Obama orders tuna melt!

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:wow: WITH cheese!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/26/AR2008122600599.html?hpid=topnews

Obama and Family Venture Out in Hawaii

By Philip Rucker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, December 27, 2008; Page A02

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On the way back to his Kailua vacation home, the president-elect stopped at the bustling Koko Marina Center for a bite (coincidentally allowing the pool to catch up with him). "So, what are we going to get?" Obama asked at the counter of Koko Marina Paradise Deli.

"Let me get a tuna sandwich," he said, asking for it on 12-grain bread with tomatoes. (Hold the mayo, he said.) "Actually, can you melt cheese on that? Can you make, like, a tuna melt with cheddar cheese?"

Carrying his sandwich, Obama walked with his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to Kokonuts to order "shave ice," a treat akin to a snow cone. As dozens of onlookers swarmed the shop, snapping pictures and saying hello, Obama ordered for his daughters and several other children.

"Everyone, once you've ordered, step back," Obama instructed the kids. "We're going to do it one at a time." He pulled out his wallet and paid for the shave ice with cash. (Eric Whitaker, a close friend from Chicago, pitched in to cover the tab.)

Obama joked with reporters that he ate his sandwich before his dessert to set an example for his daughters. He then enjoyed a green-and-orange shave ice.

He also offered to buy the journalists some.

"Guys, here's your chance," Obama said. "No? I'm telling you, this is really good."

No one took him up on the offer.

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