January 15, 2009 1:58PM 

# Dear Leader 

By [Gene Healy](https://www.cato.org/people/gene-healy) 

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Two recent items in the “Cultwatch” category:

NPR [has audio](http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=99346968&m=99346961) of an Atlanta student chorus that will be singing at the inaugural festivities. “Dear Obama hear us sing/​we’re ready for the change that you will bring…” (hat tip: David Boaz)

And here’s video of some 800 Chicago elementary school students whose teachers had them form a 150-foot human portrait of the president-elect’s face:

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(hat tip: [Matt Welch](http://www.reason.com/blog/show/131023.html))

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