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Was the Real Choice Wendy's or Fine Dine
Mid-Hudson News Network ^ | August 1, 2004 | Statewide News Network

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.”


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: edwards; election; kerry; phony; wendys
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So the phony campaign can't even be honest about what they eat for lunch.
1 posted on 08/01/2004 4:54:02 AM PDT by Peach
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To: lysie; Carolinamom

Ping


2 posted on 08/01/2004 4:54:22 AM PDT by Peach (The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Peach
I’m for anyone who comes in and likes double cheeses”,

I thought they ordered chili?

3 posted on 08/01/2004 4:56:16 AM PDT by SC_Republican (unfortunately my first name is Kerry...)
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To: Peach
So that some won't get the acronym wrong.

The CIA referred in the story, is Culinary Institute of America, not Central Intelligence Agency.

Figures it was a photo op. Threzza would probably go through withdrawl if she doesn't have her shrimp for luncheon.

4 posted on 08/01/2004 4:59:08 AM PDT by Dane (Trial lawyers are the tapeworms to wealth creating society)
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To: Peach

Thank you, Peach.


5 posted on 08/01/2004 5:00:03 AM PDT by lysie (Accumulating FRequent FReeper miles.)
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To: Peach

Shades of the Mondale campaign's ripoff of a Wendy's commercial, i.e. "Where's the beef?"


6 posted on 08/01/2004 5:01:04 AM PDT by Mobties
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To: Peach

The meals came to about $200.



They spent $200.00 apiece for lunch?


7 posted on 08/01/2004 5:01:05 AM PDT by Andy'smom
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To: Peach

I wonder what theguy at the diner did with the 125 lunches?


8 posted on 08/01/2004 5:01:16 AM PDT by RippleFire ("It was just a scratch")
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To: Peach

"The meals came to about $200."

Looking at the luncheon menu I am pretty amazed that the per person cost was only about $10. Doesn't sound right to me.


9 posted on 08/01/2004 5:01:34 AM PDT by Bahbah
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To: Peach
RUSH, HANNITY!!! GET THIS STORY OUT!

These rich, elitist phonies are going to keep getting caught again and again. What a miserable existence, having to live an "contrived, alternate life", just to fool the dumb sheeple.

10 posted on 08/01/2004 5:01:59 AM PDT by AmericaUnited (It's time someone says the emperor has no clothes.)
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To: Peach

Were these meals paid for?


11 posted on 08/01/2004 5:02:01 AM PDT by dennisw (Once is Happenstance. Twice is Coincidence. The third time is Enemy action. - Ian Fleming)
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To: Peach

It looked like Elizabeth Edwards was packing away the single combo at Wendy's with much enthusiasm, so she either ate two lunches, or passed on the shrimp vindaloo and scallops. Hmmmm. I'm betting on the former.


12 posted on 08/01/2004 5:03:24 AM PDT by mountaineer
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To: RippleFire
Elizabeth must have had a hefty appetite!
13 posted on 08/01/2004 5:03:44 AM PDT by hoosiermama (prayers for all)
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To: RippleFire

Hubby will be in the area in a couple weeks. I have asked him to ask Alexis about those 125 lunches.


14 posted on 08/01/2004 5:04:21 AM PDT by lysie (Accumulating FRequent FReeper miles.)
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To: Peach

So, the truth comes out ...


15 posted on 08/01/2004 5:05:54 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (Must get moose and squirrel ... B. Badanov)
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To: Peach
How they treat others with them says a lot about them as people. They fed their staffers cheap meals.

Dubya would eat the exact meals as his staffers.

Better a REAL American Cowboy in the White House, than a stuck up frenchman.

16 posted on 08/01/2004 5:06:01 AM PDT by GailA ( hanoi john, I'm for the death penalty for terrorist, before I impose a moratorium on it.)
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To: Dane

Thanks for that clarification about the CIA; I did wonder about that!


17 posted on 08/01/2004 5:06:25 AM PDT by Peach (The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Bahbah

I agree; it sounded like it should have been more expensive.


18 posted on 08/01/2004 5:06:53 AM PDT by Peach (The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: lysie

Let us know lysie! Kerry couldn't get much phonier.


19 posted on 08/01/2004 5:07:27 AM PDT by Peach (The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: GailA

That's an excellent point, Gail. Exactly so.


20 posted on 08/01/2004 5:08:08 AM PDT by Peach (The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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