Mr Brown’s surprise victory was a milestone for Alligator, which is named after the curving lake nearby rather than the alligators that once occupied it. Although the only three businesses in the shrinking, tumble-down town are run by whites, three-quarters of the population is now black.

"They wanted a black mayor,” said a philosophical Mr Fava, 71. “Another Obama - I think that’s what brought it on. I ran on ’30 years of dedicated service’ and he ran on ’Change’. He promised a swimming pool and a recreation centre, which he can’t do.

"He beat me by 10 votes because he had enough family folks to put him in. But we get along good. He used to work here at the store and there ain’t no problems between us. They were ready for a change and I was too - it’s a weight off my mind.”

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"They wanted a black mayor,” said a philosophical Mr Fava, 71. “Another Obama - I think that’s what brought it on. I ran on ’30 years of dedicated service’ and he ran on ’Change’. He promised a swimming pool and a recreation centre, which he can’t do. ...

“"Everybody out here was whooping and hollering and running and trying to flip,” said Patrina Brown, 25, the new mayor’s niece and newly elected as one of Alligator’s five aldermen.

Some youngsters ran into Mr Fava’s store to taunt him. “They was pulling down their pants, shouting, ’Kiss my black ass, because we got a black mayor’, swinging their things around and throwing stuff,” said Jennifer Green, 31, a black mother of 10. "

Now that is truly inspiring isn't it? Mr. Brown learned very well from President Obama. He's going to deliver a swimming pull and a recreation center in a economically deprived town of 220 people.

Jubilent, "inspired" black youth showing their asses and "things", while throwing who knows what at the poor old guy that used to be mayor.

This would be absolutely hillarious, if it wasn't true. The whole thing reminds me of something you would see on the old "Chapelle Show" the only thing missing is the black guy driving a truck loaded down with cigarettes yelling , "I'm rich bitch!" and honking the horn.

I can't wait to hear more stories of inspiration made possible by President Obama.

-Clint, Missouri Bushwhacker