One of the most difficult aspects of next month's Inauguration is that it's taking place on Martin Luther King Day. Which means that instead of celebrating the first Black female President, we'll all be desperately trying to ignore a racist mobster who will violate his oath of office within hours of his swearing-in. Depressing, yes?
Yes. But we've just run across some counter-programming that you (and prominent Democrats) may be interested in. The King Center is sponsoring a whole series of events in Atlanta, starting on January 7. Their theme: "Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence365."
The program includes the Beloved Community Awards on January 11, non-violence trainings, book readings, a Global Summit, teach-ins, and — to cap it off — a Beloved Community Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church on the morning of January 20.
We think that every Democratic leader who is conflicted about attending the Inauguration should just bail and head down to Atlanta for the King event instead. It's perfect! — and not unlike Oscar Wilde's pithy RSVP: "I must decline your invitation due to a subsequent engagement." Benedict Donald deserves no less of an insult. We cats PURR.
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