Posted on 01/15/2019 6:09:22 PM PST by Kaslin
Is this a joke? No, seriously, I thought this was a joke, but it looks like a legitimate story from the Washington Post. They actually did an analysis of the fast food spread President Trump had for the Clemson Tigers, who recently won the College Football Playoff National Championship. Trump had a delicious feast of McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King waiting for the champions. To normal Americans, this is fine. The government is shut down so the White House kitchen isn’t operating at full capacity. The president footed the bill for the meal. To the D.C. elites and the opposition media, this was a “bizarre” moment. It’s funny. Bill Clinton stuffed his face with burgers. And Barack Obama ate at Five Guys. Is that weird? To make things more absurd, they actually fact-checked Trump, saying the burgers weren’t piled a mile-high. They just had to do an analysis on this, and to their best estimation, it cost the president close to $3,000. Must be a slow news cycle:
I could listen to Trump talk about fast food all day pic.twitter.com/KqwQeXdDC4— Barstool News Network (@BarstoolNewsN) January 14, 2019
In an administration overstuffed with bizarre moments and unusual events, Monday night’s celebration of the Clemson University Tigers at the White House nonetheless made a mark.
The Tigers, who won the national college football championship after not having to play my alma mater Ohio State, had the traditional meeting with the president, enjoying remarks from South Carolina’s senators after retiring to the State Dining Room for a meal.
A meal that was made up of fast food from various national chains.
[…]
Using those same photographic sources, we then endeavored to tally how many of each item existed at the outset.
There were a few complicating factors with this that bear mentioning. First, Wendy’s, unlike McDonald’s, makes it a bit tricky to determine what type of burger is contained in a particular package. The calculations below assume that the Wendy’s burgers are all doubles, that the chicken sandwiches are Wendy’s spicy chicken and that the salads are the Southwest (McDonald’s) and full BBQ Ranch Chicken (Wendy’s). The pizzas we figured were Domino’s Favorite Feast.
[…]
In other comments, Trump — in true Trump fashion — suddenly more than tripled the hamburger count.
FACT CHECK: At two inches each, a thousand burgers would not reach one mile high.
Had Trump instead invested his entire net worth — $3.1 billion per Forbes last year — on $5 sandwiches, each two inches high? A stack of hamburgers nearly 20 miles high.
It would require quite a large silver serving platter.
Trump says they bought "1,000 burgers" for Clemson. "It was piled up a mile high," he said pic.twitter.com/Nu8EfToB6R— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) January 14, 2019
Okay, that last part makes me think this was a joke, a poke at conservative media who love to highlight the liberal media’s endless string of failures when covering this White House. The silver platter remark, the analysis of the food, the calories, and the bill—it all reads troll bait to me. The liberal media is dense, but they’re not that thick. Okay—some definitely are, but I think this was an attempt at a joke.
If it was, it was not the best one since the liberal media has become so petty and hostile that they would fact-check the president over hamburgers. So, it’s an exercise in a lack of self-awareness. If this was indeed meant to be a serious story, then all is lost. The mainstream media has reached a new level of silliness not seen since CNN couldn’t report on Trump feeding koi fish accurately.
In the meantime, the Clemson football team celebrated their championship win and enjoyed their visit to the White House. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence said he had a tremendous time and hopes to be back again. Did you hear that Alabama fans?
Not enough news today I guess. https://t.co/tvUaQWchIh— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 15, 2019
The joke is BeZoWaPo.
“To make things more absurd, they actually fact-checked Trump, saying the burgers weren’t piled a mile-high.”
Sheesh! You really must break things down into simple sentences for the media. Don’t say things like ‘hamburgers piled a mile high’ if they obviously aren’t really stacked a mile high! Keep it simple as possible.
See POTUS. See POTUS celebrate football win with players at White House. See POTUS and players enjoy simple American food.
And the time he sent out to Chicago for pizza delivered to the White House?
In a video published by TMZ Sports, [Clemson QB Trevor] Lawrence said he enjoyed the meal. “It was awesome,” he said. “We had McDonald’s and everything. It was good.”
Will Western Civilization survive this Orange Man?
(pardon my raciss phraseology)
“And the time he sent out to Chicago for pizza delivered to the White House? “
Yes! Gotta wonder what all that was about.
The hamburgers were piled in individual “pile groups” with an average height of 14.347 inches which was confirmed by the attending representative of the Bureau of Weights and Measurements.
Considering the relative distances from D.C. one might think it was a slight to New York City.
But I don’t remember the political particulars of the time. :)
many people thought that “hot dog” and “pizza” was some kind of code. It certainly makes no sense to order $64K worth of hot dogs to the WH.
We generally laugh at people so dense that they don't get figures of speech as being unsophisticated or just plain morons.
We generally laugh at people so dense that they don't get figures of speech as being unsophisticated or just plain morons.
True that.
Bob Marley extra crispy?
Next time, the President should get 5 billion cubic feet of Popeye’s chicken and 300,000 yard containers of Bob Evans Mac and Cheese. Media heads will EXPLODE!
Yes, I think he was! :)
Because the players would have said they loved it and thought the president was great.
Can't have anything like that get out. Doesn't match their narrative of hating everything Trump says and does 24/7.
I guess that's why media coverage of Trump is more than 90% negative!
Okay, I’m just dieing to know, did POTUS Trump also order a large fry with those burgers?
Absolutely. If they’d served a 5 course meal with a full table setting, the MSM would complain that it’s too ostentatious during a government shutdown (gasp!) and that it intimidated the players.
No, it's definitely a joke, obviously.
Okay, that last part makes me think this was a joke,
That's because it's a joke.
The silver platter remark, the analysis of the food, the calories, and the bill...I think this was an attempt at a joke.
That's because it's a joke.
if it was,
Oh it definitely is.
If this was indeed meant to be a serious story,
No, it obviously is a joke.
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