God, I hate These. Fucking .People.
During the May 6 edition of his Fox News program, Hannity said: “[A]s you all know, President Obama is a real man of the people. And yesterday he dropped by a popular Virginia restaurant to grab a burger with his pal [Vice President] Joe [Biden]. Now, the Gateway Pundit blog pointed out that plain old ketchup, well, it didn’t quite cut it for the president. Now take a look at him ordering his burger with a very special condiment. … Dijon mustard? I think the president watched just a little bit too much television as a kid.” Hannity then played a portion of a Grey Poupon commercial and commented, “I hope you enjoyed that fancy burger, Mr. President.” In the May 5 post Hannity referenced, the Gateway Pundit wrote of Obama and Biden: “They’re just two ordinary metrosexual guys going out for a burger … Obama and Biden, two ordinary guys, go out for a sandwich and Obama asks for Dijon mustard at Joe’s Hell Burger.” The blog added: “I hear it’s delish with arugula lettuce. Yum-Yum.”
During the May 6 edition of her radio show, Ingraham said of Obama: “I don’t even like the way the man orders a hamburger. … What kind of man orders a cheeseburger without ketchup but Dijon mustard?” She later added of Obama: “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 — on our lunch break, we’re going to go grab a burger, two guys, two bros.’ ” Like Hannity, Ingraham played a clip from a Grey Poupon commercial in which an actor asked, “Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?” Ingraham then remarked: “That would have been more appropriate.” Ingraham’s remarks were highlighted by The Fox Nation on May 7.
Is it still out of bounds to ask O’Reilly what kind of sauce he prefers with his loofah falafel?.
May 7, 2009 at 10:32 pm |
It’s about time an issue as grave as this got much deserved media examination. I mean WTF? All that crap about torture and ass-faced distortions in our economy and bailouts here, there and everywhere. And war? That’s so Bush-era.
Mustard is IMPORTANT!
Just for your information, for élitists like Barry and me, Grey Poupon is way down on the mustard list, Bubba — one step above ear wax, in fact. My preferred brand this spring is Vilux, but most anything imported from France will do to add that certain frisson, that je ne sais quois to the citrus vinaigrette we customarily dribble table side on our arugula and frisée.
Moreover, I’d bet my last ounce of radicchio and chevre salad that Barry is as big a fan of l’accent aigue as I am. Élitists are mostly like that, you know.
May 7, 2009 at 11:30 pm |
I heard about this and I too felt a little outraged that using dijon mustard on a burger was such a big fucking deal for Hannity.
Then I thought about it and had to laugh.
Can Hannity get any more ridiculous by mentioning something as inane as burger condiments?
The more that pinhead talks, the better I like it.
He shows how petty and nitpicking these rightwing buttholes can be.
They did the same thing with John Kerry when he mentioned farmers growing endive.
They acted like endive was something from the gay Communist section of Mars.
Yet if you go into any GOP hangout in the fancy restaurant districts of DC, I’m sure dijon mustard would be considered totally passe, and endive has been surpassed by hydroponic micro-greens with a dressing made from the tears of Iraqi orphans.
Besides, who puts ketchup on a burger?
May 8, 2009 at 4:19 am |
i would love to flood the studios of Hanity and Ingraham with a little mustard gas.
you have wonder what Sean Hannity’s mother must think when she is sitting around with all the other old biddies who spawned hate mongers
“My son really gave it to Obama today – he took his mustard to task” — makes mama proud
sean is looking for a way to make that 20% even lower
May 8, 2009 at 12:21 pm |
Morse, your post inspired me to delve more deeply into this topic and I’ve had a change of heart. I am enraged with Obama over his peculiar tastes and I’ve written all about it over at my crib. Your comments are welcome.
May 8, 2009 at 9:53 pm |
You are just making me happier that I gave up the tv five years ago. And I must note, I don’t put dijon on my burger, but I may try it. Turns out that dijon mustard tastes pretty damn good with french fries (because freedom fries no longer exist, thank christ).
May 9, 2009 at 3:13 pm |
Is this the best they can do, I mean, really?
May 10, 2009 at 2:22 am |
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The Left is just keeping this ‘Mustard story’ alive, the Right had a chuckle and moved on. There are many much more important things to criticize this administration about. The Left doesn’t want people focusing on the big stuff, because that’s where it’s most dangerous to them. The Truth will bring them down, God willing.
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
deify your dear leaders
they are supernatural
with magical qualities
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
don’t protest tax increases
or support states’ rights
YOU RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST
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