The Speech

I didn't watch the Excremental Coronation, so I didn't hear the Prince of Peace speak. But I did read the speech, which is the best way to separate the style from substance, especially when the speech-giver is a gifted speaker. Here is the transcript, with my comments, which are in red.

The Sun King begins:

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed,

mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.

[This is a little code for historical black oppression. I'm not complaining...just recognizing it.]

I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

[Would have been nice if his supporters hadn't jeered President Bush on this fine occasion. Instead of reprimanding the Press for asking him questions, he might have reprimanded the ZerObots for acting like Third World Soccer fans.]

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath.

The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.

[Okay, nothing wrong with this, but it's pretty tired imagery. Slightly trite for the greatest speaker in the history of the world.]

At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office

[The phrase "no shit Sherlock" comes to mind. If anything, we have regularly "carried on" despite the stupidity and arrogance of those in high office.]

but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents.

[I think I'll be forgiven for wondering if he's actually ever read them. His grasp of the concepts seems—what's the delicate way to say this— slight, at best.]

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.

Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some,

[The consequence of stupid Liberal politicians' using the power of government to interfere with the Free Market]

but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.

[Each word is English, but put together in this order, they mean nothing. They might as well be Martian. This is windy filler. Something that may sound good when spoken, but without meaning or substance.]

Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many;

[Every single consequences of socialist policies of Democrats: insistence of bad loans, strangulation by regulation, lawyers, NEA.]

and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

[If we don't drill for our own oil, we must buy it from Arabs. The guy went to college. That must be why he can't understand this glaringly obvious fact.]

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

[That may be because MizZero told us we're going to have to get used to having a smaller piece of the pie. Of course, the legions of Lefties badmouthing, cursing, accusing and undermining America for the last eight years may have had something to do with the "sapping of confidence"...but maybe it's just me.]

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.

[Translation: "Good God, we've got to lower expectations!"]

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

[If John McCain were being inaugurated, would we have chosen fear over hope, conflict and discord over unity of purpose?]

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

[Translation: "Fuck Republicans, the backward, lying, petty assholes."]

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.

[Would that include setting aside an fatally immature, totally inexperienced "President", and the prepubescent emotionalism of his followers?]

The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

[This is a beautiful example of the perversion of meaning, by using almost the same words in almost the same way, thereby changing what they imply. The Founders never once, ever, called our inalienable rights, "promises", God-given, or otherwise. "Promise" implies a gift, not a responsibility; a guarantee, not an opportunity. Nor did they say "we are all equal". Because they knew that wasn't true. They said we are "created equal", which puts God at the center of things, with the understanding that man is equal before God (and by implication, the Law), not "equal" in some worldly, material sense. And the use of "full measure" changes the focus from "the pursuit" to "happiness" itself...a false "promise".]

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted —

[Who else, may I ask is he describing but squishy Liberals?]

for those who prefer leisure over work,

[surely, the entire class of parasites that voted for him and of whom he is a charter member]

or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.

[Only those who seek elite "positions" of power and status, but never do the "jobs"?]

Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things —

[The productive/taxpayers that he has declared economic and social war against?]

some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

["us" being those who expect to be carried, rather than doing their own walking, working and heavy lifting.]

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life.

[and we expect to them to continue doing so, so that we may continue to live off the fruits of their labor.]

They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished.

But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests

[like the Big Labor, Big Environmentalism, Big Education, Big Law, Big Grievance, Big Race Hustling...]

and putting off unpleasant decisions — that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

[In the image of Karl Marx, the father of innovation, prosperity and freedom.]

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action

[No. It calls for the government to get the hell out of the way, and keeps it's ugly, grasping, and mostly stupid hand off!]

bold and swift, and we will act

[Translation: "before anyone can figure out what we're doing and stop us!"]

— not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.

[Translation: "We will exponentially grow the power, influence and the size of the STATE, the better to control everything and everyone, starting with transportation, commerce, energy, and communication."]

We will restore science to its rightful place,

[another Martian statement. Wha...?]

and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.

[Get ready, we're coming for control over your bodies as well as your wallets.]

We will harness the sun and the winds

[why do Liberals keep saying this as though it's never been thought of or tried before, or as though there's anyone against the idea—instead of admitting that so far, they just don't work?]

and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.

[Cars that run on dirt? Or does he mean we'll burn more food to run our cars...as millions are starving all over the world, for which, we are endlessly instructed by the Left, we are to blame?]

And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.

[Considering the condition of our schools, the only thing left to make them more "New Age" is to hire Wiccans as teachers, and issue crystals with the pencils.]

All this we can do. All this we will do.

[I have no doubt he will try. Which is pretty much why I didn't vote for him]

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions —

[Rule #1: "our" means "my". I have no question whatever as to the scale of his ambitions.]

who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans.

[What our system cannot tolerate is a Big State.]

Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

[...without being instructed, controlled, motivated, organized, managed or planned, by the STATE...indeed, it was only because they were not. Memory is not much good if you "remember" stuff than never happened.]

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them — that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply.

[Translation: traditional American ideals are outmoded, boring, old-fashioned, out of date. Liberty, individualism, virtue, courage, honor, truth, self-reliance, industriousness and capitalism no longer apply.]

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works —

[ Rule #1.... "we" means "I". Zero may not care how big government is, but it's my biggest issue. I don't want government to "work". I want government to "go away".

whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.

[I'd love this part if it was limited to: "Programs will end".]

Those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

[ROFLMAO]

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill.

[Notice he does not say free market - subtle lie.]

Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched

[Only true about a free market - subtle lie.]

but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control

[He does not differentiate between a free market, which is self-correcting, and a government managed market which is what he is arguing for, and which is what resulted in our current out-of-control situation.]

and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.

