At a recent press conference, Barack Obama displayed a rare moment of anger while discussing the future of ethanol. A reporter overheard the Senator quietly say to one of his aides, “The only good thing about corn is Corn Flakes.” Some speculate that he was obviously upset at his own political stance on ethanol and became flustered when pressed about the issue.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Obama believes very strongly in the future of ethanol and will do everything in his power to make biofuels a mainstream reality. In fact, what Barack actually said was “The only BAD thing about corn is Corn Flakes.”
Since this story broke, Senator Obama has publicly clarified his comments even further. Apparently, the quote was taken out of context and did not accurately reflect his entire position. The full quote in its entirety was “The only bad thing about corn is IMITATION Corn Flakes.”
Senator Obama hopes that the issue can be put to rest and extends his deepest apologies to the good people at Kellogg's.
