Program schedule for President Bush's inauguration

[MaineDem]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 — President Bush will take the oath of office at noon on Jan. 20 at the West Front of the Capitol. Here is the schedule of events and performers for the historic ceremony:

10 a.m. EST
— Music by U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club; U.S. Marine Band; Alcorn State University Concert Choir.

11 a.m.
— U.S. Marine Band; music by Wintley Phipps, gospel vocalist and founder of the U.S. Dream Academy, an online Christian academic resource; music by Guy Hovis, vocalist from Tupelo, Miss.
11:30 a.m.
— Music by the U.S. Marine Band
— Call to order and welcoming remarks by Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
— Invocation by the Rev. Dr. Luis Leon, rector at St. John's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.
— Music by mezzo soprano Susan Graham
— Oath of office administered by Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., to Vice President Dick Cheney
— Music by mezzo soprano Denyce Graves
— Oath of office administered by William H. Rehnquist, chief justice of the United States, to President Bush
— Inaugural address
— Music by U.S. Marine Band, U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, U.S. Navy Sea Chanters
— Benediction by Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, senior pastor at Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston
— National anthem sung by Air Force Technical Sgt. Bradley Bennett
— Music by U.S. Air Force Band

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Will Rehnquist be able to make it?

[CottonBear]

1. Yes. See my post RE: Hastert swearing in Cheney. n/t

[phaseolus]

2. Where does the stunt fit in??

You know, the stunt where some republican staffers or college young republicans pose as protestors and are allowed to get close to the proceedings, yelling some crap before they are led away before too many people get a good look at them? This would serve the dual purpose of making all Bush opponents look bad, and giving Bush the chance to say something supposedly off-the-cuff that's pithy and wise...

(Note to lurking media people: the preceeding isn't a conspiracy theory; it's a thought experiment. "What would Karl Rove do??")

[TryingToWarnYou]

3. I have to ask... who the fuck cares?

[quinnox]

4. Why would anyone want to watch?

I would rather watch a "Saved by the Bell" marathon!