Posted on 08/01/2004 4:54:01 AM PDT by Peach
Weekend, July 31 - August 1, 2004
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Was the real lunch choice Wendy’s or fine dine
What was being served inside the bus? While Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and his running mate, John Edwards, and their families were having a “lite” lunch at Wendy’s in the Town of Newburgh Friday, drumming up local support right after the national convention in Boston, their real lunches were waiting on their bus.
A member of the Kerry advance team called Nikola’s Restaurant at the Newburgh Yacht Club the night before and ordered 19 five-star lunches to go that would be picked up at noon Friday. Management at the restaurant, which is operated by CIA graduate chef Michael Dederick, was told the meals would be for the Kerry and Edwards families and actor Ben Affleck who was with them on the tour.
The gourmet meals to go included shrimp vindallo, grilled diver sea scallops, prosciutto, wrapped stuffed chicken, and steak salad. The meals came to about $200.
The entourage had also expected to stop at the Alexis Diner at Route 9W and North Plank Road in the Town of Newburgh. In fact, the Kerry advance team had ordered 125 lunches for the team and supporters. Their buses drove right by the diner on I-84 and proceeded straight to Wendy’s.
Kerry may still have the vote of Wendy’s manager John Garrett. “I’m for anyone who comes in and likes double cheeses”, Garrett said. “I’m a big supporter of anyone who orders our food.”
"Cheezewiz sux, provolone rox! Swiss... that's just weird."
The first time today I had a philly cheese steak and they put that gawd awful cheezewiz junk on it. Sorry but to me the only good philly ccheese steak has white cheese melted on it, provolone or swiss.
Thanks for making the call!
No prob!!!!!!!!
"Upon reading stories like this, its amazing 40 percent of the country would still vote for a haughty eminence grise pair like Deadwards."
Its like a Bizzaro world where the Libs are the French Peasants and are rebelling against their freedom and democracy to install Louis XXIV (Kerry) and Marie Antonette (Theraaazaaah) as their leaders.
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Yep, but no details as to restaurant, etc... I smell a hitjob.
Thought you'd like to know that Fox news just reported this story.
Thanks Deb!!
Folks, looks like Fox News finally picked up on the Lunch for ONE America!!!
Must have been $200/person.
Thanks for the ping; :-)
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