2 Chili Dogs With Fries-Gate

[Amerigo Vespucci]

President Obama -- This Chili Dog Tastes Ironic

6/5/2011 7:00 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

The day after his wife unveiled a new USDA guide for healthy eating, President Barack Obama stopped at Rudy's Hot Dog in Toledo, OH and scarfed down two chili dogs ... with fries.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/05/barack-obama-chili-dog-michelle-obama-healthy-eating-guide-usda-toledo-ohio/

[XemaSab]

1. Let's see:

Protein, carbs, and dairy.

The only things missing are the veggies and fruit.

[elleng]

4. and who knows what's in the chili???

Beans? Tomatoes? Onions?

And potatoes are veggies, aren't they???

[lame54]

16. What are you talking about? - I see ketchup on the table

[rasputin1952]

43. Reagan thought ketchup/catsup was a food group in it's own right...

:D

[yellowcanine]

46. Reagan appointee said "ketchup is a vegetable". John Heinz (Republican Senator) said " No, ketchup

is a condiment." He should have known. His grandfather invented it.

[elleng]

2. When in France . . . .

[Mz Pip]

3. It's not like

Obama looks like Chris Christie. There's nothing wrong with an occasional guilty pleasure and it's hardly as though Obama has a weight problem.

[Cant trust em]

5. The only people who will make hay about this are rabid republicans.

Everyone else will understand that the man deserves a chili dog.

[CBHagman]

32. Yeah, the very same Republicans who think it costs too much...

...to improve school lunches with more fruits and veggies. I mean, it's not like children are our future or anything... :sarcasm:

Seriously, Obama could donate his entire salary to the poor and erect a statue of Mother Teresa with his own hands, and the 'cans would still find fault.

[Cant trust em]

36. I think Lyndon Johnson has the classic quote.

"If I went out and walked on the Potomac, headlines the next day would say Johnson can't swim"

[jenmito]

6. Unless that's what he eats every day, there's nothing wrong with that one meal. n/t

[vaberella]

7. Who cares? Obama runs every morning and works out.

This is not counting the high level stress of his job. He'll burn those calories in minutes. I don't see how this is relevant.

[wordpix]

47. He also eats out of the WH garden - a chili dog now & then won't hurt him

How about getting some photos of Chris Christie eating stuff?

[tanyev]

8. That looks a lot better than a raw ear of corn.

[comtec]

13. wish you hadn't posted that pic... raw corn is wonderful!

My parents used to grow corn (and about everything else, since we lived in california) and we'd eat it fresh from the stalk. it was seriously delicious, as well as snap peas, pea-peas, etc.

fresh off the vine tastes good in most cases, especially in your own garden.

But yeah, good chili is ZOMG delicious!

[tanyev]

24. Seriously?

My dad had a big garden when we lived in Missouri. Lots of corn and tomatoes. I don't remember ever eating raw corn. Maybe a kernel or two when Mom was cutting it off of the cob in order to freeze it, but never just ripping open an ear and having at it.

[comtec]

39. yeah raw sweet corn is delicious

I enjoy the memory of that smell and feeling of warm tomato's right off the vine

[wordpix]

48. yes, right off the stalk when the sweetness is high---the best

or steam it lightly---you don't need butter and salt at all.

[comtec]

52. true, even steamed with butter n salt is amazing =]

sadly i did not inherit mom's green thumb.
i can only grow weeds sadly.
i kill everything i try to keep alive (plant wise)

[phleshdef]

9. I doubt anyone running their mouth about this has to put up with a fraction of the shit Obama has to

People need to get off his nuts. If he wants to have an unhealthy meal every now and then, who really gives a shit? On top of the enormous pressure and vitriol that he endures from day to day, he is in better physical condition than a vast majority of this fat ass country.

[CakeGrrl]

10. There's a video that clearly tells them to change it to ONE dog

because he's getting a bowl of chili. But I guess they have to find a scandal SOMEwhere.

:rofl:

[Arkana]

11. Yes because what Michelle Obama said was totally UNBREAKABLE LAW

and not just a suggestion.

Obama likes chili dogs. Big fucking deal.

[Mopar151]

12. Better than GWB's pork rinds and vodka......n/t

[Cali_Democrat]

14. That looks delicious!

I want some :)

[alcibiades_mystery]

15. Healthy eating is about moderation

Some days, you can wolf down the pepperoni pizza.

