i've been so buried in work the past few days. it's just great to reward myself with a cuppa and catching up on the news at starbucks. that's pure enjoyment
obama's inauguration speech uses lots of imagery. nonetheless i think these phrases really rocked. "All this we can do. All this we will do." "To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy."
like woah. america isnt mighty big boss any longer. at least that's the impression i get from the speech that obama made..
"Keep quiet, please.
Yes, you members of the chattering classes who can't stop dissecting Barack Obama's inauguration speech and finding it somehow wanting. It wasn't soaring enough for you! It was full of cliches! It invoked George Washington but didn't even mention Abraham Lincoln! Or Martin Luther King Jr.! It didn't talk about race!"
Rosa Brooks clearly read my mind.
for noobs like me who takes sudden interest in politics and what-nots,
"The National Mall is a haunted place. Stand on it, and if you listen carefully, you can still hear King speaking of his dream. Close your eyes, and you can still see those thousands of upturned faces. You can still hear the singing, not just of those who marched with King in 1963 but of the millions who marched before and after, for peace or for rights, all calling on their nation to make good on its promises of justice and equality.
Obama didn't have to quote King. To those gathered on the Mall, King was already speaking, loud and clear.
There are other echoes too. Listen close enough and you can still hear the young John F. Kennedy, urging us to "ask what you can do for your country." Listen harder, and you hear the cannons of the Civil War. Harder still, and you hear the sound of bugles playing "Taps," drifting over from Arlington National Cemetery."
i've been so buried in work the past few days. it's just great to reward myself with a cuppa and catching up on the news at starbucks. that's pure enjoyment
obama's inauguration speech uses lots of imagery. nonetheless i think these phrases really rocked. "All this we can do. All this we will do." "To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy."
like woah. america isnt mighty big boss any longer. at least that's the impression i get from the speech that obama made..
"Keep quiet, please.
Yes, you members of the chattering classes who can't stop dissecting Barack Obama's inauguration speech and finding it somehow wanting. It wasn't soaring enough for you! It was full of cliches! It invoked George Washington but didn't even mention Abraham Lincoln! Or Martin Luther King Jr.! It didn't talk about race!"
Rosa Brooks clearly read my mind.
for noobs like me who takes sudden interest in politics and what-nots,
"The National Mall is a haunted place. Stand on it, and if you listen carefully, you can still hear King speaking of his dream. Close your eyes, and you can still see those thousands of upturned faces. You can still hear the singing, not just of those who marched with King in 1963 but of the millions who marched before and after, for peace or for rights, all calling on their nation to make good on its promises of justice and equality.
Obama didn't have to quote King. To those gathered on the Mall, King was already speaking, loud and clear.
There are other echoes too. Listen close enough and you can still hear the young John F. Kennedy, urging us to "ask what you can do for your country." Listen harder, and you hear the cannons of the Civil War. Harder still, and you hear the sound of bugles playing "Taps," drifting over from Arlington National Cemetery."