Mooning of the Amtrak Train Turns Political

The time honored tradition of mooning an Amtrak train has turned political. First, some background:

It all started on a July day in 1979 at Mugs Away Saloon in Laguna Niguel. A patron named KT Smith was celebrating his 30th birthday. To make his celebration more fun he offered to buy a beer for anyone in the bar who would go out and moon one of the Amtrak trains that went by that day. There are train tracks right across the street from the bar.

The following year he had apparently gained a lot of friends throughout the year because 50 people showed up to celebrate his birthday and take him up on beer bet!

Today, 30 years later, there are thousands of people who show up throughout the day and evening. (Yes, there is 'Night Mooning' too)!! But the birthday boy no longer buys everyone a beer if they moon the train!

This year, however, there was a political tinge to the event. At least with some folks. It seems dissatisfaction with Obama is rearing its head at even the most innocuous of events. These photos from Oddity Central from this year's mooning (click to enlarge).