White House responds to petition for Yogi Berra Medal of Freedom -- with Yogiisms
Published
Jul. 29, 2015 12:24 p.m. ET
Brett Smiley
Keeping with its tradition of responding to "We The People" petitions with information and also sometimes humor, the White House borrowed a few famous phrases from Yankees legend Yogi Berra in its answer to the call for Berra to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom honor.
(Check out the classic response to a petition for the construction of a Death Star.)
Well done, White House. Said Berra's granddaughter Lindsay Berra:
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.@WhiteHouse response to #YogiMedal petition. Not a yes yet, but seems @BarackObama is thinking on it! #Yankees pic.twitter.com/KR0yCYQ0JV
— Lindsay Berra (@lindsayberra) July 28, 2015
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