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View Full Version : What did you think of Obama's speech? Lorah 01-20-2009, 02:46 PM Great Inspiring Good Not as good as I expected Disappointing (I saw this poll on the PD website and thought it would be a good one for us) surmick 01-20-2009, 02:47 PM great Kellie_MO5 01-20-2009, 02:58 PM didn't watch it My3sonsplus1 01-20-2009, 03:08 PM didn't watch it either. I was at the dentist all morning with Asher while he was getting cavities filled and a tooth extracted because it abcessed between our initial appt date and the cavity apt. :( colleen&Kail 01-20-2009, 03:10 PM it was good. erin anne 01-20-2009, 03:20 PM Inspiring! Lorah 01-20-2009, 03:25 PM I said Inspiring! :D ladybish 01-20-2009, 03:37 PM I said Inspiring! :D :yeah Maritza 01-20-2009, 03:41 PM I think it was a good review of the Bush Administration:D LogansMommy 01-20-2009, 03:42 PM I said inspiring. I loved it I actually printed it out from the internet afterwards. wyattsmama 01-20-2009, 04:17 PM didn't watch it Luckylove 01-20-2009, 04:21 PM I think it was a good review of the Bush Administration:D :yeah He took a beating! I thought it was inspiring but I have heard better from him on the campaign trail. weg'smom 01-20-2009, 05:24 PM I liked the speech so much more after I read it online. I am just so darn happy that we now have a commander in chief who respects science and scientists. :woohoo becky 01-20-2009, 05:29 PM I slept through it but Kayla and DH watched it. I guess I will look to see if its online later. tcolera 01-20-2009, 06:36 PM I said inspiring! He has such a claming voince, I love hearing him talk and am so excited to see what he will do from here. I hate hearing people say they are afraid he is going to disappoint us cause he can't do everything he wants to do. I think any progress he can make to fix even one thing Bush screwed up would be amazing. weg'smom 01-20-2009, 07:40 PM I hate hearing people say they are afraid he is going to disappoint us cause he can't do everything he wants to do. I think any progress he can make to fix even one thing Bush screwed up would be amazing. :thumb I couldn't agree with you more! Leigh 01-21-2009, 12:03 AM Inspiring! I watched it this evening on YouTube. C-Span has the full 20 minutes including the oath of office and the speech: http://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN DH watched with me and he never shows any interest in politics! I was struck by a few things in his speech: * the use of inclusive language, i.e. "forebearers" instead of "forefathers" (to include our "foremothers") * and mentioning a quote from "scripture" instead of "Bible" (to include the Torah and Koran) * I also picked up on his mention of "science in its proper place" * he didn't end any sentences with a preposition * Near the end he speaks about "Truths" and it seems like an echo on the opening to the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these Truths to be self-evident" * in a more direct reference to the Declaration, and again being inclusive, he says "All are equal..." leaving out the "men" part. I found this just two nights ago, the A&E Biography done on Obama just a couple of years ago: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3545343528928314588&ei=BMd2Sd-xIaq6qAOPmpGzBA&q=barack+obama+biography&hl=en clairitygirl 01-21-2009, 01:11 AM I thought it was very well thought out. - Good :) Kellie_MO5 01-21-2009, 01:18 AM I hate hearing people say they are afraid he is going to disappoint us cause he can't do everything he wants to do. I think any progress he can make to fix even one thing Bush screwed up would be amazing. However when (*ahem* IF *cough*) he does screw up, you know it will be made to look like it is somehow Bush's fault, anyway |