Obama Signs Cheesehead Hat Before Speech
Mansfield Neblett is a cheesehead. The immigrant from Liberia went to see President Obama's speech in Wisconsin. He wore a yellow cheese-shaped hat, the kind worn by Green Bay Packers fans. The Secret Service said to take it off, calling it a security risk. Neblett refused, and said he would rather skip the speech. The Secret Service relented. They let Neblett in and Obama later ended up signing the hat.
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STEVE INSKEEP, host:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Mansfield Neblett is a cheesehead. The immigrant from Liberia went to see President Obama's speech in Wisconsin. He wore a yellow cheese-shaped hat, the kind worn by Green Bay Packers fans. The Secret Service said to take it off. They called it a security risk. Mr. Neblett refused. If he couldn't keep his hat, he would skip the speech. The Secret Service relented. They let in Mr. Neblett and his hat, which the president signed.
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