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Just like being there (III)

by Aaron Wherry on Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:54pm - 5 Comments

Pool report #3.

Michael Ignatieff, Bob Rae and Obama made small talk about Democrats, ice skating and Beavertails as the photographers came in. A couple of other officials sat in on the meeting.
Ignatieff seated directly to Obama’s left and Rae sitting to the left of Ignatieff.
Both Obama and Ignatieff had their legs crossed and seemed at relaxed and at ease.

Obama repeated his remarks from the end of his news conference with Harper that he was greatful for all the Canadians that came tro
“We don’t ice skate on lake michigan,” Obama said with a chuckle
“And no beavertails,” someone else said.
“No we don’t have beavertails, but we do have the equivalent,” Obama said

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  • Lord Bob

    The found poetry of Barack Obama.

    We don’t ice skate on Lake Michigan.
    And no beavertails.
    But we do have the equivalent.

    – B.H. Obama, Ottawa, 2009

    • Tam

      D’uh? What would be the equivalent?

      • Lord Bob

        Truth be told, I’ve never had a beavertail, let alone an ersatz Michigan beavertail, so I couldn’t tell you.

        I guess we’ll have to chalk it up to B.H. Obama’s poetic license.

        • http://www.iheartmusic.net matthew

          No, no…Americans call them elephant ears, flying saucers or, less imaginatively, fried dough.

    • Sisyphus

      Maybe the gawdawful hushpuppy ?

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