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.
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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.

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UPDATE: Topekan's effort to honor President-elect Obama causes commotion

The local push for a national holiday commemorating Barack Obama's election to the U.S. presidency ricocheted around the Internet over the weekend, drawing criticism from notable conservative critics and nearly crashing The Topeka Capital-Journal's Web site with an influx of traffic.
Here's the story: Activist seeks national holiday
Here's the video: View a video of Sonny Scroggins talking about the proposed holiday.

http://cjonline.com/stories/110908/loc_353922770.shtml

 

 

didn't president of zimbabwe already declared it a national holiday?

 

in for obama cake.

 

how can it be a holiday when he hasn't done a single thing as president? Isn't there already a holiday for this? Its called President's Day.h:

 

yeah but he is black, its special

 

McDonalds parties :chuckles:



Ghetttooooooo...

 

Bullplop.


I thought that was kenya :thinking: But only once, not an annual thing, I believe.

 

is it white cake with chocolate icing? :hsdunno:

 

bwahahaha. According to most its chocolate cake with chocolate icing.