At left, there’s today’s Columbia Missourian with a late-entry for “obvious subhead of the year.”
In related news: yes, the town really is excited for the Senator’s visit. Well, except for a for a few guys at the local barber shop this afternoon.
“You think he’s really coming? What’s his name? Bo-ama?” one asked me, even as several copies of local papers confirming the visit littered the floor. I didn’t wonder aloud why he was unable to pronounce the Senator’s name, and instead asked the barber why he didn’t believe the news reports .
“Well, they said the same thing about McCain,” he said. “And he just got barbecue and left.”
I tried to assure them that, yes, Obama was really giving a speech in town, not just grabbing a pulled pork sandwich. “Should be a football sized crowd,” I said.
“I guess we’ll be getting the hell out of here, then,” one said.