Have They Learned Nothing from China

As usual somebody decided to spoil the big event that happened last Tuesday by bringing to light a controversy. No it’s not about taking the oath. Sit down for this. The quartet did not play live. Well, in a way they did but their instruments weren't amplified.

They way this has been brought up makes it sound like the trust of the public has been broken. In a world of short attention spans sensational headlines have become a way of life. I admit I wouldn't have cared otherwise. You know some idiot out there is going to write about how we can’t trust the new administration because of this. If they’re going to deceive us about this what else are they keeping from us?

I decided to find out why they played to a prerecorded tape*. Apparently it was too cold for their instruments to stay in tune so they took a performance they had prerecorded days before and played that. I had no idea tuning was affected by temperature. If it weren’t for this I wouldn’t have learned something new. At least they didn’t have tv actors step in for the original musicians because they weren’t pretty enough.

I wonder though if this would qualify as a breach of national security. Yes, all the major players of the day were kept safe and no riots took place. But if you can’t keep something like a taped performance under wraps how are you going to deal with the big things such as fashion malfunctions, tripping over the family dog or the dreaded choking on a pretzel?

“This isn’t Milli Vanilli” – Carole Florman spokesperson for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

*If you want to read the article--> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28808317