Finally, someone named a school after Obama. It's only been what, 17 days since he was elected president and only two months until he takes office?
It is definitely a new era, used to be that schools, bridges and roads were named posthumously to honor a person after they had actually done something. Why wait? Step aside MLK, the Obamanator is here. I can already tell the battle in our city to rename one of our main thoroughfare's after MLK (even though we have already honored him with a street) are over, Obama Boulevard is coming instead.Quote:
NY school is renamed for Obama
NEW YORK (AP) -- It was only a matter of time. A New York school has been renamed in honor of President-elect Barack Obama.
The former Ludlum Elementary School, in Long Island's Hempstead Union Free School District, was renamed at a school board meeting Thursday - effective immediately.
School officials say most of the 440 students there are black or Hispanic, and Obama's victory is a source of great pride.