In town for research for his forthcoming book All the Presidents' Pets, Mo Rocca dropped by Larry Sabato's final class of the semester. In March 2003, Mo was in Charlottesville as a featured guest for the National Symposium on Political Humor. at Old Cabell Hall, where 500 people had to be turned away. This time, there were no random baggage checks at the door.

For more on Larry Sabato's humorous bent, see Bob Gibson's article, Dishing up a paddling at shad planking.