It’s Obama Time!
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Finally, the day is here. The Inauguration of the first African American President, Barack Obama (Inauguration Schedule). Love him, didn’t vote for him, or maybe even hate him, this is a great day for America. Whether you believe he is going to wave a magic wand and take care of all your problems (you are an idiot), or you just love the fact that the world will start to see us in a whole new light (no clever pun here), this is a day that should be remembered for the rest of our lives. Soak it in, and feel proud of America today.
Sure, many think he isn’t qualified. Many think that he is nothing more than a great speaker with a few catch phrases (“Hope”, “Change”, “Yes We Can”). I agree with them to an extent, but at the same time I can’t help but feeling excited. I still believe that we need him. We need him to be a real Man of the People. I can’t help but be happy for the country. For the African Americans, for all of us that voted for him, and mostly for the significance it has on the greatest country in human history. We see men as men. Our children will see that we can get along. We are in this together.
We have a long ways to go to dig ourselves out of this hole we are in. Economically floundering, a country in a war most don’t agree with (even though most did when it started), a country that is trying to find itself again. This country is in trouble, but we will persevere. We will come out stronger than ever. It is up to us, not Barack Obama. President Obama is the spokesperson for where we need to go, but in the end it is us that will get us where we need to go. It is up to us to make our voices heard, build ourselves back up, and to become the country we want it to be.
Relax today, enjoy the moment. Celebrate the historical significance of electing this man. After the celebrations are over, we still need to get to work.
We still need to pay our bills, and we still need to do more.
Applaud our troops when they come home. They didn’t start the war. They fought it though. For us. Give them the respect they deserve.
Americans… still believe in an America where anything’s possible – they just don’t think their leaders do.
~Barack Obama
Get involved. Do what you have to do to get yourself out of the hole you are in. I know that worrying about anyone else is nearly impossible for us when we are barely surviving ourselves. I know that it is easy to wish for a free pass. This isn’t reality. President Obama is not going to do it all for you. We still need to do it ourselves and for each other. This is a new beginning. This is OUR America. This is OUR time.
But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring. What the nay-sayers don’t understand is that this election has never been about me. It’s been about you.
~Barack Obama, Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 08:00 PM, DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech
Barack Obama DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech for Presidential Candidacy
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I know that it is easy to wish for a free pass. This isn’t reality. President Obama is not going to do it all for you. We still need to do it ourselves and for each other. This is a new beginning. This is OUR America.