He’s Got Your Barack

(Just after the election in 2008, we sell out of Obama’s two books, as well as most books portraying him well. In order to sell more of the other candidates’ books, we put them out on a display with lower sales prices. A young man approaches.)

Customer: “Dude, what’s with the Anti-Obama section?”

Me: “What?”

Customer: “Yeah, what do you guys have against Obama? Seriously?”

Me: *noticing what he’s pointing at* “Oh. We’re sold out of his books, and we need to get rid of a few of these.”

(Our city is overwhelmingly liberal, so we have a hard enough time selling these books as it is.)

Customer: “Why do you even have this trash anyway?”

Me: “It’s got nothing to do with politics. We just would rather sell these books than toss them out. If you need me, I’ll be shelving.”

Customer: *to his friend as they walk away* “God, Obama just gets no respect.”