As the world held its breath, the 44th President of the United States stumbled through his oath of office, clearly a bit nervous, yet aware of the task that lay before him and us.
President Obama spoke the words " I am humbled by the task before us..." reminding each of us that it does not matter what your grandest wishes are the reality of our world is has many obstacles to overcome.
He reminded us all of the potholes, the detours and road blocks ahead...he spoke of "..gathering clouds and raging storms..." as he refused to sugar-coat the work to be done. No fingers were pointed but you could hear the echo of a failed administration, a failed leadership as Obama spoke of those who refused to take the roads less traveled. He warned "...the ground has shifted beneath them..." and laid into the stone of his message that the questions of the how to move forward were "...not whether our government is too big or too small..but whether it works.."
He spoke to not just to our allies but to our enemies. He loudly sounded the charging bugle of determination as he stated "...you cannot outlast us and we will defeat you.." and expressed a truth many fail to realize in an entire life-time that "...your pple will judge you by what you build not what you destroy.."
Let us all Unite and Build an America that will continue to withstand...and whose flag will forever be in the shadows of the rockets red glare....reminding us all that today is EXACTLY what we make it......
ahhhhhhh the feel of a new road laid out before us...........
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Embracing a New Era...
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The echos of those who have gone before him rang in his speech. If you closed your eyes you could imagine Dr. King, Jack and Bobbie Kennedy, perhaps Abraham Lincoln speaking these same words.
Truly the torch has been passed to a new generation. One with a hand reaching towards the future and one holding on to our fellow Americans pulling us all forward.
I 100% agree!!~
it has been a truly amazing moment in time.
I thought I'd pass this on...
You can view front pages of newspapers across the USA and the world.
It's interesting to see how many other countries are celebrating this inauguration as well.
www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
Em
thank you so much for sharing this link!~ It is certainly an amazing feeling to know that so many others around the world celebrate in our coming so far!
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