The past couple of days I read about the drafting process for the Trump inauguration speech. Â I was pleased to see President Trump was taking a personal role in the drafting process.
Below is the final product (per CNN)
Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: Thank you.
We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people.
Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come.
We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done.
Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent.
Today’s ceremony, however, has very special meaning. Because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another — but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People.
For too long, a small group in our nation’s Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished — but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered — but the jobs left, and the factories closed.
The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.
That all changes — starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you.
It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America. This is your day. This is your celebration. And this, the United States of America, is your country.
What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people. January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.
Everyone is listening to you now.
You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the likes of which the world has never seen before. At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens.
Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves. These are the just and reasonable demands of a righteous public.
But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of knowledge; and the crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential.
This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.
We are one nation — and their pain is our pain. Their dreams are our dreams; and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny.
The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.
For many decades, we’ve enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry; subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military; we’ve defended other nation’s borders while refusing to defend our own; and spent trillions of dollars overseas while America’s infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.
We’ve made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has disappeared over the horizon.
One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions upon millions of American workers left behind.
The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed across the entire world.
But that is the past. And now we are looking only to the future. We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power.
From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land.
From this moment on, it’s going to be America First.
Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength.
I will fight for you with every breath in my body — and I will never, ever let you down.
America will start winning again, winning like never before.
We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.
We will build new roads, and highways, and bridges, and airports, and tunnels, and railways all across our wonderful nation.
We will get our people off of welfare and back to work — rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor.
We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and hire American.
We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world — but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.
We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example for everyone to follow.
We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones — and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.
At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other.
When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.”
We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.
When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.
There should be no fear — we are protected, and we will always be protected.
We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and, most importantly, we are protected by God.
Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger.
In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving.
We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action — constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.
The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action.
Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America.
We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.
We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow.
A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions.
It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.
And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator.
So to all Americans, in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, and from ocean to ocean, hear these words:
You will never be ignored again.
Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.
Together, We will make America strong again.
We will make wealthy again.
We will make America proud again.
We will make America safe again.
And yes, together, we will make America great again. Thank you. God bless you. And God bless America.
President Trump’s words were forward looking.
President Trump’s words honored the peaceful transition of power.
President Trump’s words were unifying.
President Trump’s words were an acknowledgment that he will put America First.
Importantly and humbly, President Trump’s words acknowledged the government is for us, the people of the United States. Today, is the first day in eight years we do not have a Democrat as President. Trump started it off right.
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First, I hope Trump does exactly was he says.
However, I believe “you shall know them by their works”. Not their WORDS.
When I see bus loads of illegals who stole my job in he past, being locked up and shipped out, then I will be a believer. And remember, all people here illegally are LAWBREAKING CRIMINALS. And I do not give one dam bit what they do with their kids, just like they didn’t give a dam about all those who lost their jobs and couldn’t feed their kids due to illegals.
When I see trade agreement burned at the stake, and tariffs slapped on ALL imported goods, then I will be a believer. Just like they slap tariffs on our goods.
When I can walk into a doctors office, ask what it costs for a doctors visit, past at the time of service, only then will I know that we have free market health care and competition. When I see affordable health care, then I will be a believer. Not until.
Until then, nothing but empty words. Broken promises.
You and I have a front row seat here in Virginia to watch the weasel illegal alien employing Republican undermine the National lead Republicans (President Trump) immigration plan.
Perhaps these complicit Republicans in Virginia will board the life boat of America and get off their garbage barge of illegal employment and labor exploitatation.
End illegal immigration
End slave trading
Don’t just go Kathy Lee Gifford.
Am pleased to see the obnoxious left banished if but for a day. This is a happy day for those who are Americans and love America.
So it seems as though I owe Ms Jeanine a nominal apology.
In at least one Va high school I’m familiar, the showing of the inauguration was not allowed “due to the sensitive nature……” of the event.
That’s crap.
The saddest part of that is that it probably wasn’t even done for ideological reasons, which would, at least, take conviction, it was probably just done by school administrators so they wouldn’t have to answer the phone and explain to some screaming parent why their kid was allowed to watch it.
The students at Tomahawk Elementary in Campbell County watched the swearing in.
Some witness history, some were a part of history and then there are the ones who just try to write their opinion as history and this people look to the goverment to put value in their home or even worse think the government should give them one.
Melania came to the White House with a gift for the Obamas , a true Class Act!
My President looked like he wanted the luncheon to end and ready to get to work.
Yea screw the fancy crap and get to work.
A new Republican , an American Heart as big as Texas.
” Buy American, Employ American ”
That statement makes anything
UN American
American Jobs
Defending the
American Dream
It was a GREAT DAY for America. Let Freedom Ring!
