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My Inauguration Recap. Funniest Thing Ever
Monday, February 9, 2009 at 1:13 | baratunde | tagged Baratunde, Comedy, Funny, Inauguration, President Barack Obama, Video, YouTube in General Entries in Inauguration (5)
Monday, February 9, 2009 at 1:13 | baratunde | tagged Baratunde, Comedy, Funny, Inauguration, President Barack Obama, Video, YouTube in General Thursday
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Re-Live Inauguration Through My 197 Twitter Updates. Mark Your Faves
Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 18:20 | baratunde | tagged Inauguration, Journalism, Twitter in General It's safe to say I went buck wild on Twitter during my inauguration journey. This short update tool proved quite appropriate as my primary medium of instant coverage. I'm still uploading photos and videos, but Twitter was my live mic. I posted updates from my Macbook Pro on the Amtrak, from my friend's house where I stayed and, all too often, from my T-Mobile G1 in sub 20-degree temperatures. Even if you were following me, you probably missed a lot. Thanks to Twitter search, I've found every update I posted from the train ride down on Friday to my seated and aching position on my couch in NYC the day after. The updates are posted in reverse chronological order, blog-like, so start from the bottom and work your way up. I think the funniest updates are from the Sunday concert while the angriest are clearly from the disastrous Youth Ball. Post your favorites in the comments!
baratunde: home from dc. body much worse for the wear, but dammit i was there. respect.
Jan 21, 2009 10:05 PM GMT · Reply · View Tweet
baratunde: Via @BreakingNewsOn: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ORDERS GUANTANAMO BAY CLOSED WITHIN A YEAR.
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baratunde: Important youth ball #s: capacity of concert rm = 3500. Capacity of outer hall = 3000. Tickets sold = 10,000 #inaug09
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baratunde: @randomdeanna yes to a youth ball campaign. I'm getting amazing info. This is a major and PLANNED fuckup #inaug09
baratunde: Rt @BreakingNewsOn: AP: Poll - by 3-1 margin, American ppl feel more optimistic about country's future now that Obama is president.
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baratunde: Just bought 4 copies of todays washington post. Its hitting me again. Good job america #inaug09
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baratunde: youth ball update. most people dispersed when i did. we returned hour later to reasonable conditions. party closed at 130am. meh #inaug09
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baratunde: ouch. lungs burn. probably from inhaling so much icy cold air for hours. ready for that new obama health care #inaug09
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baratunde: overslept, missing both 6am and 8am buses. plan to catch ride with lee camp. guess i drank too much change last night #inaug09
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baratunde: I'm cool. Found some alaska volunteers and red wine. Just needed to share the moment with others #inaug09
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baratunde: @mikeleh @mstearne you stand out in 20 degree weather in formal wear for 2 hrs and tell me its a good thing
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baratunde: To those who think there's some benefit to abusing BO's most loyal workers by leaving in cold, I can't hear that now
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baratunde: I would like to party. Is there something I can get into? (Note: I can't see fb comments on phone so email)
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baratunde: I have left the youth ball. Feet are frozen. Can barely use hands from cold. I am in pain srsly #inaug09
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baratunde: @randomdeanna source on those #s
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baratunde: Crowd outside found out obama is done speaking and cheered. Never thought id see young ppl do that #inaug09
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baratunde: Word is fire marshal has locked down event. Thousands are still outside WITH TIX in 23 degrees #inaug09
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baratunde: Protest outside youth ball is growing. People want the money they paid to go to education #inaug09
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baratunde: youth ball a total clusterfuck. Oversold by at least 1000 people. What happened to the well oiled campaign? #inaug09
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baratunde: This line is bullshit. People keep cutting and I've created a vigilante security force to stop it #inaug09
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baratunde: Rt @TheOnion: BREAKING: Drunk Bush Crashes Inauguration Ball Wearing Only Texas Flag #inaug09
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baratunde: In line for the youth ball. If kanye shows up on time, we will know real change has come to america #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/qPzS1 - I'm bustin out the cuff links for this ball! #inaug09
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baratunde: getting showered and dressed for youth ball and am taking all yall with me via updates! #inaug09
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baratunde: friend took his kids to the mall. their report on this historic occasion: "all we saw were butts and elbows." #inaug09
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baratunde: Wow. I was just part of the most dynamic conversation of young people for bet.com Big up @ashong. Will post later #inaug09
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baratunde: Anyone staying at the washington hilton mind me changing in ur room or checking bags under ur name? Hit me on email or sms
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baratunde: Someone tell me how close obama is? We just were attacked by exhaust from 50 police motorcycles #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/jZgyG - O-BAM-AAH! Energy stick. Really
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/2ei6J - Please don't stop the music... music... #inaug09
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baratunde: Announcer @ white house trying 2 start wave in bleachers. Someone tell him waves happens from bottom up
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baratunde: Just saw sec'y designate of education arnie duncan. Yelled at him to "do good!" And he didn't correct my grammar #inaug09
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baratunde: Anyone in dc willing to let me stash luggage in ur room before 9pm tonight and retrieve early am? Esp if u have hilton rm Msg or txt me ...
