President Obama: The Inauguration

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Obama Inauguration: The Price of the Party
With Inauguration Day being just a hop, skip and a jump away, the Democratic Party is pulling out all the stops to celebrate this historic event.

But let’s not forget that President-elect Barack Obama beat his opponent John McCain due in part to his promising financial plan that would fix the economy. And with the economy continuing its downward spiral, Obama’s inaugural committee is sending a dishonorable message to the American public, with all the glitz and glamour going into the numerous inaugural celebrations.

On Jan. 20, Obama will be sworn into office as the 44th President of the United States with an elaborate ceremony and numerous giant television screens going on National Mall. The ceremony will be followed by a parade and at least 10 official inaugural balls.

The cost of the inauguration festivities is expected to cost between $40-50 million, with $1.24 million coming from federal appropriations, according to a spokesperson of the joint congressional committee on inauguration. Most of the money being spent on the inaugural celebration is coming from individual donors.

Over the past few weeks, the Obama campaign has sent out multiple e-mails to the millions of individuals on his mailing list asking for money in order to “organize the most open and accessible inauguration in our nation’s history.”

Donors contributing $10,000 to the Obama Inaugural Committee receive two tickets to the inauguration ceremony. Those who donate $50,000 receive four tickets to the ceremony with better seating arrangements.

How accessible is the inauguration ceremony with tickets only being released for thousands of dollars?

Asking for money during a recession sends a negative message to the public, especially after running the most expensive campaign in history due to the millions of donations contributed by individuals.

Is Obama losing touch with the American people by throwing such an expensive celebration in these times when people are really struggling financially?

In such hard times, it’s disrespectful to create such a shebang with performers, a new tuxedo, and elaborate gowns. Making such a scene only shows a further divide between the wealthy and poor.

During historic times of economic hardships, elected presidents like Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge did not have official inaugural balls, but instead held nontraditional charity events. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and William Harding canceled their balls altogether because of the great expense that they saw as unnecessary.

Perhaps Obama would gain even more respect from the nation’s citizens if he toned down next week’s events and made an inspiring speech about how to fix the economy or the need to bring about changes within the markets.

We may want to party like it’s 1999, but we have to remember that it’s 2009.

While we should celebrate this important moment in history, we need to do so with some perspective. Let’s show some respect for the people who got Obama to the grand party in the first place.

2009-01-15
 
Yaani umati uliokwiwasili hadi sasa hivi si wa kawaida. Shughuli yenyewe inaanza 11.30pmET au 7.30pm EAT lakini watu wameanza kuwasili masaa manane au hata zaidi kabla ya shughuli yenyewe. Wazungu, Weusi, Latino, Wachina, Wahindi na wengineo. Kusema kweli Obama ana umaarufu mkubwa ndani na nje ya Marekani. Sidhani kama kuliwahi kuwa na Rais wa Marekani aliyekuwa maarufu ndani na nje ya Marekani kama Obama, hata Bill Clinton na John Kennedy hawakufikia umaarufu wa Obama. Namuomba Mungu amsaidie ili yale yote anayotaka kuyatimiza katika utawala wake ayakamilishe
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7839808.stm

Thousands of people are already waiting on Washington's National Mall
BBC News Online​

Millions of people are gathering in the US capital to see Barack Obama sworn in as America's 44th president - and its first African-American leader.

As dawn broke, crowds were packing into Washington's National Mall to witness Mr Obama take the oath of office at exactly 1200 (1700 GMT).

Unprecedented security is in place, with 40,000 security personnel either on duty or stand-by in the city.

Across the US, there is a sense of history being made, correspondents say.

The roar of approval that will greet Barack Obama when he takes the oath of office will be genuine, heartfelt and will come from all corners of America, BBC North America editor Justin Webb says.

See map showing key sites of Inauguration Day
But the new president faces serious challenges. America is gripped by uncertainty as the economy faces its worst crisis in decades. Mr Obama must also handle wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Anticipation has been building across the US ahead of the ceremony, held on the steps of the US Capitol, where Congress sits.


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Hundreds of thousands of visitors have been arriving in Washington in recent days. Competition for tickets along the parade route has been fierce.

Inauguration Day will begin early for Mr Obama and his wife, Michelle. Together with Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his family, they will attend a church service at St John's Episcopal Church.

This will be followed by coffee at the White House with outgoing President George W Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney.

The group will then travel to the US Capitol along a packed route. There Mr Biden will be sworn in, followed by Mr Obama.

