So much for pomp and circumstance. What happened to the days where the President and First Lady had their first dance at the White House with one inaugural ball. Now days it is ten inaugural balls filled with concerts from pop stars like Fall Out Boy, hollywood hotties fresh from Sundance like Leonardo DiCaprio, and a play by play of how exactly the President and First Lady chose their outfits. It is called a stylist folks!
The excitement and fervor from the celebrity set is taking over the television. I have watched Usher, Faith Hill, Pete Wentz, Beyonce, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Kerry Washington and more mix it up with dignitaries like they have won the Presidency themselves.
Lauren Binney, a CU student voted in the election for the first time this year. She said she didn't even know that there were 10 inaugural balls. "I feel like they have made Obama into a celebrity. All of these celebrities have taken away from the seriousness of the subject."
Even some of the major news stations have picked up on this questionably funny trend of celebrities out in mass. Fox was just quoted saying, "Maybe usher will come out and Pete Wentz, and Beyonce, and they will all get together and sing."
The appeal of this star studded event (and I am not talking about the American flag) is that celebrities sell! So take your pick--and tune into one of the many inaugural balls.
A list of the balls where or Obama/Biden are guaranteed to appear:
Neighborhood Inaugural Ball
Commander-in-Chief's Inaugural Ball
Youth Inaugural Ball
Obama Home States Inaugural Ball
Biden Home States Inaugural Ball
Eastern Inaugural Ball
Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball
Midwest Inaugural Ball
Southern Inaugural Ball
Western Inaugural Ball
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