Planning under way for Obama holiday
November 9, 2008 8:28 pm American PoliticsAccording to the Topeka Capital-Journal:
Plans are being made to promote a national holiday for Barack Obama, who will become the nation’s 44th president when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.
“Yes We Can” planning rallies will be at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the downtown McDonald’s restaurant, 1100 Kansas Ave., until Jan. 13. The goals are to secure a national holiday in Obama’s honor, to organize celebrations around his inauguration and to celebrate the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, who was born on Feb. 12 1809.
And clearly excitement is building as Obama supporters practise for the big day:
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Maxwell Wolf :
Date: November 10, 2008 @ 6:02 AM
Democrats should look for heroes within their own party instead of trying to tie-in with Lincoln. Perhaps they can start with Robert Byrd.