think4yourself

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The story of Richard Blanco, the poet currently speaking, is super-fascinating. Here it is, in his own words.

(via positivelypersistentteach)

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“With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history, and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom.”

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Happening now: The inauguration ceremony. If you aren’t watching, watch over here.

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dceiver:

The office. One day to go. (photo by @aterkel)

Note to self for bucket list: Get hired, and then work at the Huffington Post just long enough so I can say I worked next to whomever is wearing that horse mask.

(via brooklynmutt)

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Romney tried filibustering his auto industry answer. Obama pulled it away from him, saying “you’ve had the floor a while.” That Romney grin is the grin of a man who realized his answer didn’t help him one bit.

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Bob Schieffer said “Obama Bin Laden,” which, let’s face it, every media outlet ever has done. Except most of us don’t do it in front of the president. (He didn’t make a big deal about it.)

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theatlantic:

Romney’s eyebrows fact-check Libya.

I sense a little gulping as well.

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Obama, thinking to himself: “Go ahead, Mitt. Dig yourself out of this question.”