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Obama On Pie We Can Believe In
October 11, 2008 12:25 PM
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.
October 11, 2008 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (54)
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I was at the obama rallie in Philly today it was GREAT cant wait to vote for obama
Posted by: angie | Oct 11, 2008 2:13:05 PM
I'M AN EX-DEMOCRAT AND I WILL VOTE
REPUBLICAN FOR CERTAIN REASONS....
1. I DON'T TRUST OBAMA......
2.OBAMA IS UN-TESTED........
3.OBAMA IS UN-EXPERIENCE....
4.OBAMA HAS BAD POLITICAL RESUME-SUCH
AS- BAD CONNECTIONS WITH ANTI-AMERICANS.
5.HE USES THE WORD "CHANGE"AS A
POLITICAL SLOGAN WITHOUT SPECIFICS..
6.HE'S UN-FIT FOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF...
Posted by: Nicholas | Oct 11, 2008 2:13:39 PM
pie in the sky is what we will all be eating soon.
Posted by: landsend | Oct 11, 2008 2:13:41 PM
maybe he's trying to 'resonate' with with hockey moms b/c he thinks they dream of staying home and baking pies all day
Posted by: msa123 | Oct 11, 2008 2:14:13 PM
OK PIE...
What exactly is the point???
Palin was found to have abused her power as Alaskan Governor & you wanna' talk pie??? Wow!!!
Posted by: Chapman | Oct 11, 2008 2:15:23 PM
Obama is as good as PIE !!!......
After the "Troopergate Report", Palin is a good as TOAST !!!...LOL !!!
Posted by: skyglider2008 | Oct 11, 2008 2:16:56 PM
chapman: The POINT is, that Obama must like the word PIE. So therefore, that makes him qualified to be president. Some people just don't get anything...
Posted by: msa123 | Oct 11, 2008 2:20:14 PM
The liberal media dosn't need to be
reporting on the election, anymore!
Obama has already won!
Posted by: Independent | Oct 11, 2008 2:20:48 PM
just listen to tj and angie... I am right!!
Posted by: msa123 | Oct 11, 2008 2:21:43 PM
sorry tj i meant obamacalendar and angie. they love the pie comments and think it makes him even more qualified!
Posted by: msa123 | Oct 11, 2008 2:23:54 PM
Obama GOOD AS PIE........
After the "Troopergate Report", Palin as GOOD AS TOAST...... Both taste GOOD for me !!!......LOL !!!
Posted by: skyglider2008 | Oct 11, 2008 2:28:29 PM
Obama current input on the financial mess Pie pie me oh my
Posted by: reddog0216 | Oct 11, 2008 2:44:45 PM
His favorite pie is terrorist pie.
Posted by: Jim Bob | Oct 11, 2008 2:55:00 PM
Doggone right pie! You betcha.
Posted by: goshdarnit | Oct 11, 2008 3:28:39 PM
Obama GOOD AS PIE........
After the "Troopergate Report", Palin as GOOD AS TOAST...... Both taste GOOD for me !!!......LOL !!!
Posted by: skyglider2008
---------------------------------------
Speaking of "TOAST"...
ACORNGATE - AYERSTERRORGATE - TONYGATE All three taste GOOD for me!!!... LOL!
HOT OFF THE PRESS...
TOAST DU JOUR: TONYGATE!!
Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
The Associated Press
By MIKE ROBINSON – 7 hours ago
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQmszDq4LOiRMcYNSaUdrmvTcB2AD93O8N500
Posted by: Natasha | Oct 11, 2008 3:40:52 PM
Hmmm... Teleprompter must have malfunctioned again.
Posted by: Warm Mountain | Oct 11, 2008 4:55:08 PM
Hmmmmmm!.....
Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
The Associated Press
By MIKE ROBINSON – 7 hours ago
CHICAGO (AP) — Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.
Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose administration faces multiple federal investigations over how it handed out jobs and money with advice from Rezko, is considered the most vulnerable.
Rezko also was friendly with Obama — offering him a job when he finished law school, funding his earliest political campaigns and purchasing a lot next to his house. But based on the known facts, charges so far and testimony at Rezko's trial, there's no indication there'll be an October surprise that could hurt the Democratic presidential nominee — even though Rezko says prosecutors are pressing him for dirt about Obama.
"I think this strikes fear into the Blagojevich administration and the Statehouse Democrats but not into the Obama campaign," says state Sen. Kirk Dillard, R-Westmont, a John McCain delegate to the GOP convention but an old friend of Obama.
