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The one person Trump left out of his speech

Steve

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The one person Trump left out of his speech

Did you notice something funny about President Donald Trump's inaugural address? That he, um ... left someone out?

In what was probably the most populist inaugural address in American presidential history, President Trump began with the people, continued with the people, and ended with the people.

It seemed like the first time in his very long public life that he didn't at least carve out a significant portion of a speech to talk about ... himself!


Trump speaks at inauguration: We will get the job done
Trump speaks at inauguration: We will get the job done
7 Hours Ago | 07:55

Did you notice something funny about President Donald Trump's inaugural address? That he, um ... left someone out?

In what was probably the most populist inaugural address in American presidential history, President Trump began with the people, continued with the people, and ended with the people.

It seemed like the first time in his very long public life that he didn't at least carve out a significant portion of a speech to talk about ... himself!

He kept it about the people by specifically addressing problems that he's seen, but certainly not experienced on a personal level. President Trump talked about the empty factories and the crime-ridden inner cities.

Each and every promise was prefaced with the word "we." As in "We will ... unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism" and "We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world."

He didn't even say the government would unite the country, as he insisted Americans' own patriotism will heal the racial and cultural divide. For those of you keeping score at home, he said "we" more than 50 times during the speech and only said "I" three times.

In the biggest sign of personal humility, President Trump invoked the name of God more than once during the speech. For example, near the end he said, "The Bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity."

That's not something we're used to when it comes to Mr. Trump, and neither was an entire speech without one bit about his personal accomplishments or opponents he'd overcome.

The problem with most populist leaders is that they usually become less about the people the more power they get. If this speech is any indication, President Trump is trying to finally make his time in office about something other than himself.
 

Steve

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Seems not everyone liked it..

CNN’s Jake Tapper calls Trump inaugural speech ‘one of the most radical’

‘It attacked Washington while standing inside the center of Washington, D.C.’ surrounded by Washington insiders. There was nothing particularly conservative about this Republican president’s speech. … I have to say that I think it will go down in history as one of the most radical speeches ever given by a president.”

Really?
 

Tam

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I'm surprise CNN even listened to the speech as I would have thought they would have been out filling their air time with non stop coverage of the protests with pictures of cops using force in arresting the lefts beloved rock throwing lunatics.
 

Steve

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In his farewell address, Barack Obama referred to himself 67 times.

In his inaugural address, Donald Trump referred to himself 3 times.


Trump's inaugural address clocked in at about 16 minutes, whereas Obama's farewell address was more than 50 minutes long



Obama used the word "I" 40 times, "me" 13 times, "I've" 12 times, and "I'm" twice, adding up to a total of 67 self-references. While this is lower than the number of claimed self-references, the difference is negligible.

Trump used the word "I" 3 times and never used the terms "me," "I've," or "I'm."

what a difference 8 years makes.. :roll: :? :???:
 

Tam

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Had to laugh when he was left the Inauguration yesterday he flew to the Air Force base where he just could not help himself and he had to make another FAREWELL speech. When he started he even admitted He and Michelle had been milking their farewell. YOU THINK.

Every time you turned on the TV they were showing his face making another LOONNGGGG winded speech or giving out handfuls of medals to Democrat donors or commuting prison terms of drug dealers. I was so sick of his voice I muted the TV until his face disappeared.
 

Faster horses

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Good plan. (muting the sound). I do that often. In fact, I do it EVERY TIME he talks. :D

Someone on facebook put on a nice post about getting along and stop stirring the pot; I said if Obama could get along
and not stir the pot that would help; but oh no, he and Biden are gonna make sure they are right there in Trump's face
stirring away, keeping their minions all STIRRED UP.
 

Tam

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The problem with Obama and Biden is they tell the public they are going to see to it there was a Peaceful Transition but then they go out and provoke their supporters into protests that turn into riots with crap burning in the streets.

The Bikers for Trump leader was just on and he said the bikers were confronted during their rallying and the anti Trump Protestors did not make out to well. One protestor spit at a biker and got his nose ring knocked out. LOVE IT.

He also said he was pretty disgusted with the fact the protestors had some pretty nasty posters and using some pretty rough language with children in the crowd. Madonna dropped the F bomb when at the mic and said she thought about blowing up the White House. I would think that should've got her arrested saying that in a proud. Sick was not proud at ALL with these women.
 

Tam

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Oh and the Leader of the Bikers said they asked some of the protestors to raise their hands if they had been paid by Soro's and all those they were talking to raised their hands Which was a group of 15 so does anyone believe the bikers found the only Soro's funded protestors in that group?
 
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