Is it live?

Nope.

Turns out the music that you heard, if you watched the recent inauguration on television was pre-recorded.

Concerned that the cold would not allow the instruments to stay in tune, the music for the big show was pre-recorded for playback for those who would watch it on television.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7846472.stm

Isn’t technology great?  How about this for a lesson in media literacy?

Things aren’t always what they seem.

It is somewhat comforting to know that the facts weren’t hidden or denied to the public.

If only the economic woes could be solved so easily.

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