Obama Gets Inaugurated!

I'm sure you must have seen it on Fox, MTV, or CBS, but Obama got inaugurated! On January 20, 2009, the first Black president was sworn into presidency and probably the biggest house I've ever seen. I'm telling you: this man will change America and make it a better place.
First of all, let's talk about his speech. Wasn't it great? I thought it was absolutely masterful. It blew me away! Did you know that Obama's speech was actually co-written by a 27-year-old named Jon Favreau in a Starbucks? How whack is that? Actually, Favreau wrote a few of Obama's speeches while Obama was still running. Jon Favreau is now the youngest chief speechwriter in the White House, ever. Obama had his reasons for choosing Favreau. Obama knew that, facing our current crises, such as the economy and the two wars going on, he would need to kick-start his presidency my motivating the American people. His inaugural speech could pretty much determine how the public responds to him during his first 100 days. I think that the key theme to this speech was was restoring responsibility. That responsibility includes the responsibility of ordinary citizens to get involved with what's going on around them. This guy, Jon Favreau, has been studying Obama's speech patterns and could write a speech that seems as if Obama himsellf wrote it. That is pretty cool. If you want to learn more about Favreau, go here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/20/barack-obama-inauguration-us-speech.
Now lets talk about the inauguration itself. It was history in the making! It set a new tone to Washington D.C. Obama's inauguration to become the 44th president took place just days before Abe Lincoln's 200th birthday. The theme for the entire inauguration was "A Birth to New Freedom." The ceremony was held on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, and the National Mall served as the public observation area. Obama was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts, while Biden was sworm in by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. Obama actually used the same Bible that was used by Abraham Lincoln when he was sworn in! After he was sworn in, Obama recieved a 21-gun salute. Obama's inauguration was so famous, it caught international attention. An inaugural ball was held in London, and over 1,300 people attended. Pope Benedict XVI sent a telegram to Obama to congratulate him. Two major news stations in China provided a live telecast, censoring the part where Obama talks about communism. The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands also congratulated Obama immediately after his inauguration. That night, Obama attended 12 inaugural balls. That must have been tiring for him. For more on Obama's inauguration, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_2009_presidential_inauguration.

Wow! I know I'm never running for President!