Obama delivers on promise, sends Stephen Harper beer for losing Olympic hockey bet
U.S. President Barack Obama has proved to be a man of his word — at least when it comes to his sporting wagers.
As has become somewhat of a tradition between the two countries, Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper bet on the outcomes of the men's and women's Olympic hockey tournaments.
Canada, of course, was victorious in both.
On Monday, Obama paid up.
@NSCPress YES! Thank you! The @WhiteHouse beer is safe & sound in #AmbDoer’s office... for now :) #viewfrom501 pic.twitter.com/AjHp0DNFPU
— Connect2Canada (@connect2canada) March 10, 2014
Harper — from a trade mission in South Korea — acknowledged receipt.
Nice to see @barackobama sent my beer! #cdnpoli MT @connect2canada @NSCPress The @WhiteHouse beer is safe & sound...
— Stephen Harper (@pmharper) March 10, 2014
This is the second time that the President has had to hand over beer. He also did so in 2010. But, according to Harper, four years ago, he didn't keep the booze.
"He's lost bets to me before," Harper quipped on TSN 1050 last week.
"Last time what happened was then-U.S. ambassador Jacobson brought over this...good American beer...but President Obama had signed it. So I thought, 'oh geez I can't really keep this now, it's now got a signature of the President of the United States on it.' So we shipped it to the Hockey Hall of Fame for their collection."
It doesn't look like these bottles have any signatures.
[ Related: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird loses beer bet with America’s John Kerry ]
Foreign Affairs Minster John Baird and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also made a bet. Kerry paid up quickly with some Samuel Adams beer with a pretty cool label.
.@HonJohnBaird two close ones! Congrats to #TeamCanada. Making good on my promise:case of @SamuelAdamsBeer on the way pic.twitter.com/RMkPIJlpr8 — John Kerry (@JohnKerry) February 21, 2014
You'll notice the 'proper' spelling of 'neighbour.'
(Photo courtesy of Twitter)
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