In previous inaugs, did they call out the attendees this way?

[liveoaktx]

As if they are all royalty attending a ball?

[Warpy]

1. It's a signal to all of us

"It doesn't matter how we all got here, there's nothing you can do about it, and we're going to keep getting richer and richer off your misery."

[ynksnewyork2]

2. kind of

I watched both of Clinton's. It was kind of the same but not as much(that doesn't make any sense, does it). This one seems like the Golden Globe awards.

[liveoaktx]

3. I couldn't believe they did this sort of English trumpet calls at the

beginning. Bush must really wish he is King.