The Issue: Beyoncé’s performance at President Obama’s second inauguration, which was lip-synced.

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If President Obama can lip-sync his way through his presidency, why can’t Beyoncé lip-sync her way through the National Anthem (“Sham-elot,” Jan. 23)?John Barker

Forked River, NJ

Everybody on the podium in Washington on Monday was lip-syncing.Stan Rubin

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

I hope the lip-sync was the only deception at the inauguration.

Is anybody really sure that Obama’s promise to “protect and defend” the Constitution was any more real?

Mike Reynolds

Tarrytown

Beyoncé and the US Marine Band faked it. Look closely: The guy that took the oath faked caring for this country. He feigned center, looked left and ran hard left, so nothing suprises me.Arthur French

Wainscott.