Obama drops 'Creator' from Declaration quote

President gives no credit to author of life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Posted: September 18, 2010
6:05 pm Eastern
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Video at the Link:

President Obama removed the reference to the "Creator" from the Declaration of Independence when he quoted a portion at a meeting of the Congressional Hispanic Congress.

Obama said, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed with certain inalienable rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

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But the the actual quotation is:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

The video, where the reference appears shortly past the 22-minute mark:

On the Gunny G blog, there was outrage.

"I'm surprised this has not created a stir – perhaps lost in the election results," he wrote.

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