2009 Thanksgiving Proclamation
I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures of President-elect Obama’s visit to a South Side school on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, but the pictues just don’t show the magnitude of the excitement. These kids hung on every word, and hung on the President-elect himself for a bit too. There’s just no doubt that they will never forget [...]
2009 Thanksgiving Proclamation
“Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation’s history, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of Thanksgiving,” Obama said. “America was split by Civil War. But Lincoln said in his first Thanksgiving decree that difficult times made it even more appropriate [...]
Construction has begun on the Inauguration Platform on the West Front of the Capitol Building. You can watch the construction progress with regularly updated photos, and even see a video of the first nail driven. All of this is available on the web site of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) which operates the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC).
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President Elect Obama outlines the economic challenges facing us, including the largest unemployment filing in 18 years. Promises action and 2.5 million jobs by 2010.
A lot has been said about the Bush twins in the last 8 years. They certainly didn’t help themselves when one of their first acts was to get arrested for using fake ID’s to buy alcohol. And who will ever forget Jenna Bush’s squinted face with her little tongue poking out at the press. But [...]
Of course the first things that are reported are the Rich pardon and the Chiquita case. I’m not thrilled with either of them, but decided to take a closer look at the guy, in the interets of fairness. We’ll have to keep an eye on the global issues, but as to domestic justice, I think [...]
Avon A books, an imprint of Harper Collins, has announced its plans to produce a style guide to the fashion of the future First Lady. Avon A says the “guide will be a four-color trade paperback, and will include design sketches, tips on how to achieve Obama’s iconic style, and numerous related sidebar fashion features.” [...]
Tammy Duckworth joined President-Elect Obama in laying a wreath at Soldier Field on Veterans Day. Duckworth, you might remember, gained the attention of Illinois Senator Dick Durbin when she was going through rehabilitation at Walter Reed. Deployed to Iraq in 2004, she lost both legs and partial use of one arm when an RPG hit [...]
Okay, maybe not quite a traditional superhero comic book, the “Female Force” comics “showcase influential women who are making and shaping modern history” and have plans to introduce the Michelle Obama comic series in 2009.
“Mrs. Obama is a dynamic force and one of the most influential women in the world,” said Bluewater Productions President Darren G. Davis. “Her potential [...]
UPDATE: May 2 White House Walk Pics
Chicago was treated to what used to be a common site, the Obamas on a dinner date on a Saturday night. They eat at Spiaggia, one of the country’s finest Italian restaurants, with food prepared by a winner of the James Beard Award, Chef Tony Manuano.
“”They love things out [...]
