Inauguration day is a day of pomp and circumstance. It鈥檚 when the president assumes the position of Commander-in-Chief to resounding applause and throngs of admirers. For some presidents it鈥檚 a breeze. Yet, even on his second go of an inauguration, President Barack Obama still managed to draw a frenzy of action, insanity, and triviality to accompany his second Oath of Office.
Obama鈥檚 speech clocked-in at just over 2,400 words, which was almost equal to his (but nowhere near as brief as George Washington鈥檚 at 135-words). But for Obama's second inauguration, the weirdness ran long.
This one had everything: funny hats, photobombs, and even an (alleged) anti-Obama rant.
Inaugural weekend craziness started with a Saturday night fiasco 鈥� Lupe Fiasco, that is.
The Grammy-nominated rapper after reportedly launching into an anti-Obama rant. The show鈥檚 organizers, StartUp RockOn, that Fiasco was not kicked off stage, but, rather 鈥溾�rganizers decided to move onto the next act,鈥� after Fiasco commandeered the stage for 40-minutes.
Monday, the music was less contentious and more Texan. Both Beyonc茅 Knowles and during the ceremony inauguration morning. Both received glowing praise and, strangely enough, from Sen. Chuck Schumer and Bill Clinton, respectively.
The festivities also garnered fashion-centric attention, and fellow attendees alike. confused some onlookers with his choice of headgear. Though, it should be noted that the hat is one that represents , patron saint of Catholic politicians.
It was a strange chain of events and, if you're as confused as everyone else, you need perspective.
Take a look at this . You can zoom in on anyone (and I mean anyone) seated in the upper gallery of the National Mall (and, yes, you can see Justice Scalia's hat).
If you're one of the last people on earth to miss Beyonc茅's performance, here you go:
