Saturday, May 9, 2009

Hannity, Ingraham Poupon Obama's Burger Choice

Tensions in the Middle East, economic uncertainty, and a brand new budget apparently don't cut it as "news" for Fox.

President Obama and Vice President Biden's recent stop at Ray's Hell Burgers in Arlington proved to be just the presidential dirt that the news syndicate was looking for. Sean Hannity said it best- "Now take a look at him ordering his burger with a very special condiment..."



Alright, I'm going to have just a basic cheddar cheeseburger; medium-well; uh, I just want mustard, no ketchup. Do you have a spicy mustard, something like that, or a dijon mustard, something like that?

Dijon, you say? Apparently Dijon mustard is now the hallmark of the rich elite and indicative of an overindulgence in television. What most surprises me is that Hannity can pull off this incredulous comment with a straight face. In his defense, his condemnation of Obama's "fancy burger" pales in comparision to the roasting that conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham gave him:

I don't even like the way the man orders a hamburger! What kind of man orders a cheeseburger without ketchup, but dijon mustard? See, he was trying to do this whole thing with Biden- 'we're like the regular people; we're like every other guy you know with our, our with on our lunch break we're going to go grab a burger- two guys, two bros....

Here a male voice in the background interrupts with "and the bottle of water, what?" Note to self: apparently bottled wated is also taboo now. That's going to cramp my hiking plans...

The guy orders a cheeseburger without ketchup!? What is that? I'm watching this I think: 'okay, the press corps is so easily bought off, you just buy them a couple of dirty old burgers, they're fine'...Do these men not have anything better to do than go on a roadtrip to Arlington (which is a 2.7 mile, 8 minute drive from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW to Ray's Hell Burgers, according to Google maps) for a photo-op which is done for one reason and one reason only. You know why it's done?

Ingraham went on to mock an interview with a woman who claimed the lunch stop made Obama seem "in touch with people". She then quipped that it would have been more appropriate for the president to go through the drive through asking for Grey Poupon (in reference to a 1980s commercial for the condiment), and extended her criticism to Obama's "hesitation" in ordering, choosing a church, buying a puppy, and answering a question about the genesis of life.

No ketchup!? Henry John Heinz would be rolling in his grave, or something like that...

Besides not being able to fathom how anyone can argue this position, I can't help but feel that Ms Ingraham will not be a welcome customer at Ray's after her reference to his "dirty old burgers." And if she or Hannity think they're doing Republicans any favors by satirizing themselves, then someone needs to get out the muzzles soon.

So next time you're in the mustard aisle of your local grocery store, reflect on how your choice of condiments will label you as either a patriotic American or an elitist snob. The choice is yours.

With all of the crises the administration is dealing with right now, Obama must feel good knowing that he need not fear the paper arrows flying at him from the right.

Check out the article at http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2009/05/mustard-museum-dont-poupon-obamas-mustard-choice.html
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