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baratunde: Did not occur to me that parade delay was due to ill senators. My brain is suffering from frostbite #inaug09
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baratunde: Waiting for this parade to start. Metaphor for how slow change will come to america? #inaug09
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baratunde: Via TheOnion: Obama Inauguration Speech Ruined By Incessant Jackhammering http://twurl.nl/shq2sd (expand)
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baratunde: Rt @BreakingNewsOn: President Barack Obama confirmed Senator Ted Kennedy had collapsed and expressed concern about his situation; condit ...
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/1pggu - I get u access. This is erica alexander, the poet right outside white house
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/PYwMa - Wow I just got in front of white house #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/mO5RU - Polar bears giving out calendars but for what? Doomsday? #inaug09
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baratunde: Via TheOnion: Hillary Clinton Mouthing Along To Presidential Oath http://twurl.nl/chc3hd (expand)
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baratunde: Rt @Leslieann44: Large inflatable Bush in likeness of Sadam being "shoed to death" by crowd behind Lincoln Memorial, chants: "No more ye ...
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baratunde: @tetesagehen @loic is weird!
baratunde: @tetesagehen actually america, its time to party!
baratunde: Wow lowry recites from the black national anthem
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baratunde: It's noon. < / bush > < obama >
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baratunde: Chairman of the joint congressional committee on inaugurations was just introduced. THAT'S MY DAWG! #inaug09
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baratunde: Rt @maegancarberry: Crowd on the mall boos Lieberman. #inaug09
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baratunde: @ nat'l press club for canadian radio 2 explain democracy 2 foreigners again. Step 1 Behead queen. Step 2 Profits. Step 3 Freedom #inaug09
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baratunde: Got rejected from checkpoint cuz "bag is too big." I told them that was no bag. I was just happy to see them #inaug09
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baratunde: Rt @drgridlock: A Metro train has hit someone at Gallery Place (Red Line). The station is closed. #dcalert
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/x0zE2 - This is exactly like cloverfield except everyone is happy and not getting e
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/tIfTC - Obama is at "church" Looks like a mosque to this reporter #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/tcjpz - Looking south on 18th st at I. Oh my god #inaug09
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baratunde: cynical bbc caller said america is most racist nation in the world. I told him that's MY most racist nation he's talking about #inaug09
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baratunde: No matter how many times I told them to behead their queen, those brits refuse to understand democracy #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/6Ux2t - I could totally bring down the bbc right now if I just pushed all the butto
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baratunde: @maegancarberry I'm with you in twitter spirit #inaug09
baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/BfXue - Crowded metrorail
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/5MFs6 - Most important task pre-inauguration of first black prez? Setting ipod play
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baratunde: never seen so many black folk up so early. I've discovered a cure for CP time: elect a black president! #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/cJfCg - Car accident almost cut off my bus route. I think it was flock of vengeful
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baratunde: RT @elonjames: 5:10am - crowd is ridic
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baratunde: apparently i'm not sleeping at all before the big show. still working on a few lines for my inaugural address #inaug09
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baratunde: Sorry to drop off grid. Ran into good friend, activist and artist Lucia Brawley. Traded amazing stories #inaug09
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baratunde: Woohoo netroots was fun. Connected w fellow soldiers. Now off to SEIU/moveon joint. Need to get my dance on #inaug09
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baratunde: Having a v frustrating eve. Missed chance for moveon party. Not on list for huffpo. Too late for netroots in far off VA?
