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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Somewhere in America, greedy lawyers are eating high on the hog, and carefully wiping their mouths so as to hide the evidence from hungry eyes.
How does one order "hamster on a silver platter" in Frenc?
She's the Howard Dean of first ladies.
Come on folks, it's all about the photo op. Lest we forget the Kerry line jump at Ronald Reagan's funeral.
Yes, you're right about the photo-op issue, and yes, you're right about the food issue, but you miss the point. The story illustrates an inept attempt of a lame elitist fop trying to come off as "the common man" -- a man who cannot bring himself to eat the same food as the people he's trying to imitate. A particular episode of "Frazier" comes to mind on this one.
Is a $10 lunch really considered "fancy"?
I'd say Wendy's should keep Liz the hell away, from their restaurants. One convenient slip n' fall would probably cover hubby's campaign expenses.
"Get me my gaaaawwwddammnned yaaaawwwwwtttt club saaawwwwwnnndwich!"
Is this the same Wendy's where the marine incident happened?? If true, God Bless those Marines.
Yep. And I think that little lunch stop showed up two of Kerry's biggest failings- he's got poor judgement, and he's accident-prone.
Pray for W and Our Troops
IMO why this is getting out:
People keep talking about a Kerry implosion in late August so Hitlery can have the ticket. I don't think so.
They are feeding on their own and it's Frenchy. Hillary couldn't get elected right now. Most sheeple still don't want that. We are not ready for a woman president particularly that one. Not on the heels of the whole gay-marriage nightmare.
The Dem establishment is squawking about the “Republican attack machine” in liberal papers by liberal writers while giving us Johnboy in his own words looking dumber by the day. If Kerry is elected that reduces Hillary’s chances of a run to practically nil in 2008 and probably less in 2012. They can stall or try to stall W for 4 more years and take over.
ineedcaffeinenow
It's a Made For TV campaign without the laugh track.
That is exactly what it was
I read a few years ago that about 40% of the trade union members vote Republican. Government employee unions, on the other hand . . .
Whatever happened to Beck, by the way? I thought Bush rescinded Clinton's EO not to enforce, but I haven't heard of notices being reposted in workplaces.
...or an All-You-Can-Eat buffet!
Nah. Liz is gonna come in handy when he starts suing the Fast Food industry. He can use Liz as exhibit 'A'.
The Steak House episode, IIRC..
Well said. . .worth repeating!
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