Posted on 07/04/2007 4:54:00 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey
(CONEY ISLAND) Joey Chestnut’s world record shattering total of 66 hotdogs consumed in 12 minutes was overshadowed by Senator Hillary Clinton’s first time participation in the annual Coney Island event.
Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic Presidential candidate, shoved down a respectable 49 hotdogs, or one for every Republican in the Senate.
Although most fans were rooting for Chestnut or six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi, his Japanese rival, to win, Mrs. Clinton did have at least one fan, a woman carrying a sign, “If you become President, we’ll eat hot dogs every day.”
Although the outcome of the two frontrunners did not become clear until the final two minutes, there was never a doubt that Mrs. Clinton could do no better than third. In fact, if it hadn’t been for a last spirited shove and gulp, she might have come in fourth.
“I’ve been devouring hotdogs since my girlhood days in Illinois,” she said immediately following the contest, stunning crowd to subdued murmurs. Quickly realizing her faux pas, Mrs. Clinton added, “I have continued devouring hotdogs here in New York, the greatest city in the world, and I will continue devouring hotdogs in the White House.”
49 hot dogs, Hmmm? well she has been married to Bill Clinton since before the fat intern was born.
She should have competed in the Professional division at least.
49. 1 per her excess pounds.
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