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grassfed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:05 AM
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Obama's Inauguration Speech January 20, 2009
An awesome thing to keep in mind as the attacks grow louder and more desperate.
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democrattotheend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:10 AM
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1. Even better motivator:
The fact that if he gets the nomination, his convention speech will be the 45th anniversary to the day of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. Is that poetic justice or what?
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Lisa0825 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:11 AM
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2. WOW
That gave me chills! :wow:
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grassfed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 12:24 AM
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3. Jan 20, 1986 MLK Jr Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 04:53 AM
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4. oh, I thought it was August 28, 1963
Edited on Mon Mar-24-08 05:09 AM by Skittles
(birthday of a former boyfriend)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 04:56 AM
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5. If you think his A More Perfect Union speech was good
I'm going to have to be alone when I watch that one(with a freaken box of kleenex)
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golddigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 07:39 AM
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6. And a bottle of baby oil?
:evilgrin:
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 07:54 AM
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8. Not my lubricant of choice
:hide: :rofl:
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cooolandrew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 07:52 AM
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7. Exactly, as long as we keep focus. Imagine negative threads as IEDs and avoid at all costs. Soldier
Edited on Mon Mar-24-08 07:54 AM by cooolandrew
Soldier on folks. :bounce: :woohoo:
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-24-08 08:04 AM
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9. I hope he starts the speech with "As-Salamu Alaykum"
And then just goes, "Kidding! My fellow Americans...."
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