Former President Clinton will administer the oath of office for the mayor-elect at his Jan. 1 inauguration ceremony at City Hall, the transition team announced Saturday.
And former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — who hired de Blasio as her campaign manager during her 2000 Senate campaign — will attend with her husband.
"Chirlane and I couldn't be more excited to have President Clinton and Secretary Clinton stand with us,” de Blasio said in a statement, which highlighted that he had worked for President Clinton as a regional director at HUD.
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De Blasio will recite his official oath at midnight on Dec. 31. The de Blasio campaign would not say where the official swearing in would take place or who would administer that oath.
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De Blasio's hour-long inauguration ceremony will take place at noon on Jan. 1, on the steps of City Hall.
A commenter writes:
Recommended reading: No one left to lie to by Christopher Hitchens. Excellent study of the redoubtable Clinton, who, apart from needlessly sanctioning the capital punishment of the mentally retarded Ricky Rector, also bombed countries to deflect from his libidinous shenanigans. Clinton was an awful President, who is pimping his equally unethical, selfish wife for President. Don't buy it. As a Dem, no way I vote for Hillary. No way.
Politicians on average are selfish, self-centered narcissists who should be trusted slightly less than car salesmen.
Bill Clinton is more selfish, more self-centered, more narcissistic and less trustworthy than even the average politician.
Not surprised de Blasio, who made his bones in the Clinton administration, is having BC do the oath of office honors.
But frankly, it's just one more reason why I suggest a close eye should be kept on Mayor de Blasio.
Well, we can kiss a good chancellor goodbye.
ReplyDeleteStarting to look like Shael, at least in the short term.
Delete....funny...when all was said and done...Uncle Sam STILL retreated from North Vietnam...
ReplyDeleteAll those lives later...
DeleteHow does a disbarred out-of-state attorney and former federal office holder posses the power to administer an oath of office in New York?
ReplyDeleteI like to ask "How did these two people with little money and no assets back in 1999 become multi-millionaires?' That's one of my favorite games.
DeleteHillary will be there as well...she's not,disbarred, etc., etc...and Sec. Of State till a few mos ago...maybe she will actually do the,swearing in...
ReplyDeleteBdB ran her campaign in 2000. It's possible, but I suspect it will be BC to do the honors.
DeleteThe City Clerk of Des Moines Iowa has more administrative authority in New York City than Bill or Hillary currently posses.
DeleteMy guess is that it isn't going to happen unless NYC is a jurisdiction that doesn't actually require a formal oath of office. If no oath is required, it's just a stunt. If an oath is required by law, it's a safe bet that a "former federal official" isn't on the list of those qualified to administer it.