A great way to close the inauguration I thought. Anyone else feel a little spring in their step today?
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Perfect. Lowery was definitely the highlight for me. Eloquent, and funny. Warren on the other hand was amateur hour. I’m glad they had Lowery at the end…it was a perfect closing to the ceremony. And Bush flying off was almost too surreal – pretty much like a graceful getaway.
Yo-Yo-Ma was bad ass too.
yo-yo ma killed it.
and it must also be mentioned, the image of cheney in a wheelchair was just too bizarrely perfect. there it was… you had the handsome, grinning, crazy maniac joe biden stepping tall into the office of the vice president, while cheney slinked off on two wheels like an ogered dr. strangelove. you can’t write that shit.
The ending was kind of …strange-when yellow will be mellow? when white will embrace what is right?
“Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the 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.”
I have to admit I got a lot choked up. I LOVED Aretha’s hat!
I voted and support Obama. The only second thought I have in retrospect is his marketing of “Hope”. It’s one thing to wet the mind and inspire the heart but to market “hope” as a presidential campaign is like giving an exacta ticket to millions of people. I understand peoples reaction ” if you don’t have “hope” what do you have?” I feel you have a lot, such as the present moment. Hope projects the future and takes one out of the moment. Have you ever seen the face of hope? IE people buying lotto tickets. The race track. The slot machine. I fully support our president and as a citizen of the United States will strive to support his goals with all my heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLy1Yj_P_Q
hey jw, just noticed that your comment got caught in the spam filter. Sorry about the late catch. as always, thanks for commenting!