Obama In Iowa: "Michelle Has Told Me I Cannot Have A Fried Twinkie"

As Obama campaigns in Iowa he talks about visiting the state fair: "I think that I'm going to end at the state fair. Michelle has told me I cannot have a fried twinkie. But I will be checking out the butter cow and I understand this year there is a chocolate moose. I'm going to have to take a look at that if I can. 

Deep Fried Twinkies are creme filled goodness that is battered and fried ...and devoured.

Butter Idea Melts for King of Pop

The votes are in and Michael Jackson will not have his buttery likeness displayed at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines this summer, after support for a creamy statue of the King of Pop melted in an online vote.

It wasn't a question of Jackson's talents that drew complaints.

It was more about Michael Jackson's reputation involving, how shall we say it, children.

Past works have included statues of Elvis Presley and Tiger Woods, Harry Potter, a Harley Davidson motorcycle and even a slippery rendition of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." And this year's display will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.

Fair staff first announced plans for a Jackson sculpture days after his June 25 death. After being bombarded with complaints, the staff clarified that the Jackson statue would be of him moonwalking, in keeping with the theme.

But that didn't stop the complaints, so organizers decided to put the issue to an online vote.

More than 100,000 votes were cast and by a 65 percent to 35 percent margin, people rejected the Jackson butter image.

As The Michael Butter Churns

You may remember we ran a story about the Iowa State Fair and the Michael Jackson butter sculpture. We all saw how big everything about Michael was last week, and just after his death the fair butter people announced that they would be honoring Jackson by creating his buttery image. (and no, this is not the Michael Jackson butter statue you see here)

Butter organizers have decided to have a vote at their website because of the many protests they have received. "We've had a lot of feedback, mostly negative" since an announcement on the Fair's website a week ago that the traditional butter statue of a cow would "share the spotlight this year with a salute to the late Michael Jackson," the Fair's general manager Gary Slater said.

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And as if PETA didn't have enough to do, they have called for the statue to be made out of Earth Balance buttery spread, not real butter. . In a PETA statement: We do respect Iowans' right to honor the late icon, so we've come up with a solution—one that's good for children, cows and Michael's legacy. We're suggesting that the fair make the statue out of Earth Balance, a dairy-free natural "buttery" spread, instead. By keeping their tribute to Mr. Jackson dairy-free, they'd be honoring his memory in a (cholesterol-free) way that's fit for a king.

Tune in tommorow for perhaps another episode of: As The Michael Butter Churns.