Here's my silly Twitter commentary. (Actually starts at the bottom):
- RT @hrw: Obama Mid-East Speech Supports Rights, Democracy http://tinyurl.com/qvxqaf
- ashamed to say i'm going to pause for sytycdance. but did you notice that he actually SAID THE WORD COLONIALISM?! at the beginning. wowow!
- Obama "...align our policies with those who pursue peace, & we will say in public what we say in private to Israelis & Palestinians & Arabs"
- ♥ hearing that Cairo audience applaud him. (um, but i think he just said "hajib." it's hijab, yo.)
- & he quotes the Qur'an! i'm a secular type, but i grew up Muslim. such a big day: the POTUS quoting the Qur'an! this will make a difference.
- ♥ that he said as-salaamu alaykum السّلام عليكم (greeting: peace be upon you)! but someone shoulda coached him on his ع'ayn sound, ha : )
- FINALLY watching video of Obama's Cairo speech...
- just read the cairospeech transcript on the bus. tears in my eyes. cant wait to watch it after work.
- RT @whitehouse: The President’s Speech in Cairo: A New Beginning: Watch or read the President’s speech---http://tinyurl.com/r5xfvu
- ahhhh YES! ♥ Obama opened his speech by saying شكراً shukran (thank you in Arabic) to the audience! i'm so proud : )
