Griper Blade: 44th Inaugural by the Numbers

Number of people in attendance at Barack Obama's inauguration: At least 1.5 million.

Rank of inaugural in terms of attendance: 1.

Number of those who were in attendance who were arrested: 0.

Number of words in Obama's inaugural address: 2598.

Mentions of former President Bush in the speech: 0 1.

Mentions of the word "hope": 2.

Mentions of the word "change": 4.

Mentions of the word "I": 13.

Of "we": 51.

Former presidents in attendance (including George W. Bush): 5 4. (I really can count...)

Number of those former presidents whose name is Bush: 2... [CLICK TO READ FULL POST]