Inauguration 231 items | updated Jan 4 2012

Current & Twitter have teamed up again. We're adding your real-time Twitter messages ("tweets") over our live broadcast of Barack Obama's Inauguration.

Join Current Twitters the Inauguration by chiming in with your commentary via Twitter during our live broadcast on Tuesday, January 20th, at 11:30am EST / 8:30am PST.

We will broadcast as many of your inauguration tweets as possible over the ceremony, in real time. We'll also be streaming the event live right here.

See how we did it for the debates, here.
The 411 on the 44th
This very short video explains how to share your comments on TV during the inauguration ceremony.
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Shout Out the Swearing In
Current & Twitter team up again for the 44th Presidential inauguration ceremony.
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How to Participate:
  1. 1. Tune in on Tuesday January 20th at 11:30am EST / 8:30am PST for the live Inauguration Ceremony. Find Current TV on your local cable/satellite provider or come here to watch the live stream of our broadcast.
  2. 2. Make sure you’ve registered with Twitter to participate.
  3. 3. During the ceremony, chime in by including "#current" in your tweet. Example:
    "I, for one, did not expect Rick Warren to start rapping like that. #current"
  4. 4. We won't be able to air every single tweet on TV, but you can see all of the #current tweets by searching #current on Twitter search.
  5. 5. If you have any questions about participating, send us a tweet @current.
    • Inaugural Doggerel: One Currenter's Experience...
      The heartwarming story of a frost-bitten day. The true tale of one man's experience behind the scenes at President Obama's Inauguration......
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    • Why They Came
      What brought people from all over the country to Washington, DC last week.
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    • It's a Movement, Not a Fashion Statement - video
      Would Dr. King have endorsed Obama? The people of Washington DC, and the many visitors who traveled to the Capitol for the inauguration reflect on the King holiday...
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    • Yes We Can End the War - video
      Code Pink is committed to bringing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to an end and holding Barack Obama accountable. Their goal: turn this country from a war making...
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    • The Political Moment - video
      The election of Barack Obama is a validation of the work of suffragists, abolitionists, union organizers, anti-war activists and others who fought to expand the vote....
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    • Another Crack in the Iceberg - video
      Documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen traveled to Washington for the inauguration with her mother Aishah Rahman, a playwright and professor at Brown University. From...
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    • The Death of an Old Order
      Dr. Deepak Chopra, President of the Alliance For a New Humanity, says that we've seen the death of an old order but not yet the birth of a new one. Chopra wrote...
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    • Cops Bust Dealers Selling 'Obama Heroin'
      (Newser) – The inauguration of a new president apparently represents very different opportunities to different people. An upstate New York drug crew has been...
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    • Now that they've won Dems begin to lower expectations.
      After months of hype trying to secure the White House and Congress, the Dems have now begun to scale back and lower the American public's expectations......
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    • Limbaugh responds to Obama's Jab.
      According to an account in the New York Post, President Barack Obama yesterday told Republican leaders, "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get...
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    • Obama quartet admits faking performance at inauguration
      It's not exactly Watergate but Barack Obama's inauguration was back in the dock today after it emerged that the quartet of classical musicians who ushered...
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    • infoMania 01.22.09 - video
      On this week's infoMania the Sasha Obama's cuteness is impervious to distorting glass, Sarah investigates why the Today Show is trying to kill Ann Curry,...
      by 3 years ago  |  23
    • Randomness: Inauguration Style
      The best in weird news, odd people, and funny events from across the globe. Proving once again that the Darwin principle lives in all of us.
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    • Obama: "No more Rush Limbaugh! I won!"
      Obama made some scary statements recently when he told Republicans to quit listening to Rush Limbaugh. Also, while discussing the stimulus package with top lawmakers...
      by 3 years ago  |  49
    • Nothing to fear but a radical gay and lesbian agenda
      From the page: "Just so happens that Huckabee was on. His special guest was Mat Staver from Liberty Counsel. The two of them were preoccupied with details of...
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    • Obama has 100 days to prove his mettle
      When presidents enter the White House, they have approximately 100 days to show what they are made of. The notion of the first "hundred days" as a way to...
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    • Top 25 Words In Obama’s Inauguration Day Speech
      Barack Obama took the oath of office to become the first black president in US history Tuesday, proclaiming America had chosen “hope over fear” and must...
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    • Inauguration Day: Ghana Man Reacts - video
      Inauguration Day: January 20, 2009 New Haven, Connecticut I interview a gentleman from Ghana who describes the advantages of Obama's presidency. Shot at...
      by 3 years ago  |  2
    • Inauguration 2009 - video
      Current & Twitter did it again. We've teamed up and added your real-time Twitter messages ("tweets") over our live broadcast of Obama's...
      by 3 years ago  |  1
    • Inauguration Day: "Best Day as an African-American" - video
      Inauguration Day: January 20, 2009 New Haven, Connecticut I speak with a couple of African-American women who share their reactions to the historic inauguration...
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