Obama's Speech In St.Louis...Pie?? A Serious Question

[midwinter]

Did anyone else watch Obama's speech in St Louis today? Did he really do an entire riff on what kind of pie he likes? And holy shit, there were people in the crowd cheering...FOR PIE.

So here's the serious question:

if you were at an Obama rally, and he started into a 2 minute long aside about the various kinds of pie be likes, would you cheer when he named a pie you liked?

[hardeeharhar]

I think it started in Philadelphia...

It's a cute story that brings him closer to the people who love pie, and who doesn't love pie?

heh...

btw, I love the fact that McCain walked into the trap of calling a tax break for the middle class welfare... Whoever is running his campaign is thinking only about the next immediate battle...

Idiots.

[BRussell]

I think I'd need to see video to really understand this.

[midwinter]

I think I'd need to see video to really understand this.

Yeah. I mean, he seriously went on for like 2 minutes about pit.

Something like "Now, we'd been working hard all day and had worked up an appetite, and in the course of talking about gettin' somethin' to eat, we started talking about pie. Now. I like pie. Some people like cake, but I like pie. But if you like cake, that's okay. But I like pie. So we asked where the best place to get pie was in this town, and they told us Ed's pie hole. So we went down there and they had all kinds of pie. I asked them for some pecan pie. They didn't have any pecan pie. I like pecan pie. I asked them for some blueberry pie. They didn't have any blueberry pie. But I like blueberry pie."

It seriously went on like that for about 2 minutes.

[BRussell]

Inane rambling during his campaign rallies? He really is going after Republicans.

[FloorJack]

Show your support.

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-91338428283717_2021_3639920

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-91338428283717_2021_3818422 (http://www.roosterteethstore.com/)

[@_@ Artman]

Cherry pie...

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/img/review/011214/twin_l.jpg

...and DAMN good coffee, and HOT! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PcoMrwEa5o) :smokey:

[FloorJack]

My farm share had a womping huge sweet potatoe (sic) in it last week. We got two pies out of it. It's all gone now so if Obama comes by I'll just have to ask him a policy question although I'd rather share some pie with him.

[midwinter]

My farm share had a womping huge sweet potatoe (sic) in it last week. We got two pies out of it. It's all gone now so if Obama comes by I'll just have to ask him a policy question although I'd rather share some pie with him.

He did begin by saying that his favorite pie was sweet potato.

[FloorJack]

Yea I know I heard that "speech" before. I think it's actually kind of funny and doesn't make me think that Obama isn't taking the race seriously.

[@_@ Artman]

Yea I know I heard that "speech" before. I think it's actually kind of funny and doesn't make me think that Obama isn't taking the race seriously.

Oh my, a two minute anecdote about pie within a 45 minute political speech, we're all doomed. :wow:

[midwinter]

Here's the speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZOxqVl5oP4) from Philly.

Same story.

[franksargent]

I think it's actually kind of funny and does make me think that Obama is taking the race seriously.

Double negative corrected above.

Glad to see you think Obama is taking the race seriously though. 8-)

[Gilsch]

Oh my, a two minute anecdote about pie within a 45 minute political speech, we're all doomed. :wow:

Seriously. Two full minutes??? WTF?? /sarcasm :err:

[BRussell]

Here's the speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZOxqVl5oP4) from Philly.

Same story.

So it's actually a prepared part of his speech? Does it appear on the teleprompter? Can we expect this at the State of the Union?

[FloorJack]

Double negative corrected above.

Glad to see you think Obama is taking the race seriously though. 8-)

I wrote is exactly the way I wanted it. I'm negating the negative.

Obama isn't taking the race seriously.

I don't think Obama isn't taking the race seriously.


Anyone want to slam midwinter for his poor spelling in this thread or do you just save that venom for me?

[midwinter]

I spelled something not good?

[Gilsch]

I spelled something not good?

I'm sure you wrote is exactly the way you wanted it. :D

[midwinter]

I'm sure you wrote is exactly the way you wanted it. :D

Har!!

[groverat]

Obama is taking the race very seriously. He undertands that people want a confident and likable leader, not a desperate anger management case.

