"Closed for the Obama Holiday"

[Liberal_in_LA]

Alabama county celebrates official Obama holiday

By BOB JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer

Saturday, November 7, 2009

(11-07) 08:52 PST Marion, Ala. (AP) --

The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday."

The rural, mostly black county has proclaimed Monday as an official holiday celebrating the election of the nation's first black president, Barack Obama. It's one of Alabama's poorest counties, but it's sparing little during five days of festivities.

County employees, as well as city workers in Marion and Uniontown, will get a paid holiday Monday as government offices close, culminating a series of events including an old-fashioned civil rights rally and march, a golf tournament, a weekend carnival and a parade Monday through Marion.

"I feel great about the holiday," said county maintenance worker Leon Brown. "It's history. It's the first time ever we've had a black president. I hope it's not the last time ever."

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[treestar]

1. Bet the rest of Alabama is pitching a fit

:rofl:

[ZombieHorde]

2. I understand the significance of Pres. Obama, and I understand the holiday,

but I wonder if this is going to inspire a Bush Holiday, or Reagan Holiday, just to piss us off.

[eleny]

3. Well, they didn't get to take FDR off the dime and replace it with St. Ronnie

But I guess they could try and celebrate the first douche president with a W holiday.

[elleng]

5. I think there's already too much of that crap!

in d.c. an airport and a huge office building. (MANY of us refuse to call National Airport 'reagan.')

Isn't there a bush trash compactor somewhere?

[jonnyblitz]

6. they wanted to name a sewage treatment facility in San

Francisco after Bush. I don't know if they ever did.

[elleng]

7. Thanks, jonny, THAT was it!

[hootinholler]

8. IIRC, It didn't make it onto the ballot. n/t

[elleng]

4. Uh oh, an 'old-fashioned' civil rights rally!

Hope not!

[Ed76638]

9. Good on them.

Whites have gotten away with all kinds of crazy shit in the South, including murder. If they want to take a day off for Obama, so be it.