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Blowbama: Snot in His Nose, Texas in His Pocket

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Even his boogers are presidential.Photo: Reuters

“I’m going to blow my nose here for a second,” Barack Obama told a crowd of around 17,000 at a packed arena in Dallas last night. He turned away from the crowd and expectorated, dashingly and with great dignity, into a common Kleenex. The crowd went wild.

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