Barack Obama Inaugural Speech

America's Awakening: Choosing Hope Over Fear

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

"That we are in the midst of a crisis is now well understood....Less measurable, but no less profound, is a sapping of confidence across our land--a n...

Reflections on "The Speech"

Ben Rosen | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics


Ben Rosen

There was no part of "the speech" that will live in history. Nothing Obama said comes close to the emotional impact of the opening line of his Iowa caucus victory speech.

Cautionary Champagne at The Center for Constitutional Rights

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Odile Weissenborn

At the Center for Constitutional rights, forty people gathered to watch the inauguration, pleased to witness Bush's departure. "Don't let the rotor blades hit you on the way out," warned CCR's database manager.

Obama's Inaugural Gesture to Hindu America

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Vamsee Juluri

Obama's mentioning in his inauguration speech of some of the world's great religions can be seen as recognition not just of the people who follow them, but that religion is an immense cultural resource.

Obama's Speech Through a Cuban Lens; Leaving Rhetoric Behind

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Yoani Sanchez

The serene statement delivered yesterday by Barack Obama, with his manner of carefully constructed arguments and invocations to harmony, condemned all the rhetoric to be left in the 20th century.

"'Begin Again the Work of Remaking America'"

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Marlene H. Phillips

I am dancing with joy to see the transfer of power from a man who governed in secrecy and subterfuge to one who pledges in his Inaugural Address "to do his business in the light of day."

What We Will Remember from Obama's 2009 Inaugural Address

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Aaron Zelinsky

Obama's inaugural address was a good speech, but not truly canonical. Nevertheless, the inaugural address contained many passages that will enter into the mystic chords of memory.

Obama Inaugural Speech Drafted: Stresses Responsibility (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics


***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** WASHINGTON — A top aide says Barack Obama's inauguration address will call on Americans to embrace a new era of res...