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sheshe2

(83,785 posts)
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 07:55 PM Nov 2012

It's A Two for One!

Twofer: President Obama’s inauguration will be held on the Martin Luther King holiday

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 3:00 pm by GottaLaff

From the Department of Awesomesauce:

President Obama’s inauguration will be held on the Martin Luther King holiday, January 21st. Think about it, the first African American president will be sworn in for his second term on the Martin Luther King holiday observance:
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The sound you’ll hear will be many a GOP head exploding. A “blah” president who got re-elected by an enthusiastic electorate by a wide margin; a “blah” president who will serve a second term; a “blah” president who is making history– again; a “blah” president will be inaugurated on a day that celebrates another remarkable “blah” man.
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/11/21/twofer-president-obamas-inauguration-will-be-held-on-the-martin-luther-king-holiday/
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