Originally posted by jtma508
On the other hand, the election of an African-American to the office of President is a massively historic event. I can't see where comemorating that is over the top.

Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
Now what if his home town had named a park in his honor?

Originally posted by jtma508
On the other hand, the election of an African-American to the office of President is a massively historic event. I can't see where comemorating that is over the top.

Alabama observes the standard federal holidays as well as a handful of its own that include Confederate Memorial Day in April and the June birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
The fact that you guys have a problem with this (even though it has NOT ONE THING to do with you) says a LOT more about you than it does the 12,000 people in this rural community of Alabama.

Alabama has some other holidays as well. Why don't we complain about them, too?

What does it hurt if people want to celebrate the day that the first black president was elected?

We celebrate the accomplishments of white people all year.

My thoughts are that if they vote to have an Obama Holiday, what's it to you?

Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
I would expect something like this from his home town.
This seems incredibly random and bizarre.

For creating holidays for people in general, wouldnt you want to wait until long after the person is dead and gone? What if you set up a holiday for some guy you thought was amazing and wonderful and he turned out to be the next Hitler or upon death it was discovered he had the corpse of raped children walled into his basement or something?

There was this doctor in CT who everyone loved. He's been dead for a while but a couple of years ago while remodeling his old house the new owners found thousands od kiddie porn movies and images, some of his former patients, behind a secret panel in his basement. Now what if his home town had named a park in his honor?