If you’re the president, you absolutely have to do the walk. There is no way around it. It shows you’re unafraid to walk your own capital. I don’t think it has as much to do with “being a man of the people” as it does being THE MAN.

Tim Keck is the publisher of The Stranger.

11 replies on “Re: Oh. My. God.”

  1. Unless you’re being pelted by eggs (Jan. ’01). Then you can kind of skip the walk, because no one really wants to see you anyway.

  2. @4
    Roker just wanted the prez to say something to him because he’s apparently been ignored at all the past inaugurations. So he shouted a bunch and Obama waved to him and said “It’s warm!” Not sure what that means, but ok.

  3. I think it was a weatherman joke. It has been a long day – we’ll give him a pass on the impromptu brilliant humor requirement.

    Damn – they are a radiant couple. Stride on.

  4. This is a man of the people.

    Not a man of the elite.

    And that is one major difference of today in comparison to yesterday.

    No more imperial pResidency.

    Just sane, intelligent, and competent leadership at a time when we need it most.

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