Umm, sirs, that doesn't look like Barack Obama

Some local street artists -- I'm told they go by "Jher451" and "el mac" -- had the audacity to paint this totally Obama-less mural on the side of the La Boheme strip club this week. It seems the portrait artist, el mac, was all Obama'd out. OK, fine. But could...

By Joe Tone

August 26, 2008

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Some local street artists -- I'm told they go by "Jher451" and "el mac" -- had the audacity to paint this totally Obama-less mural on the side of the La Boheme strip club this week. It seems the portrait artist, el mac, was all Obama'd out.

OK, fine. But could we at least paint an Obama pin on her? We need more Obama imagery in this city! -- Joe Tone

Joe Tone

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