Barry knows how you like it.

Barack in Sumter, SC, in January 2008.

Note how, around 1:30 in, Mr. Obama evokes Malcolm X while dispelling the rumor that he is a secret Muslim. Then, he evokes the famous Muslim civil-rights activist again, before saying, "Alright, I'm having too much fun up here."

That's the same man here, who prefaced his second oath with the words, "We're going to do it, very slowly."

Make no mistake, this man is capable of viewing himself through the lens of media-obsessed citizens. It's nice to have that sort of intelligence in the White House.