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Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 | 2:01 a.m.
President Barack Hussein Obama’s second inauguration was every bit as historic as his first — not because it said so much about the nation’s long, bitter, unfinished struggle with issues of race, as was the case four years ago, but because it said so little about the subject. Reflect for a moment: A black man stood on the Capitol steps and took the oath of office as president of the United States. For the second time. Meaning voters not only elected him once — which could be a fluke, a blip, an aberration, a cosmic accident — but turned around ...
Eugene Robinson is a columnist for the Washington Post.
Obama spoke at his inaugural and told us he won again and he would expand the liberal progressive bigger government agenda. This was an unyielding restatement of Obama's in your face campaign nomination speech.
This was a 50 year old inaugural speech only for gays, women, blacks, and Hispanics not the rest of the country.
We are long past this rehash of the past
Obama inaugural declared war on conservative polices and values. Fiscal responsibility, freedom and liberty.
President's inauguration speech was short to his credit. Only 18 minutes. For a good reason in part. He thumbed his nose at the opposition party yet again and after 20 minutes of this kind of in your face tyrade, his GOP guests and the Supremes would have left. And it wouldn't be due to the cold weather. It would have been due to the icy President's words.
BTW Mr. Robinson, if you were any farther left you'd come full circle and be a Republican righter.
CarmineD
It was a beautiful American day yesterday watching the first family enchanting America. The shame of it is that you couldn't enjoy it. Biden was pretty cool too. Jimmy Carter was there with the beautiful Roslyn, Bill and Hill, Boehner sat next to Michelle at lunch, and Harry gave the most boring toast in US history.
Carmine and future, sorry you had heartburn...
"Carmine and future, sorry you had heartburn..." @ Jeff
I can't speak for Future but .....words never give me heartburn. Foods do. And fortunately I was not invited to the luncheon. At 3000 calories, and I don't know how many attendees, there was enough food there to feed the homeless in Washington DC for an entire week. Not much I liked on the menu anyway, save the dessert.
CarmineD
Obama is of MIXED race, like most of us. A man? Well genetically OK. But where is the PLAN?
Letter writer seems to forget, as most do, that the president is half white. Tell me Mr. Letter Writer, what would have happened to the president had he been born down south where you came from. He would have been shunned by both races.