Posted on 08/04/2004 6:17:40 AM PDT by presidio9
AT the same time they posed for pictures chomping down on fast food at Wendy's, John Kerry and John Edwards — the wealthiest presidential ticket of all time — had gourmet box lunches waiting for them in their bus.
The Kerry/Edwards photo-op campaign stop at Wendy's in upstate Newburgh, N.Y., last Friday included lots of blue-collar flesh-pressing and autograph-signing — but very little eating.
The reason? A member of the Kerry/Edwards advance team had ordered much fancier fare the night before from posh Nikola's Restaurant at the Newburgh Yacht Club at a cost of about $200, the Mid-Hudson News reports.
The deluxe lunches were picked up at noon and were waiting on the bus as Connoisseur Kerry ordered just chili at Wendy's and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, ultimately settled on just a Frosty.
Just because Teresa inherited a ketchup fortune doesn't mean she likes burgers and fries. "You could tell she wasn't familiar with the menu," Wendy's manager John Garrett told PAGE SIX's Lisa Marsh. But, "Mr. and Mrs. Edwards knew what they wanted right away," Garrett said. John and Elizabeth Edwards ate "a single combo and a single combo with cheese," a smallish meal of a single-patty burger.
In contrast, the box lunches on the bus featured shrimp vindaloo, grilled diver sea scallops, prosciutto-wrapped stuffed chicken and steak salad. With such fare waiting for them, it's no wonder the candidates and their spouses ate light at Wendy's.
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"My advice to Edwards is to keep Liz the hell away from Wendy's."
If I were a Democrat my advice to the Edwards' would be to stay away from the Kerrys
LOL. I read that they go to Wendy's every year for their anniversary, they met at a Wendy's or something like that.
Lord Fauntleroy strikes again. "Mummy, I shan`t eat such rubbish!"
Pesky elitists. Anyone who doesn't know about CHILI is TOO DAMN STUPID to be the First Lady.
Terezaaaaaaa needs to stay in Mass and have the Poodle whip her up a cheese souffle. His being French and all...
Leave staples like cheeseburgers and chili for us commoners, eh what?
Does anyone remember the "Big Dave's Deluxe?" My God, I've never had a more delicious, heart-bomb of a hamburger in my life. It had EVERYTHING on it.
Posers.
The rolling in the wealth haughtyness of the Kerry's is almost worse than Hillary's "I know what's best for you" elitism.
Well maybe the two-faced Edwards has a point about two Americas.....
Just think, you think they would move into the White House if God forbid Lord Forbes wins? I don`t think so. The White House is like a shack to them. They`d probably rent it out like Clintoon and pocket the change.
Pesky elitists. Anyone who doesn't know about CHILI is TOO DAMN STUPID to be the First Lady.
Terezaaaaaaa needs to stay in Mass and have the Poodle whip her up a cheese souffle. His being French and all...
Leave staples like cheeseburgers and chili for us commoners, eh what?
Kerry/Edwards - they're just too French.
LOL That was great!
LOL! Klinton should have renamed the WH, Motel Sex, both for his antics, as well as the renting of the Lincoln Room.
If you're looking for a girl like Liz, Wendy's is a good place to start.
If she's not there, try Baskin & Robbins.
The saga of how one woman can offend at every opportunity continues...
I noticed a bumper sticker on a truck supporting Kerry at the gas station the other day. The truck also had union stickers on it.
It pains me to see how uneducated union drones are when it comes to politics. They really think the super rich are going to look our for their interests?
I was telling my wife that many "blue collar" Democrat types really hold conservative views that are not in line with the Democrat platform.
Most hard working blue collar types are pro-gun, pro-life, pro-marriage (man and woman) and strong on defense which is diametrically opposed to the union's party of choice.
Hey Kerry...where's the beef?
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