An MTV inaugural? Of course

The New York Times has an article by David Carr:

President-elect Barack Obama did not answer MTV’s question about whether he wears boxers or briefs during the campaign, but there are no hard feelings. MTV is hosting an inaugural ball for him, The Associated Press reported. A flock of organizations are hosting all manners of balls and parties on a day when some have estimated that a million people will arrive in the capital in hopes of getting a glimpse of Mr. Obama. MTV’s event will be called Be the Change Inaugural Ball and will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington on 20 January. The event will be televised live on MTV and feature artists, celebrities, and government officials. To celebrate the large turnout of young voters in the election, MTV said that hundreds of young people will be invited based on their history of volunteerism in the just-concluded campaign.

Rico says politics make strange bedfellows, but surely the ghost of Ronald Reagan will be prowling the halls of the MTV party...