Alabama county sets “Barack Obama Day” as new holiday

by Infidelesto on December 3, 2008 · Comments

More delusions of grandeur from Obamabots. These kinds of things usually happen after a President has served his Presidency, not before he takes office.  I would say this seems creepy, but at this point, Obamatons don’t suprise me anymore with their fantasies of an Obamatopia.

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MARION, Ala. (AP) – A small central Alabama county whose mainly black residents gave Barack Obama more than 70 percent of the vote on Election Day has created an annual holiday in honor of the president-elect.

The Perry County Commission voted 4 to 1 to observe the second Monday in November as “The Barack Obama Day.” County offices will close and its roughly 40 workers will get a paid holiday.

The sponsoring commissioner, Albert Turner Jr., said the holiday is meant to highlight the Democratic president-elect’s victory as a way to give people faith that difficult goals can be achieved.

The majority of the county’s 12,000 residents are black.

The county commission’s three black members and one of its two white members voted for the resolution.

Commissioner Brett Harrison said Wednesday he voted against the resolution because of the holiday costs to the county, which has a $2.2 million annual payroll and is one of the poorest in the state. He said closing the courthouse would also idle some state employees.

“I’m a Democrat, but just in these financial times, it’s not using the county’s money wisely,” Harrison told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday. “The recognition is certainly well-founded.”

 

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  • Kal_El
    You know, I recall a segment on Carlos Mencia's tv show - Mind Of A DEE DEE DEE! - when I read stuff like this.
  • jennyjen
    The crime here is he's not even president yet, the crime of stupidity of course!!! He hasn't done anything besides win an election and I have a strong feeling that's the only positive thing he will accomplish in the 4 year Obama Junta. It's all downhill from here, may God have mercy on us all!!
  • ender
    I guess they didn't know about Presidents Day, must have forgotten that holiday. Besides, shouldn't it be a half day off since he is only half black? Since being black is the only reason they made up this holiday.
  • I've said this right after election day, and I will keep on saying it. When the unicorns and rainbows don't show up, when the car payments aren't made, the checks don't roll in, the very people that elected Obama will turn on him and be his downfall. The site looks great as well. Great job.
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