Obama and Biden Inauguration 2009
January 19, 2009
We made our way to The Library of Congress for a Michigan inaugural reception hosted by Jennifer Granholm. We met, conversed, and snapped photos with our beloved Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow. They were friendly and gracious with the crowd of Michiganders. I reminded Carl Levin how much Livingston County adores him. He told me that we are doing a great job here and to keep up the good work. He appreciates all of our hard work and devotion to the Democratic Party. I told Debbie Stabenow that I appreciate all of her hard work keeping our Great Lakes safe and Canada’s garbage out of our landfills.
January 20, 2009
I'll never have a day like today again. We hopped onto the Metro at 4:20 am and returned to our friend’s home in Rockville, Maryland at 7:30 pm. We were outside from 5 am till 6:30 pm. without ever complaining or wishing we were somewhere else. It was thrilling from the time we hit the Metro (met two adorable journalists from Spain), through the 6 1/2 hour wait among the masses of like minded people (just happened to stand next to 4 sisters from Detroit and Redford where I taught for 30 years), to the first appearance of Obama on the big screens, to hearing 2 million people chanting "OBAMA" and watching 1.5 million American flags waving in the crowd, until we reluctantly left DC, exhausted but full of hope and love for our new president, Barack Hussein Obama and his beautiful family. During the chanting, nearly every man and woman had tears streaming down their glowing faces. When Obama raised his hand to take his oath, the crowd fell absolutely silent. No one made a sound during the swearing in ceremony. Two million people from every nation, every race, color and creed, packed into the National Mall and there were no unpeaceful incidents during the entire day. I was pushing my neighbor in a wheelchair and when I needed help getting the chair onto a curb or over a barrier, people stopped to help without even being asked. Some would help lift the chair onto the curb, not even breaking their stride or conversation without expecting a thank you. You could feel the energy of goodness, hope and peace in the air. I tear up every time I hear the chanting in my head. I hope that never goes away. I loved every minute of today and wish you could all have been there with me to be a part of the beginning of a new era of bipartisanship, economic growth, an end to a needless war, prosperity for the middle class and a renewed respect from other nations throughout the world. All the hours spent, meetings held, miles walked, and phone calls made during the campaign lead to one of the greatest days of my life.
Love,
Muriel
January 21, 2009
Barak Obama and Joe Biden want all of their volunteers to remain active throughout their administration. They want to know what the average American thinks, needs, and is willing to do for the next 4 years. Go to www.whitehouse.gov and www.usaservice.org to see what you can do.
Muriel Kaier
Mary Musolf
Michael Qualls
Danielle Mann
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