Miss Me Yet?

It seems that out on I-35 near Wyoming, Minnesota there is a billboard that is well, in my words, "just damn funny!" No-- it's not the one pictured on the left, but one very similar with George W. Bush and the question: "Miss Me Yet?"

I don't know about you but I found this to be pretty funny. When I first heard about it (and saw it online), I thought it was just a picture that someone had photoshop-ed and put online as a joke. But then MPR (Minnesota Public Radio) did a story on the billboard in an effort to see who created it as well as who paid to put it up.

Half of the mystery was solved within a day. Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising put the billboard up. But who paid them? An anonymous group of small business owners who "feel like Washington is against them" according to Mary Teske, General Manager.

What is amazing to me is that the NPR blog had 767 comments that got fairly entertaining until the NPR staff Associate Producer, Eyder Peralta wrote:

"We've closed this thread down, because even after a warning, the personal attacks and name calling - on both sides - have continued and we try our hardest to keep the conversation on NPR.org civilized."

Fox News calls "Bush Billboard a Sign of Hope and Change."

and to keep things fair: The Huffington Post reads, "We don't miss him, we miss making fun of him." They also have a "make your own George W. Bush billboard" photoshop contest going. Over 160 entries so far...

For what it's worth, I do miss George W. Bush. God Bless America.