i wonder if the silly cow knows that the BBQ that does come from that area is Piedmont style or even know what it is???
Posted on 02/04/2011 1:17:13 PM PST by smoothsailing
By Andrew Cline
February 4, 2011
The first rule of political pandering: Know what you're talking about.
The classic example: In 2004, Sen. John Kerry, trying to bolster his regular guy image, spoke of Green Bay's hallowed ";Lambert Field." It's Lambeau Field. Ten dork points for Kerry.
This week, Michelle Obama walked into a culinary version of the Lambert gaffe.
In an e-mail congratulating Charlotte, N.C., on being named host city for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Obama mentioned that Charlotte has "great barbecue." As someone who grew up an hour from Charlotte, I can tell you that few natives would say that. Nobody travels to Charlotte for the barbecue. It might have a good barbecue restaurant or two, but the really good stuff is outside of the city.
Obama's been mocked for the obvious pander, as she should have been. But to me the offense wasn't her ignorance of North Carolina's barbecue geography. It was her blatant violation of the second rule of political pandering: Don't pretend to like something you don't.
Michelle Obama is America's No. 1 Food Nanny. Her top priority as First Lady is to end "the epidemic of childhood obesity in America." When she launched that initiative a year ago this month, she announced the creation of letsmove.gov, which provides tips to parents and community leaders on making kids healthier. One recommendation to municipal officials is: "Create a healthy food promotional campaign, and offer a 'healthy eating' designation to restaurants who offer healthier food and beverages and reasonably-sized portions."
There isn't a self-respecting barbecue joint in the South that could win that designation. North Carolina barbecue joints sell hush puppies (fried cornmeal) and sweet tea that's close to equal parts tea and sugar. And you don't want to think about...
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The picture above has obviously been photoshopped. The reduction in booooooty size is 0bvious :)
Well since we have been wondering if obamma is the antichrist can we just say anything “pit cooked” will be fine.
Now that’s LOL funny!!
Maybe she’s color blind? It might explain some of her outfits.
Note to first Wookie ass
That is your ass
This is a Caterpillar D9
Hey, lets not be too hasty to point out the hypocrisy factor here. If she’s willing to put barbeque on the table as a concession I think we keep talkin. If she’s willing to punt bacon I say we have got to consider the possibility we have a deal. Granted, you hate bagaining over things which are your God given rights but guaranteed barbeque and bacon is hard to walk away from. You can pretty much have everything else in my book so I don’t consider it much of a down side and the up side is pretty sweet.
Felis_irritable: Whoa. Steatopygia.
I don’t know what scares me more; that you used that word, or that I didn’t even have to think about it much less look it up.
The lady ain’t callipygian!
Hubby hates sushi and when we pass a Mom ‘n Pops convienenceconveniencecontinenceconveniencesconvinceconvergenceconferenceconfidenceconveyanceconvenience’sconvincesconvenes store with a ‘Bait for Sale’ sign in front, he says, “Look!!! They have a sushi bar inside!”
And yes, it is still funny to me.
But I am telling you, people, B’s Barbecue is the mack daddy.
For those who have never tried a good bbq sandwich, here is a vinegar based recipe that works pretty well.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/slow-cooker-carolina-bbq/Detail.aspx
Cook it outside on the porch if you can as the vinegar is very strong. Also, I have used a pork loin, not the boston butt as there is way too much fat. After cooking, I remove the roast and skim all the fat before adding the sauce. Serve on the cheapest hamburger buns and with a cole slaw made with a half Miracle Whip, half sugar dressing, deviled eggs and sweet tea.
(the word is supposed to be convenience store. Don’t know what happened.)
Kudos. You have used two of my favorite words (you left out 'defenestrate' and a couple of others). Callipygian and callipygous were highly useful (if sexist) words in college to describe young ladies -- and I'll never forget former Atlanta Braves outfielder Ralph Garr, who was the epitome of steatopygian. The man had a butt like an end table. My brothers and I swore you could open a bottle of Coke, pour half of it into a glass, and place the glass and half-filled bottle back on the shelf of Ralph's butt. He could hit the ball in the gap and race to a stand-up triple without spilling a drop.
You just sent me to my on-line dictionary TWICE!! And here I thought I already knew everything.
God. Please help us.
She isn’t my mother. In fact,I might almost be old enough to be her mother. She isn’t my children’s momma nor my grandchildren’s grandmother.
Does she think she knows better than my Irish immigrant grandmother or my French-Canadian grandmother or their children,who were my parents?
Or me? Or my children and grandchildren’s other grandparents? Or my husband’s parents who are in their late eighties? None of any of us “obese” by the way. Does she think we all grew up eating junk food?
I’m just venting,so sick of this nonsense.
That is the way to make Southern Cole Slaw!!!!!
Not that you’ve probably watched “What Not to Wear”, but wearing neutrals with a small amount of an intensely hued pair of shoes, a blouse, a purse or an accessory, etc.) is often referred to as “a pop of color”. She’s actually following a fashion rule.
+1 for the best barbeque is found in Shelby.
The dude with the ear cord, at the very right side of the pic.......
"O......M......G!"
Gates BBQ in KC isn’t too bad either...red
I've got two world class smokers on my patio, best in the business (IMHO), Big Green Eggs......and you post a link to using a crockpot for BBQ?
After I read the recipe, and most of the reviews, I know what I'm serving for da game!
I had to stop reading the reviews, "Man, I got to try this!"
Many thanks for posting! Off to the freezer to see what I got for pork chunks. Maybe, off to the store.......
I'll let ya know how it turns out.
Thread hi-jack over!
i wonder if the silly cow knows that the BBQ that does come from that area is Piedmont style or even know what it is???
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