We Got the Butter Cow Lady! We Got the Butter Cow Lady! Take that Hillary!!!!

[Perky]

Iowa's Butter Cow Lady Backs Obama

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Democrat Barack Obama won over Iowa's butter cow lady.

Norma "Duffy" Lyon, known for carving life-sized cows from butter for 46 years at the Iowa State Fair, said she's backing Obama because he "doesn't believe in a lot of gobbly-gook" and spends time listening to ordinary voters.

The Obama campaign began airing radio ads Wednesday in which Lyon praises the Illinois senator.

In addition to cows, Lyon has carved butter sculptures of Elvis, John Wayne, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." The state fair is a must-visit for presidential candidates, and many hopefuls get their photos taken while gazing at the carvings in a huge refrigerated case.

"It's the first time I've done this," said Lyon, who retired last year. "He's my candidate and I want to see him do well."

Lyon, who raises dairy cows and beef cattle with her husband near Tama, made her endorsement a week after Obama offered a rural plan that would aid smaller farms, expand the renewable fuels industry and establish incentives for organic production.

In the ad, Lyon said that approach appealed to her.

Oh how sweet it is.....lol

Nothing like Iowa politics.

[ShortnFiery]

1. Agreed!

We also "chewed the cud" regarding this topic early this morning. :hi: :-)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3640448

[JohnnyLib2]

2. OK, but I'm working hard on Big Butter Jesus, up in Ohio.

And he influences gets lots of attention on I75. A Hillary T shirt will get even more.

:evilgrin:

[Perky]

3. LOL Is this the same in Iowa who made the Butter "Last Supper"?

with an actual stick of butter on the Last Supper table?

[youthere]

5. That's her.

[youthere]

4. Not to piss in your cheerios...but Duffy is old news...

Her replacement made a butter "Harry Potter" for the state fair this year. That's an endorsement to "moo" about. LOL!

[Debi]

9. You scoff at history?

:wow:

Damn you and your 'the future of butter sculpture' :eyes:

[youthere]

10. I would expect that from a defender of the "butter sculpture" status quo!

So there.:evilgrin:

[Debi]

11. Whatever , Hitler....

QUOTATION: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

ATTRIBUTION: George Santayana (1863–1952), U.S. philosopher, poet.
Life of Reason, 'Reason in Common Sense,' ch. 12 (1905-6).

William L. Shirer made these words the epigraph for his Rise and Fall
of the Third Reich (1959)."

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Your NEW butter sculptor will probably do 'The Last Supper' and claim it's never been done before :eyes:

(What are other DUers gonna think ... we're fighting over people making art out of butter :rofl:)

[youthere]

12. How DARE you try to paint me as some type of "anti-butter sculpting" reactionary!

I am known to be an avid supporter of dairy based art!

:rofl:
Actually...this non-argument is more intelligent than some of discourse lately in GD and GD Politics!

[Debi]

13. Agreed!

We'll let this thread die off ... until next years IA State Fair! :hi:

[geek tragedy]

6. But, who gets the Chocolate Jesus artist? n/t

[progressoid]

7. Here is this year's entry into the Iowa State Fair: Butter Potter

Done by a different sculptor however.

Lyon retired from the butter cow biz, but she's still "famous".

[Kurovski]

8. "Last Tango in Paris."