Obama calls for 'new Declaration of Independence'

DC Eaminer ^ | 1/17/09 | Michael Neibauer

[Baladas]

PHILADELPHIA – President-elect Barack Obama began his four-day inaugural celebration with a ten minute speech calling for a "new declaration of independence" and a return to the idealism of 1776.

Kicking off a 137-mile train trip that will pass through Wilmington, Delaware and Baltimore before he arrives at Washington's Union Station, Obama spoke of the need to recapture the spirit of the American revolution.

"What is required is a new declaration of independence, not just in our nation, but in our own lives - from ideology and small thinking, prejudice and bigotry..." he said

He added, "Only a handful of times in our history has a generation been confronted with challenges so vast," citing tough economic times and two wars. Americans today must call upon "the same perseverance and idealism that our founders displayed," to deal with those challenges.

On his wife's 45th birthday, Obama touched on some of the themes he is expected to expand upon during his inaugural address Tuesday. He warned that there would be "false starts and setbacks" to achieving his goals of reviving the economy and dealing with conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He received his most sustained applause when he talked about ending the Iraq war.

Obama, the first African American elected president, made what appeared to be a reference to slavery, calling the U.S. Constitution and the declaration of independence "documents that were imperfect but had within them, like our nation itself, the capacity to be made more perfect."

[Baladas]

My God, what a pomous ass. The Declaration of Independence was a call to overthrow the rule of the British in the colonies, not to overthrow Barack Hussein Obama's dissenters.

[Tzimisce]

The founders fought against HIGH TAXES....

[Edizzl79]

The man that has never accomplished anything expects to rewrite genius, yeah ok, ill go barf now.

[tacticalogic]

The Declaration of Independence was a call to overthrow the rule of the British in the colonies, not to overthrow Barack Hussein Obama's dissenters.

That's why he wants a new one.

[John Jorsett]

If you mean freedom from being a tax slave to the government, just show me where to sign.

[phatus maximus]

I really believe that many of the reasons why the modern citizen has no understanding of the danger that a powerful central government represents is because many have lost touch as to ‘why’ America exists in the first place...

[muawiyah]

Besides, all Obama really wants is just another excuse to kill babies. The abortion crowd is so terribly transparent in their ambitions.

Wish they'd take it all someplace though.

[bmwcyle]

F him

[tacticalogic]

He’ll be wanting a new Constitution next.

[rlmorel]

And so it begins.

[SERKIT]

I kinda like the one we have. It fit the need at the time and stands as a great document. What we really need is a new version of the “Boston Tea Party”. The oppressive taxes of the King at the time pale in comparison for what we have now - and what is coming.

[Cementjungle]

President-elect Barack Obama began his four-day inaugural celebration with a ten minute speech calling for a "new declaration of independence" and a return to the idealism of 1776.

Sounds good to me... let's work to rid ourselves of a government which stifles freedoms, over-taxes and is all things bad to freedom-loving people.

[AdvisorB]

...after he first shreds the Constitution.

[Vaquero]

ohhhh, there are tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.

What an elitist piece of $h!t.

the only independence he wants is for his welfare constituents, and that would be independent from having to pay, while I pay for it all.

this turd makes we want to puke.

[ex91B10]

Our founders fought against everything this man stands for.

[Da Coyote]

The Obamaloon words are worth just about as much as a GM or Microsoft ad.

Just exactly WHAT does this ill-educated span of Chicagogangland want to do?

[popdonnelly]

“prejudice and bigotry...”

It’s time we end the prejudice and bigotry against those with conservative views, which is the most rampant form of prejudice in this society.

[KarlInOhio]

He will erect a multitude of new offices, and send hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

[Frantzie]

Bingo! We have a winner. He said the Constitution was a bill of negative rights or something.

[dragonblustar]

He talks like a dictator.