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Inauguration Of Barack Obama Benediction

Inauguration of Barack Obama Benediction

Did you notice that when the Benediction was being given there was a mass of people that started to leave? Anyone else started to pick up on that? President Obama was shown smiling a lot during the prayer.

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Since when are blacks asked to get in back and brown not able to stick around (one of the silliest lines I have ever heard in an inaugural speech)? When will we get off the whole race issue and realize that Barrack Obama is not the Black President, but rather Barrack Obama is the President of the United States?

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You mean the silliest lines in a 'prayer'. Well you will hear more race talk than ever before, but my point and focus is on the prayer and the way a lot of people attending responded. Everyone took in the poem, but when they prayer was started it was a mas exodus from what I saw.

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Thats what I meant JB, thanks for the correction.

I am not one to enjoy prayers that rhyme. They seem contrite to me.

Anyway, maybe everyone just figured it was the 9th inning (figuratively) and the hometeam had already been up to bat. Some of our citizens can be rude sometimes. I see this in church on a rare occasion where a family will leave before the final prayer. It is kind of tacky.

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I was at work this morning and haven't heard or watched anything about the inauguration yet. Did someone actually say those lines as the closing prayer to the inauguration of the President of the United States? Who gave this "prayer"?

That's, like, kindergarten-level. I'm a little embarrassed that the whole world was watching that.

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Name: Becky

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I have to agree! I am so tired or media and everyone making this a race issue. The only thing that we can do as a nation is pray for our president and that he will make the right decisions

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Name: Lisa

Comments: If you guys knew anything about history he was referring to the fact that black had to sit in the back of the bus. But I love how you all left the reference to Asian Americans out. The end of the prayer was simply restating what President Obama stands for: equality among all people of all different backgrounds because at the end of the day we are all AMERICANS. And if any of you were watching the coverage on TV you would have heard them say that people were leaving to beat the crowds not because the prayer was being said. its people like all of you that are making it about race. Not about having the best man for the job.

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Yes, the speech was full of lovely metaphors that made everyone feel good because he said again that he is basically going to do something for everyone. Now that is a tall order.

Lisa, I think what you said is true, but the Rev said it in a way that makes it seem like that stopped today. "Black to the back" and "Brown cant stay around" have been gone for decades and were not waiting for the swearing in of Barak Obama.

All in all a nice speech.

He better get to work really quick if he is going to fulfill the only thing that would interest me if I voted for him...

Go back and review those campaign promises folks! He has a LOT of work to do...

We have voted for hope, but it is not hope that gets the job done. We can keep talking about hope and good vibes for only so long before the losses of jobs and homes pretty much wipe that out. The clock has started...he got the job, so we dont need anymore speeches, speeches about hope and new direction. He pretty much has about 100 days now and if all the hope doesnt produce much...the media is going to start to turn on him...hard.

Edited: Vincenzo on 21st Jan, 2009 - 10:03am