Six Words for Obama on January 20 (or: "And now for something completely different")

Inauguration day: What's it all about in six words? Hope or impeachment? Ending war of helping the poor? In other words: what half-dozen choice words do you want to hear from Obama on January 20?

SMITH Magazine and The National Constitution Center have put out a challenge called Six Words to Inspire a Nation to find out what you're hoping to hear from the next president. We've received thousands of entries, only a few dozen of which are about sending Cheney to prison. A few go like this:

"Keep your coins, America needs change." "Always remember America is your boss." "Careful with that. It could break." "Remove your shoes--We're cleaning House!" "People mired in fear can't dance." "And now for something completely different."

Our six favorite ones will be sent to Obama speechwriters, and the top winner takes home a leather-bound volume of the Constitution. Five runners-up receive a Six-Word Memoir book, a little beauty which includes the six-word memoir of Arianna Huffington, "Fearlessness is the mother of reinvention." Not bad.

The contest ends January 5 -- so it's last call.

Comments

[Beets]

The Constitution is back in town.

[siegfried]

Paraphrase Pat Buchanan, "Mr. Bush, you are under arrest.

[BCubedReg]

I'll tell you the first 2 words I'd like to hear out of Obama's mouth after he is sworn to office:

SPECIAL PROSECUTER

[davidly]

We're bringing them all home now.

[davidly]

Just kiddin'. Roland is my man!

[davidly]

We're keeping it open - for you.