[Lamuella]

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Following President Obama's May 5 visit to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Rush Limbaugh Show guest host Mark Steyn criticized Obama as an elitist because he ordered a burger with "spicy mustard" or "Dijon mustard." Hannity claimed that Obama ordered a "fancy burger" with a "very special condiment," while Steyn asserted Obama is trying "to enlighten us" through his order. Ingraham asked of Obama: "What kind of man orders a cheeseburger without ketchup but Dijon mustard? ... The guy orders a cheeseburger without ketchup? What is that?" In their discussions of Obama's burger order, Hannity, Ingraham, and Steyn all referenced a Grey Poupon commercial featuring actors portraying wealthy British men expressing desire for the mustard.

During the May 6 edition of his Fox News program, Hannity said: "[A]s you all know, President Obama is a real man of the people. And yesterday he dropped by a popular Virginia restaurant to grab a burger with his pal [Vice President] Joe [Biden]. Now, the Gateway Pundit blog pointed out that plain old ketchup, well, it didn't quite cut it for the president. Now take a look at him ordering his burger with a very special condiment. ... Dijon mustard? I think the president watched just a little bit too much television as a kid." Hannity then played a portion of a Grey Poupon commercial and commented, "I hope you enjoyed that fancy burger, Mr. President." In the May 5 post Hannity referenced, the Gateway Pundit wrote of Obama and Biden: "They're just two ordinary metrosexual guys going out for a burger ... Obama and Biden, two ordinary guys, go out for a sandwich and Obama asks for Dijon mustard at Joe's Hell Burger." The blog added: "I hear it's delish with arugula lettuce. Yum-Yum."

During the May 6 edition of her radio show, Ingraham said of Obama: "I don't even like the way the man orders a hamburger. ... What kind of man orders a cheeseburger without ketchup but Dijon mustard?" She later added of Obama: "See, he was trying to do this whole thing with Biden -- 'We're like the regular people, we're like every other guy, you know, with our -- on our lunch break, we're going to go grab a burger, two guys, two bros.' " Like Hannity, Ingraham played a clip from a Grey Poupon commercial in which an actor asked, "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" Ingraham then remarked: "That would have been more appropriate." Ingraham's remarks were highlighted by The Fox Nation on May 7:

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On the May 7 edition of The Rush Limbaugh Show, Steyn said of Obama's condiment selection: "He's amazing, Obama. This coverage -- he's a regular guy. He eats a hamburger with Dijon mustard -- Dijon mustard. John Kerry couldn't get away with that stuff, but he makes it seem like just like a regular thing to do. Now there's -- I see that some of the left-wing commentators are saying, 'Why are people making a fuss about the Dijon mustard?' but that's just an example of the way Obama is able to enlighten us." Later in the program, Steyn stated: "I deeply resent Barack Obama crashing in as the Grey Poupon spokesperson, because that has been the lifesaver for non-American voiceover artists in this country for years -- getting the gig doing the Grey Poupon voiceover." He added: "if you can't outsource Grey Poupon to foreigners, what can you outsource? And instead now he's apparently the big Grey Poupon spokesperson, putting it all -- putting it all over his hamburger. Barack Obama -- that was -- what was that? That was yesterday, Barack Obama had a hamburger. I don't know what he may do today to prove -- to pass for human."

apologies for the source (which I will admit has a partisan slant) but this is pretty ridiculous. Apparently Obama's choice of burger condiment makes him a bad president.

Hannity, Ingraham, and Steyn all wasted airtime talking about mustard. If they have problems with the way Obama is running the country (and I understand that they do) shouldn't they be dealing with something more substantial than this?

This post has been edited by Lamuella: 09 May 2009 - 09:40 AM

[Lackistan]

Lamuella, on May 9 2009, 03:39 PM, said:

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apologies for the source (which I will admit has a partisan slant) but this is pretty ridiculous. Apparently Obama's choice of burger condiment makes him a bad president.

Hannity, Ingraham, and Steyn all wasted airtime talking about mustard. If they have problems with the way Obama is running the country (and I understand that they do) shouldn't they be dealing with something more substantial than this?

Is it too late to vote for McCain?

[Lamuella]

The Observer, on May 9 2009, 11:43 AM, said:

Is it too late to vote for McCain?

I hear that McCain once used balsamic vinegar on a salad.

I refuse to vote for a president who eats any food more complicated than hot dogs.

