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Good Luck and God Bless President Obama
Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:23am
 
I just wanted to offer up a prayer for our New President on this historic day.

I am proud to be an american.

with warm regards,
Tony

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Reply #1 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:50am
 
It's a big day for the country....I just pray he's up for the challenge!!!

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Reply #2 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 10:16am
 
Congratulations my American friends on this historic day that inspires the globe.
The USA has come a long way since the half a century since Rosa Parks stood up (I read a beautiful book on her in my teens).

With lots of love from the Netherlands.

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Reply #3 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 12:44pm
 
Here is the inaugural address:

OBAMA: My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions — that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. 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.
uggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

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 — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
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.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please.

Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort — even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

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. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment — a moment that will define a generation — it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence — the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed — why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)."

America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
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Reply #4 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 1:07pm
 
I missed it on TV due to the exhaustion of last nights battle.  I will say that it is cool though, and that I pray he will always do the right thing.

Welcome President Obama.

God Bless us all.
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Reply #5 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 1:24pm
 
I did not vote for our new President and I am sure there will be actions he will take that I will disagree with and yes, some that I will agree with.

That being said, I wish the new President of my country all the wisdom, knowledge and good judgement that the job demands. He has my support and my respectful disagreement when we differ.

If nothing else, today shows that a peaceful transfer of power is one of my country's strong points. The citizens of the United States do not agree on many things, but like every other citizen, I still stand in awe when the torch is past peacefully from one leader to another.

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Reply #6 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 2:14pm
 
I didn't vote for him either (please contain your shock) but I wish him and his cabinet the best.  Perhaps this will be the best presidency ever, I'm willing to accept that as a possibility.

During the election cycle, I was loud and obnoxious in my opposition to a potential Obama presidency, but now he is the President and he deserves my support and respect.  It is a tough pill to swallow for a conservative like me, but the peaceful transition of power to a newly elected administration is a luxury that few countries enjoy, and it is something that I value above ideology.

And that's the last political post I'll be making on this site for as long as I can hold my tongue.

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Reply #7 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 2:40pm
 
Thanks for posting this Tony - God Bless President Obama, his family, and our country!

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Reply #8 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 4:06pm
 
Yes, God Bless America and our new President Obama.

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Reply #9 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 4:17pm
 
Racer1_NC wrote on Jan 20th, 2009 at 1:24pm:
If nothing else, today shows that a peaceful transfer of power is one of my country's strong points.


This is probably the coolest part of our system of government.  We don't take the former leaders out and shoot them or loot the White House when the old leader leaves.

The peaceful transition of power is a joy to behold - whether you voted for the incoming leader or not.
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Reply #10 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 4:52pm
 
I say God bless you all,

You all make up the country that your new President willl preside over, I am sure you all will do the best job you can to make it better and brighter for the future

BUT whats happened to the bloody exchange rate 1.4 dollers to the pound, now what is that all about
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Reply #11 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 6:14pm
 
Racer1_NC wrote on Jan 20th, 2009 at 1:24pm:
I did not vote for our new President

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Well there is one hell of a surpise.
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Reply #12 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 7:00pm
 
lashultz wrote on Jan 20th, 2009 at 6:14pm:
Racer1_NC wrote on Jan 20th, 2009 at 1:24pm:
I did not vote for our new President

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Well there is one hell of a surpise.

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Reply #13 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 7:23pm
 
I didn't vote for him either.  However....

What this country has proven with this election, is that it is more than just time for change, but it's voice has been heard that it is ready for change.

Change of a magnatude never before seen on the poarches of the White House before.  In the sight of the monument dedicated to the Presdent who's dream was to free the slaves, the Lincoln Monument was directly across from that historic spot where our President took that oath today.

Mr. Lincoln, from wherever his soul resides....in the proud and stoic manner he was known for, was shedding his own tear today.

It hard enough to take this office in times of prosperity and peace.  But for THIS man, THIS day, and at THIS time in history to take up the seat of the most powerful man in this country is a very couragous act.

I wish President Obama the wisdom, courage, foresight and insight to exact the change he promised, and to temper his power with humility and justice for the people he serves.

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Reply #14 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 8:32pm
 
I didnt vote for him and dont really agree on most things with him, but I will stand behind him and hope for the best.

