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(From left) Sen. Charles Schumer laughs with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Capitol during the U.S. presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday (© Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Let's all toast the comedic star of the inauguration: Chuck Schumer

1/21/2013

Seth McFarlane, he's not. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, he's also not. He'll never get a gig hosting the Oscars or Golden Globes, but as emcee of Monday's inauguration, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York was just goofy enough to give the Internet something to chew on other than the tone of another presidential speech. Schumer's photobomb of Sasha and Malia Obama became an instant meme, and even Joe Biden's luncheon toast to the president detoured into a Schumerfest. "I raise my glass to a man who never, never, never operates out of fear — he only operates out of confidence," Biden said. "I'm toasting you, Chuck." And here's to leaving the president hanging, Joe.

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