Fake Obama as Big a Hit as the Real Fake Obama

He looks like him and probably has as much substance as well. From the NY Post:

He looks O, so familiar.

Maybe it's the American-flag lapel pin, or that supersized smile - or maybe it's just those ears. But the man posing for pictures outside the Grace Hotel in Midtown Wednesday was not really the nation's commander in chief, even if some European tourists were fooled.

"They thought he was the real thing," said Christian Correa, a bellhop at the hotel.

Bronx-born Louis Ortiz, 38, has been shaking hands, kissing babies, and yes, even making money in a slumping economy thanks to his uncanny resemblance to President Obama.

"Never in a million years could I imagine I could look like not just someone famous, but THE someone," Ortiz told The Post. "It's Obama. It's history. The first African-American president of the United States - and I'm a part of it."

Ortiz doesn't do the dress-up every day, as he's gotten some scary comments along with the cheers.

"You hear people say, 'Put a bullet in him,' " Ortiz said. "It's a scary thing."

Here's video of an empty suit pretending to be an empty suit.