God bless you and God bless the United States of America!

[apples and oranges]

Is that a unique line Obama has or has every other president ended speeches the same way? I never watched presidential speeches before Obama so I don't know.

[LeftinOH]

1. It has become a standard sign-off.. at least since Reagan (his speechwriters, that is).

[onehandle]

11. Unlike Reagan and the Bushes, Obama means it. nt

[Richardo]

2. James Knox Polk used to invoke Beelzebub

[Toasterlad]

7. I Would Totally Vote For ANYONE Who SIgned Off, "Hail Satan!"

[muffin1]

16. Careful.

You know Sky-Daddy knows everything you say.

[Toasterlad]

17. I'll Just Recant On My Deathbed, And Then It's Straight Up To Heaven!

O8)

[sharp_stick]

3. They all say it

I think they drill into them on inauguration day that it must be said after each and every speech. Kind of like the flag pin, if you don't wear it you must be some kind of commie pinko.

[Oregone]

4. God would be so ashamed of its usage

If, you know, He wasn't dead

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Standard pablum.

[Toasterlad]

6. No, Every President Is Expected To Recite the Obligatory Fairy Tale Line

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. It's like the silly flag pins, de rigueur for politicians.

[City Lights]

9. Gawd luvs Uhmurika don'cha know! nt

[FirstLight]

10. gah!

...and if He, or Anyone else who was in that political public eye (even the hate spewers) EVER forgot to say it or left it out of one speech - they'd be drawn & quartered.


It bugs me to no end that we use this cliche crap, I guess there is no denying that we are a nation built on puritannical hypocrisy.

[Blue Owl]

12. I'm not fond of that statement, no matter who utters it

It sounds exclusive, and asking God to bless a country that knowingly lies to start illegal wars (which KILL women and children), wreaks havoc on the environment, and puts corporate greed ahead of everything else seems just a tad disrespectful.

[dflprincess]

13. Kevin Kline used it in "Dave" n/t

[Arctic Dave]

14. And nobody else.

[muffin1]

15. That's cuz

he'z on are side!!!11!!1!:silly:

[Echo In Light]

18. It's fucking horrendous, but of course any US prez will espouse that bullshit to the nth degree