President Obama publicly claimed Irish ancestry during yesterday's St. Patrick's Day celebrations.
"People help you discover a lot about yourself when you're running for president. As has been mentioned, it was brought to my attention last year that my great-great-great grandfather on my mother's side hailed from a small village in County Offaly," Obama said. "Now, when I was a relatively unknown candidate for office, I didn't know about this part of heritage, which would have been very helpful in Chicago. So I thought I was bluffing when I put the apostrophe after the O. I tried to explain that 'Barack' was an ancient Celtic name."
Meanwhile, Prime Minister of Ireland Brian Cowan called Senator Ted Kennedy "our most special Irishman."
Yes, very special. Lots of Irish get drunk but so few let a woman drown. Despite all the premature memorials in his honor, including knighthood, due to his brain tumor, I will always consider Ted Kennedy to be a blight on the Irish.
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