According to TSO who was at the “Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball”, this newly sworn-in President for the first time in 56 years blew off the ball (that’s 14 Inaugurations).<\/p>\n
Some background on the ball;<\/p>\n
The American Legion sponsors the ball, which recognizes recipients of Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award. It started in 1953 for President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first inauguration.<\/p>\n
Event co-sponsors include 13 other veterans service organizations, among them the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Paralyzed Veterans of America.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So where was our new President instead of honoring Medal of Honor recipients who by some miracle are still alive? According to Huffington Post<\/a>, this was his schedule for Inaugural celebrations;<\/p>\n
Later that day, the Presidential Inaugural Committee will host 10 official inaugural balls:<\/p>\n
_ Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.<\/p>\n
_ Obama Home States (Illinois and Hawaii) Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.<\/p>\n
_ Biden Home States (Pennsylvania and Delaware) Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.<\/p>\n
_ Midwest Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.<\/p>\n
_ Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.<\/p>\n
_ Western Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.<\/p>\n
_ Commander in Chief’s Ball at the National Building Museum.<\/p>\n
_ Southern Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory.<\/p>\n
_ Eastern Inaugural Ball at Union Station.<\/p>\n
_ Youth Inaugural Ball at the Washington Hilton.<\/p>\n
Unofficial balls include:<\/p>\n
_ Congressional Black Caucus Inaugural Ball at the Capitol Hilton.<\/p>\n
_ Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball at the Harman Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n
_ Recording Industry Association of America’s ball for Feeding America.<\/p>\n
_ BET’s Inaugural Ball at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.<\/p>\n
_ Africa on the Potomac inaugural celebration at Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va.<\/p>\n
_ American Music Inaugural Ball at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.<\/p>\n
_ Inaugural Purple Ball at the Fairmont Hotel.<\/p>\n
_ Human Rights Campaign’s Equality Ball at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel.<\/p>\n
_ Inaugural Peace Ball at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.<\/p>\n
_ Impact Film Fund ball.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Mr. Wolf from Blackfive <\/a>sends along this link to which Inaugural Balls Obama actually attended <\/a>last night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"