This just in...

The clip featuring former KSU presidential candidate Weremy Barker was on both the Daily Show and Conan O'Brien.

Below is an article from the Topeka Capital Journal...unfortunately, they misspelled Weremy's name.

Kansan in spotlight after asking Bush about movie

By Patrice R. Holderbach
Special to The Capital-Journal

MANHATTAN -- Jeremy Parker and President Bush have at least two things in common -- both have run for president, and neither has watched "Brokeback Mountain," a new movie featuring the love story of two gay ranch hands.

It is the latter of these two insights that has propelled Parker, a December 2005 Kansas State University graduate, into the international media spotlight following Bush's Landon Lecture on Monday at K-State.

During a 53-minute question-and-answer session that included references to Kansas and Texas beef production, Parker asked Bush: "You're a rancher. A lot of us here in Kansas are ranchers. I was just wanting to get your opinion on 'Brokeback Mountain,' if you've seen it."

"I haven't seen it," Bush said. "I'll be glad to talk about ranching, but I haven't seen the movie."

Parker's question, which generated hoots and laughter from the crowd of about 9,400 people, shook up the stream of topics that had primarily focused on foreign policy and in particular the war in Iraq.

"It was two hours of everybody telling him how great he was," Parker said. "And I wanted to see if I could single-handedly end the whole town hall, question-and-answer, folksy-type persona that he's going for now."

As for his own interest in "Brokeback Mountain," Parker said he hasn't seen the film, nor does he plan to anymore.

"It's funnier that way now," he said.

Parker's query has gained attention from such media outlets as the New York Times and the Melbourne Herald Sun, as well as "Inside Edition" and VH1.

Parker, 22, who has a bachelor's degree in music composition, ran for K-State student body president in spring 2005, receiving 0.6 percent of the primary vote before the K-State Student Senate voted unanimously to kick him out of the election for four campaign violations, he said.

Near that time, he also resigned as a columnist for The Kansas State Collegian after writing a campaign-oriented column in which he suggested that "using student fees to build a moon tower would not only boost the university's recognition, but America's reputation as well."

Before he became recognized for his "Brokeback Mountain" question, Parker spent Monday morning walking by a meandering line of students outside Bramlage Coliseum. "Impeach Bush, elect Bo Jackson," he had written on a sign, drawing giggles not just because of the sign but also because of the fake black mustache adhered to his upper lip.

The mustache had disappeared by afternoon when he asked the question.

On Tuesday morning, entertainment show "Inside Edition" sent a black stretch limousine to transport Parker from his Manhattan home to Dole Hall on K-State's campus for a satellite interview that aired Tuesday afternoon.

While on campus, Parker visited his colleagues at Hale Library, where he has worked since May.

"When I heard it on one of the national news shows, there was no shyness, no hesitation -- it was just Jeremy," said Pat Patton, a research specialist in Special Collections who is Parker's supervisor.

"It was a sincere question. I think it was refreshing," Patton said.

After sharing digital photographs of his adventure, Patton said Parker excused himself because his driver was waiting.

"I didn't know that (the limousine) was going to happen, but it was lovely accommodation, I suppose," Parker said, noting that "Inside Edition" didn't compensate him for the interview. "Actually, I'm in the hole, because I had to tip the limo driver $10."