[Yes, favoring the failures, losers, parasites and the lazy is a much better idea. Then again, perhaps government shouldn't favor anyone, except taxpayers. Oh, damn...we're back to the orignal problem... ]

The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

[This man is so ignorant of basic economics that blood is shooting out of my eyes. The free market is open to everyone, not with "willing hearts", but with "willing hands". And one cannot not "extend" opportunity with any greater reach than a truly free market open to all. It is so basic, so obvious, so fundamental, so proven by experience and history, that only someone whose been to college could miss it.]

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

[Does anyone know what his "ideals" might be, besides "spreading the wealth around"?]

Our founding fathers ... our found fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded

[Expanded only by "living Constitution" morons, without respect for or understanding of the original!]

by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake.

[Note to Zero: The Constitution is not a Suicide Pact.]

And so to all the other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

[Unless you are Israel.]

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.

[Translation: "The stupid idiots, I have to talk my ass off to get them established here, and all they had to do was lay down and let them come."]

They understood that our power alone cannot protect us,

[Translation: "War never solves anything"]

nor does it entitle us to do as we please.

[Translation: "As we have done under lesser Presidents...which is why we have an empire that stretches from pole to pole, and occupies most of the world's time zones...it's time we break up this oppressive American Dictatorship. Er....we don't?"]

Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

[Translation: "Don't believe false history. WWI never happened. WWII never happened. We never carpet bombed Dresden and defeated the Nazi's with fire power, blood, guts, heroism; we never dropped the a-bomb on Japan to subdue their savage aggression. That's just a myth propagated by bloodthirsty Republican inbreds who cling to guns, to justify their warmongering. We all sat down in Geneva, and negotiated a peaceful settlement...and that's why Adolph Hilter is a hero of peace in Germ....Er...he's not??"]

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort — even greater cooperation and understanding between nations.

[That legacy of peace, surrender and appeasment that our parents and grandparents bequeathed us? That legacy from the Greatest Generation? Just checking.]

We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat,

[We will turn on friends and make love with enemies, and reduce America's readiness to defend herself.]

and roll back the specter of a warming planet.

[Oh, this is what he means by "putting science back in its rightful place" He meant to say putting science "in its place" ...like a misbehaving child, or an uppity adult, who won't behave as we wish, or say what we want.]

We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken;

[Translation: "We don't have weapons, but by God, we've got Spirit!"]

you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

[Translaiton: We will proclaim "Victory!" on our prayer rugs facing Mecca.]

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. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve;

[In a culture where Multiculturalism is a tenet of the new secular religion?]

that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself;

[by magic]

and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

[capitulation and appeasment]

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.

[I know I have a lot of mutual interests with men who live in huts and murder women for showing their hands, and I'd love to seek a new way forward with them, if only they'd stop throwing stones at me.]

To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.

[Why would you expect this to suddenly happen? Because you've been elected?]

To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist .

[Dear God....I hope this Leftist, Chicago politician, and member of ACORN had the decency to blush when he said this!]

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it .

[Translation: And it's about time we start giving help and money to some of these poor countries, instead of hogging it all for ourselves. Seriously, how can we ignore their plight as we have under every other President? It's a SCANDAL.

Yes, we have been a total disgrace. America needs to make a committment to help the poor or the world...ur...we do? how much?...holy crap!"]

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment — a moment that will define a generation — it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

[Of course, this "President" didn't bother to make an appearance at the "Medal of Honor" Ball, which every new President has attended since its inception in the 1950's on inauguration night. And at which over 40 recipients of said medal waited in vain for a nod of approval and thanks from their new "Commander-In-Chief". So, you decide how much he meant his bullshit about "guardians of Liberty" and "brave Americans".]

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

[We're back to trite, now.]

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old.

[Notice what's missing? Liberty and Faith.]

These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.

[Sorry, not without Liberty and Faith.]

What is demanded then is a return to these truths.

[Don't forget Liberty and Faith!]

What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task .

[To whom is he giving this lecture? To those who no longer learn this in government shcools? To those who don't have parents sufficiently engaged in this behavior to teach it to their children? To those who don't go to church and so don't hear it in sermons? In other words the Liberals, Leftist, atheists and parasites to whom he owes his victory? No. He is reprimanding the productive for not supporting the parasites. He is chastising the virtuous for not embracing vice. He is rebuking the individual for not submitting to the hive.]

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

[This is the price and curse of tyranny.]

This is the source of our confidence — the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

[God? This from the man who didn't bother to use a Bible when he redid his fluffed oath. I don't think he's entirely clear on the concept of "credibility".]

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed —

["This" what? Note "liberty" finally makes an appearance!]

why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

[Sop to race and white guilt. Many are sobbing. Cue crowd shot.]

So let us mark this day with remembrance,

[Okay, it is simply not done for one to make a "day of rememberence" of one's own accomplishment, or of oneself. This is the height of hubris. And displays a flabbergasting ignorance of decorum and humility. This is "gangsta bragging" by someone who's been to the ivy league.]

and of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)."

[It is my fervent prayer (a word just declared unconstitutional for use in government shcools, by the way) that the city and country be alarmed by the common danger represented by this poser, and his posse, now in control of the STATE.]

America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come.

[Closing with the oceanic and meteorological references with which he began. Someone's been to speech writing school!]

Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

[After all this discussion about everything but "freedom", he ends with a generic paean to it, as though this was the point of the entire exercise all along. He ends by dropping the word "freedom" in listeners' ears. Leaving them with the impression that it matters to him.]

Thank you.

God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.

[Two mentions of God in two sentences? He's probably still washing out his mouth.]

God bless you, and God bless America.

The Gunslinger