"This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed ~ why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath."
This powerful line was delivered by President Barack Obama today following his inauguration to the office of President of the United States.
Politics do not interest me and I am seldom impressed by the candidates that are clambering to run our countries, but this man ..... this man is different.
His speech was grounded in a series of historical events leading to this black man who today was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.
"For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life," said Obama. "For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn."
The Washington Post said "The rhetoric was powerful ~ one of Obama's best moments in a speech that was as workman like as it was soaring ~ it ably connected the struggles and triumphs of the past to the struggles and triumphs of today and beyond."
This moment in history was a powerful, moving experience for me as I watched and realized the immensity of what was happening. I realized that the only limitations are those that we place upon ourselves. If this man .... a black man could become the President of the United States ~ then anything is possible.
I am blessed to be alive to see this day, and will press it into the pages of my memory to recall someday for my grand babies when they are old enough to comprehend the importance of this moment in history.
This powerful line was delivered by President Barack Obama today following his inauguration to the office of President of the United States.
Politics do not interest me and I am seldom impressed by the candidates that are clambering to run our countries, but this man ..... this man is different.
His speech was grounded in a series of historical events leading to this black man who today was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.
"For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life," said Obama. "For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn."
The Washington Post said "The rhetoric was powerful ~ one of Obama's best moments in a speech that was as workman like as it was soaring ~ it ably connected the struggles and triumphs of the past to the struggles and triumphs of today and beyond."
This moment in history was a powerful, moving experience for me as I watched and realized the immensity of what was happening. I realized that the only limitations are those that we place upon ourselves. If this man .... a black man could become the President of the United States ~ then anything is possible.
I am blessed to be alive to see this day, and will press it into the pages of my memory to recall someday for my grand babies when they are old enough to comprehend the importance of this moment in history.
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