A bust of Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama made of butter is on display at a campaign stop at South Tama County Middle School in Toledo, Iowa December 27, 2007
Posted on 12/31/2007 3:44:42 AM PST by Libloather
Iowa voter butters up Obama
Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:03pm ET
By Carey Gillam
A bust of Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama made of butter is on display at a campaign stop at South Tama County Middle School in Toledo, Iowa December 27, 2007
TOLEDO, Iowa (Reuters) - While presidential hopefuls were trying to butter up supporters ahead of the January 3 Iowa caucus, one would-be voter was literally buttering up her favorite candidate, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
Norma Lyon, 78, a dairy farmer from Toledo, Iowa, used 23 pounds of butter to sculpt a life-sized bust of Obama, who is seeking to become the first black U.S. president.
The butter bust was on display at an Obama speech in a middle school auditorium Thursday night, melting only a little under the hot overhead lights. Following the speech, the sculpture was headed back to the freezer until its next scheduled appearance on January 3 at one of the caucuses that will help determine the Democratic and Republican nominees for the November presidential election.
Obama thanked Lyon for her support and her skills in molding dairy products. He also gave her a hug following a speech in which he pledged to end the war in Iraq, strengthen Social Security and reform the U.S. health-care system.
The senator fretted only slightly over whether or not the sculpture made his ears too big. Lyon said that as much as she liked Obama, she had to be honest in her art.
Obama was among 10 Democratic and Republican candidates who spent the day in Iowa, where next Thursday voters in both parties kick off the state-by-state battle to choose candidates for the November 4 election to replace Republican President George W. Bush.
That don’t look like him - the color’s off ...
Yes, but “Slimy” is still available.
Suddenly the events in Iowa over the past few weeks start making sense...
Soon he will be just a “Grease spot” in Hillary’s frying pan.
Why does that bring to mind a childhood story of a boy and a tiger running ‘round and ‘round a tree ‘till they turned into butter?
Isn’t he from the land-o-lakes?
fat head
Obama Butterworth?
The butterhead has a better foreign policy.
Answering the question, Can Obama take the heat of being president?
Here you go... How's this?
(Hoping there are some on FR who don't have to look it up.) :D
It’s a butterface.... everthing butter face or in this case his face....
I think that is kind of neat , that someone would go to that much trouble at a local event to decorate a table with butter bust of Obama. Funny as it is, though.
Democrats will have a hard time electing a black man to lead them. The media makes the issue about Mitt's Mormonism on the GOP side, but the little talked about issue is there are Democrats who have a hard time voting for a black for the top spot.
The sculptor was very kind to his hears. He toned the ears way down.
Don't mess with the Man of Cholesterol!
Obviously cocaine isn’t his Kryptonite.
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