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Editor Predicts Obama Will Lie Under Oath
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nation.foxnews.com — Looking back over the last four years, it is now obvious that the greatest symbolic moment of President Barack Obama's first term was the very first moment.

That is when Obama placed his left hand on Abraham Lincoln's Bible, raised his right hand, and followed the lead of Chief Justice John Roberts in attempting to recite the oath that all American presidents must take, swearing to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Obama and Roberts mangled the oath, a poignant precursor of their subsequent exertions to mangle the Constitution itself.

The Constitution says: "Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation: -- 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.'"

After Roberts and Obama failed to recite these words correctly -- as more than a million watched from the National Mall -- Obama decided to take the oath a second time, on Jan. 21, 2009, in front of a few reporters in the White House Map Room.

"We believe that the oath of office was administered effectively and that the president was sworn in appropriately yesterday," White House Counsel Greg Craig said in an explanatory statement. "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."

But if Obama's second oath-taking was essentially a symbolic gesture, it lacked the most powerful element of his first oath-taking: This time he did not use a Bible.

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Will barry lie under oath again?
Does a sheep go 'Baaaaaaaah'?
14%
Do all liberals lie, cheat and steal?
10%
Yes, we all know he's not a Christian, so his hand on the Bible means nothing.
19%
He's been wiping his butt on the Constitution for the last four years and he will continue it for another four.
8.5%
No, He just stretches the truth to great lengths.
5.1%
All listed and much, much more.
44%
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curmudgeon
Posted 165 days ago
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ROTFLMAO, this affirmative action child makes Slick Willie Clinton and his 'wife' Hillary look like honest people. Trying to get my breath back from just imagining Barry ever being honest. Why do you think he always voted present?
bish66
Posted 163 days ago
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lightdude, this is a rant, not a poll, because you offer 6 choices and they are all the same.
BTW: where is the lie? He said "to the best of my Ability,..." His abilities being limited is a different story... :-p
lightdude
Posted 162 days ago
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@bish66 You're ranting again. :-)
lightdude
Posted 162 days ago
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@bish66 Where is the lie? Every time barry or a liberal opens their mouth.
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