Ala. county passes Obama holiday !!!!!!!!!!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

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.

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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_us/obama_holiday

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:




Rove and them have been lying thru their teeth about the Ala. vote for Obama.

[ecstatic]

1. Wonderful news coming from an otherwise embarrassing

state.

[ClarkUSA]

2. I love it.

Thanks for the sweet news.

[saracat]

3. Wow. a "paid" holiday in a poor state while we are in a recession?

I realize this is "only" one county but still. Aren't there better uses for that money? Like schools? or healthcare, or safety issues?

[Labors of Hercules]

5. you're kidding, right?

You would honestly not be in favor of giving County Employees an additional paid holiday when average state and county salaries nationwide are below their private sector counterparts by almost -40%?

Holidays and retirement are the things that make these positions worthwhile (from a strict standard of living point of view).

[saracat]

6. No. You must be kidding. This is the poorest county in Ala. This is a waste of resources

And Ala. is not a wealthy state to begin with and we are in a recession. I believe the money would better be spent elswhere. Perhaps on schools or public safety.


From the link

"The Perry County Commission's three black members and one of its two white members voted for the Obama holiday.

Commissioner Brett Harrison said Wednesday he voted against the resolution because of the costs to the county, which has a $2.2 million annual payroll and is one of the poorest in the state. He said closing the courthouse would also idle some state employees.

"I'm a Democrat, but just in these financial times, it's not using the county's money wisely," Harrison told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday. "The recognition is certainly well-founded."

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. That "one county" is 35 miles from Selma.

Anything up to about 40 miles is "neighborly".

There are a few historical and political undercurrents going on with this chosen holiday.

Watch...others will follow.

[polichick]

4. Nice!

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. nice.