Sunday, May 10, 2009

obama's first 100 days



Obama's speech marking his first 100 days.

Filled with gems like:

'I have to confess I really didn't want to be here tonight but I knew I had to come. It's one more problem that I've inherited from George W. Bush.'

'..Sasha and Milia aren't here tonight because they're grounded. You can't just take Air Force One on a joyride to Manhattan. I don't care whose kids you are.'

'I believe my next 100 days will be so successful, I will be able to complete them in 72 days - and on the 73rd day I will rest.'

'..My relationship with Hillary. We have been rivals during the campaign but these days we could not be closer. In fact, the second she got back from Mexico, she pulled me into a hug and gave me a big kiss and told me I better get down there myself..'

And my personal fave:

'...A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts is not an option for the United States of America. I may not agree with everything you write or report. I may even complain or more likely Gibes [?] will complain from time to time about how you do your jobs but I do so with the knowledge that when you are at your best then you help me be at my best. You help all of us who serve at the pleasure of the American people to do our jobs better, by holding us accountable, by demanding honesty, by preventing us from taking shortcuts and falling into easy political games that people are so desperately weary of. That kind of reporting is worth preserving, not just for your sake but for the public's. We count on you to help us make sense of a complex world and tell the stories of our lives in the way they happen. And we look for you for Truth, even if it's always an approximation...'

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I still support Hillary. But just barely.

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