Obama appears to alter approach in second inauguration speech, term
read more recent story comments Reader comments| Doodlebug Tuesday, January 22, 2013: 5:46 pm More from Doodlebug  | Looking at the photo of the President during his inauguration ceremony, I see that his hand is not on the bible, but on another book placed on top of the Holy Bible. Wake up American's! |
| nobodyimportant Tuesday, January 22, 2013: 8:13 pm More from nobodyimportant | D-bug. Which book is the Bible? What is the other book, or are you merely speculating? |
| Danny Stewart Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 2:02 am More from Danny Stewart | Nobody, He is correct. I can enlarge the picture on my phone. It appears Obama has a Quran sitting on top of the Bible.even if it is not, it is rather strange to have another book on top of a Bible, especially when taking the oath of office. |
| martinsville native Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 6:31 am More from martinsville native | Danny--I did some research, and it turns out that he has his hands on TWO BIBLES---the top one is the Lincoln bible. |
| John Q Public Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 7:06 am More from John Q Public | It was a bible owned by Abraham Lincoln and a bible owned by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| John Q Public Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 7:06 am More from John Q Public | It was a bible owned by Abraham Lincoln and a bible owned by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Danny Stewart Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 7:59 am More from Danny Stewart | OK, works for me. |
| nobodyimportant Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 8:49 am More from nobodyimportant | There is a lesson here. In my many years of following politics, I have never seen the level of demonizing that I have seen with this president. And it didn't emerge mid-term as people had some substantive issues about which to complain. It started virtually the night of the 2008 election. It's as if some people clasped their heads in their hands and said, "what have we done?" It has been relentless and in it all, there have been no boundaries, untruths carrying the same weight as truths. There is much to dislike about the president's policies, but we have to remember that our political leaders are a reflection of the public. In this great republic, we do out talking at the polls. We give those elected an opportunity to lead and if we don't like the results, we elect someone else. I receive about 3-5 emails a day, streaming across the country condemning the President or something he has done, has not done, done but later than it should have been, or done but sooner than needed. He has been labeled a communist, a fascist, a Muslim, a traitor, and the Antichrist. On more than a few occasions, I have run down the information too see if it was true and it was completely false. It seems as if some people have taken this angst against the President to the point that they are ok with using what is not true. The end justifies the means. I voted for Obama the first election but did not the second. It wasn't so much that I hated what he was doing. I have made no secret of the fact that I believe he has it right about the health care situation. But I was more in sync with the majority of the positions taken by Romney and thus voted for him. (He scared me to death though with his vow to undo the Affordable Health Care Act, even though it was modeled after the Pennsylvania program he embraced as governor). I've rambled much farther than I intended. My plea is for letting truth be our standard when criticizing others. |
| Ratcatcher Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 10:11 am More from Ratcatcher |
Interesting. Two of the best REPUBLICANS to call themselves Americans that we as a nation are so proud of have their memories soiled in such a manner by this pandering socialist. Disgusting. The both of them probably rolled over in their graves. |
| nobodyimportant Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 4:51 pm More from nobodyimportant | Oh this is rich! For some years now, a handful of republican talking heads have tried to convince black voters that MLK was a true-red republican. Nothing could be further from the truth. The mantra usually starts by revealing that MLK's father was a republican, which he was, as were most black citizens in the early part of the 20th century. They also point out the 19th and early to mid 20th century contributions to civil rights of republicans, also true. But MLK Jr and republican? No way. He harshly criticized both parties and was careful to not align himself with any party except as was convenient at the time. He was distrusting of Kennedy, but found a champion in LBJ. He supported some of Nixon's initiatives, but at arms length. He pictured himself as "progressive" (before the politically correct renaming of liberal). |
| Danny Stewart Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 6:23 pm More from Danny Stewart | Nobody, you really should give up on talking about history. It's not one of your strong suits. |
| nobodyimportant Wednesday, January 23, 2013: 8:43 pm More from nobodyimportant | Danny, I rather suspect that you and I wouldn't have a whole lot to talk about if we were limited to things we knew. |
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