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Obama On Pie We Can Believe In
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ABC News' John Berman, Sunlen Miller, and Ursula Fahy report: Barack Obama claims he likes a nice piece of pie. Who doesn't? After all, it tastes good. But however much Barack Obama likes to eat pie, it pales in comparison to how much he likes to say it.
ABC's Sunlen Miller, who counts these types of things, reports Obama managed to say the word "pie" 13 times in 86 seconds before a friendly crowd in Philadelphia. Historical accounts on this subject are sparse, but it appears to be a record.
It all started when Obama began telling one of his new favorite stories about a visit to a diner in Ohio with OH Governor Ted Strickland. The details of the story are unimportant, and frankly, sometimes unintelligible in the peerless plethora of pie references, but it went like this:
"I was in this small town in Ohio called Georgetown, OH – little town," he began, "And we went to a diner because I decided I wanted some pie (1)." At this point a woman in the Philadelphia crowd, listening to the story, offered to make Obama a treat. "You gonna make me some pie (2)?" he asked, "What kind of pie do you make (3)? Sweet potato pie (4)? Alright. Alright. We might have to have a sweet potato pie (5) contest. I'll be the judge. Cause I know my sweet potato pie (6). But they did not have sweet potato pie (7) at this particular establishment," he said speaking again of the diner in Ohio. "So instead I got coconut crème pie (8). I'll take a crème pie (9), I don't mind. I like all kind of pie (10). The Governor of Ohio, he had lemon meringue pie (11) . So we had ordered our pie (12), and the employees there decided they wanted to take a picture of me," he concluded, "But just as we were finishing up taking the picture, the owner comes out, with our pie (13)."
There it is. 13 times. 86 seconds. Pie We Can Believe In.
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Posted by: Obamacalendar.com | Oct 11, 2008 12:34:21 PM
Um, usually in a story about a pie, the word "pie" gets mentioned occasionally. Thank you for pointing that out.
At least it is better than "my friends."
Posted by: jock59801 | Oct 11, 2008 12:36:05 PM
It's almost over.. thank GOD!!! OBAMA 08..HMM PIE SOUNDS GOOD..
Posted by: Obamacalendar.com | Oct 11, 2008 12:36:08 PM
I'M NOT YOUR FRIEND MCSAME.. I'M NOT YOUR FRIEND. .BUDDY
Posted by: Obamacalendar.com | Oct 11, 2008 12:36:34 PM
I'd rather listen to Obama discussing pie than hear McCain's supporters yelling out "kill him!"
Posted by: Gus | Oct 11, 2008 12:39:29 PM
NEW SLOGAN:
OBAMA/BIDEN
Good as your Grandma's
American Apple Pie!....EARLY VOTE!!
25 days to shutting the pie hole of the GOP!
Posted by: Obamacalendar.com | Oct 11, 2008 12:41:18 PM
OBAMA/BIDEN 2008
GOOD AS YOUR MAMA'S
AMERICAN APPLE PIE!
Posted by: Obamacalendar.com | Oct 11, 2008 12:43:18 PM
What George Steph and ABC won't report:
Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081011/D93O5M100.html
Posted by: George Steph of ABC Loves Obama | Oct 11, 2008 12:45:17 PM
Georgie... come on dude.. sad attempt .. sad attempt.. lose like a MAN!!!!
Posted by: Lawrence | Oct 11, 2008 12:49:34 PM
more vapid news from the ALL-BAMA-CHANNEL .. ABC ... you are a disgrace to news reporting!
Posted by: Cassandra Washington | Oct 11, 2008 12:54:19 PM
I would think the American people would be more interest in a fraud then eating pie.
Posted by: Ann | Oct 11, 2008 12:57:32 PM
This is even dumber than your "Obama likes baseball" blog. Are these supposed to be attacks against him? This is honestly the least interesting thing I've ever read. We're inches from a Great Depression and you're making fun of him because he likes pie? ABC sucks
Posted by: Maryann | Oct 11, 2008 1:13:34 PM
Pie or pie in the sky? I cannot really believe that Obama plans to save us all by simply raising the taxes on a few that make over 250k a year. Or use Carter tactics to impose a surcharge on oil companies. The only idea he has that I sort of like is to stop americans from hiding their income. This would have an effect on the Kennedys as well as the Jones. But if he were serious he would reduce corporate taxes, tax them on their overseas earnings and make us competive again.
Posted by: david | Oct 11, 2008 1:15:29 PM
I am not so much concerned with pie's history, but Obama's association with pie. Poor judgement?
Posted by: TNeedle | Oct 11, 2008 1:17:43 PM
The topic was about the PIE. So should he instead use the word "Jake" few times so that he doesn't say pie too much? Give me a break.
Jake I like most you posting, but you lost me on this one on merits. sorry!
Posted by: james | Oct 11, 2008 1:43:14 PM
Wouldn't it be nice to see Obama shove a cream pie in McCain's face at the next debate? Go Obama!!!
Posted by: Vicki | Oct 11, 2008 1:47:37 PM
THE ONLY THING NOW MISSING ON YOUR BLOGS IS THE OBAMA "PRESIDENTIAL SEAL"
THERE IS NOT ONE BLOG THAT I HAVE SEEN ON ABC THAT IS CRITICAL OF OBAMA..
ITS ALL ABOUT THE OBAMA "PIE" IN THE SKY, AND HIS ADVISE ON BASEBALL.. NEXT THING, "BOXERS OR BRIEFS"?
THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS
WHERE IS THE ACORN SCANDAL?
REZKO IS BACK IN THE NEWS SPILLING HIS GUTS ABOUT CHICAGO POLITICS.
DOES OBAMA DESERVE TO MERIT FROM THE FACT THE REPUBLICN GOVERNMENT IS IN POWER?
DOES MCCain deserve to pay for this crisis.
ACORN, PELOSI CONGRESS-AND YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT "OBAMA'S PIE IN THE SKY"
WHAT HAS OBAMA DONE AS A MAN TO DESERVE THE PRESIDENTIAL SEAL YOU ALL HAVE VIRTUALLY HANDED TO HIM.
HE BOUGHT FLOWERS FOR HIS WIFE.. JUST MUSHY GARBAGE,..
A MAN IS ASPIRING FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE US AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HIS BASKETBALL SKILLS AND MUSHY CRAP.
WHAT HAS OBAMA ACCOMPLISHED AS A MAN?
THE ANGRY MCCAIN SUPPORTERS CALLED OBAMA SOCIALIST..ARE THEY RIGHT? IS THIS NATION READY FOR SOCIALISM? DO WE HAVE A CHOICE?
Posted by: TJ, THE CLINTONITE | Oct 11, 2008 1:49:25 PM
OBAMA IS RIGHT TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT "PIE'
HE'S PROMISISNG AMERICA THE "PIE" IN THE SKY
ANOTHER NAME FOR IT IS SOCIALISM, ENTITLEMENTS, BIG GOVERNMENTS, CORRUPTION.
Posted by: TJ, THE CLINTONITE | Oct 11, 2008 1:53:30 PM
I like Pie....
but will pass on any sour grapes
Posted by: Anita Yova | Oct 11, 2008 2:04:35 PM
What's new about Obama repeating the same words and phrases over and over? Or maybe he's just gone delirious, who knows.
Posted by: msa123 | Oct 11, 2008 2:10:28 PM
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