God Bless Donald J. Trump for his courage, tenacity, strength, and determination, may he bring this country 8 years of success, good health, and prosperity for all.
I totally agree. Both the inauguration ceremony and parade went very well.
I’m cautiously optimistic. Key word being cautiously. Since we really have no idea what Trump is going to do as President (really nothing would surprise me at this point) it is impossible to get excited about what he is going to do. But he is the new President, and I’ll judge him on his actions, not his tweets and all the random crap he says.
I’ll say this, if he gets rid of Obamacare and convinces Congress to pass real tax reform then I’ll be a believer.
barry and the Wookie are out of OUR HOUSE. That is worth Celebrating, the Grifters will still be grifting but in won’t be done w/nearly as much of our money.
Trump has already signed, as promised, on his first day the process to repeal a bunch of barry’s crap. He also has brought us Kelly and Mad Dog, right there is a tremendous start. No more American deaths due to horrible ROE’s, barry has killed so many of our Troops it makes me physically ill.
Reman cautious, but I am absolutely HAPPY and THRILLED he won and will do his best to stop the Uniparty. If I had my way 3/4 of DC would be in jail for their crimes of corruption and for stealing, abusing our money. There is a reason that Trump has so many freaking out, and it isn’t because he had a realty TV show.
The luncheon ran over, and Paul Ryan dissed Trump, but yeah, in the grand scheme of things it went well, and thankfully Trump wasn’t murdered or people blown up. One of the best parts of the day was Pelosi calling Trump “Mr. President”. It was a thing of beauty, I laughed and laughed. Victory is Sweet, and Winning is Fun!
What a joyous day!
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LOL that was so funny, the best response to that video had to be …
“The great gnashing of teeth, cries for Freedom, tears of despair and screams of HATE,… all while holding a $9.00 Starbucks Venti sized White Chocolate Latte !!!”
You just can’t make this stuff up.
Well . . . at least George W. Bush was there to lend dignity to the event.
http://i.imgur.com/IxDskqz.jpg
Trumps first executive order will increase mortgage payments for 750,000 middle-income families. I’ll be you republicans are proud of yourselves.
WASHINGTON ― With one of his first orders, President Donald Trump made it more expensive for working- and middle-class Americans to buy their first homes. The move will increase costs for 750,000 to 850,000 Americans in the next year alone, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The Obama administration had said last week that the Federal Housing Administration would drop the cost of mortgage insurance it sells by almost a third to 0.60 percent. But after Trump took office, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees the FHA, told lenders the fee cut was off. The reversal of the reduction will mean that homebuyers who borrow $200,000 under the program will see their mortgage insurance fees go up by $500 a year relative to what the Obama administration had ordered, according to figures released by the FHA when the cut was announced.
The reduction was intended to help partially offset the cost of rising mortgage rates and was scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 27. The government sells the insurance in case borrowers default.
The mortgage industrys main lobby group said when the cut was announced that it looked forward to working with the new administration on the issue. Congressional Republicans attacked the move, saying it would cut into the reserves the FHA held against defaults.
If any of you Bullshitting Elephant fans see your mortgage payments rise this year, don’t blame Obama . . . it’s all yours now.
First, it does not appear by any source I can find that President
Trump signed any such order – that appears to be FAKE NEWS as they say.
In any event, it seems clear that the incoming Secretary, Ben Carson,
could simply stop, or suspend that rate adjustment “letter” without any action by the White House.
Secondly, you simply don’t have any idea what you’re talking about. The FHA has had wild swings in its MMIF insurance fund, which by statute must maintain a capitalization balance of 2%. It has at times run off over $8 billion and required funding by Congress. The Obama Administration raised the rates for MI – mortgage insurance – to their current rates, which I presume you think are too high. Then In spite of huge swings in the fund balance from negative, to positive, back to negative over the last few years, the Obama Administration decided to lower rates only within the last days in office, effective at the end of this month, without providing evidence that the minimum MMIF fund balance can be maintained. Not lowering that insurance amount will have ZERO effect on current borrowers since they are already paying the existing rate – that they agreed to – in their mortgage payment, and potential borrowers don’t have a loan to pay yet. .
Finally, mortgage interest rates are market driven by the quantity and the velocity of loans at any given time, the availability of willing capital to purchase them in the market place, and the cost of money to the lender. Mortgage insurance is not tied to those rates, but reflects the risk of the loan profile itself.
Old Redneck is being delete and banned for posting false news, name calling, and insulting us.
The Russians made me do this.. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/65e7e05fac3385935f96d2a555168df3b1cbc012a49112ceb7f66f433120eb21.gif
YaY!! I wanted to vote him off the island months ago. Not because he was a Democrat but because he embellished the truth time and time again. That, and the fact he is a jerk.
