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January 20, 2009

Obama inaugural speech

Gerald has the text HERE

As a peace activist, some of this did not thrill me at first. It sounded almost too much like Bush: "We will not apologize for our way of life," and, "You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."

How many more innocents will we slaughter in order to stop "slaughtering innocents"?

But the jingoism is "tempered" in some very good ways, "To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect."

And this was a terrific dig against the Bush record: "We will restore science to its rightful place."

But my favorite line: "Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake."

As someone who is pretty skeptical of Obama (and will continue to be), I say this is hopeful.

And also, I do second Gerald's suggestion to take a look at the incredible new whitehouse.gov.

Posted by The Owl at 16:03. Filed under: Politics

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