Evening all,
There are some days in history where people ask you where you were at such an event, such as Kennedy's assasination and the death of Diana.
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States is one such moment. Of course we knew in November last year that Obama would be acclaimed President after that landslide, however it is the historic and emotional symbolism that is attached to it which makes as momentous as those two examples which I mentioned above.
Naturally, the rabid right in the UK have been quick to tar Obama with the tag of being the U.S answer of Our Tony.
I do not see any comparisons.
One is someone who symbolises hope and peace in the world. Someone who is able to bring warring factions together and someone who has lived in the real world.
The other person is Tony Blair.
And that will be the last time I will be mentioning these two in the same breath....
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