4-Year-Old Child Wins Obama Inauguration Tickets

2008_12_schumerkid.jpgEven though she's 14 years away from being able to vote, little Lou Cubberly gets to head to D.C. to see President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. The Daily News reports that the 4-year-old's father Craig entered his daughter's name (plus his own and his wife's) into the lottery for tickets: "I saw the rules, you had to be a New York resident and had to have an e-mail address, but there was no age restriction." Craig Cubberly, who gets to accompany his daughter to the festivities, told the Post, "It will be a great father-daughter moment watching history." The Post also spoke to another ecstatic inauguration ticket lottery winner Patty James, a longtime Republican-turned-Obama supporter. Her husband confirmed she was thrilled, "When she screamed out she won the lottery, I thought it was Mega Millions. I was a little disappointed."

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That's adorable but somebody else (ME!) would greatly appreciate the ticket more.

The inauguration would be nice, but the mega-millions would be much nicer.

That is adorable!

And I am sure there are adults all over the world who would "appreciate" winning this more.

But there is somethig refreshing about seeing a child win it. Obama used the word and idea of "hope" a lot. What better way to signify that then this 4 year old child.

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oh but jack, would be so bitter if the father had won the tickets and said he was going to take his daughter?

I would've been absolutely thrilled if I had won, and I'm sad I didn't, but I certainly don't begrudge this little girl a lifetime of getting to say that she was there for history.

If the kid was smart, she would sell them and probably have enough for college.

I was kidding. I'm definitely not begrudging the child, her father, or the lottery process. It's a nice NY story.

I'll enjoy watching the historic event in the confort of my own home with friends.

Congratulations to her, but surely she's too young to appreciate the event? Or really remember it once she's 18.

What parent would let their kid near that putrid ball of bolshevik slime Schmuck Schumer.

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