America's first black president will place his hand on a Bible used by Abraham Lincoln at his inauguration in 1861 and repeat the oath of office, promising to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States". I think it's history on its way, we just want to be there celebrating

Mary Lloyd, spectator in the Mall

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He will then deliver his inaugural address - a 20-minute speech which, aides say, will focus on dual themes of responsibility and accountability.

Crowds in the National Mall will watch proceedings on huge video screens. At least two million people are expected, a record number for an inauguration event.

They will be braving unusually cold weather, with temperatures of -1C expected. Wind chill would make it feel several degrees colder, forecasters said, urging people to guard against possible hypothermia and frostbite.

Early on Tuesday, tens of thousands defied the pre-dawn cold to secure a good spot in the Mall when it opened at 0400 (0900 GMT) to those without tickets.

There was a huge sense of excitement, a BBC reporter at the scene said, with people breaking out in cheers. The subway was as busy at 0500 as it would normally be at rush hour.

"We woke up at 0300 but it's worth it," one visitor, Mary Lloyd, told the AFP news agency. "I think it's history on its way. We just want to be there celebrating."

'Hardships'

Security chiefs say they are prepared for all eventualities. Roads and bridges into Washington will be closed and thousands of police, soldiers and plainclothes agents are on the streets. OBAMA'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGE
Unemployment rate up to 7.2% - 16-year high
Retail sales fell for six months in a row in December - down 2.7%
Car sales down to 22.4% below level seen a year ago
New home sales in November at lowest level in 17 years
Mid-price of a new home sold in November: $220,400 (£149,900) - down 11.5% from a year ago
Trade deficit dropped to $40.4bn (£28.82bn) in November - five-year low

Snipers will be in position along the parade route, while helicopters and fighter jets will patrol the skies.

The feeling among the crowds in Washington, correspondents say, is that the changing of the presidential guard will be far more than the sum of its ceremonial parts.

As if to emphasise the historic significance of the occasion, the eve of Mr Obama's inauguration coincided with the annual public holiday in memory of black civil rights leader Martin Luther King.

As he helped decorate a community project in Washington in memory of Dr King, who was assassinated in 1968, Mr Obama called on Americans to work together amid the economic downturn.

"Given the crisis that we're in and the hardships that so many people are going through, we can't allow any idle hands," he said.
 
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Yaani umati uliokwiwasili hadi sasa hivi si wa kawaida. Shughuli yenyewe inaanza 11.30pmET au 7.30pm EAT lakini watu wameanza kuwasili masaa manane au hata zaidi kabla ya shughuli yenyewe. Wazungu, Weusi, Latino, Wachina, Wahindi na wengineo. Kusema kweli Obama ana umaarufu mkubwa ndani na nje ya Marekani. Sidhani kama kuliwahi kuwa na Rais wa Marekani aliyekuwa maarufu ndani na nje ya Marekani kama Obama, hata Bill Clinton na John Kennedy hawakufikia umaarufu wa Obama. Namuomba Mungu amsaidie ili yale yote anayotaka kuyatimiza katika utawala wake ayakamilishe
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Umaarufu wa Obama ni kama wa Yesu...au hata kumpita!!!
 
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WASHINGTON: Vice President Dick Cheney pulled a muscle in his back while moving boxes and will be in a wheelchair for Tuesday's inauguration ceremony.

White House press secretary Dana Perino said Cheney was helping to move into his new home outside Washington in McLean, Va., when he injured his back.
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...'akili kumkichwe!,' the only person missing will be US secretary of defence, (kwa sababu za kiusalama!)
"In order to ensure continuity of government, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has been designated by the outgoing administration, with the concurrence of the incoming administration, to serve as the designated successor during Inauguration Day, Tuesday, January 20th," Dana Perino said.

source; US Defence Secretary Gates to sit out Obama inauguration | theage.com.au
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President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have started their Inauguration Day ceremonies, departing the presidential guest residence, Blair House, at 8:48 a.m. to go to St. John's Church for a prayer service. Thousands of supporters arrived in Washington before daylight in standing-room-only trains. As many as 2 million people are expected to crowd into Washington to watch as Obama takes the oath of office at noon as the nation's first black president.​
 
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Bowbow said:
Wakuu nataka kurecord the whole swearing ceremony in my PC but I Have no Idea how to do. Can one help in that please. Pili ama kama kuna watu wanaweza kurecord the whole event then tukapata nakala kwa ajili ya kumbukumbu itapendeza sana. Natanguliza shukrani
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