Inauguration Watch: Manning Bar

Tags: Election 2008, Inauguration 2009

The Manning Bar at the University of Sydney was packed with eager Election Watch followers to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama on the big screen. Despite the summer heat and university holidays more than 500 people attended the event. Our life-size Obama cut-out was busy posing for photos and Obama Burgers were the most popular item on the menu.

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