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Quotes of the Day -- Inauguration aftermath "Wow. CNN. Inaugration." -- CNN's John King with the above photograph. A nod to C-SPAN " @cspan easily wins the award for best Inaugural Parade commentary - by having none and just letting viewers enjoy it." -- House Maj. Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) Dep. Chief of Staff Doug Heye. Michelle Obama's bangs: Yay or Nay? CNN's Piers Morgan: "Am I allowed to not really like the bangs? I don't really go for the bangs." His colleague Erin Burnette disagreed: "I love them." Speaking of the first lady... "Want. That. Coat." -- PBS's Gwen Ifill. Important Q to Ponder: "Has someone called Aretha Franklin's hat for comment on Michelle Obama's bangs?" -- The Atlantic's Molly Ball. Uh oh. "Jon Stewart is going to have a field day with this inauguration coverage. #dailyshow" -- The Hill's Managing Editor Bob Cusack. Dance Twins "Obama and I apparently have the same dance style. I don't know who should be sadder about that. #inaug13" -- Mandy Jenkins, Interactives Editor, Digital First Media. The Angry Blogger "Why the hell has my phone kept ringing today? I offered commentary. Did I declare terrorist action on Washington and am unaware? Ph-ck!" -- Washingtonian's Javonni Brustow, who also editor of ThePundit.com and a blogger for PopGlitz. The Observers "Pelosi got a cheer at 7th and Penn. Boehner and Cantor didn't. Almost like this crowd is Dems. #Inauguration." -- WaPo's Ben Pershing. "Once again, some Republicans are ruining this day simply because they can. Please stop complaining. It's not just abt you. It's abt us all." -- Democratic pundit Donna Brazile. "Watching the Benediction WWR cannot help but think of the burden that any president must bear. No one can truly understand - except them." -- Paul Brandus of WestWingReports. Speaker Boehner Crying Watch: "Speaker Boehner wiping his eyes after lunch prayer." -- HuffPost's Jen Bendery. Backhanded sarcastic compliment for CNN "CNN winning the timefill before the parade with 'how did you come up with those hats?'" -- TPM's Evan McMorris-Santoro. Is Fox News getting stale? "What about Fox News’ viewers? Are they going to go along like sheep? They now have no network that represents their perspective on what seems to be a key issue for Obama’s second term. Is it time for a new Fox?" -- The Daily Caller's Mickey Kaus in a short post on his view that Fox News is going too far left and has a stale lineup. In case you care about POTUS' limo: "The windows in the President's limo are not tinted. It's easy to see him when he drives by." -- Former White House Press Sec. and pundit Ari Fleischer. ABC reporter has Inauguration version of Modern Seinfeld, a USA Today reporter takes an intense picture, HuffPost ladies pose with Paula Abdul and more...Seinfeld writer in the making? "Kramer starts a shuttle to take people to the inauguration, but ends up in the presidential motorcade. Jerry dates a Mormon." -- ABC News' Matt Negrin. PROTECTING THE PREZ: "Snipers across from where we are watching #inaugural parade." -- USA Today travel writer Nancy Trejos with the accompanying photograph. A love note to Schumer. XOXO, Luke Russert "For those of us freezing outside covering the Inaugural, a HUGE thank you to Sen. Schumer for keeping the program moving. Well done." -- NBC congressional reporter Luke Russert. Photo booth with Paula Abdul and HuffPost's ladies "Elise Foley and I meet Paula Abdul. Straight up now tell me. @Old Ebbitt Grill" -- HuffPost's Amanda Terkel. Rep. Sensenbrenner: lawmaker or fashion icon? "Jim Sensenbrenner needs to wear this hat more often." -- Mother Jones reporter Tim Murphy.

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