(Update on “Sally Baron RIP“)

The AP reports explaining that Wisconsite Baron’s family had asked that memorials in her honor be made to any organization working for the removal of President Bush from office caught the attention of American citizens far from the verdant scenery of Wisconsin.

The Madison Capital Times reports that already “dozens of people from around the United States have written to the [paper] saying they will make donations.” (People have even printed shirts featuring a photo of Baron.) And Keith Olberman’s national coverage of the Baron family’s request on MSNBC recently is sure to increase this number.

Baron’s story is also being hotly discussed on online bulletin boards, among both liberals and conservatives. Baron “has become a sort of poster girl for all of us who despise George Bush,” wrote Nancy Tonies of Appleton, on the chat-site democraticunderground.com. “I did not know Sally at all, but I wish I had had the opportunity,” wrote Linda Brown, a retired teacher in Thousand Oaks, Calif. “We would have had fun shouting back at the TV together. I suspect my language would have been worse than hers.”

Memorials in Baron’s honor can be made to any organization working for the removal of President Bush.