7/27/2019 Obama's Inauguration

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By Bethany Bella

After the countless commercials

and advertisements promoting the

2012 Presidential Election, Amer-

ica prepares to inaugurate another

President of the United States in

the rst month of 2013.

Barack Obama, 44th President

of the U.S., will resume his title as

Commander in Chief this January.

While he secured his presidency

from Mitt Romney in November

2012, Obama looks forward to

another four years in his Pennsyl-

vania Avenue oval ofce.

The 2013 Presidential Inau-

guration takes place on Monday,

Jan. 21 in the heart of the nations

capitol, Washington D.C. The

festivities include the swearing-in

ceremony, the ofcial Inaugural

Address and Parade, as well ascountless other galas honoring

President Barack Obama through-

out the week.

Ofcially, the theme for this

years Inauguration is Faith in

Americas Future, highlighting

Obamas key plans and goals for

the United States over his next term

in ofce.

His ofcial

swearing-inceremo-

ny on the

steps of the

Capitol will

prelude an

inaugural luncheon hosted by the

Inaugural Congressional Commit-

tee.

While the Inauguration of

Americas 44th President may

interest a variety of citizens, not

everyone agrees in taking part in

this historic ceremony. In fact, a

majority of Gahanna Lincoln High

Schools student population would

rather hear about the Inauguration

on the next days news instead ofwatching the ceremony live.

In response to whether or not he

will watch the 2013 Inauguration,

junior Drew Mitchell said, Maybe.

Its not like Im going to schedule

it [in]. If Im not doing anything,

Ill watch it. Otherwise, its not a

priority.

Despite the Inaugurations

attempts to captivate every citizen

in America, it does not have thesame appeal to everyone. Some

will miss the Inauguration altogeth-

er, perhaps because they voted for

Romney instead of Obama. Others

will remain unaware as to when

and where to tune in, missing the

ceremony altogether.

The United States remains a

country divided over the re-election

of Barack Obama.

One side supports Obama and

his vision for Americas next four

years. Obama is just a totally cool

dude. He got us out of a war which

wasnt cheap,

a part of the

reason our

decit went

up. I think

its hilarious

when peo-

ple say He

didnt keep

all of his

promises.

Really, [its]

shocking,

junior Stefn Sandberg said.

The other side of America dis-

agrees with Obamas last four yearsand does not look forward to his

next term in ofce. I dont believe

Obama has done a quality job as

president. For one, the unemploy-ment rate was over eight percentor most o his frst term. Also, thepeoples dependency on the gov-ernment is rising, which is setting abad precedent or the uture, juniorConnor Roll said.

Despite the lopsided view oObamas second term as Presidento the United States, his Inaugura-tion remains a constant reminderthat this man who will lead thecountry o America over the nextour years. His dreams and am-bitions will continue to shape thecountry into an evolving, industri-alized nation.