Obama to Issue a Call to Action in Inaugural Address

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: CNN

President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration speech on Tuesday will be a call to action that diagnoses what he'll call a troublesome "anything-goes" mentality in the nation, a transition source said Saturday.

The speech, which the source said currently runs about 20 minutes, will call on industries and individuals to behave responsibly, saying it was that mentality, in part, that led to the harsh economic times the nation now faces. But he'll say that no problem is too big to be solved using the values that have always defined Americans, the source said.

It also will seek to "define the moment we're in," for Americans, with two foreign wars ongoing and a financial crisis at home.

The speech will not go into the details of Obama's agenda — keeping with the historical nature of inaugural addresses. According to the source, Obama has been working on the speech "in earnest" for the past week and (continued) fine-tuning it after Saturday's train ride from Philadelphia to Washington.


A construction worker put the finishing touches on a massive version of the presidential seal Saturday as part of preparations for President-elect Obama's upcoming Inauguration.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/17/obamas-inaugural-speech-will-be-a-call-to-action/

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. I'm expecting something really great and inspiring

He's jumped into work ever since the election, leading by example and inspiration (how many are participating in the community action tomorrow?), using the internet brilliantly to keep online folks informed--and using older forms of communication to get them involved as well.

[DeepModem Mom]

2. I agree. I don't see them missing an opportunity to reach out, involve and inspire. nt

[stevedeshazer]

3. I'd expect nothing less.

I'm in.

[JournalistKev87]

4. I hope it gets better from here

Tuesday has been a long time coming. I'm so damn glad that Yuk Yuk and Dickless (a local radio personality calls him that :rofl:) are going to be gone. I feel bad that President Obama will have to shake Yuk Yuk's hand though. The pen is Obama's now. The future of this country is in his hands.

Not gonna lie, I'm worried.

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Me, too, Journalist. But I'm thinking if anyone can do it, yes he can. Welcome to DU!!!

[Leftest]

6. I've learned a long time ago to remain skeptical

Talk is cheap with me and I am always weary of language telling me things like "behave responsibly" as if I am somewhat responsible for this mess created by wall street and the neo-cons.

In other news: I also find this proposal of a third US bank disconcerting given the history of the past first two US banks and the lack of opposition from the FED over this proposal.

[Deja Q]

7. Well said and very true...

:thumbsup:

I'm not going to say we as individuals don't have our part to play, but we only live within the system. If the system allows inequities, unfairness, and cheating, then there a problem from the top down. In short, reform must be total. And I think that's why most voted for Obama. That has been his message. I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt and more. Even the myopic right wing disc jockey on the radio has said the same, for which I give him real credit... certainly deserves no less given some of the things he's said...

I know nothing of this "third US bank", so I can't say anything on that.

[Leftest]

10. Hear, hear...

"From the top down"

As for the "third US bank". Sorry for not being more clear, I get lazy at typing. :) Anyway, I see this talk about a proposed Aggregator bank as a trojan horse for the new US bank. At first probably no one will recognize it as a third US bank because of it coming into creation during this crisis. But if it does manage to clean up these "toxic assets" what then? I don't think any sunset language will matter. Once its created we're be stuck with it and I think its a banker proposal for a third US bank which of course is why I don't hear opposition from the FED.

Sorry for straying off-topic.


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[RCinBrooklyn]

9. Totally agree with all of your points. Good post.

[OhioChick]

11. Agreed. n/t

[Zhade]

15. Indeed. Coupled with some of his recent moves, I'll wait and see.

NT!

[EconomicLiberal]

8. Obama to criticize the "troublesome anything goes mentality" that infects this nation

Yet he is ready to let the BushCo crime cabal off scot free, without any investigations.

Anybody see the irony?

[Zhade]

16. Only the willfully blind could overlook it.

NT!

[Leftest]

12. Here's something else I find troubling

President-elect Barack Obama pledged yesterday to shape a new Social Security and Medicare "bargain" with the American people, saying that the nation's long-term economic recovery cannot be attained unless the government finally gets control over its most costly entitlement programs.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/politics/washingtonpost/main4727711.shtml

What exactly does this mean? I don't think I like the sound of that. Why not cut military spending if what is being referred to here is cuts? Why not eliminate the costly and completely ineffective so called war on drugs? At 42 years old I am not retirement age yet but I've paid into SSI for 25 years now with good faith that my government would keep its promise to me. Is this language alluding to reneging in whole or in part to this promise?

I hope not but what else could it mean?

[TomClash]

13. It is the fierce urgency of now nt

[EconomicLiberal]

14. The fierce urgency of not prosecuting Bush? n/t