Missouri Obama Supporter Offers Him Shirt Off Her Back

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INDEPENDENCE, Missouri — Clearly, the lady who offered togive Barack Obama the shirt off her back rattled him more than thelady next to her, whose top was emblazoned with a biceps-flexingHillary Rodham Clinton and the words “Hillary Can DoIt.”

Obama had decided to take a stroll down one of this tiny Missouritown’s quiet streets Monday after a speech on the topic ofpatriotism. That sort of public appearance isn’t somethingthe Democratic presidential candidate does often, and heencountered people welcoming him onto the porches of theirbungalows and clamoring politely but energetically in small crowdsto see him.

He obliged nearly everyone who wanted to shake his hand.

But he never wavered from his goal — the imposing whiteVictorian manse that Harry Truman called home and used as the“Summer White House” during his presidency. ProclaimingTruman “one of my favorites,” Obama would chat briefly,then resume his walk toward the tour.

Until he met Tootie Williams, that is.

The St. Louis native was wearing an oversized white T-shirt. Itfeatured a picture of him and said: “Obama’s in theHouse.”

Obama said he loved it. So Williams said she’d give it to himand started to peel it off.

This caused much laughter, but also obvious consternation onObama’s part, even after she assured him she had on anothershirt underneath — which she did. As she struggled to removethe T-shirt with a mob of reporters and cameras looking on, hewarned “Hold the rest of it down!”

Williams’ counterpart in the Clinton shirt, Independencenative Debbie Twyman, turned out to be an Obama supporter.

“You’ve got the face of the Democratic Party righthere,” she yelled, giving Williams a hug and referencing theObama-Clinton coming-together last week in New Hampshire.“Welcome to unity.”

Obama finally reached the Truman home for a brief visit.

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