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Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
In All Things
Jim McDermott
As soon as Obama finishes speaking people begin leaving Seriously it looks like the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium I can t even see or hear poet Elizabeth Alexander at times through the dispersing crowds But the text is a gem A last prayer from the Rev Dr Joseph E Lowery He looks
In All Things
Jim McDermott
Obama speaks It begins far lighter on rhetoric than I expected Starts with the now common refrain things are going to be tough Ugh I know but I could recite the section in my sleep I wonder early on if this is going to sound more like a State of the Union or something Clintonian I hope not
In All Things
Jim McDermott
Various luminaries appear on the jumbotron Colin Powell gets cheers George H W Bush looks old John McCain talks to a very tall man Joe Lieberman is heartily jeered and at some length There is clearly no love lost for Joe Michelle Obama looks amazing The girls are beautiful Dick Cheney is
In All Things
Jim McDermott
6am I m late getting started as usual I don the tight lycra heat-holding undergarments my aunt bought me Looking in the mirror I see an obese Sandy Duncan It s not a good moment On the red line from Dupont Circle to Union Station Our third stop Metro Center looks like a sc
In All Things
Jim McDermott
What the online press is offering this morning nbsp Slate has the president s speech as written by various readers nbsp The New York Times online nbsp has a similar feature offering readers hope for the Obama administration as well as readers photos of the events nbsp The New Republ
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Jim McDermott
A 30-something African-American man standing outside the U S Capitol talking to his wife From slavery to this Guard I m sorry you can t check books out of the Library of Congress nbsp nbsp nbsp Visitor But I brought my library card nbsp Guard It s not that kind of library
In All Things
Jim McDermott
Barack Obama and many Americans spent today trying to follow the example of Dr Martin Luther King Jr by doing some kind of service work for our fellow human beings nbsp Many in Washington D C including this correspondent spent the day in lines and receptions Everywhere you went today the
Jim McDermott
What should Barack Obama do upon first taking office? A few New Yorkers--and some of the president elects youngest supporters--weigh in. For more advice for Obama, read Americas recent letters to the president-elect.
In All Things
Jim McDermott
I ve posted some photos from the Concert on my blog nbsp And if you didn t see any of the concert here s one of the great moments nbsp
In All Things
Jim McDermott
How to describe the event at the Lincoln Memorial today hellip it was clearly part rock concert with Bruce Springsteen Bono Stevie Wonder and Beyonce heading up the excitement that had people even out at the Washington Monument dancing and jumping around At times the playlist also veered ndash