Cuteness beyond our powers of imagination: Can Canada bring together Obama kids and baby polar bears?

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:09 PM EST

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obama, travel, children, canada, polar-bears, churchill, manitoba, cuteness, gary-doer, tundra-buggies

Word that Canadas new ambassador to Washington, former Manitoba premier Gary Doer, has invited President Barack Obama to send his kids to see Canadian polar bears creates the possibility of the biggest concentration of awww-inspiring photo-ops ever imagined.

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Glinda

Or as titled in the original Winnipeg Free Press story:

Churchill to first family: We'd love to see you here

(with very cute polar bear photo)

Businesses in Churchill say they'll roll out the red carpet -- and the tundra buggy -- if the most famous kids in the world want to come and see the polar bears.

"That would be kind of big," Belinda Fitzpatrick, co-owner of the Tundra Inn in Churchill, said Thursday after U.S. President Barack Obama's daughters, Sasha, 8, and Malia, 11, were invited to the polar bear capital of the world.

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3 votes

#1 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:11 PM EST

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Synthesis

Sasha and Malia would love Churchill, and Churchill would love them.

If they really want to get the full experience (although I doubt they'd be able to spare the time), they should take Via from Winnipeg to Churchill.

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2 votes

#1.1 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:36 PM EST

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Glinda

Synth - I agree. Excellent all around!

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2 votes

#1.2 - Sun Nov 8, 2009 8:27 PM EST

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Darreth01

I think an offer to see polar bears would draw a LOT of people... I hope they take the offer and GO... that would be a REALLY cool memory to have!!!

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3 votes

#2 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:30 PM EST

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Kim-298921

I would so love to visit Churchill for the polar bear migrations.

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4 votes

#3 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 5:00 PM EST

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Synthesis

Just don't walk down mainstreet back to your hotel with a bag of takeout from KFC.

I'm serious.

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5 votes

#3.1 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 5:27 PM EST

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Darreth01

but but.... bears like fried chicken sometimes TOO!!!! *grin*

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3 votes

#3.2 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 10:22 PM EST

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Synthesis

Oh yes they do!

And if you had a bucket of it in your backpack? Well, they would have a KFC spring roll.....

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3 votes

#3.3 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 10:37 PM EST

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Glinda

Yes, I heard the Olympic torch is going through Churchill today and they were --- not worried but definitely aware of the possibility of a polar bear encounter. Polar bears are cute looking but also one of the most dangerous predators on the planet!

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3 votes

#3.4 - Sun Nov 8, 2009 8:24 PM EST

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Synthesis

I think humans should always be at least a little bit concerned when it comes to predators who without any presumption can include them in their catalogue of prey....

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3 votes

#3.5 - Sun Nov 8, 2009 8:27 PM EST

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Darreth01

The Polar bear is thinking : "HMMM.... SMELLS like chicken!!!! Whattya KNOW... it TASTES like CHICKEN!!!"

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2 votes

#3.6 - Sun Nov 8, 2009 11:57 PM EST

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Kim-298921

Polar bears know only 2 kinds of animals - their own, and their prey.

Not going to feed them. Or be food for them. But would like to see the magnificent animals.

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2 votes

#3.7 - Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:43 AM EST

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