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I recently read of a poll which asked, “do you believe that Americans today still respond to the call John F Kennedy made in his 1961 inaugural speech, ‘Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country’<\/em>?”\u00a0 23% said Yes, 70% said no.\u00a0 Hmm.
\nIn a few hours our new President will issue his own exhortation, a call to action for a new millennium.\u00a0 The dictionary defines Exhortation as,a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action. <\/em>
\nWhat action will that be, I wonder?\u00a0 How will I respond?\u00a0 How will this country respond?\u00a0 The problems facing our nation are far too large for one person, or one institution to address.\u00a0 Yet if we are ALL willing to participate, amazing things are possible.
\nSan Francisco composer (and Cleveland native) David Conte was so inspired by the closing paragraphs of Barack Obama’s acceptance speech on election nite that he pulled key phrases into a song that will have its world debut at today’s inauguration ceremony.\u00a0 Many believe that this song, An Exhortation,<\/em> captures the essence of Obama’s own call to action.
\nAmerica, we have come so far.
\nWe have seen so much.
\nBut there is so much more to do.<\/em><\/span>
\nLet us ask ourselves:
\nIf our children should live to see
\nThe next century
\nWhat progress will we have made?<\/em><\/span>
\nThis is our chance to answer that call.
\nThis is our time
\nTo reaffirm that fundamental truth
\nThat out of many, we are one;
\nThat while we breathe, we hope;
\nAnd where we are met with doubt,
\nWe will respond with that timeless creed
\nThat sums up the spirit of a people:<\/em><\/span>
\nYes We Can.<\/em><\/span>
\n The key word, here, is WE. Not I can, or They can.\u00a0 We.\u00a0 We are all in this together, and if we wait for someone else to save us, we will wait a long time.\u00a0 If this new president can inspire people to participate and to actively become part of the solution, I believe anything is possible. <\/span><\/span>
\nThat is my hope, on Inauguration Day 2009.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I recently read of a poll which asked, “do you believe that Americans today still respond to the call John F Kennedy made in his 1961 inaugural speech, ‘Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country’?”\u00a0 23% said Yes, 70% said no.\u00a0 Hmm. 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