Posted on 12/03/2008 6:28:58 PM PST by Baladas
MARION, Ala. – In central Alabama's Perry County, government workers already get a day off for President's Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Veterans Day. In 2009, they'll get one more: "Barack Obama Day."
The rural county, which overwhelmingly supported Obama in last month's presidential election, has approved the second Monday in November as "The Barack Obama Day." Commissioners passed a measure that would close county offices for the new annual holiday and its roughly 40 workers will get a paid day off.
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.
Perry County has 12,000 residents, most of them black. Voters there backed Obama by over 70 percent in a state that gave 60 percent of the overall vote to Republican John McCain based largely on strong support from white voters.
At the state level, 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. It observes Martin Luther King's birthday in January but the holiday is twinned with commemoration of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same day.
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Why not give them the whole year off and make them honorary Obamatons.
I’ll be sure to circle the date...
NOT!!
I bet when the truth about Obama’s birth comes out and he is disqualified, his supporters will commit mass suicide like the Jim Jones cult
Another 3 day weekend. Whoopeee!
That’s Perry County, Alabama which has an almost 69% Black population.
Well at least they are celebrating his actual accomplishments, other than just being born half-black I mean.
Ban those guns!
Perry is one of our more Progressive Counties. They have 111% of the voting age population register to vote.
Gross “Hero” worship.
Ah yes...the “Borat” look!
Government workers would celebrate Adolf Hitler’s birthday if it meant a day off with pay.
This just makes me ill ......blah!
Can we finally say it is all about the race with some people?
I vaguely recall Dr. King saying “Give me a holiday based solely on the color of my skin and not based on the content of my character or accomplishments.” /s
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