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Originally posted by Not Bob
We got to the lobby, and there was a kid in a suit waiting there, and he said "Good morning, Senator." I then realized it was Joe Lieberman.
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The other day I saw former prime minister of Canada Brian Mulroney on 56th st (chewing gum no less). I said to the person I was walking with "that's former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney" (of course the person had no idea what I was talking about). I must have said it loudly, because Brian heard, and chuckled.
A lot of my friends are into politics so I have gone to leadership conventions, fundraisers etc where there have been tons of people like leagl described (total no-life weirdos), but my weirdest political encounter involved former PM John Turner (who was actually a very good looking guy, and a total lush). I served him many many many drinks one night because I was bartending a political fundraiser. He kept hitting on me and it was pretty gross but I probably would have slept with him had his handlers not eventually dragged him off.
Anyway, later on I went to law school and interviewed at this firm where he was a partner. I didn't realize I would be meeting with him, but I did, and he did the usual spiel about how great the firm was. And I thought, this is good - no awkwardness - he doesn't remember me at all. And at the end I stood up to go and said it was very nice to meet him, blah blah, and he smiled and said, "we've met before - you've changed your hair. It looks nice." I was totally freaked out. I didn't go to that firm.
