Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Agent of Change

Change has come


For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers.

(Excerpts from the Inaugural address)

Footnotes:

Inputs from The White House, Washington

Image Courtesy: Office of the President-Elect

33 comments:

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Folks, I have not yet responded to comments on my previous post "War for Peace." I will do so in the days to come. My apologies for the delay!

The Seeker said...

It is one of the change, one of the realization of the greatest dreams, Martin luther King.. A belief that things happen.

Hope for the best... With fingers crossed,
Ever The True Believer,
Barath

CHEERS!!!

Vivek said...

I saw these exerpts and My oh My!
Lets hope this CHANGE is good.

MultiMenon said...

I saw the whole speech and the events in connection with the innaugration..The mania is getting to a climax,lets see wot he does in reality??fingers crossed!! :)

Devika said...

Dear Rak,

I was in too bad a mood.
But this post was good enough to 'Change' that :)

Hope the US and world offer him the necessary support to bring all his dreams to realisation...

love,
devika

Devika said...

Dear Rak,

I was in too bad a mood.
But this post was good enough to 'Change' that :)

Hope the US and world offer him the necessary support to bring all his dreams to realisation...

love,
devika

vimmuuu said...

There is a lot of hype around Obama now and I seriously dont understand why are we giving him a lot of importance! Nevertheless, I just hope he lives upto everyones expectations.

Jeevan said...

He delivers the best!

Peter said...

I very much liked this part of the speech! (I'm less convinced about swearing on the bible.)

GMG said...

Hi Rakesh! TGIF!! ;)
Great speech! Like Peter noticed, there are some amazing things in US politics. Let's credit it to tradition...
Blogtrotter, still posting on Delhi! Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Old Monk said...

Hope he will make an effort to change the Big Brother attitude of America and strive for a peaceful world.

Usha Pisharody said...

Watched it live, and did feel uplifted. Very little is impossible for a determined soul:)

Vibushan Lakshminarayan said...

His speech was just awesome. Watched it live on TV :D Nothing short! Loved it. Hope he shows them in action. A phenomenal responsibility on his shoulders.

humanobserver said...

Just wait and see whether he will be able to fulfil his promises or not...

♪♪HARINI♪♪ said...

gosh.. hes such a sweet guy

Swati said...

question being: will he deliver??i'm desp hoping so!

OS: i'm so sorry! i've been selfish off late..i just post n run away..hardly visit anybody else's blog! now i know what i've been missing out on!

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Bharath

Indeed, it is a cataclysmic change! I'm sure he will be one of the best Presidents America ever had!

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Vivek

Oh yes, I watched him too! I can't kinda sum it up....he was too good!

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Nikhil

Me too. I watched his speech and followed it word to word! Made a great deal of sense! Like I told Bharath, I'm sure he will be one of the best Presidents America ever had!

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Devika Chechi

Dont you worry! I will always take your comments in good stride!

And as far as Obama is concerned, I'm sure he will be one of the best Presidents America ever had!

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Vimmuuu

I don't think that what you hear is hype..... its very well deserved! Of course, a huge part of the world is giving him a lot of importance!
Like them I too do so in the hope that we Indians some day get a leader of his stature

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Jeevan

Yes, I'm sure and I'm also sure he will be one of the best Presidents America ever had!

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Peter

Yes, his speech was very well crafted and highly appreciable!

I'm sure he will be one of the best Presidents America ever had!

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Gil

True, wonderful speech! I completely agree with you on the tradition bit!
Thanks for your comments!

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Old Monk

I hope so too! I hope that he brings about some much needed change in the political situation in the US

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Usha Ma'am

Yes, I watched it live too and felt quite the same like you did! Awesome, I must say!

Cheers

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Vibu

Good to see you! I believe that you've been keeping busy with work?
Yes, his speech was fantastic....no less!

Lets hope things ease out for him!

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Deepak

Yes, time will tell

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Harini

Oh....you think so :) I fond him very eloquent!

Rakesh

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Swati

Welcome here.....after what seems like ages!
I'm sure he will deliver......give hime some time and he definitely will prove his mettle....after all he is much much much much better than his stupid predecessor

Do keep visiting often

Cheers

Rakesh

Marie-Noyale said...

I share the same hope as you do, with our new president.

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Marie

I'm sure! I watched his inauguration speech live and was greatly impressed by his knowledge and will!

Change has come!

Regards

Rakesh

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