[midwinter]

Holy shit.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8074/100kra5.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)

I hope he brought enough pie for everyone.

[Gilsch]

Holy shit.

edit: crap. lemme upload the image somewhere.

That better be some good looking pie.

[jimmac]

Yeah. I mean, he seriously went on for like 2 minutes about pit.

Something like "Now, we'd been working hard all day and had worked up an appetite, and in the course of talking about gettin' somethin' to eat, we started talking about pie. Now. I like pie. Some people like cake, but I like pie. But if you like cake, that's okay. But I like pie. So we asked where the best place to get pie was in this town, and they told us Ed's pie hole. So we went down there and they had all kinds of pie. I asked them for some pecan pie. They didn't have any pecan pie. I like pecan pie. I asked them for some blueberry pie. They didn't have any blueberry pie. But I like blueberry pie."

It seriously went on like that for about 2 minutes.

Doesn't sound like enough to make anything out of it. Besides he's being personable. The opposition has been trying to doing this the entire time.

And I like pie!:D

[Gilsch]

Thanks to midwinter I'm seriously craving some pie a la mode right now. :grumble:

Edit: Damn, that's a lot of people. Did Barack Hussein Obama then proceed to feed all those people with a single pie?

[midwinter]

Doesn't sound like enough to make anything out of it. Besides he's being personable. The opposition has been trying to doing this the entire time.

And I like pie!:D

Yeah, but my question wasn't about Obama. It was about whether you, if you were in the crowd, would cheer for pie.

Would you? WOULD YOU?!?!

[tonton]

Thanks to midwinter I'm seriously craving some pie a la mode right now. :grumble:

Edit: Damn, that's a lot of people. Did Barack Hussein Obama then proceed to feed all those people with a single pie?

My favorite pie is matzoh. :D

[Gilsch]

What a pic.


http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk119/logix2112/gallstlouiscnn.png

[midwinter]

http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/images/thumb/f/fa/Looks_shopped.jpg/250px-Looks_shopped.jpg

[franksargent]

Holy shit.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8074/100kra5.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)

I hope he brought enough pie for everyone.

Five cheery and two apple pies fed this entire crowd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeding_the_multitude) estimated at 100,000 people. :wow:

Obama Feeds Pie to Record Crowd in St. Louis (http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/18/politics/fromtheroad/entry4530828.shtml)

[tonton]

Five cheery and two apple pies feed this entire crowd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeding_the_multitude) estimated at 100,000 people. :wow:

Obama Feeds Pie to Record Crowd in St. Louis (http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/18/politics/fromtheroad/entry4530828.shtml)

Well, if Obama wins, I bet a bunch of people will start eating more "cheery" pie. ;) But there will be some who will be a bit more pie-in-the-eye.

[addabox]

Well, if Obama wins, I bet a bunch of people will start eating more "cheery" pie. ;) But there will be some who will be a bit more pie-in-the-eye.

But the Cheery Pie explains why the crowd got into into it. All they're serving over at the Palin rallies is Booberry.

Thank you.

[midwinter]

But the Cheery Pie explains why the crowd got into into it. All they're serving over at the Palin rallies is Booberry.

Thank you.

Huh. I wonder if Warrant (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdDxz2bkfhE) opened up for Obama.

[addabox]

But seriously, I can totally see why Obama is doing this. His opponent has nothing to talk about other than what a dark, sinister character Obama is. His opponent is hunched, angry, and harsh.

So Obama starts talking about pie, presenting himself as cheerful and relaxed. The tonic for his being portrayed as the scariest man in America.

Of course, for a certain constiuancy, that will ring false. For instance, the second comment I saw at You Tube when I clicked on the link for the video:

watch the speech at temple there is no mention of sweet potato pie there is he jigging it up for the brothers

There's a Palin voter, my friends.

As for Midwinter's original question: I might have cheered if he had mentioned Chess Pie.

[midwinter]

I might have cheered if he had mentioned Chess Pie.

Now you know full well that that damned yankee Obama don't know nothing about no chess pie.