Guess I’m next to get the hammer.
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No, that is where you are dead wrong. Mr. Giere. Here is some “real news”.
Mortgage rates are actually driven by the job market. The job market is driven by how many jobs are shipped to Communist China, and imported from/thru Mexico.
How many jobs are shipped overseas and imported in to this country is driven by corruption in our government, via lobbyist dollars flowing in DC like honey.
As long as politicians can be purchased like a pack of cigarettes, you are lying to yourself if you think change is coming. Trump’s biggest problem is the Republican Party.
I see my comments are being deleted. Typical rightwingers . . . can’t handle the truth.
One of the best moments of the day: Trump Nazi Richard Spencer is decked with a single punch.
https://youtu.be/9rh1dhur4aI
So you’re celebrating assault because you don’t like someone’s opinion.
You get that what you’re celebrating is actual fascism, right ?
If you don’t like someone’s ideas you win them over with your better ideas, you don’t assault them.
What kind of coward sucker punches somebody anyway ?
So much for jailing Hillary,killing ACA, and building a well. Does not look good for you all here who were counting on big change. Same old same old
Yours and old_redneck’s attempts at trolling on this day, of all days, is making me feel all warm inside. Please keep trying to do it, it’s wonderful. 😀 Tell us again how sad it is, how bad we should feel, please please please. haha!
It is working, though. You do know how silly you look now, right ?
Do you have ANY idea how silly you look trying to tell people on this forum how disappointed they should be in their candidate, the DAY of their candidates inauguration ? LOL
Actually, trying to explain any facts to TBE fans is very silly
Then don’t bother, HOPO is calling your name.
Not really interested in a “well” but I’m certain a WALL is on the drawing board. In the meantime I’ll settle for Executive Orders reminding BHO’s orders on illegal aliens. ??
Don’t forget that a Trump is inheriting the best economy of any incoming president in decades as well as the lowest level of illegal immigration in years.
Really? Got a source other than Daily Kos? ?????
NPR. Have you heard of it? They don’t tell “you know you’re a redneck” jokes so I’ll understand if you don’t know them.
Definitely heard of them, but their hushed tones and suspect diction are sleep inducing. And their programming is not nearly as erudite as you seem to believe. ??
Lowest level of illegal immigration… bullshit. The press has hidden the surge that occurred after your jagoff started telling the world that he wasn’t interested in enforcing immigration laws. It would be inconvenient for Hillary’s chances of course. Hey all those Latinos didn’t rise up and elect Hillary did they?
The illegal alien was to busy working (being exploited like a political slave,16 years now) to get in his overloaded pickup with NC plates and drive to the precinct.
I see their Republican employers in NOVA did not come out in support of my working President either.
GIVE NO QUARTER to ANY PARTY OR ELECTED OFFICIAL who thinks we need a mass immigration plan without a plan.
Fly by the Seat of your pants Representatives should be unemployed !!!!!
BUILD the WALL to protect Va.employees/employers from our complicit representatives that have turned their collective backs on the Old Dominion.
Best economy? He didn’t achieve more than 3% growth in his eight miserable years… the first President not to have done so. Oh right… boo hoo the Republicans stopped him. I am not sure what his program was other than another job killing free trade treaty with Asia…
One non Presidential move lead to another.
The first non working President left the new non-working President a
$800 BILLION open checkbook.
We are tired of having
Amexican or Chinacan
Presidents.
Your best economy is not good enough is does not transfer to the dinner table.
Americans are sick and tired of job redistribution,
no matter if it comes from Texas of from Chirauq (Chicago).
The economy is good for
Obama, took office having student loan debt with a salary of $400,000.00 , now is worth $24,000,000.00.
You are correct the economy is very fruitful on the taxpayers dime.
Got food at a restaurant, spirits were high, Friday evening crowd celebrating.
MAGA
Time to say goodbye
The parade route from the Capitol, where he was sworn in, to the White House was lined with bleacher seats for people to watch the parade. Here’s a video. The seats were all but empty – – virtually no one watching the parade. And please don’t tell me all the Trump supporters were at work. After all, the Lovettsville Lady assures us that most of Loudon County was headed for DC.
https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/822518057012756481
Total crap. We all watched the parade and saw the crowds. Please go away.
The Trumpsters really did start it off right.
A few minutes after Trump was sworn in, changes appeared on the White House website:
— All mention of climate change, civil rights, health care and marriage equality were removed.
HOWEVER — something was added: The First Lady’s part of the White House website now plugs Melania Trump’s jewelry line on QVC.
God save us.
This is OUR day, you’re gone. buh-bye old redneck.