cobblehiller- i lost it so many times I finally gave up and just cried continuously. Actually, I was pleasantly surprised by Rick warren. I felt that he made a concerted effort to reach out to everyone but on the other hand, he needs to put words into real action. I still dislike him and think his anti-gay policy sucks a big one, but I respect his effort to make an attempt.He began with the Shema and it was a good invocation.
I c & p’d Obama’s speech to read again. Just a thrilling day!
Oh well- another expressive statement from Rush Limbaugh. He hopes Obama fails. You can’t make this stuff up. And what better way to point up what a morally, politically, and ethically bankrupt asshat Rush is?
bxgrl, you need a new LL, this one is such a hard ass!
Wasn’t it amazing to see the Mall fill up? I was watching from the time I woke up this morning. [BH is so patient with me!] That’s key – desperate for change. There’s so much going on on so many levels in this Inauguration.
There were certain points in his speech that really got me. When he talked about the challenges and meeting them. It’s that moment when your chest fills up, your eyes blur, and I lost it!
There is a poll in the Times I think that says not only are a majority of people confidant that Obama begin to turn us around, but they are willing to be patient. That’s really amazing in itself.
But in some ways what is more remarkable is that what we voted for Obama was to reaffirm ourselves and what we believed this country was all about. So today we begin anew.
(except the cheap LL is raising my rent to cover all the tissues I used.Some things never change 🙂
I think the enormity of it didn’t really sink in until i saw the huge crowds. I’d been down to the Mall for th 25th Anniversary of the Vietnam wall- i was the designer for the event- and just standing in the action by the Washington Monument gives you a minute idea of how huge that area is.. I think seeing the size of the crowds overwhelmed me- just think. What kind of passion for the common good and the good of the country this man has inspired. How desperate we were for change. I can’t even keep typing- I start weeping again and I have no more tissues because the LL didn’t see fit to let me have more 🙁
I seem to be getting into an endless debate today!
Believe me, as a conservative,I am painfully aware of the problems with Bush II. However, so much of this dialogue falls into marketing slogans. You call Bush rigid, but I can assure you, as a free-market conservative, that I and my group would have NEVER agreed to the TARP idea. I am still angry with Bush II about this issue. My point,however, is that he did not follow his ideology on this one. He looked past his ideology to do what he thought best for the country, at the expense of getting guys like me (his core constituency) angry with him. THAT is what I want to see Obama do. Moreover, with Iraq, he did change course.
When I said that “you could do better”, I was referring to your admiration for Obama’s statement that “it is not a question of big government or small governemnt, it is a question of a government that works”. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me,but I can’t relate to a statement like that. To me,it’s just slightly better than some catchy lingo for a new car (I work in marketing these days).
Ugh, Limbaugh. Nice. That would be good for our country, right? To see the president fail?
Asshat.
Moron.
That was, dave. so much heartbreak in one place.
cobblehiller- i lost it so many times I finally gave up and just cried continuously. Actually, I was pleasantly surprised by Rick warren. I felt that he made a concerted effort to reach out to everyone but on the other hand, he needs to put words into real action. I still dislike him and think his anti-gay policy sucks a big one, but I respect his effort to make an attempt.He began with the Shema and it was a good invocation.
I c & p’d Obama’s speech to read again. Just a thrilling day!
Oh well- another expressive statement from Rush Limbaugh. He hopes Obama fails. You can’t make this stuff up. And what better way to point up what a morally, politically, and ethically bankrupt asshat Rush is?
Filling the Mall was amazing. The only other event in the Mall I can remember as moving was the display of the AIDS quilts.
bxgrl, you need a new LL, this one is such a hard ass!
Wasn’t it amazing to see the Mall fill up? I was watching from the time I woke up this morning. [BH is so patient with me!] That’s key – desperate for change. There’s so much going on on so many levels in this Inauguration.
There were certain points in his speech that really got me. When he talked about the challenges and meeting them. It’s that moment when your chest fills up, your eyes blur, and I lost it!
There is a poll in the Times I think that says not only are a majority of people confidant that Obama begin to turn us around, but they are willing to be patient. That’s really amazing in itself.
But in some ways what is more remarkable is that what we voted for Obama was to reaffirm ourselves and what we believed this country was all about. So today we begin anew.
(except the cheap LL is raising my rent to cover all the tissues I used.Some things never change 🙂
I think the enormity of it didn’t really sink in until i saw the huge crowds. I’d been down to the Mall for th 25th Anniversary of the Vietnam wall- i was the designer for the event- and just standing in the action by the Washington Monument gives you a minute idea of how huge that area is.. I think seeing the size of the crowds overwhelmed me- just think. What kind of passion for the common good and the good of the country this man has inspired. How desperate we were for change. I can’t even keep typing- I start weeping again and I have no more tissues because the LL didn’t see fit to let me have more 🙁
Sam;
I seem to be getting into an endless debate today!
Believe me, as a conservative,I am painfully aware of the problems with Bush II. However, so much of this dialogue falls into marketing slogans. You call Bush rigid, but I can assure you, as a free-market conservative, that I and my group would have NEVER agreed to the TARP idea. I am still angry with Bush II about this issue. My point,however, is that he did not follow his ideology on this one. He looked past his ideology to do what he thought best for the country, at the expense of getting guys like me (his core constituency) angry with him. THAT is what I want to see Obama do. Moreover, with Iraq, he did change course.
When I said that “you could do better”, I was referring to your admiration for Obama’s statement that “it is not a question of big government or small governemnt, it is a question of a government that works”. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me,but I can’t relate to a statement like that. To me,it’s just slightly better than some catchy lingo for a new car (I work in marketing these days).
The internet was a mess this morning.
I heard the speech on an old radio.
Never throw out your old radio!!!