[addabox]

Huh. I wonder if Warrant (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdDxz2bkfhE) opened up for Obama.

Jesus. Never has rock 'n roll bonhomie looked so brutally labored.

[addabox]

Now you know full well that that damned yankee Obama don't know nothing about no chess pie.

I know, that's why I would have hollered for the shout out.

[BRussell]

If he was a real man of the people he'd have Fritos and Reddi Whip pie.

[addabox]

If he was a real man of the people he'd have Fritos and Reddi Whip pie.

Is that a regional specialty? If so, where?

[@_@ Artman]

100,000 for Obama, 50,000 Iraqis against US occupation (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7677551.stm)... what is going on here? Do Iraqis like pie?

[jimmac]

Oh come off it you guys! No one has mentioned " Apple Pie ! ";):lol:


Dutch Apple maybe with a little cheddar cheese or some Ice Cream!;)

[BRussell]

Is that a regional specialty? If so, where?

It's me imagining what they have at state fairs in the south.

[Outsider]

It's me imagining what they have at state fairs in the south.

I'm going to the NC state fair tomorrow. I'll tell you what they have ;)

[addabox]

It's me imagining what they have at state fairs in the south.

Well, it involves corn meal and deep frying, so that's a start. If you can work pork and molasses in, you may have something.

[@_@ Artman]

Seems he talked a little more than just pie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exZPLEFixDQ) to 100,000 people.

[midwinter]

Seems he talked a little more than just pie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exZPLEFixDQ) to 100,000 people.

But pie was the centerpiece. ;)

[MagicFingers]

i have rarely ever posted here, but I can't pass this up.
see my sig....

[FloorJack]

The McCain ticket has some hair pie ... consider that when you vote.

[Outsider]

Why, is she going to whore herself out to all of America? I wouldn't put it past her but I don't think it's going to happen.

[@_@ Artman]

Just want you to know, there has been a Obama eating pie sighting in Kansas City (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7510492&mesg_id=7510492)...

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081018/capt.8eb3ac4f4afc4839ad9323cf66affae6.obama_2008_m oab126.jpg

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he walks out of the Obama Kansas City campaign office with a slice of pie in his hand in Kansas City, Mo. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.

I would advise all mothers out there to refrain from putting their pies on their window sills until these incidents are looked into.

[Gilsch]

No pie is safe when that man's in town.

I liked the bunny ears pic.

[midwinter]

I think the more important question is this: how is Obama capable of making fruit levitate? Is this power limited only to fruit? Can he levitate OTHER THINGS? Pie, perhaps?

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081018/capt.ad11369ce75a463aa9113103a441ebad.obama_2008_m oab132.jpg

[addabox]

I think the more important question is this: how is Obama capable of making fruit levitate? Is this power limited only to fruit? Can he levitate OTHER THINGS? Pie, perhaps?

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081018/capt.ad11369ce75a463aa9113103a441ebad.obama_2008_m oab132.jpg

Sweet god. Now we know what the ACORN training is really about.

An army of telekinetic "community workers." No pie in America is safe.

[@_@ Artman]

Oh nothin'...

Just more pie!

WE WANT PIE!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGBH86k3Y8w)

That is all.

[franksargent]

oh nothin'...

Just more pie!

we want pie!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbh86k3y8w)

that is all.

pie, baby, pie!

[Northgate]

pie!!!

[FloorJack]

I still have leftover sweet potatoe (sic) in my frig. If I eat it will I become a liberal?

[addabox]

I still have leftover sweet potatoe (sic) in my frig. If I eat it will I become a liberal?

Interesting question.

Eat it.

[midwinter]

I still have leftover sweet potatoe (sic) in my frig. If I eat it will I become a liberal?

That assumes that the liberals would have you! ba dum dum!

:lol:

[@_@ Artman]

WASSSAAP?! 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq8Uc5BFogE)

[franksargent]

WASSSAAP?! 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq8Uc5BFogE)

ROTFLMFAO! :lol: 8-)

I haven't laughed so hard, since the last time I saw either McCain or Palin speak, ba dum dum.

That has got to be the best political ad to date IMHO.