Elizabeth Alexander

[Grampa]

personally, i think prayers in public events are rather annoying, why should this one have been any different.

the transcript of his benediction:

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see.... to me.... that's a political statemen... not a prayer.

and that's part of what cheapened it for me.

on a day where we celebrate a transfer of freely elected power ........"free" being the key word...... do it in style. not that way