Just a few minutes past noon, President-Elect Barack Obama took the oath of office to become the 44th President Of The United States Of America.
Barack Hussein Obama was sworn into office by Chief Justice of The United State John Roberts. During the oath, the Chief Justice made a gaff in the wording of the oath. It was awkward for a moment, but the wording was easily corrected and Barack Obama in front of millions of people in attendance took the oath and became the 44th President of The United States of America.
Watching the ceremony on television you couldn’t help but see the hope, happiness and joy in the people watching from the National mall. Tears of joy, smiles and an immense sense of pride were just some of expressions that were obvious on the faces of people attending the inauguration. I find it fascinating that on the very steps that were built on the back of slaves hundreds of years ago, now a black man would become President. It took generations of black people being enslaved, beaten, killed and oppressed before this nation would elect a man of color as President, not because of the color of his skin but for his character and intellect. It’s a partial fulfillment of Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream. Most civil rights leaders agree that we; as a nation still have lots of work before we truly reach Dr. King’s dream
I only wish that my relatives that lived during the times of segregation and the struggle for civil rights for black people could have been here to witness Barack Obama become President. As the ceremonies on television broadcast I can’t help but think of all those that came before, those that fought for the right to vote, fought for desegregation in schools, those that died so that we could reach this moment in history. I’ve heard news anchors on almost every network ask their black guests, “What you think Dr. Martin Luther King would say about today’s inauguration.” Many people give a similar answer by saying that he would think it was great but there is more work to be done. I think he would probably say something simple like “Well its about time.”
President Obama will hit the ground running. It’s expected that the majority of his cabinet will be confirmed no later than the end of the week. Not a moment too soon, the financial crisis continues to get worst as new set of mortgages are scheduled to reset, banks are having to write down more bad loans because of the increase in unemployment causing many to default on credit cards debts. The President has lots of problems to deal with and so little time in which to do so. The clock has already started on what President Obama and his administration can do fix Americas problems.
Watching the ceremony on television you couldn’t help but see the hope, happiness and joy in the people watching from the National mall. Tears of joy, smiles and an immense sense of pride were just some of expressions that were obvious on the faces of people attending the inauguration. I find it fascinating that on the very steps that were built on the back of slaves hundreds of years ago, now a black man would become President. It took generations of black people being enslaved, beaten, killed and oppressed before this nation would elect a man of color as President, not because of the color of his skin but for his character and intellect. It’s a partial fulfillment of Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream. Most civil rights leaders agree that we; as a nation still have lots of work before we truly reach Dr. King’s dream
I only wish that my relatives that lived during the times of segregation and the struggle for civil rights for black people could have been here to witness Barack Obama become President. As the ceremonies on television broadcast I can’t help but think of all those that came before, those that fought for the right to vote, fought for desegregation in schools, those that died so that we could reach this moment in history. I’ve heard news anchors on almost every network ask their black guests, “What you think Dr. Martin Luther King would say about today’s inauguration.” Many people give a similar answer by saying that he would think it was great but there is more work to be done. I think he would probably say something simple like “Well its about time.”
President Obama will hit the ground running. It’s expected that the majority of his cabinet will be confirmed no later than the end of the week. Not a moment too soon, the financial crisis continues to get worst as new set of mortgages are scheduled to reset, banks are having to write down more bad loans because of the increase in unemployment causing many to default on credit cards debts. The President has lots of problems to deal with and so little time in which to do so. The clock has already started on what President Obama and his administration can do fix Americas problems.
