Posted on 01/20/2005 9:21:56 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
Monumentally unremarkable speech made more forgettable by his need to continue the fiction, and implying once more that islam is just another religion of normal human beings.
Did you notice how many times he mentioned "God"? Could that be a finger in the eye to Newdow?
Monumentally unremarkable response.
Very moving speech. You can really feel the quest for freedom in your soul and why we are this great nation.
Not you again!!!!
It was a good speech, the best part was where he said "even the life of the unwanted has value".
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2) Once again, Bush has emphasized LIBERTY---far more so than even the great Reagan did. Indeed, he is the first president in 150 years to dwell on liberty, as a principle, so much. Search Bush 41 and Clinton's speeches and I don't think you'll find the word. Ditto Carter, Ford, or LBJ. Maybe JFK once in a while.
3) He has brilliantly coopted the New Deal and Dem programs of the GI Bill and flipped them into the "ownership society" by "reforming" them so that they become increasingly privatized. This is hugh!
Many Freepers are going to complain because he isn't dismantling the Dept. of Ed or because he had add this Medicare "benefit," but in every one of these programs---the ed program, the Medicare bill---there are all sorts of privatized "easter eggs" that are going to open in the near future. I don't think people here fully appreciate how powerful the tinest privatization is. The market always wins, and all that is needed is a crack.
Just a friendly reminder of where "goodness" stands.
Compare this principled and consistent address with Bill Clinton's "Laundry List" style of big speeches. If you are of the opinion that the Laundry List is a more substantive speech, this reveals a lot about your view of the role of government.
We are fortunate and blessed to have him.
Thank G-d and all those who served and helped in our great victory.
Good post.
I thought the closing prayer was wonderful.
Anyone know where the text is for the prayer?
"No weapon formed against him shall prosper...
and IN THE NAME OF JESUS"
Excellent speech with relevant comments.
"I ask our youngest citizens to believe the evidence of your eyes. You have seen duty and allegiance in the determined faces of our soldiers. You have seen that life is fragile, and evil is real, and courage triumphs. Make the choice to serve in a cause larger than your wants, larger than yourself - and in your days you will add not just to the wealth of our country, but to its character."
My favorite line of the address. The future rests in the hands of those young folks of military service age. I have said, and believe it, that the responsibility that rests on this current young generation is probably as great as that of the WWII generation. I think you are up to the challenge, and pray my confidence is based on reality.
spoken like a true america hating liberal
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