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The co-chair of Barack Obama's Transition Team, Valerie Jarrett, appeared on Meet the Press this weekend and used, shall we say, an interesting word to described what she thinks Barack Obama will be doing in January when he's officially sworn into office. She told Tom Brokaw that Obama will be ready to "rule" on day one. It's a word that reflects the worst fears that people have for Obama the "arrogant," the "messiah," that imagines he's here to "rule" instead of govern.

Jarret told Brokaw that "given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one."
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Can someone clue this "constitutional law professor" that we are citizens not subjects.

Citizen:

1. A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.
2. A resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there.

Subject:

adj. 1. Being in a position or in circumstances that place one under the power or authority of another or others:
noun 1. One who is under the rule of another or others, especially one who owes allegiance to a government or ruler.

This is the all to familiar play with words that often runs between ideological lines.

If this had been a conservative incoming president and the word 'rule' was used, experts, academics, political pundits, etc. would be all over it's usage. However, given the nature of our new incoming president and the circumstances that surround his election, it's just the opposite. They want him to RULE like no other, especially over the evil conservatives who have oppressed this nation for so many years.

Unfortunate that the grammar police are often mixed in the media with the other liberal elites and only rear their head when the right misuses words.

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So... do you think we will all be required to kneel in lord Barack's presence, or just bow? Will we all have to do the "Alpha-Omega" chant and the "O" hand signal, or will it be ok to just sing along to"Its a New Day". Maybe will.i.am can come up with another praise&worship song for us to sing to our ruler.