On this, the inauguration day of President Barack Obama, and after more than 14 hours of listening to the TV, I finally heard somebody capture the significance of this presidency. The famous PBS documentary film maker Ken Burns was a guest for Keith Olberman, and this is what he said:
"First act...Thomas Jefferson says 'all men are created equal', but he really means...'all white men of property; free of debt'!
Four-score and seven years later, Abraham Lincoln says, 'Look, we really mean it, but its going to be another hundred years!'
Today, when Barack Obama took the oath of office, that was the beginning of the 'Third Act' of real possibilities, and it also means that the civil war is over."
Ken Burns' interview with Keith Olberman is quite possibly the most cerebral analysis of what we can all hope for with President Obama at the helm. I recommend that you watch the whole video clip at this link.
