Thread: Inaugrual Address Mad Libs

I took an excerpt from Obama's 2013 inaugural address and put a bunch of blanks in place of words. Before reading the excerpt, list some words according to the given classifiations. Then fill in the blanks with the words you chose so you can form your own speech.

1. name of an organization or political unit
2. noun
3. intangible noun
4. intangible noun
5. physical property
6. singular noun
7. singular noun
8. plural noun
9. plural noun
10. plural noun
11. singular noun

Now put your choices here...

We, the (1)____________, still believe that every (2)____________ deserves a basic measure of (3)______________ and (4)____________. We must make the hard choices to reduce the (5)________________ of (6)________________ and the size of our (7)_______________. But we reject the belief that (8)________________ must choose between caring for the (9)________________ that built this country and investing in the (10)______________ that will build its (11)______________.

Here's mine.

We, the teamsters, still believe that every weasel deserves a basic measure of worship and anger. We must make the hard choices to reduce the offensiveness of fish and the size of our house. But we reject the belief that trees must choose between caring for the wrestlers that built this country and investing in the automobiles that will build its farm.

We, the atheists, still believe that every cherry-blossom deserves a basic measure of hatred and faith. We must make the hard choices to reduce the hardness of paper plates and the size of our stone. But we reject the belief that antelope must choose between caring for the daffodils that built this country and investing in the undersides that will build its penny.

We, the Rebel Alliance, still believe that every extinct species deserves a basic measure of intolerance and balance. We must make the hard choices to reduce the wetness of packaged food and the size of our spatula. But we reject the belief that hippopotami must choose between caring for the rap fans that built this country and investing in the whores that will build its bathtub.