By Anallely Barbosa
The second inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place in a public ceremony on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the United States Capitol building. The inauguration marked the beginning of the second term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. The inauguration was physically attended by approximately a million people, and watched by millions more around the world.
President Obama began his second term with a hard-hitting speech that called for collective action on climate change, gay and voting rights, immigration reform, gun control, and equal pay for women, etc. on the Democratic agenda. He touched on healthcare issues warning that the nation faces “hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and reduce our deficit.” Obama said that today’s accomplishments will be partial, and it will be up to people four, 40 or even 400 years from now to advance them further. While setting his terms for looming budget fights, the president also worked in a call for immigration reform. "Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity; until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country," he said. In the 20-minute address Obama also touched on foreign affairs, promising to work for democracy in Asia and Africa and pursue peace in the Mideast, and various domestic issues.
Many Lindblom students are excited about Obama’s second term. Sophomore Evelyn Estrada said, “I’m looking forward to Obama’s next four years as president. Hopefully, he can accomplish what he couldn’t accomplish his last term.” Other students, like senior Jesus De Leon, said, “I’m not looking forward to Obama as president again because he let down a lot of people his last term.” There are mixed emotions about President Obama’s second term but who knows, he might surprise some of us.
The second inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place in a public ceremony on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the United States Capitol building. The inauguration marked the beginning of the second term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. The inauguration was physically attended by approximately a million people, and watched by millions more around the world.
President Obama began his second term with a hard-hitting speech that called for collective action on climate change, gay and voting rights, immigration reform, gun control, and equal pay for women, etc. on the Democratic agenda. He touched on healthcare issues warning that the nation faces “hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and reduce our deficit.” Obama said that today’s accomplishments will be partial, and it will be up to people four, 40 or even 400 years from now to advance them further. While setting his terms for looming budget fights, the president also worked in a call for immigration reform. "Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity; until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country," he said. In the 20-minute address Obama also touched on foreign affairs, promising to work for democracy in Asia and Africa and pursue peace in the Mideast, and various domestic issues.
Many Lindblom students are excited about Obama’s second term. Sophomore Evelyn Estrada said, “I’m looking forward to Obama’s next four years as president. Hopefully, he can accomplish what he couldn’t accomplish his last term.” Other students, like senior Jesus De Leon, said, “I’m not looking forward to Obama as president again because he let down a lot of people his last term.” There are mixed emotions about President Obama’s second term but who knows, he might surprise some of us.