Hey garcon, do you have any Grey Poupon?
Marine (thinking): Man if it weren't for those Secret Service agents, I'd kick his ass.
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.”
Edwards is worth what, 70 million?
I'm a pauper who wouldn't eat fast food if it was free.
Hey garcon, do you have any Grey Poupon?
Marine (thinking): Man if it weren't for those Secret Service agents, I'd kick his ass.
Nineteen 5-star lunches for $200? At around ten bucks a plate, it sounds more like 1-star to me. Apparently, Kerry's even a fraud at being a snob.
From the looks of things, she could have handled the shrimp and scallops too.
I just called the Diner and spoke with a female manager.
She said the Kerry Team sent someone up to the diner to pick up the 125 lunches.
So, it would be safe to assume that the riff-raff on the Kerry/Edwards team got the Diner take-out, and the Hoity-Toity Senators/wives/children/etc got the Gourmet CIA caterings from Nikolas.
Got it. I was confused about that. Thanks for calling! Hah - only freepers do this kind of research.
You know it was $200 a meal, not $200 total otherwise it would be an illegal campaign contribution.
HA!!! My mother was looking at me real funny while I was on the phone...
So the whole Wendys photo op was to come across as regular hamburger eating people, before they gorged themselves with finer dining in the secrecy of their perverted bus.
Good job, Nita. Oh well, at least the peasants were fed.
I'm just glad they didn't stiff the Diner folks.
Alexis is a nice place, good diner food. One of the best in the area.
Yanow, this is just another example of the TWO AMERICA's that Edwards is always touting.
Diner food for the Staffers, and gourmet 5-Star CIA food for them.
Yep, two America's all right.
The real photo-opp was at Wendy's, the real meal was on the bus.
Unless the second meal was all for Elizabeth, just to tide her over until snack time.
IMHO, this line could be interpreted either way. If I discovered that Kerry did NOT engage in illegal campaign practices, then I'd be surprised.
I wondered about that CIA too, Dane. Thanks for the clarification, but I fear those not on FR will assume a connection to the other CIA and thus REAL important, you know.
There is no way 19 gourmet lunches only cost "about" $200. Using my parsometer, I see the key word as being ABOUT.
Howlin, get a load of THIS!
Kerry = Artificial.
GW = Genuine.
You can hear the conversation on the bus:
Teresa: I'm glad we have these gourmet boxes but I'd still rather be eating at Chez Hugebill
Kerry: Do you have any Grey Poupon?
Teresa: SHOVE THE GREY POUPON!
Ms Edwards: Too bad. We always eat at Wendy's on our anniversary
John Edwards: Mmmmf...We do?
Ms Edwards: Yes we do.
Kerry's (together) EWWWWWWW! That food is so common.
Teresa: I'd rather be eaten alive by wolverines.
Kerry: It would make a good photo op.
All: PHOTO OP!!!?
Later at Wendys
Teresa: What is this again?
SS Agent: Chili.
Teresa: Hideous. Ask the manager to shove this please. And this wine is horrible. It's too sweet. This thing you call a "straw" doesn't help it at all.
You can hear the conversation on the bus:
Teresa: I'm glad we have these gourmet boxes but I'd still rather be eating at Chez Hugebill
Kerry: Do you have any Grey Poupon?
Teresa: SHOVE THE GREY POUPON!
Ms Edwards: Too bad. We always eat at Wendy's on our anniversary
John Edwards: Mmmmf...We do?
Ms Edwards: Yes we do.
Kerry's (together) EWWWWWWW! That food is so common.
Teresa: I'd rather be eaten alive by wolverines.
Kerry: It would make a good photo op.
All: PHOTO OP!!!?
Later at Wendys
Teresa: What is this again?
SS Agent: Chili.
Teresa: Hideous. Ask the manager to shove this please. And this wine is horrible. It's too sweet. This thing you call a "straw" doesn't help it at all.
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