Seems as if people of all sizes, shape, gender, hue and religious affiliation have been campaigning for assorted nominations in this country for at least two years, eating on the run the entire time or, even worse, forced to sit down at an official fundraiser and chomp down in a relaxed manner while people paying $2000 per meal stared fixedly at their table manners. Senator Clinton referenced pizza as the usual menu du jour, though she was photographed recently trying to get her mouth gracefully around a taco at East LA's King Taco restaurant.
The perils of political eating were well illuminated by President Gerald Ford whom older food freaks may recall munched on a tamale without removing the corn husk surrounding it. How could he know? It was 1976, he was running against Jimmy Carter, and he was from Michigan, for gawds sake.
A day or two ago master dieter and healthy guy Governor Mike Huckabee was asked by a reporter how he felt about fried chicken, after reports circulated that Governor Mitt Romney had been observed removing the skin from his portion of chicken before eating it.
According to CBS News reporter Joy Lin, " Going through the weight loss program I try to eat it more broiled and baked," Huckabee said. "But I can tell you this: any Southerner knows that if you're not gonna eat the skin, don't bother with calling it fried chicken."
In jest, Huckabee said: "I'm glad to hear that (Romney) did that because that means I'm going to win Alabama, Georgia, Tennesee, Arkansas, Oklahoma--all these great Southern states that understand that the best part of friend chicken is the skin."
Oklahoma is Southern?
(Taco pic found at http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/19444197.html)
Come what may, I assume Bill's Happy Meals days are over!
Posted by: Foodie | January 30, 2008 at 12:57 PM
I hadn't seen this pic before. Hillary is eating like Bill is Supposed to!
Posted by: Darrin | January 29, 2008 at 10:11 PM