[Fokker Aeroplanbau]

I think the point is, they just plain - flat out - hate him.

Personally, as long as he stays away from asking for interesting French wines, I'm fine.

[Kenadian_2006]

Mark Steyn? Why am I surprised? I knew he was always someone I thought was an $@! (even though I read his stuff most of the time in Maclean's) but I didn't think he was enough of a tool to call using Dijon mustard elitist. He brings shame to his country. !@#$@#$ fool of a Canadian.

Fokker Aeroplanbau, on May 9 2009, 11:51 AM, said:

I think the point is, they just plain - flat out - hate him.

Personally, as long as he stays away from asking for interesting French wines, I'm fine.

Why is it a problem if he wants interesting French wines?

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[Eagare the Alenthin]

Obama must be doing really well if this is what they can muster against him.

[Lamuella]

Eagare the Alenthin, on May 9 2009, 12:12 PM, said:

Obama must be doing really well if this is what they can muster against him.

if that was on purpose, you're a genius. If that was accidental, you're an accidental genius.

[Barron von Hammer]

I've seen and heard some stupid !@#$ in my time when it comes to various extremist attacks. But this nonsense about mustard and Obama is the most ludicrous, inane, insipid thing I have heard about an elected official.

Sweet mother of pearl...

[Eagare the Alenthin]

Lamuella, on May 9 2009, 05:18 PM, said:

if that was on purpose, you're a genius. If that was accidental, you're an accidental genius.

Heheheheheh. Silly conservatives and their susceptibility to puns.

[Dennis Von Bremen]

Eagare the Alenthin, on May 9 2009, 11:12 AM, said:

Obama must be doing really well if this is what they can muster against him.

Couldn't agree more. The Pun's great too.

This post has been edited by Dennis Von Bremen: 09 May 2009 - 12:04 PM

[President Nevik]

Fokker Aeroplanbau, on May 9 2009, 11:51 AM, said:

Personally, as long as he stays away from asking for interesting French wines, I'm fine.

I can't tell if this is a joke or not.

[Fokker Aeroplanbau]

Kenadian_2006, on May 9 2009, 09:10 AM, said:

Why is it a problem if he wants interesting French wines?

Because I'm a Californian who enjoys his local vintages.

[steodonn]

How is this news?

[Sal Paradise]

Americans are serious about the politics of their condiments.


http://www.wketchup.com/about/

[Carrick]

I heard Rush Limbaugh was addicted to OxyContin. What an elitist, thinking he's too good for cocaine.

[BaronUberstein]

Fokker Aeroplanbau, on May 9 2009, 08:51 AM, said:

I think the point is, they just plain - flat out - hate him.

Personally, as long as he stays away from asking for interesting French wines, I'm fine.

Fokker Aeroplanbau, on May 9 2009, 10:30 AM, said:

Because I'm a Californian who enjoys his local vintages.

Then good news, French wines are actually Californian wines.

A disease killed off all the French vines, and the good ol USA had to send them new seeds to get their winery's going again. Where did those seeds and vines come from? California. B)

[Lamuella]

Fokker Aeroplanbau, on May 9 2009, 01:30 PM, said:

Because I'm a Californian who enjoys his local vintages.

surely if Obama drinks French wine that means more California wine for you?

[Smallfrog]

BaronUberstein, on May 9 2009, 06:57 PM, said:

Then good news, French wines are actually Californian wines.

A disease killed off all the French vines, and the good ol USA had to send them new seeds to get their winery's going again. Where did those seeds and vines come from? California. B)

Also allot of French wine is terrible. Due to the oversubsidisation of French agriculture, the government is forced to buy all unsold wine. They are then forced to turn most of it to ethanol or vinaeger, as it is that bad, and allot of vineyards just grow to get this subsidy, and there would be mass uprisings if the subsidy was removed.

[Lamuella]

you have no idea how hard it was to make this thread without making a "This is a great story for me to poupon" joke.

[Vaal Satori]

Lamuella, on May 9 2009, 11:39 AM, said:

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apologies for the source (which I will admit has a partisan slant) but this is pretty ridiculous. Apparently Obama's choice of burger condiment makes him a bad president.

Hannity, Ingraham, and Steyn all wasted airtime talking about mustard. If they have problems with the way Obama is running the country (and I understand that they do) shouldn't they be dealing with something more substantial than this?

Some day soon The Onion will be out of work, because the actual news will be so ridiculous as to be its own parody.