President Barack Hussein Obama's Inauguration

Good morning from Washington, D.C.! 

I am here in Washington for the Inauguration of Barack Obama.  If you watch the swearing in on television, you will probably be able to see me in the background.  I am a little pissed that my seats weren't better, but what can you do - there is so much bullshit in Washington, you just have to go with the flow.  I will be sitting next to David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and, I think, Radar from M*A*S*H (I haven't seen the final seating chart).  I am going to get some breakfast and then go directly to the Inauguration site.

I was reminded by my assistant that 33 years ago today, I was named Chairman & CEO of Manka Bros. Studios following the death of my father, Harry Manka, and a vicious internal power struggle with some pathetic older executives at the studio.  Like Barack Obama, many said I wasn't ready to lead, that I wasn't ready to take on such an enormous responsibility.  Sure, I was a little green, I was only 30 years old, my hair was a little longer and my only experience up until that point was playing bass in several Southern California rock bands... but 33 years later, I'm still here, and most of those losers who didn't want me to get the job are now dead or retired.

Manka Bros. Studios, like America, is resilient and does not waver in a storm.   We are still the world's largest media company and that will never change!  Today is a new day, our purpose is clear, our future is bright - let's get to work.

Khan Manka, Jr. - Chairman & CEO - Manka Bros. Studios