The chairs are set and the grits are warming.
The preparations are almost done for the N.C. Society's black-tie ball for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.
The event will start at 8 p.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park, a tony hotel not far from the national zoo.
Dome is here as part of a minimal press contingent operating under pretty strict restrictions on access. We will be allowed to talk to some of the 1,800 attendees as they arrive tonight, and we'll get to watch the presentation of the Congressional delegation.
Also, we have to leave at 10 p.m., two hours before the ball ends.
This is a huge contrast with the Junior League's inaugural ball for Gov. Beverly Perdue, where Dome and several colleagues were given a special media room and all-access passes throughout the Raleigh Convention Center.
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Hey Dome! SEE if you can find and land an interview with Obama's KENYAN granny! THAT is the interview that millions of Americans would like to see. SHE needs to CLARIFY her previously claimed presence at Obama's KENYAN BIRTH!
Wouldnt it be great if Obama allowed her to speak about this from the official podium? He doesnt have the guts.
WHY are all Obama's Kenyan visitors off limits to the press?