Jun 07, 2008 23:40
"Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans-born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage-and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world." -- John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address Washington DC 20 January 1961
"America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love." -- Barack Obama Nomination Victory Speech St. Paul, Minn 3 June 2008
and one of the reason she began to annoy me by the end of her campaign is that she did not seem to realize that it was time for her to gracefully get off the stage
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