Whew! What a long 8 years that was... Bush will soon settle nicely into the background and out of our economic crisis forever!
Jen joined me at work at the historical society to watch a live streaming video of the Inauguration speech. As soon as I saw Aretha's hat I thought "Oh jesus! Now half the world is going to be concerned with that damned hat!" And guess what? An hour after Obama was sworn into office, there was online chatter about Ms. Franklin's head garment! Don't people have better things to do... like talk about the speech!
I was happy to hear our new president say "The time has come to reaffirm.... the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness."
I hope this message resonates throughout the country. In a country where we all have the right to be free, equal and to have a chance at happiness we fall short of that promise. We aren't all equal, and therefore we can't pursue our full measure of happiness. Let's hope that Obama's message carries into the hearts of those who hate. To those who seek to continue the separation of people- to deny rights of minorities whether racial, ethnic, religious or based on sexual orientation and gender.
Women are still treated unfairly- in their homes and families, in the workplace.
Gay men and women are denied the right to marriage in most places- for them, marriage is their pursuit of happiness.
Minorities in all forms are so far from being equal. So far from getting to achieve their right of happiness.
Let's thank Obama for reminding us of our rights in this country... and hope that the message reaches those who really need to hear it!
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