The
"America's Future Rocks Today" portion of the inaugural festivities looked like my own personal version of hell.
Watered-down no talent hacks from the bowels of pop culture paraded out in front of the Bush Youth Brigade in a vain attempt to show the the organization that Dick Cheney and Trent Lott call home is really a bunch of right-on hepcats who know where it's at.
Here's Georgie:
Listen, I want to thank all the entertainers who were here today. How about Hilary Duff. She was fantastic. (Applause.) Thank you, Hilary. JoJo -- JoJo is here -- yeah. (Applause.) Rubin Studdard -- you talk about a success story. (Applause.) Ryan Cabrera, I appreciate Ryan being here. (Applause.) How about Three Doors Down? (Applause.) Pretty cool guys, right? Seem cool to me. (Applause.) Fuel -- I appreciate Fuel being here. (Applause.) Jason Sehorn -- I'm honored that my friend, Jason -- and I'm really proud and pleased that he brought his wife, Angie Harmon. (Applause.)
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And my call to you all is that as you enjoy the great freedoms of America, and as you enjoy yourself at this inauguration, I hope you take away the lesson of helping somebody in need. And when you do, it will not only make our country a better place, it will lift up your own spirit.
God, if mediocrity and top 40 music pounded into our minds by Clear Channel is a good example of "our great freedoms", we're fucking toast.