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Obama Inauguration (watch live here) (pg. 7)
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by eRRaTiK
"accepted", IMO ;)
Black or not, getting Bush out of office is significant. Not just for the US.
To the commentator that said "who gives a $hit bout US politics!" (not in those words exactly but close enough)... news flash... what happens in the US inevitably affects the country you're in. |
lol exactly :) |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by doctor_ew
He sure is telling it like it is, but I hope you don't credit the speech as his own. Obama's chief speechwriter, Jon Favreau (google him -- tons of stuff out there), is the one responsible for it. No matter what Obama does or says, just like any other president, there will be a team of people behind him telling him what to say and what to do.
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Which is par for the course.
The president needs to build a good team, surround himself with good information, and be a decision maker. He isn't expected to be a jack of all trades.
Anyone who thinks we are insulated from American politics needs to get their head out of their ass. |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by doctor_ew
He sure is telling it like it is, but I hope you don't credit the speech as his own. Obama's chief speechwriter, Jon Favreau (google him -- tons of stuff out there), is the one responsible for it. No matter what Obama does or says, just like any other president, there will be a team of people behind him telling him what to say and what to do.
People are already expecting miracles from this poor guy; expectations are extremely high. I can't imagine the pressure he is under at this point. If his presidency goes well, he will be credited for it as such, even if the team(s) pulling his strings do not get said credit. And if his presidency goes poorly... well, I'm sure the white folk behind him will be to blame. |
Talk about cynical.
Of course somebody helped write the speech for him, but in the end he choose to say those words. He could have easily got up there and said 'I like big butts, and I cannot lie', but he read those words. Even though he does have a dedicated speech writer, he would be an idiot for not going over the speech himself, and making sure what was written, was what he actually wanted to say, and modify it to his own style or for his own goals.
Yes, he has a team, just as any leader does. They are not 'pulling' his strings, or telling him what to say. He hired these people to give him advice on how to handle certain situations, with each person having their own expertise. This is not rocket science, this is how you delegate responsibility as a good manager. You hire people with similar values, goals and ambitions as you have; people who you think will support what you are trying to do, and people who will take orders from you.
What is he going to do? Write the speech, handle press releases, plan the withdrawal from Iraq, pen new tax cuts, push new laws, and make him self a sandwich all by himself? He does need sleep. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
He does need sleep. |
Pffft :rolleyes: This is exactly why he didn't get my vote. |
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| Yohan |
| Bobby, the Illuminati will get you ;) |
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
'I like big butts, and I cannot lie' |
now that would've been something people really remember. |
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| She_Fitz |
To each there own..
I prefer to not look at the world with such cynical eyes. I see the spark that Obama has created and hope it continues.
I am excited to see people so proud of their new leader. I doubt that Canada will ever see a surge like this.
People can relate to him, he speaks in terms that are easily understood and he shows that anything is possible. His message is a postive one that carries hope. Something that is lacking in the current climate.
I don't think that he is the next coming and I also don't think he is going to be able to fix everything right away. I think GW has proven that the ways of old did not work.. and maybe it is time to take better care of each other.
Anyone who doesn't think that Barack's race plays a big role has not spent much time in the US in the last 50 years.
Knowing I have a future in the US I am happy to see him there.
I feel sorry for you if you can't enjoy in the simple pleasure... and wonder what it would take for you to think something has historical value. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
He could have easily got up there and said 'I like big butts, and I cannot lie' |
In other news, millions of Americans scratched their heads in puzzlement today when President-Elect Barack Obama concluded his inauguration speech with the remark, "Hey guys, didn't that speech make you feel like you were solving a mystery?"
When asked by reporters afterward for an explanation, Obama asserted in a giggly slur, "Seriously, it was totally like solving a mystery."
Obama's aides declined to comment on the matter. |
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| Skipper |
| After watching more coverage of the events today, I still can't believe how people, including those in this thread, can brush aside what this seems to mean for Americans, particularly African Americans. Who is anyone - particularly someone from another country - to diminish the hope and excitement that this guy has brought to the american people. Who is anyone to dismiss the significance of America's first black president, when not too long ago, the constitution that he took an oath to protect said that blacks were only considered to be 3/5ths of a person? It is just so mind boggling ignorant, I can't get my head around how people can see it as meaning nothing at all, particularly when it means so much to so many other people. |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by daves
Are you kidding? Which planet do you come from that has this golden society that accepts everyone for who they are?
(assuming your typo on "excepted" is not intentional...?) |
haha..yeah, i mean accepted. It was a long night last night.
oh yeah, I forgot affirmative action still exists. My bad.
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| DigiNut |
It's not as though there haven't been plenty of blacks in the white house already. Yeah, he's actually president and that's different, but I don't see that as being some massive leap into the future for America, more like proof positive that the "systemic racism" that the hard left so desperately wants to believe in doesn't really exist.
...Unless you want to argue that that people voted for him partly because he was black, because they desperately wanted there to be a black president, which is kind of a step back. |
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| Sasha |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
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it sounds like you are more concerned about the recognition of African-Americans, than about the wealth-being of the continent |
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