* When BarackObama was sworn in as U.S. president, the [[IdiotBall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court read the oath incorrectly]]. Obama [[WhatAnIdiot hinted to him it was wrong, but when the Chief Justice continued to ask him to recite it incorrectly]], Obama [[ThrowItIn just went]] [[TheShowMustGoOn with it]]. Later on that day, they had the Chief Justice re-administer the oath, this time correctly, to forestall any attempts by people to claim that the incorrect oath made his swearing-in a sham ceremony and therefore he wasn't really president.[[hottip:*:Although there is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States#The_requirement_to_take_the_oath debate]] as to whether he would have become President anyway regardless of whether he took the oath.]]
** Not that it actually ''did'' stop [[ConspiracyTheorist certain people]] from claiming the incorrect oath made his swearing-in a sham ceremony and therefore he wasn't really president. The "proper" swearing in, you see, couldn't be done [[InsaneTrollLogic because the first one had already invalidated his presidency-- no take-backs]]!

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* When BarackObama was sworn in as U.S. president, the [[IdiotBall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court read the oath incorrectly]]. Obama [[WhatAnIdiot hinted to him it was wrong, but when the Chief Justice continued to ask him to recite it incorrectly]], Obama [[ThrowItIn just went]] [[TheShowMustGoOn with it]]. Later on that day, they had the Chief Justice re-administer the oath, this time correctly, to forestall any attempts by people to claim that the incorrect oath made his swearing-in a sham ceremony and therefore he wasn't really president.  (There is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States#The_requirement_to_take_the_oath debate]] as to whether he would have become President anyway regardless of whether he took the oath.)
** Not that it actually ''did'' stop [[ConspiracyTheorist certain people]] from claiming the incorrect oath made his swearing-in a sham ceremony and therefore he wasn't really president. The "proper" swearing in, you see, couldn't be done [[InsaneTrollLogic because the first one had already invalidated his presidency--no take-backs]]!

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