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It lacked substance.
Isn't that Obama's motto?
It lacked substance.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers.
Barack said:This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth.
We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply.
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers
Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.
Bwahaha! Either my dad was correct, or else the media is similarly deluded:
"He [Obama] recovered quickly from a brief flub, caused by Chief Justice John Roberts mixing up the wording of the presidential oath of office he was having Obama recite. The word "faithfully" wound up in the wrong spot, but Obama got through it, thanking Roberts and then kissing Michelle."
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Ha. This is kind of funny.
My guess is that if Obama hauled off and stabbed somebody in the eye with an hors d'oeuvre pick during the inaugural banquet, the media would report that the person fell into it on purpose, but that Obama was able to remain calm and protect bystanders from injury.
:lol:
What did you think of Obama's address speech?
Me personally, there were some parts where I was like "**** yeah", and other parts where I was like "good luck with that".
Overall it was a speech designed to unite. He kind of gave everybody a little bit of what they wanted to hear. It was well delivered, but I think it remains to be seen just how much of what he talks about can be accomplished, if at all.
It was OK, not bad and not great either. The poem, though performed in a tough spot after the inauguration, was terrible IMO. Boom boxes?:doh
Originally Posted by azura28
I wonder what he considers childish things.
IMHO I'd say it was things like partisanship or things like Harry Reid trying to deny Roland Burris his Senate seat.
Why are people so damn hard-hearted ?
The wife watches the Drudge Report; they imply that Obama was at fault...:spin:
What did you think of Obama's address speech?
Body language tells me Obama knew the speach cold and Roberts was intent on changeing the tempo,(of the speach)...,"crash the party right away". Obama just gave a very quick look of ,"Hey...thats not how it goes". My guess is our BIG question will be answered at some point... soon.
I thought his inauguration speech was pretty good.
just having some fun :lol:
just having some fun :lol:
I thought his inauguration speech was pretty good.