Missed the Inauguration? Xbox Live has you covered

anyone know if this will appear on european marketplace i missed it and im mad to see it!!!!

They need to keep the politics out of my gaming. I avoided it on purpose, only to sign into XBL and see it there. Annoying.

Heard the speech was good. Too bad that wasn't there.

The only reason this shit is getting plastered is hes the first black president.Who gives a shit if hes black.They cry about racism and they keep racism alive.

To end racism the color of someones skin shouldnt be considered in topic.
How are we going to end racism with things like black history month the first black coach to go to a super bowl and the first black president And channels like BET plastered across the world.

All it shows is that the black population is ignorant and feel they somehow deserve to be aknowledged for particular accomplishments not by there name but by there color.

For example history books will read

THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT
Barack Hussein Obama

As opposed to

President
Barack Hussein Obama

And how does that end racism?

It doesnt it just fuels it and the majority who voted for him were black racists.

Dont believe me?

Watch the news the majority they interviewed at the event that was black couldnt come up with anything better to say when asked the question why is election important to you.

There answer

Not about anything political that could pottentialy improve the united states

There answer simply was

Finally a black president its about time i waited for ever for this moment.

I country has gone hollywood and when this guy screws it all up the same people will pretend they never voted for him and never supported him in any way shape or form.

Politics is ass kissing ask hilary clinton and john mcain i seen bot there lips puckered last night.

And as far is this shit all over xbox it doesnt belong there period i play my box to game and avoid this stupidity the last thing i need is ass kissers invading the only thing i enjoy im dissapointed in microsoft.

Does this mean it's cool to be an American again? Man, I hope so.

Thanks to Jakob for the link i personally am delighted its up on xbox live just wish it had been on european marketplace aswell.

To Driz the reason it is on live is not because he is the first black president it is because this is the first time a gaming platform has had the facility to provide coverage on such a historic event he is just another president but speaking as an interested Irish onlooker he is the only man who throughout your election process was able to restore my faith in america as the greatest nation on earth his ideals and policies have in my mind managed to turn around 8 years of distrust of the american people and the american pollitical system and yes your media will bleed the fact that he is a black man dry but thats american media sensationalising the story, across the world it is simply being reported that Barack Obama has taken his inauguration speech.

To all my american Xbox LIVE Buddys: Congratulations on having elected a Great leader for your great nation. If ye want to get together and celebrate the gears update my gamertag is "Fudgez Jo Momma"

Peace Love and Empathy
FJM

and the point of posting that article is..?
To show that his first act is a good one?
Because I totally agree with the act. That article is both uninformed and biased.

What this has to do with the discussed topic as well isn't clear...
I think it's interesting to have extra content like this on the marketplace. It is part of the whole 'entertainment centre' idea. How relevant to gaming are all the films instead..?

You might want to check the EULA that you've signed up with on XBox live. I would not be surprised to see language indicated that Microsoft has the right to put up whatever content they see fit and that you have opted into items like this.

As it stands, it's content and it's certainly not hurting anything at all to publish events like this out.

Some things will not appeal to some people. I personally think it is pretty cool that Microsoft allowed people to see the speech. If you do not like all you have to hit up and move on with your day.

@driz can i assume u r white??by your comments you don,t seem to know what it means to be black do you??what is your problem with this and your attitude about racism?are you one of the many haters out there who have a problem with a black man sitting in the white house??a little bit of history ok just for u,black people were brought here by force,forced to work in conditions that even animals were not allowed to be in and build most of this great nation by force,torture and murder,u may want to forget he is black but he sure can,t you know why???because some white americans like u won,t ever call us anything other than BLACKKK.SO STFU U DON,T LIKE IT DON,T WATCH IT BUT KEEP IT TO URSELF OK.blacks were forced to build it and now after bush has messed it all up a black will have to fix it don,t you feel a sigh of relief in this world now??like america will return to it,s rightful place in the world as the great and CARING nation it once was instead of being hated as much as when a WHITE MAN(BUSH) WAS RUNNING THINGS,now go play your games and leave others in peace to do as they will online,.AND YOU CALL BLACKS RACISTS,WHO AFTERALL GAVE US THE TITLE BLACKS,WHO LOVES TO USE ONES COLOR AGAINST OTHERS,AS OBAMA SAID WE AS A PEOPLE MUSTTTT DO THIS TOGETHER REBUILD THIS GREAT NATION OF AMERICA,NOT WE BLACK PEOPLE.OPEN YOUR EYES AND BE AND AMERICAN OK ONE BLOOD.ONE HEART,ONE HOPE,VICTORY FOR ALL.

When I saw this on the Dashboard yesterday, I thought that this was an extremely classy move on the behalf of Microsoft. Kudos to those involved behind the scenes that suggested this and made it happen.