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baratunde: I just saw a man selling obama bean pies. If that doesn't prove obama is a muslim I don't know what will #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/LLRa3 - Alice Walker @busboysandpoets yeah
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baratunde: Rt @BreakingNewsOn: Emergency svcs responded to suspicious item found over the White House fence. Turned out to be a shoe #inaug09
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baratunde: Send to twitter.com/baratunde and or baratunde.com thx
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baratunde: Just interviewed team from www.charitywater.org $1 gets 1 person clean water for 1 year #inaug09
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baratunde: @tinadupuy is it safe to call dc a Nerdi Gras then?
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/mpVgs - Roz from bbc world service's world have your say
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baratunde: Call in or go http://ping.fm/J6dNq - BBC radio heard by 30 mil globally! 1pm est me & @ch3ryl & more #inaug09
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baratunde: MLK's speech could easily have been called "we will not be satified" rather than "I have a dream." #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/7t7zd - My friend @darbiw got a photo of me on CNN #inaug09
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baratunde: Also got interview with white high school girls from griffin, georgia who campaigned for Obama #inaug09
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baratunde: Got a great interview with rosa park's attorney fred gray after CNN. Will upload late night #inaug09
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baratunde: Rt @TheOnion: Vacation To Israel Canceled Due To History Of Israel http://twurl.nl/8fh5q5 (expand)
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baratunde: On cnn now is fred gray who was rosa parks's attorney. I met him on the cnn bus! #inaug09
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baratunde: Woohoo. CNN seemed to go well tho I couldn't hear the republican dude. Next up: bbc tv's world have your say at 1pm #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/FZXyq - Inside the cnn obama express bus #inaug09
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baratunde: Reminder. I'm on cnn with soledad obrien from the national mall at 1015am today
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baratunde: The Subway Interviews - Commercialization Of Obama (http://ping.fm/PBSci)
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baratunde: RT @cspenn: Great piece by @ariherzog on USAirways+Twitter. A journalist must-read. http://bit.ly/mHzw (expand)
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baratunde: RT @elonjames: Wonders is it wrong to laugh at Curtis Blow's bedazzeled blazer. Dude, wtf?
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baratunde: @Pishba http://bit.ly/IhaJ (expand) the playlist @ch3ryl & i post our videos to. also in center column of www.jackandjillpolitics.com
baratunde: @ch3ryl um what kind of party are you at exactly? burning bush in effigy? is hugo chavez throwing an inauguration bash!?
baratunde: man, youtube really assifies quality video footage.
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baratunde: YouTube - Jamie Foxx at We Are One Concert, Inauguration 2009 (http://tinyurl.com/a5d255 (expand))
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baratunde: @garlin tweeting from my G1 which has cutting edge technology known as KEYBOARD. works with gloves on. it's the future i believe.
baratunde: @tyfn these stories R saying "now's a good time to be black" (except in oakland, houston, nyc and other places cops kill us)
baratunde: @tyfn interesting. gawker ran that exact story but about NYC social scene adding black faces. http://bit.ly/9Vw5 (expand)
baratunde: @shortyawards I vote for @cyberpr in the Shorty Awards Finals for #music because she helps artists see the social media light
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baratunde: @Roger_Pociask @nelima and all. i am in DC and my tweets today were live from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. twitter journalism!
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baratunde: An Old Soul by Andrew Sullivan (http://ping.fm/MjV6C)
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baratunde: Feeling suddenly exhausted. Think I will head home soon, process images & vids and do some work #inaug09
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baratunde: Important change: I will be on cnn tomorrow at 1015am NOT 1245. Probably on bbc tv at 1245 w @ch3ryl #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/LeSNy - Wow I have awesome position at the lincoln memorial
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/utpl7 - Watching the watchers
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baratunde: I bet obama wants this concert to last forever. He's thinking, "I am so screwed. Gaza. Jobs. Please sing one more song." #inaug09
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baratunde: Ewww poor john legend got stuck with the "relaxing" rock crowd. There goes his street cred #inaug09
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baratunde: I really hope they let that eagle sing. At least they should have let him fly free. Cmon man. Lincoln would emancipate that eagle #inaug09
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baratunde: Did tom hanks just say abe lincoln had a 6 ft 4 inch erection?
