Eli Manning MVP, Nose Picker
April 30, 2008 · Print This Article
Earlier this afternoon, President Bush welcomed the New York Giants to the White House in recognition of their Super Bowl XLII victory. During the speech, Bush gave special recognition to Eli Manning:
First, it’s good to be up here with the Super Bowl MVP, Eli Manning. We have a few things in common. (Applause.) We got some things in common. Eli has a father and a brother in the same business he’s in. (Laughter.) Sometimes the press are skeptical. (Laughter.) And he just survived a big wedding. So I asked him coming in, any advice? He said, I wasn’t father of the bride. (Laughter.)
Actually, we have some advice… Don’t pick your nose in front of the press:
This is more a nose swipe than a pick. I think there was a whole Seinfeld episode on this topic …. which is fitting as Eli is a Seinfeld fanatic.