As for those that wish to ignore politics, please don't gripe about the haves and the have-nots, because knowledge is power now and always.

To know what's going on around you is to know your freaking world. If you'd rather stay within your small, removed bubble of life, keep your uninformed viewpoints out of the bigger picture because they add nothing to society.

It's cool if you're not interested in it, it's your loss though. What's funny is the kids who are like "I didn't pay $50 a year to see this junk on my Xbox" I'm sure the EULA says otherwise. And you have to make conscious effort to get to this content. It doesn't play instantly when you turn your Xbox on or anything so to act like it's plastered all over the place and you can't get away from it makes you look even more ridiculous.

Glad to see the content up there. I imagine it's in HD, too? I haven't seen it in any fancy resolution, yet, so I may rewatch.

Yawn!!!!!
4 Years of some moron who spent 20 years in a racist Church!

Can't wait until his 4 years is up and hopefully we will put this nightmare behind us!

Jesus Christ, you know the guy that runs that site is a nut job, right?

Is this available worldwide or is it like usual and only in the US and the XBox gives a big ol' "F*ck you" to the rest of its users?

Let's play Spot the Redneck Republican!

Jeramy,

"even though black people have access to public schooling, it would be laughable to insinuate that inner-city schools are comparable to white suburban schools. hence black kids get poorly educated/drop out and get stuck holding crappy shifts, repeating the cycle. if you implied that the racial economic divide exists purely by coincidence, and not because of historic disparity, you're not looking between the lines hard enough"


Poverty doesn't discriminate. It affects every "race". My point was simply that doors have been open long before President Obama came along. What opportunities have just become available that weren't available last year or the year before that when President Obama wasn't on most peoples radar. That a peoples optimism and aspirations are so influenced by one mans success when in reality nothing but the fact that he is now the President of the united states has changed is a bit puzzling. (I use that wording because he's only been in office for a day)

As for inner city schools....I bet most readers parents actually went to those schools. I know that my mother did. What happened to those schools in one or two generations that now make them such a laughing stock? (Don't think racial because that's not where I'm going. I'm going towards discipline and moral standards)

Not all students that attend inner city schools drop out. A good number actually graduate. But most are poverty stricken you say. How will they go to college. Some don't and some do. The fact of the matter is that there are doors open for poverty stricken students to attend college also. You can go to college for free thanks to Federal Grants and if you have to student loans. All you have to do is want an education and there are more than enough ways to receive it. Want to compare the quality of education between community colleges and state or big name colleges? It doesn't matter. Simply having a degree to set you apart from those that don't makes a huge difference when applying for jobs. That and you can do 2 years at a community college and transfer (if you do the work and get the grades) to a state or big name college to save money.

Opportunities exist and have existed. The past isn't a crutch unless one decides to let the past determine their future.

As for your idea that past slavery translates into generations of poverty I'd have to disagree with that idea. What of the immigrants that came to this country with no education and nothing but the clothes on their backs? Most whom didn't speak any English at all. They took many of the jobs that you spoke of as well. They were also heavily discriminated against. What of the Irish, Italians, Japanese, Chinese, Indians, Polish etc etc that found themselves in similar situations as African Americans.

I'm Filipino, My mother was born in the mid 50's. Her Father was 100% Filipino and her mother is white. She remembers people looking at her with her parents in public with disgust and disapproval because hers was a family of mixed race.

People have no idea what I am. People have told me that they thought I was Italian, Hispanic or Asian. You name it. I actually had someone call me a taco head because they got mad at me after asking them to leave a store that I worked at because they were drunk and abusive towards other customers.

What's my point? I have none. Who cares about any of that. It happened in the past and was the result of others ignorance. It has no bearing on who I am or the person that I choose to become.

I laugh because everyone acts as if the kkk still has a foothold theres lynchings of black men on a regular basis and whites and blacks dont share the same toilets.

Racism is over it doesnt effect the black community in the united states anymore.No more firehoses no more beatings no more slavery its over the ones who claim it isnt are riding a dead horse to only reap benefits they dont deserve.

Blacks and whites in this country have equal chances at everything and the blacks even more so.
The problem is racism will never end as long as we have idiots that believe that the color of someones skin will make a difference in this country.

Obama said absolutely nothing that would help this country that john mcain didnt personally i feel mcains plan was better.
But the fact is as the other posted idiots like him voted for the black man becuase he didnt want another so called rich white man in office.Thats good lets ignore good politics and vote a so called poor black man into office altho his mother was white he has muslim ties wasnt even born in the u.s and he had enough money to go to harvard.

Even his wife was a major racist.

But lets turn our heads to that and forget the man that was a pow fought for this country had a better plan becuase he was white and rich.

i sense a hollywood drama and too much reality tv.