Sort of a disappointing day on the Fray, don't you think? Do better tomorrow.

To assist you in these thoughts, here is a bit of top-notch reportage. MSNBC saw fit to task two (count em) reporterettes to document the historic purchase of two presidential cheeseburgers (well, one was vice presidential). Andrea Mitchell, no less, was on the scene, earning a Pulitzer or something. Not since the Enchanted question or the Handholding incident has reportage been so hard-hitting.

Much like our own Jack Dallas, our President eschews Mayo. However, he did ask if the restaurant served spicy mustard, like a grey poupon. But of course, m'sieur, the staff replied, and supplied him with the elitist condiment.

Now I happen to agree with the President. American mustard is crap, and the spicy stuff is better. But this didn't fit with the narrative of two wild'n'crazy guys going out for a couple of burgers. So they edited the offending condiment out of the report. To give a more flattering soft focus.

Shameless shills, the lot of them. They should be ashamed, except, y'know, they're shameless.

It also gives me the opportunity to see if Artie's still around, by linking to two fine Grey Poupon commercials, starring two of my favourite fictional Prime Ministers (unbeknownst to American audiences, of course). Would you have any Grey Poupon? and Forward, Reverse.

extremely disappointing on the fray lately. Dull, boring, predictable, even the Obama haters are putting in lame, half-hearted efforts. That's what happens when you're up against a President who is obviously doing the job. What're those approval ratings again? Yep, thought so.

Actually, I like mayo on most sandwiches and usually on hamburgers (but also like mustard on hamburgers, on occasion).

Mustard on hamburgers, roast beef sandwiches, and most deli sandwiches (ham, pastrami, etc). Mustard always on hot dogs and corn dogs.

Ketchup on french fries. Ketchup never, I repeat never, goes on a hot dog, hamburger, corndog or any kind of sandwich......NEVER, it is un-American and an act of culinary impropriety in my opinion.

Only Liberals and faggots use Grey Poupon.

Jack

came from europe.

Good coffee, good beer, good mustard.

That's the thing about being an elitist. You get to be, well, elite.

When Texas secedes, the state food will be Folger's coffee, PBR, and yellow mustard. There is an irreconciable divide in this union indeed.

Loved the links. We thought that was funny in the DVD Extras that they listed his Grey Poupon commercials as the pieces for which he is most famous. :)

Sorry I've not been visible - it has been simply abysmal here of late. I'm sure it's just me, but this is the first thing I've read that actually sparked any interest.

No offense to anyone. I suppose it always depends on what is going on in real life and beyond.

Obviously you've never tried blending a little hot horseradish into into a bottle of plain old Heinz yellow. Try it with your next beef roast. Make sure to use a lot of garlic on and in the meat.......

Somewhat lower than Dubya at this stage, but higher than Clinton. Astonishingly, waaay lower than Carter at the same point in his only term.

I also mix horseradish with yellow mustard. It makes a suspiciously similar condiment to Durkee's Famous Sauce, if they sell that where you live.

That sparked your interest? Man, things around here are worse than even I had thought.

Native Americans are generally worthless. Though you can get their cigarettes tax-free.

You forgot barbeque.

Jack

I buy mustard in bulk at Sams Club. Not to save money, but because I put it on just about everything, even ice cream.

When I first went into the Navy, they sent me up the east coast to the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. At a local diner I ordered a hamburger and the guy brought it out with ketchup on it. I went nuts. What the hell is this, I asked him?

He acted like itwas a normal thing to put ketchup on a hamburger. After my indepth explanation of why it just was not done....he seemed unimpressed, but he did fix me another burger; and he didn't even spit on it (it was an open diner and I watched his every move).

After that I was careful to tell them ahead of time not to put ketchup on my hamburgers. Fucking yankees.

Jack

OK, she did it better, but she probably got a check for it. I was earlier:

The press has always been fascinated with Barack Obama's eating habits. Remember that time he admitted to loving waffles so much he would rather eat them than discuss the rather uncomfortable topic of fellow Democrat Jimmy Carter's views on the Middle East?

"Senator, did you hear about Jimmy Carter's trip. He said he could get Hamas to negotiate?" a reporter asked Obama Monday as he ate his waffle, sausage and orange juice with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., who ordered pancakes.

Obama responded: "Why is it that like I can't just eat my waffle?"

And so it goes. But there's a damned fine picture caption.