Obama's Inauguration and the Lead-up

The media told me to reserve judgments of Obama until he is actually President... and so, like all crazed followers of Mr. Obama-Christ, I listened to them this time (Peer Pressure is a powerful force). I'll try to make this as short as possible, considering that it is now almost 3 months after the election.

However, now that the inauguration is over, and he is President, let’s let actual logic and sense reign again. We have several things that are troubling already from the past few weeks, then I will analyze his address. First, there were his associations (it always seems to come back to them, and they keep piling on). Every one of his dubious associations came out in media stories within a week of the election. The priests preached hate and elation at the same time. William Ayers questioned whether the victims of his bombings were in the wrong. And on December 7th (Pearl Harbor Day for those of you in Reverend Wright’s Church who don’t actually know this), Reverend Wright preached that it was the day we killed a hundred thousand Japanese people in Hiroshima in 1941... ... ... ... ... ... ... words cannot express the depth of this man’s stupidity. 80 years ago he would have been forcibly sterilized for saying something so retarded in public, since Hiroshima was in August of 1945, not December of 1941. The Japanese actually killed US on that day; prompting the entrance in the most (maybe second most) “popular” war in US history (even the Revolution was not as popular). We even got a couple more associations that should have dulled the glint of the new Democrat God… Illinois Governor Blagojevich, who has tried to sell Obama’s vacant Senate seat (though he is completely innocent of all impeachable offenses because no actual sale has occurred); Jesse Jackson Jr., Obama’s campaign chair, who, despite claiming to have been an informant for the FBI, undoubtedly tried to buy the seat; and Obama’s new chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, the dirty, scheming, knife-wielding former Representative, who was first in line to try to influence Gov. Blago’s Obama seat appointment, even before the election.

Secondly, we got to see a glimpse of this “change” that everyone was hypnotically chanting for a year... reinstallation of the Clinton administration. The majority of Obama’s cabinet is former Clintonites, and a Clinton herself. We also see lobbyists, lobbyist spouses, and a Secretary of Defense from the Bush administration. All this comes from the person who said “lobbyists will not have unbalanced influence in my administration” and “eight years of failed policies.” Change, indeed!

On top of a stale, old administration, there have been a number of scandals already. Most notable to me are Mrs. Clinton’s monetary connection to Saudi Arabia and other countries, and Mr. Geitner’s (that’s the new Secretary of Treasury – Head of the IRS) tax evasion. We have a socialist party member as the “Environment Tsar.” Change? Are you kidding me?

Then, we have the inauguration itself. He used his full name for the first time in, what, two years. The oath of office was botched (I think by John Roberts, simply because of the misplaced “faithfully”). We also have probably the shortest applause to an inauguration speech ever; the worst, most incomprehensible poem that I have ever heard (and I’ve read a lot of bad poetry); and the most racist thing I have ever heard said in the Benediction. Obama’s speech was much like his campaign speeches – empty. He contradicted himself no less than 3 times, most notably saying that we should take responsibility for ourselves and immediately describing how the government has to do these things for us. Even the crowd seemed to know that the speech was bad. But I shouldn’t even say that, because it was never about what he said but rather how he said it. However, even with that there was a lot to be desired. There was nothing really there.

I’m still not sure what the poet was even talking about (it was complete drivel), despite having listened to it many more times. Therefore, I will move onto the Benediction. First of all, let’s watch the part that I will discuss. The ending is all that really needs to be discussed. He said “Lord in the memory of all the saints, who from their labored rests, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for a day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead man, and when white will embrace what is right, that all those who do justice and love mercy say ‘amen.’” What is that supposed to mean? First of all, a little bit from the theology – “labored rests” of the saints? Are the rests of saints labored because of the invocation of their names, or because of the state of the world. I always thought that saints were the souls that rested best among us all, having been guaranteed heaven through their shining life in service of God. Anywho, I digress.

Okay, moving onto the actually offensive part. First, “a day when black is not asked to get back” – does the inauguration of a black President mean nothing at all for the race relations in the country? Apparently so. Here is a short race rant to go with that point. Barack Obama was elected president based on his race (obviously, since he has no qualifications at all for the job), which shows just how racist the country actually is. The absence of racism means that it does not matter at all what race a person is who is elected President, or given any job. Without racism, jobs are awarded based on qualifications – on the “content of their character” as Martin Luther King Jr. would have said. Obama was not elected in this manner – he was judged by the color of his skin, or this would not be an historic day. If racism were not still prevalent, the inauguration of the first black president would mean nothing more than the changing of the guard.

Moving on in the Benediction: “[a day] when brown can stick around.” This is obviously referencing illegal immigration. I am not against immigration, but there are legal processes to do so, and the rule of law must preside over the country or we have no country. Therefore, illegal immigrants cannot be rewarded with amnesty or citizenship or welfare or any other benefit that comes from being a resident/citizen of this country. This is especially true when the country from which they come has draconian immigration laws, like Mexico’s immigration laws. Then we have “when yellow can be mellow” about Asians, but nonsensical. By the way, why do all black preachers have to rhyme EVERYTHING? Moving on, “when the red man can get ahead man” – what is keeping Native American Indians from “getting ahead”? Last I looked, there was no need for “affirmative action” for NAIs. Finally, we have the crux of the entire Benediction: “when white will embrace what is right.” What is it that we white people can do that would be “right” to this black racist? We, white people, are the ONLY reason Obama is President. The black vote did not have any significant affect on the outcome of the election. It is white people that allowed the first black Presidency and this event is not “embracing” what is “right.” What is the “hope” and “change” that is represented in this blatant racism that Obama accepts and does not even attempt to reject? Would someone please explain it to me?