Man's cheesehead hat signed by Obama at speech
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Liberian immigrant Mansfield Neblett just
wanted to wear his cheesehead hat to President Barack Obama's
speech at a Wisconsin middle school.
The first roadblock were U.S. Secret Service agents. They
initially told him the bright yellow hat in the shape of a slice of
cheese usually worn by fans at Green Bay Packers games was a
security risk.
The 46-year-old Neblett told them he'd skip the Wednesday
speech.
The agents relented and Neblett took his place in the last row
of the gymnasium.
But wearing the hat during the speech wasn't meant to be.
Before Obama took the stage, someone representing him approached
Neblett and offered to get the hat signed by the president. Neblett
gladly turned it over.
``I'm going to sell it on eBay!'' he said with a smile.
11/04/09 21:53
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