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January 23, 2009
Obama Inaugural Address: National Themes and Atlantic Yards
Noticing New York
Singling out the "collective failure to make hard choices," "false promises," and "short cuts," Obama called on Americans to cast aside the culture of "greed and irresponsibility" — like Atlantic Yards?
Using the Alantic Yards test, we observe that Mr. Obama seems to envision a better future where with our “eyes fixed on the horizon” we will see no Atlantic Yards.
Below we supply our sampling of President Obama’s words (emphasis supplied). (From the full transcript as prepared for delivery of President Barack Obama's inaugural remarks on Jan. 20, 2009, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.):
In the words of President Obama:
. . . . That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. . . . Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. . . .
Atlantic Yards is clearly an example of the worst kind of greed, but it is also an example of the kind of irresponsible diversion and misdirection of resources that has crippled our economy.
Posted by lumi at January 23, 2009 5:03 AM