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baratunde: Oh no jaime foxx is battling denzel for the obama role. I say we give it to morgan freeman for seniority #inaug09
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baratunde: Mary J Blige is hitting the notes! Looks like obama's transition team sprang for some voice lessons
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baratunde: Awesome. John Adams's wife just spoke along with an MLK stunt double. Pullin out all the stops! #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/uswQz - Yes that is the lincoln memorial press entrance #inaug09
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baratunde: @biznickman not yet. Heading over when @ch3ryl gets here. Ahem. (how do u "ahem" over Twitter?) #inaug09
baratunde: Just realizing how big a deal this is. This is not your grandfather's inauguration #inaug00
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baratunde: @Stranahan yeah I met Obama at yearlykos conference in 2007. Asked him re: his coal position. Shook his hand
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baratunde: @busboysandpoets and @grittv just had deepak Chopra on. Called military aid "karmically tainted money"
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baratunde: Will be @busboysandpoets on 14th & V till about 1pm. In back corner of langston rm. Turning
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baratunde: Dangit I keep sending b4 I'm done! Phone going off to charge spare batt.
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baratunde: @ashong welcome to dc baby! I'm @busboysandpoets on 14th & v for the next hour before heading to concert. Come by!
baratunde: Rt @drgridlock: Great Maps For Getting Around: In the Metro section of Sunday's Post http://tinyurl.com/74et2g (expand)
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/5gGgo - Checked in @busboysandpoets for GRITtv segment circa 1020am at grittv.org
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baratunde: Want to throw a going away party for bush monday night? Check out http://bushbash09.com They will post party pics on tues
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baratunde: dammit. google disabled my jack turner gmail account. NOW IS NOT THE TIME GOOGLE! I'll have Obama nationalize your ass. #inaug09
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baratunde: @elonjames and i am totally in southeast right now. sorry bro. trying to pace myself. maybe cya tomorrow
baratunde: Managed to get a cab in adams morgan without knocking over too many drunk white dudes! Obama! #inaug09
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baratunde: @mattieboo haha no adams morgan is hectic right now. Very different from my early 90s memories #inaug09
baratunde: At the left bank in ada
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baratunde: Wearing new Diesel boots. Neglected to break them in first. Now sitting shoeless with vodka & soda #inaug09
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baratunde: Al franken has a fundraiser tomorrow 11a-1pm at the willard hotel. Musical guests: grateful dead! #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/8zesb - Al franken is in the house! #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/icnBO - Msnbc on the mall #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/SiDW6 - Mmmm, I just love privacy destroying RFID
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baratunde: Met a dept. of labor employee. Her favorite secretary was Reich "because he knew the numbers and how to get economy moving" #inaug09
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baratunde: #inaug09 text WEATHER to 56333 for weather updates or text METRO to 56333 for bus & train info.
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/HdtZJ - Otoh look at the massive font on the subway map. NANNY STATE
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/pTXoi - I love the clean, helpful dc metro. Take notes nyc and boston
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baratunde: off 2 get #inaug09 credentials. gear = g-phone, canon sd700, ipod touch, kindle, scary/warm face mask http://bit.ly/4gwZXk (expand)
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baratunde: just installed the DC Metro app on my ipod touch. farewell paper maps! #inaug09
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baratunde: RT @mstearne: @baratunde I bought an Obama commemorative plate. Ask them if I can use that for entrance into the inauguration. #inaug09
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baratunde: at the transition team office, black folks are just showing up saying "i voted for obama. where are my tickets!?" hilarious #inaug09
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baratunde: A Fond Farewell by Derrick Ashong #inaug09 (http://ping.fm/NmIaD)
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baratunde: @QueenofSpain that "team edward sucks" is hilarious. i'm so scared that i get it. btw, @jjpolitics is adding ur #inaug09 tweets to our site
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baratunde: RT @huffpost: Follow Obama's train trip on our blog all day: http://tinyurl.com/9wjwpj (expand) -cbellantoni
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/o6oGL - I like bunnies but this is creepy to see 1st thing in the morning. #inaug09
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baratunde: http://ping.fm/p/JSput - Obama's economic stimulus at union station #inaug09
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baratunde: more dc inauguration parties, courtesy of The Couch Sessions (http://ping.fm/3aWod)
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baratunde: RT @roadkillrefugee: RT @thinkprogress: Ken Blackwell: GOP First, Country Last: http://tinyurl.com/7e3v98 (expand)
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baratunde: campaign retrospective: Why I Support Barack Obama (jan 3, 2008) (http://ping.fm/bELuO)
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baratunde: @c3ane that's a great idea. barackatunde's campaign retrospective will be running through inauguration. so many moments
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baratunde: @maegancarberry just saw ur traffic tweet. For #inaug09 follow @drgridlock
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baratunde: @busboysandpoets I plan to kick it there hard this week. Save me some of those vegan brownies!
