Ben Affleck wants to get the best seat at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration and so he is planning to camp out and bring along with him a heater.
- January 20, 2009
AceShowbiz -
Prior to the much anticipated inauguration of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, stars like Ben Affleck and Usher open up about what they have in mind concerning the nearing event. As for Ben, he plans to brave the cold and camp out just to get a good seat at the inauguration. Usher, meanwhile, says "It only starts here. The mission's not over. Barack Obama's put the ball back in our courts."
"I'm going to camp out," Ben told US Weekly at his Feeding America hunger rally in Washington, D.C. on Monday, January 19. "I'll bring a tent -- and a heater!" The actor went on expressing his hope for Barack that "he'll pay a good amount of attention to Africa."
Ben then added, "I'm very optimistic that it'll be a higher priority than it was in the Bush administration. As a filmmaker, I hope to continue to make movies and documentaries about this, and I hope people will watch them and become more aware and passionate about it themselves."
R 'n' B artist Usher, who was one of the performers at Barack's pre-inaugural ball, taking place at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, January 18, commented, "If a dream is all about sight or hope, those words that Barack Obama gave us at the beginning of his campaign were all about this dream, this reality." He continued, "We've elected an incredible president. Now we need to continue to encourage him and push him to keep all his promises."
Barack Obama's presidential inauguration will be held on January 20 beginning at 10 A.M. on the West Front of the Capitol. The inaugural event will among others include swearing-in ceremony, a parade and countless inaugural balls.