One thing though, did we really need to bring this old guy in to bring up the race card?

I mean really, "When white will embrace what is right"?......cant you say we just did that?

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Reply #15 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:03pm
 
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................, but now he is the President and he deserves my support and respect.  
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I would hope that you offer him at least as much support and respect that the left gave our last President.


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Reply #16 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:15pm
 
Marc wrote on Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:03pm:
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................, but now he is the President and he deserves my support and respect.  
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I would hope that you offer him at least as much support and respect that the left gave our last President.




The conduct toward Bush at the change of command was truely disgraceful.  Pure lack of class.  Obama does have my support and respect as the persident of the United States.  I do not have respect for those that showed lack of class during the event.
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Reply #17 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:19pm
 
Marc wrote on Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:03pm:
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I would hope that you offer him at least as much support and respect that the left gave our last President.




You mean like when the crowd was singing 'nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, Hey Hey, GOODBYE"?  That kind of respect?

Disgraceful.  Makes me oh so proud to be an American.
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I would hope that you offer him at least as much support and respect that the left gave our last President.




You mean like when the crowd was singing 'nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, Hey Hey, GOODBYE"?  That kind of respect?


Hell, Im tearing up my mortgage papers......Obama will take care of it, right? Cheesy

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Reply #19 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:34pm
 
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I didnt vote for him and dont really agree on most things with him, but I will stand behind him and hope for the best.

One thing though, did we really need to bring this old guy in to bring up the race card?

I mean really, "When white will embrace what is right"?......cant you say we just did that?

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While Lowery certainly made sense as a speaker for this occasion, his speech seems like it was written 40 years ago and quite inappropriate for today.  Today should have been a day to celebrate a new leader and a day to celebrate a moment long overdue in this country.

I agree completely with what Jonny said, as I too did not vote for him but plan on supporting him and standing behind him.

God bless the United States of America and our new President Barack Obama.
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Reply #20 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:47pm
 
The "Real" message here is not the false hopes of some, but the dreams of the many.

Today makrks the tide of a new beginning.  Not a magic wand moment, not an erasure of my rent or your mortgage or the the end of the price we all pay at the pump.

This day is not the be all and end all of the struggle.  But it IS the day when new ideas, and ideals are the set as the coals to a new fire.

This country has needed change for a very long time, and this DAY is the beginning of that change. It's not the end of it....

To think President Obama will right all the wrongs is a pipe dream, but today has started the surge.  To think that one Presidential term can turn everything around in 4 years?  Another Dream, but today has started the effort.

This Nation has proved it wants and is ready for change.  Be part of it or fight it.  That choice is yours.  I'll embrace change.

I love you all.  And today begins a journey on a course never before walked, nor even heard of.

Let President Obama prove his worth wiith open hearts and minds.  America elected him.  Now let him prove he can deliver.
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Reply #21 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:53pm
 
Redd wrote on Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:47pm:
Today makrks the tide of a new beginning.  Not a magic wand moment, not an erasure of my rent or your mortgage or the the end of the price we all pay at the pump.


Tell that shit to the folks that were there and didnt have to pay the bills by being at their jobs......LMAO!  Grin

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I see D.C. Follies making profitable comeback, and the word “change” being redefined.
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Reply #23 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 10:33pm
 
As others here, I did not vote for President Obama.  I have serious disagreements with his political philosophy, but the people have spoken, and I will graciously abide with their decision.  He will have my prayers and the hope that his presidency is a success, because his success is needed for my country to thrive.

That being said, I also hold the right to be loyal opposition when I believe he is wrong.  The key word there is loyal.  I will laud him when I believe him to be right as quickly as I will criticize when I believe him to be wrong.

My biggest fear for his success is the unreasonable expectations he will be held up to by the media.  After all of the nauseating coverage of the upcoming inauguration during the last week I fully expected he would walk across the Potomac to be inaugurated.  What will be reaction be when he is not able to fulfill all the desires of the masses and the promises he has made them?

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Reply #24 - Jan 20th, 2009 at 10:42pm
 
God bless America and our President.  I pray the prayer Solomon prayed, for wisdom to lead his people properly.

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*While we have the time, let us do good*

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