Valerie
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Okay, I finally found a copy of the President's official Thanksgiving speech. The one other Youtube version I found was more user friendly, but I strongly objected to the inflammatory anti-Obama photos that accompanied it. But there is an audio here:
President Obama Weekly Address Video, Transcript: Thanksgiving Nov. 24, 2011 (Radio, YouTube Video) | Shallow Nation
The official Thanksgiving proclamation DID acknowledge God, but in his Thanksgiving address he did not. For the record, however, it was NOT Fox News that first began commenting on that but it was Huffington Post and a couple of other leftwing publications noting that conservatives were 'upset' by it. I haven't heard ANYBODY who was 'upset' by it. Do those of us who know our history and know what the first Thanksgiving and the subsequent official holiday was all about think it necessary to mention God? Necessary? I don't know but appropriate, absolutely. The President was inappropriate in not acknowledging why the holiday exists.
I didn't realize you guys were looking for the written transcript...FYI- I read it on the White House web site the other day, so I'm sure it's still on there some where...IIRC he used the term "blessings" a couple of times...
Give Thanks to the Troops Who Have Fought for US | The White House
I've already posted a transcript of the official Thanksgiving proclamation that is posted at the Whitehouse website. And it does mention God.
The verbal Thanksgiving address, however, did not nor was there any implication from him that the blessings were from God. Of course it is his prerogative to do a entirely secular address, but it is also the prerogative of others to think he is really out of touch with the people to fail to acknowledge what the Holiday is all about to most of them.
I hadn't had a chance to read the thread yet... I only know what I read at the White House website and to me it didn't seem offensive at all. The spirit of his message was appropriate however "God Bless America" did seem to be missing at the end...