Obama asks Canada’s Industry Minister Tony Clement “You’ve got a lot of golf courses here, don’t you?”

obama-golfWhy worry about your countries financial situation when you can golf? It seems that’s all that’s important to the community organizer in chief. According to an exclusive interview with in the National Post, When Obama stepped off his helicopter in Huntsville (Ontario) on Friday, the first thing he said was

“You’ve got a lot of golf courses here, don’t you?”

Industry Minister Tony Clement told the National Post in an exclusive interview.

“I told him, ‘We would really recommend and love it if you could come back here with Michelle and the kids at some point — we think you’d really love it here,’” Minister Clement said on the sidewalk of Huntsville’s Main Street, in his home riding. “I think I’ve planted a seed in the President’s mind.”

Minister Clement said he personally welcomed each of the G8 leaders — with the exception of French President Nicolas Sarkozy — all of whom commented on the natural beauty of the region, which they observed during their airborne travels over cottage country.

The minister downplayed suggestions that Huntsville had grown sleepy in the face of a massive security presence.

“I was here on Monday and Tuesday, and the place was rockin’ — even before the leaders got here,” he said. “We figured as soon as the G20 was announced that a lot of the protests would happen in the city, and not up here. The very pleasant surprise is people are not afraid to come downtown, people are going on with their daily lives. They want to be part of the vibe.”

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June 26, 2010 · Filed Under General Politics


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