The problem is that too many people do that EVERY FUCKING DAY.

Thanks for refusing to be grown ups, TMZ.

[JI7]

17. everytime i see the Pres Food pics i get cravings

[Drunken Irishman]

18. I don't think Michelle Obama has ever said you can't indulge...

And Pres. Obama is a rail. He can afford a few chili dogs...maybe more!

[frazzled]

19. Hey, catsup is a vegetable

At least Ronald Reagan classified catsup as a vegetable. Potatoes too!

Anyway, the O-man could use the calories.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

20. Health-conscious Poppy Bush:

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgehw110377.html

[ellie]

21. That place is right down the street from me!

Well, maybe three miles down the street, but nevertheless, it is right down the street from me!

[Lilyeye]

22. Wow...I really hope those were trolls in the TMZ comment section

but then again they probably weren't.

[struggle4progress]

23. He got a drink, too. The headlines will suck: "President drinks on job and eats dog!"

[a kennedy]

25. We have a Rudy's here, and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!

:thumbsup: :loveya:

[JAnthony]

26. Why does Amerigo Vespucci hate Obama so much?

And why didn't Amerigo Vespucci focus on Chris Christie's last meal?

Did Obama take Air Force One to see a soccer game with his daughter? Did I miss that?

What is all this bash Obama for eating an American meal tripe doing on DU?

Amerigo Vespucci are you a closet Republican?

[jmowreader]

34. Oh, come on now...

Chris Christie's last meal was a whole roast pig and a five-pound bag of tater tots fried in lard, with a gallon of ice cream for dessert. He wasn't feeling very hungry and decided to eat lightly.

[HipChick]

27. He's so skinny these days....I hope he had a second plate

[NICO9000]

28. This comment I saw on TMZ was priceless

Here 'tis:

"Bearcat34 11 hours ago

I love how his wife is spending billions of our tax paying dollars to tell the US what to eat. Telling our FREE COUNTRY what to feed our children, while her Husband/Our Idiot President is eating chili dogs. I'm glad he's going to be a one-term President."


Yup, apparently BILLIONS of dollars are going to the food police who will force you to eat a carrot at gunpoint...

[CakeGrrl]

29. Sounds like some paranoia direct from the Limbaugh bunker

Poor fool has a severe case of Teh Stupid.

[JAnthony]

30. Not "priceless" ... the correct word is "worthless:"

These bunker white boys who hate Obama are out there, why do you have to repeat their senseless comments here?

[GoCubsGo]

31. Yeah, like those billions of dollars they're spending on NPR.

And, the billions they're spending on Planned Parenthood. Another ignorant, delusional crybaby.

[rucky]

35. Nothing the ATHF can't fix.

[wordpix]

49. exactly, every time Michelle O. tells us to eat healthy, it costs at least billions

maybe trillions :rofl: :crazy: :sarcasm: :rofl: :crazy: :sarcasm:

[krispos42]

33. Oh dear god.

They're really trying to use this as a talking point?

[TK421]

41. Just you wait...they'll find out the hot dogs were made from babies n/t

[krispos42]

45. aborted fetuses, I'm sure. And burnt Bibles and American flags. n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

37. As someone who is working on the First Lady's Let's Move! initiative, the objective

is NOT to deny these bad foods altogether; the goal is to eat this junk in moderation...AND to stay active and healthy. Just because the president has chili dogs doesn't mean that he eats this shit on a daily basis. He is very active and very fit, and otherwise has a pretty good diet. The guy is in great shape, and so is the First Lady!!

[Canuckistanian]

38. So? He's healthy, not overweight.

He obviously knows how to eat right and exercise.

Do one or two chili dogs invalidate all that?

[boston bean]

40. At first I thought this was a Weiner thread... LOL

[Skittles]

42. I bet he really wanted a cig after that

I'm not making fun of him - I smoked for a long time and I know :)

[JTFrog]

44. After quitting,

I never had an urge for another.

My husband too.

But nice dig anyway. :eyes:

[awoke_in_2003]

53. you two are lucky...

and I don't think skittles was trying to dig the President.

[JTFrog]

54. We were doubly lucky because I hear

Chantix has some major side effects that could have made quitting really suck.

But it worked for us.

[lunatica]

50. Mmm! That looks delicious!

[NYC Liberal]

51. Michelle Obama has said (correctly) that eating healthfully does not mean

never ever indulging or occasionally eating something "bad" for you.