Title: Plans Under Way for 'Obama Day'
Time/date: Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 11:45:26 am

Remember when presidents had to actually lead and accomplish things before they had national holidays named after them?

Planning under way for Obama holiday.

Plans are being made to promote a national holiday for Barack Obama, who will become the nation’s 44th president when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

“Yes We Can” planning rallies will be at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the downtown McDonald’s restaurant, 1100 Kansas Ave., until Jan. 13. The goals are to secure a national holiday in Obama’s honor, to organize celebrations around his inauguration and to celebrate the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, who was born on Feb. 12 1809.

(Hat tip: Ethel.)