It’s great to be here in _____, home of the ______ !

I remember once when I was at Rutgers, a college guide came out that listed all the “hot spots” at every college in America. It was immediately obvious that the writer of the guide merely called up somebody at a local fraternity and asked them to rattle off the names of some bars. Rutgers is the home of the Scarlet Knights and every other bar incorporates “knight” as “night” – so it was pretty clear the author of the guide was faking it when he/she phonetically cited “The Night Club.”

That memory sprang back to life after reading this story. I can just picture the candidate reading off a concealed index card: “It’s great to be here in (furtive glance) Milwaukee! Let’s all get a double dip at (looks at aide who is mouthing “Lee Ons”) Leons!”

What a poseur.