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baratunde: passing through philly on the train. what up!? i have mad fond memories of campaigning here. http://bit.ly/i4V7 (expand)
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baratunde: Let the journey to #inaug09 begin! Am on amtrak train #193 from nyc to dc. Plenty of empty seats. Glad I'm going down early Jan 16, 2009 10:51 PM GMT · Reply · View Tweet
Tuesday
Jan202009
Me On CNN With Soledad O'Brien - MLK Day 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 5:36 | baratunde | tagged CNN, Inauguration, Media Appearances, President Barack Obama, Soledad O'Brien in Baratunde-News I'm always in a rush but especially today. Thankfully, some friends pulled this video, and I could get it up. Watching the segment, you'd never realize that my earpiece was dead, and I didn't hear a word the Republican strategist said. Big up to Soledad for some smooth moderating to keep that invisible. Ok, here it is.
Sunday
Jan182009
My Ridiculous Inauguration Media Appearance Schedule - (updated! CNN 10:15am)
Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 4:50 | baratunde | tagged Barack Obama, Inauguration, Media Appearances in General Part of the fun of being here is the honor I have of helping tell the story of what's going down. It's 4am, and I need to keep this short and sweet. Will try to add more details as they become available. Meanwhile, set your Tivos and foreign friends' tape decks Sunday January 18
- 10AM GRITtv with Laura Flanders. From Busboys & Poets on 14th & V St. Talking about what has paved the way for the first black president
- CHANGE TO 10:15AM 12:45PM CNN with Soledad O'Brien and John Hope Bryant Republican strategist Joe Hicks on the Obama Express Bus. Talking about the meaning of Obama's election and race.
- 1PM BBC TV World Have Your Say with my blog partner Cheryl Contee.
- 8:00AM BBC Radio 5Live Simon Mayo Show. with Tim Daly and Robin Bronk of the Creative Coalition. Talking about expectations
- 11:00am - Noon & 12:45PM - 1:30PM CBC Radio (Canada) The Current. Talking about Obama's connection to young people
- All Day. Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 Blog will be picking up my inaugural Twitter postings.
Sunday
Jan182009
Saturday In DC For The Inauguration. Photos And Observations
Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 4:10 | baratunde | tagged Barack Obama, Inauguration, Washington DC in General cross-posted to JJP Hey team, I'm here! This city is abuzz. Bus drivers are excited (and pissed about the added stress to there lives). Black folks are dressed in finery. The alcohol doth flow freely. It's a magical time to be in Chocolate City, and I'll do my best to share what I'm seeing with yall, wherever you are. Notable moments from today:
- Playing Rock Band for the first time ever. I'm staying with some friends who have three adorable, high energy children. I think all high energy kids should be enrolled in cross-country running, but that's another post probably on another blog :)
- Getting the JJP media credentials. It was so easy, and the volunteers were very friendly.
- Picking up my Obama-branded DC Metro Smartrip card
- Meeting a 23-year employee of the Department of Labor and asking her if she noticed a difference based on who the president was. "Absolutely," she said, adding that Robert Reich was her favorite Secretary because he really knew labor and "knew the numbers." This same woman told me that her 80-year-old mother and friends were addicted to MSNBC and CNN during the campaign and are back on during the inauguration watching every single moment of the whistle-stop tour.
- Running into my cross-country coach from middle school at a cocktail party in Friendship Heights (where they had Sarah Palin toilet paper. I love my friends).
- Meeting Al Franken at a Media Matters event.
