Bush Riles U.S. Asparagus Growers

[sabra]

Source: WSJ

His father caused a fuss by turning up his nose at broccoli. Now, George W. Bush's affection for German asparagus has American growers spearheading a bid for the presidential taste buds.

It started with a visit to Germany last month, when Mr. Bush raved about the local asparagus after a dinner with Chancellor Angela Merkel. "The German asparagus are fabulous," he declared to foreign reporters.

Late spring in Germany is marked by the spargelzeit, or asparagus time, when a thick, white variety of the vegetable appears on market stands and restaurant menus, stoking a national obsession. But to some American asparagus growers and their advocates, Mr. Bush's enthusiasm seems misplaced.

"Anyone who enjoys asparagus is missing out if they haven't tried the asparagus we grow in Washington," said Rep. Doc Hastings, a Republican. To make sure the president wasn't missing out, he and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray shipped 10 pounds of domestic asparagus to the White House.

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Mr. Bush got the message about U.S. asparagus. "I know it is some of the best in the world, and I appreciate your thinking of me," he wrote Sen. Murray in a July 1 note.

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[Solly Mack]

1. Oooh...casting asparagus on ..uh..well....asparagus

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. Only on DU would asparagus have more meaning

Imagine if Bush had praised Brazilian Asparagus!
:rofl:
:hi:

[dipsydoodle]

2. I simply refuse to believe

he knew that the plural of aspagarus is asparagus.

[dbonds]

4. Well you know he probably had a translator, it was in a fer-on land after all.

So when he goes to other countries he has at least a bush to english translator with him.

[CoffeeCat]

3. Ummm...

"The German asparagus are fabulous," said Bush????

ARE?

So, reporters aren't even trying to clean up the Chimpster's grammar anymore?

How embarrassing.

[Buzz Clik]

5. McCain is so fucked. No way he can distance himself from that.

[Bonobo]

Western Mass asparagus kicks ass!

[DavidDvorkin]

6. German white asparagus really is great

With butter and wonderful German ham.

But of course, since Bush is multilingual, he meant to say that the asparagi are wonderful.

[kestrel91316]

7. Washington asparagus from the Columbia River Valley

is FABULOUS. I ate as much as I could when I lived up there. Bought it from the roadside stand right on the edge of the big farm along the highway to Walla Walla.

[KansDem]

8. "...and I appreciate your thinking of me."--arrogant ass.

It's always about W.

Yeah, Georgie, I think about you, too. Then I flush the toilet...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

9. Asparagus. Spear(heading). I love it.

I wonder how many others saw that... :rofl: