It is depressing to hear of people who hated Obama, his wife ("Can you believe what she said about being finally proud of Americans?") and vowed that if he won the presidency, this country would go to the dogs?
Those would be the same die-hard Hillary fans who are now riding to the Inauguration, and they hope, the White House administration, on her coattails. They didn't raise money for him, but for her. They didn't do anything at all for him, as a matter of fact, except spread rumours about how awful he was, etc, etc, but aren't they excited about being able to attend the Inaguration now!
After all, it's an opportunity, and this surely is the land of opportunity! Hey, if Obama can be President, why can't all these insignificant, self-aggrandizing opportunists use this chance to promote themselves? Throw an event or two, pretend you're important, and be certain to tell every person who will listen to you, who has less power than you and is stupider than you, that you are soo important! Guess what, they'll believe you!
This inauguration is not about self-promotion, much as these cynical Clintonites like to think. On this upcoming day of service celebrating Martin Luther King's birthday, it is important for these people to recall that it isn't just "the day before the inauguration when I can possibly hob-knob with the person who stands next to the person who stands next to Obama"--it's about what you can do. Not about hiring celebrities for your function or bragging to every person who will listen what you have done. It's about doing something and not bragging. It's about just doing something to help people who don't have the money you were born into. It's about serving.
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