sobriquet

[coco_b]

so i didn't watch the Bush speech last night because he makes me cringe and my face gets sore, but i scanned the transcript and noticed the omission of "May God Bless America" at the closing. I had to reread the last line to catch the newest nickname for the Almighty, "We go forward with trust that the Author of Liberty will guide us through these

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[grahams]

If he thinks his God is the "Author of Liberty" why is he so intent on restricting people's freedoms and civil liberties?

[jluke]

So Man would be "Editor of Liberty"?

Bush also used "Author of Liberty" in his second inaugural address. It appears in verse 4 of "My Country 'Tis of Thee": "Our fathers' God, to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing."

[cjmr]

And here when I read the phrase, my first thought was:

Thomas Jefferson?

I don't know how it might have sounded to anyone who listened to it live, though, because I was a choir practice at the time.

[coco_b]

that's exactly who I first thought of too :)

[spampy]

so i didn't watch the Bush speech last night because he makes me cringe and my face gets sore

his face looked sore as he was giving the speech.