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What has the world come to when a rodeo clown can mock the president of the United States?

Where is the respect for the dignity of the office? Can you imagine comedians mocking Presidents Bush, Clinton, Reagan or Nixon? OK, so maybe professional comedians poked fun at past presidents, but not rodeo clowns.

Our president deserves processional mocking, not some clown clinging to his God and guns. Please head to the streets and demand immediate professional mocking of President Obama. He deserves it!

Gary Petersen

Layton