bible. Precious..... or is that Priceless?

[Kip Humphrey]

18. Sabotaged the newsreel moment for all time... sounds like a republican ploy to me.

[BeFree]

25. Republicans work on symbolism

And the symbolism of having Obama's first words of his presidency mangled, works for them.

Watched the tape of the proceeding and when Roberts came down the stairs, he had a real smug appearance -- like he was hiding something. Like he was up to no good.

Whatever, the idea that the head judge of the whole US could mess up such a solemn constitutional event should give pause to anyone suggesting we just let it slide. IOW, we should all be pissed that such a thing happened - minor as it may seem, it is something to be roundly criticized and rejected wholeheartedly.

Excusing Roberts in any way, shape, or form, is brown nosing and leads to defeat of our progressive agenda. People, don't be weenies - when the republicans flub anything, complain and complain loudly!

No more of this "No big deal". That is how we got bushwacked 8 years ago. Just stop it!

[Hubert Flottz]

19. If we drug test school teachers we should drug test judges

too.

[bridgit]

20. No, I think Roberts is both doof & proof of what a lightweight g.w. bush really is

[Frank Cannon]

21. It was an honest mistake by another lazy moron Bush Ooompaloompa

If it was a real attempt at doing something nasty to Obama, it was a pretty stupid one. It could be very easily corrected, which is what happened the next day anyway.

[mnhtnbb]

22. I think, subconsciously, Roberts did not want to participate in the historical moment.

So he found a way to sabotage it for posterity.

[lame54]

23. He's just an idiot appointed by an idiot

[MiniMe]

24. He embarassed himself in front of the world, and he apologized at the lunch afterwards

I think it was a mistake.

[NNN0LHI]

26. Other

He has epilepsy as I do and sometimes things don't come out right.

Don