Obama's speech is now renamed: "I think I have a dream, can I get an interpretation?"

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I'd like to give kudos to President Obama, formerly known as President-elect Obama. Well done sir. You have yet to disappoint me in material. Here we are only in your first day and I already have a chest of gold nuggets to cash in. Please, keep doing your thing so that I can keep writing.

Although, I have plenty of content to write about, I honestly walked away from the ceremony disappointed. Obama didn't shine like he normally does when he reads the teleprompter. Feel free to read my blog about Rev. Lowery's prayer for some fun.

However, allow me to bring to light some of the more deceptive aspects of Obama's words. I will try to interject some humor...No promises.

He began with opening remarks of grace for Bush's contribution, which was kind of him. But he then laid the foundation of crisis: bad economy, war, failure to make hard choices, lost homes, failing schools, and expensive health care. Though I agree with the state of affairs, we certainly disagree on the causes. Furthermore, his intended methods are misplaced as well.

He "proclaim[s] an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas" stating, like a father mentoring a young adult "the time has come to set aside childish things." That's nice rhetoric but your speech is just like every other so far.

Now comes the stuff I want to hear.

"What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."

Um...what do you mean the "ground" has shifted. Who moved the dirt from under my feet? Can't they see I'm walking here. Oh, you mean politically. So, you mean that I can't disagree with you? I'm gonna pull from V and say, "People should not fear their governments, governments should fear its people." If being a cynic means you are completely wrong, count me in. Government doesn't work, it's inefficient and that is common knowledge. The only thing government knows how to do well is take, not earn, money from people through taxes and then overspend what it gets.

"then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government." I'm going to call say you're full of crap on this one. I will never trust the government to do a better job for me than I can do for myself.

"a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous." Socialism? I could have sworn "HE'S NOT A SOCIALST!" Economies only thrive when it favors the successful. In other words, it only works when it benefits the prosperous. They are prosperous because they provided a service, or product to many people who needed it.

"Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions." Do I sense a measure of appeasement? Yeah, that worked really well for Chamberlain.

"What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task."

What difficult task are you referring to? Bigger government? More taxes? Naw...

I implore you to watch or read the transcript. There is more non-information to soak up. I tried to put myself in the place of a liberal democrat and I would find it hard to be inspired.

The whole event had an air of solemnity rather than celebration. He spoke of hope but what are we supposed to place our confidence in? This speech parallels every other speech and this is the reason why I can only resort back to his voting record. And his voting record is extremely liberal.

Just words. Just speeches. No substance.

Sorry white folk, but you just got screwed!

First off. WOW! I say again, WOW! Did you watch the inauguration yesterday? I hope you did. Transcript

Mwuahahahahhaha…Time to begin.

I’m not going to say Obama jumped the shark on election day, but his speech
did not live up to the hype. I was expecting something akin to FDR or JFK, but the most motivational portion of the inauguration was Reverend Joseph Lowery's benediction.

Watch this before you continue on.


REV. JOSEPH LOWERY: Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man, and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy, say 'Amen'. Say 'Amen.' And 'Amen.'

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA! He just pissed on white people. Let's review, if you are:

Black: You get to move to the front of the bus. Upgrade to first class baby!
Brown: We won't kill you, you can stay.
Yellow: Simma don naw! Calm down down Asians! You're looking too white.
Red: Casinos aren't enough, we'll figure out a better deal.
Whites: You are still in white guilt purgatory. "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in." Thank you Michael Corleone for your words of wisdom on this situation.

I find it funny that the most pleasant portion of the inauguration was not a speech, but a prayer, that functioned like a speech. Lowery has an orator's presence and I've got to be honest, I expected more from Obama.

Well, white people. I'm sorry to say you've got to kill off your KKK members and wait for old black people to die off. The only way for racism to die in America is if old racists and victims go first.

So, anyone want to start a petition for the euthanasia of whites and blacks in America? Anyone?...Bueller...Bueller...

Would MLK turn in his grave?

Today, we have a national holiday dedicated to the progress Martin Luther King made with how black folk are viewed. Ironically, he was able to accomplish ten-fold more in his death than while he was alive. Assassinations tend to create martyrs for movements, often causing, or at least accelerating, the very thing their death was meant to prevent.

MLK was known for his calls to non-violent protesting through moving and powerful speeches. Pulling from his Baptist minister's experience and the success of Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent activist methods, he was able to bring to light many of the injustices of a society struggling to live out the principles of the Bill of Rights.

His most well referred to speech in 1963, "I Have a Dream," (transcript) he states that, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

I was talking with Jer this morning about the hypocrisy that our nation celebrates a man who wants all to be judged equally by qualities interior to the neglect of the exterior, but votes based upon his race, not the issues. Translation: Obama's color should have no bearing on why he was elected. But, as we all know, this was not the case. In fact, this is so not the case, I'll boldly state he was elected becausehe was black.

Check my note on facebook concerning his lack of qualification.

Now, that I've punched your pride in the face, let me provide you with some text I read from The Reporter, dated 1/18/09, reprinted from David Early, San Jose Mercury News.

"To be black in America on Jan 20,2009...A blizzard of giddy emotions will envelop the souls of millions of black folks in America and all over the world...So before Obama comes under attack from the many remaining forces of ignorance and bigotry, I will revel with my family." Full Article

Although, I don't believe it wrong to identify with any candidate you share an ethnicity with, that does not mean that the state of the country has changed or somehow we have gotten past the issue of race, as Mr. Early believes. Let me elaborate:

If Obama was elected because he was black and America has now gotten over it's historical racism, what would be the natural conclusion if he was not elected president? You can only conclude that America is still racist, under this line of thinking, because we were unwilling to elect a black person. However, what if I disagreed with the man's political point of view? Am I a racist? If American discrimination is solved by electing people into office, then we should have found a black woman, Condoleeza Rice maybe, and get two birds with one stone.

Hmmmm...On second thought, that isn't enough of a representation. How about a black woman who is lesbian minister? Did I miss any minority groups? Oh wait, she needs to be a black, native american, chinese lesbian transgender minister.

Do you see why this is getting ridiculous? Where does one draw the line? Here's the reality.

My generation has experienced a level of affluence and opportunity unprecedented in all of human history. I grew up in a country where no one racial group was killed or denied their basic human rights laid out in the Constitution. Sure, we "heard" of the injustices, but my generation has either no personal experience or a very limited amount of discrimination. Even if there are valid incidents, they are isolated and rare enough to not be considered remotely systematic. My peers are unaware of any real oppression resulting in crying wolf over trite and immaterial things. Watch Crash and you'll see the hypocrisy and abuse reflected in the movie.

So, Rusty, what are you trying to say? Give it to me in a nutshell? All right, here it is...

Obama used his blackness and charming charisma to get elected on the backs of a failed Conservative message. I don't blame him for using everything at his disposal. I blame the American people. He did not get elected because of any real change. He is not the black FDR and even if he becomes one, the New Deal did not save this country from depression. WWII did.

Obama, if he continues to act in line with his voting record, will be the most liberal, socialist president we have ever had in history. The sad part, David Early would call me a member of this society who is "bigoted and ignorant."

On the contrary, a man who doesn't understand his vote is either ignorant at best, and at worse, a hypocrite. For anyone who tells me that I cannot disagree with our Democratic President, enjoys the protection of the untouchable race card, a luxury the blind elite exercise to defend their right to be a bigot-a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.

Summary: Today we celebrate a man's dream for equality that envisioned a colorblind society. Tomorrow, we spit on the concept, because the nation will celebrate the inauguration of a president who was elected by the color of his skin, rather than the content of his character.