Cult of Personality Watch: Obama day

I suspect I might have to make a regular piece about this, given the nature of this presidency.
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Planning under way for Obama holiday
The Capital-Journal
Published
Sunday, November 09, 2008
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.

At 7:30 a.m. on Inauguration Day, Obama Cake will be served at the downtown McDonald’s, and a celebration is scheduled for 8 p.m. to midnight Jan. 20 at the Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, 420 S.E. 6th. For more information, contact Sonny Scroggins, (785) 232-3761, 845-6148 or at biasbustersofkansas@yahoo.com;
Lamont Lassiter, McDonald’s general manager, 608-2739; Ava Chander-Beard, (785) 234-9138, ava.beard@sbcglobal.net; or Rhoda Carr, (785) 220-5883.

Sounds like fun! Planning a national holiday for a man whose accomplishment consists of winning the presidency. Quite a precedent we are setting here, very dear leader-like, no?

Assuming we will continue having fair elections, the possibility of additional holidays is endless. First woman, first Indian, first unmarried, first african american (whole black, not half), etc.

Good job America, keep it classy.