Have you always wanted to pen a presidential speech? Do you think the White House transition team lost your résumé?
If you're still angling for the job, we found a way for you to catch the eye of the president's team: Atom.com has a fun little feature called the "Inauguration Speech Generator."
"A grassroots Internet campaign helped Barack Obama get elected," the site says. "Now he's calling for the Internet's assistance one more time — to help him craft the best inauguration speech ever."
So, I decided to put the generator to the test, filled in the Mad Libs-like boxes with important-sounding words like "hope" and "patriots," and voilà! Here's what it would sound like if I got the chance to write Obama's history-making address:
"My fellow Americans, today is a prestigious day. You have shown the world that 'hope' is not just another word for 'country,' and that 'change' is not only something we can believe in again, but something we can actually honor.
"Today we celebrate, but let there be no mistake — America faces and challenges like never before. Our economy is bad. Americans can barely afford their mortgages, let alone have enough money left over for Americans. Our health care system is questionable. If your heart is sick and you don't have insurance, you might as well call a patriot. And America's image overseas is tarnished like a box. But together we can right this ship, and set a course for change.
"Finally, I must thank my family, my campaign volunteers, but most of all, I want to thank the Jonas Brothers for making this historic occasion possible. Of course, I must also thank you, President Bush, for years of standing the American people. Without your efforts, none of this would have been possible."
Hmm. It's an imperfect science, but do you think he'll go for it?
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