Barack the Lion?
Scottish First Prime Minister Alex Salmond arrived in D.C. Monday as part of a sort of marketing tour to showcase the many reasons why Americans should visit the land of the Loch Ness Monster—and linking it to our popular president was one of his tactics.
“President Obama’s own ancestry can be traced to the Scottish King William the Lion through his grandmothers side,” Salmond told listeners at Georgetown University. He also added that President Obama, like his idol President Lincoln, admires the works of Scottish poet Robert Burns.
And if that didn’t convince everyone to embrace Scotland, he hosted a Scotch tasting Monday night. After all, Salmond said, “According to the census, there are 10 million Scottish-Americans, however 27 million claim they are.” Maybe those 17 million “wannabes” just like the country’s whisky.