Rezko, 53, a real estate developer, was convicted in June of scheming to use his clout with the Blagojevich administration to squeeze $7 million in kickbacks out of a contractor and seven money management firms seeking to do business with the state.
Within two months, Rezko was seen in U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald's office, along with his attorneys.
There has been no official confirmation that Rezko is talking but his sentencing has been postponed indefinitely and both sides say they are going to "engage in discussions that could affect their sentencing postures."
"They never would have delayed the sentencing if he weren't talking — it's proof positive," said Jay Stewart, executive director of the Better Government Association of Chicago.
In addition, attorneys say federal investigators have been questioning Blagojevich contributions around the state using information that only Rezko could have supplied. Finally, courthouse personnel requesting anonymity because grand jury probes are secret said Rezko has been repeatedly brought from his cell to the U.S. attorney's office to talk to prosecutors.
Rezko could have a lot to tell. He has raised millions of dollars in campaign money for many Illinois politicians and according to federal prosecutors used his clout to control appointments to state boards.
Obama has sent to charity $159,000 that Rezko raised for his campaigns for the state legislature, the House and the Senate. Rezko raised nothing for Obama's White House run.
Obama's name came up in testimony at the trial four times, twice in connection with an obscure legislative memo, as a guest at a Rezko party and when defense attorney Joseph Duffy told jurors his client was a friend of the senator.
None of the witnesses accused the Democratic nominee for president of doing anything improper.
But questions concerning Obama's relationship with Rezko linger, particularly over Rezko's role in the purchase of the Obamas' home.
The two have known each other for years, starting when Rezko offered Obama a job after he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991. Obama didn't take it, but a friendship developed.
The men talked politics frequently and occasionally dined together with their wives.
In 2005, the Obamas paid $1.65 million for their home near the University of Chicago. The sellers wanted a parcel they owned next door to sell on the same day, and Rezko's wife, Rita, was the buyer. At the request of the Obamas, Mrs. Rezko later sold them a 10-foot strip of land to enlarge their lot. They paid $104,500.
The deal took place while Rezko was under investigation and when details of the cozy relationship surfaced, Obama said it was a "bonehead" error to have asked for the additional land because it looked like he was getting a favor.
"I regret it," Obama said at the time. "I'm going to make sure that from this point on I don't even come close to the line."
McCain and vice running mate Sarah Palin have mentioned Rezko little if at all. But Republicans have aired a television ad focusing on Rezko. And McCain aides have repeatedly tweaked their opponent over the real estate deal in e-mails to reporters.
"We're delighted to have a debate on judgment with Barack Obama, who bought his million-dollar mansion in a shady deal with a convicted felon," McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said in August.
Blagojevich, meanwhile, got a black eye from the trial.
One witness testified that Blagojevich talked about hiring him for a major state job while his $25,000 donation to the governor's campaign fund was lying on the table.
Two attorneys testified that Blagojevich hinted that they could get lucrative state contracts if they raised money — possibly for a future White House campaign.
Obama's name has not surfaced in accounts of the investigation since the trial. But Rezko himself raised it in a letter to the judge months ago.
"Your Honor, the prosecutors have been overzealous in pursuing a crime that never happened," he wrote. "They are pressuring me to tell them the wrong things that I supposedly know about Gov. Blagojevich and Sen. Barack Obama."
© 2008 The Associated Press.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQmszDq4LOiRMcYNSaUdrmvTcB2AD93O8N500
Posted by: Natasha | Oct 11, 2008 5:06:33 PM
October 10, 2008
Barack Obama Couldn’t Pass a Routine Background Investigation
http://www.northstarwriters.com/gl045.htm
Posted by: Natasha | Oct 11, 2008 5:26:26 PM
If you actually read the article, you'll notice that Obama didn't do anything wrong. He knew the guy, he bought 10 feet of land from the guy, but he also knew to stay away from the guy. Read the last line of the AP article: even Rezko says there's nothing there.
McCain isn't bringing this up because it's peanuts compared to Charles Keating -- just like Rev. Wright is peanuts compared to Wasilla's Kenyan witch-hunter.
Posted by: READit | Oct 11, 2008 6:00:25 PM
THE BOSTON HERALD
It is what it is: Obama allied with scoundrels
The Boston Herald - October 11, 2008
Posted by: Natasha | Oct 11, 2008 6:50:08 PM
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