I wonder who chose the hot dog and hamburger lunch?

[young_at_heart]

I am embarrassed for my country!

[Swede]

1. Maybe they had dijon ketchup?

nt

[opihimoimoi]

2. Cheap food for a STATE LUNCH??? WTF?...who approved of this should be IMPEACHED

[uppityperson]

3. I wonder who chose corn on the cob, pig-food in France.

[RL3AO]

4. If you are embarrassed for you country because the president had a hamburger for lunch

you should re-look your priorites. No offense, but come on.

[Bluebear]

7. Are you familiar with the story? That is all you got from it?

[RL3AO]

8. I just responded to the topic. Feel free to enlighten me on the story.

[Bluebear]

10. The awkward syntax. The lobsters on the welcome sign only to be served hot dogs

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1570469

Serving corn to a French national who would consider it pig fodder. And really, just holding forth on the topic at all. 5 soldiers died today while Bush and the Iraqi parliament are on vacation and he is giving us the table d'hote.

[Nevernose]

22. Traditional American fare. Best damned food Sarkozy's ever eaten

(Interjecting)

Big deal. Sarkozy should eat it, and then, swearing under both sworn oath and pain of torture, that it was the best damned food he'd ever eaten) true or not is irrelevant).

The American president should do the same thing: be thankful and appreciative of what he's given, no matter where he is or what he gets. There have been a heck of a lot of presidents out there thinking to the Japanese PM, "Thanks, raw fish. Thanks. I'll be sure to smile and say I loved it."

And while I like your posts, bluebear, you are ALSO holding forth on this discussion while more serious matters are going on.

May god forgive me, but I'll sum up my defense of GW's state department: feeding someone the traditional food of the country isn't rude, it's standard protocol.

[Bluebear]

28. Well I never.

;)

[MonkeyFunk]

5. I actually see nothing wrong with it....

this wasn't an official state visit. He was offered traditional american summer cook-out fare.

The Roosevelts served hot dogs to the British Royals.

[orleans]

21. maybe it was the way fuckhead phrased it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1567489&mesg_id=1567573

[ben_meyers]

6. They should have served something French at least

[Bluebear]

11. They're serving French's mustard, that's enough for Bush. nt

[Mind_your_head]

19. No, they should have served something native to Maine/New England

Lobster, steamers, clams, several varieties of fish, and of course the most PREVALENT crop of Maine (which the shrub family doesn't even know what it is b/c they're so out of touch)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

25. Next time dear leader...

Darkens France's doorstep, they need to feed him something I had fed to me and the band I was working for, in France: A Roast of Cheval, boiled to...mmm...gelatinous and stringy goodness in the cheapest red plonk they could find.

It was so vile that the French members of the band went spare on the venue owner who served it. I mean the woman lead singer went absolutely nuts, screaming her head off.

Just the thing for Da' Chimp.

[rwheeler31]

9. A marketer.

advertising is making us sick.

[madrchsod]

12. well one things for sure

the kids and her decided they were not going to eat that stuff. "hey kids you want to go to the bush`s for hot dogs and hamburgers?" do these kids look like they would want to go?

[Contrary1]

13. Hell, what difference does it make what was served?

No one in their right mind would feel like eating anything anyway, with Babs "Beautiful Mind" Bush sitting across the table.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

23. You can bet...

She had her gin and tonic, easy on the tonic, firmly in hand at all times.

[burrowowl]

14. This French President deserves hot dogs

and probably too good for him, he is more Facist than Chirac. Le Pen voters went out for him.

[Hieronymus]

15. BS, the conservative Economist said, in the current issue, that Sarkozy

is not nearly as conservative as Hillary Clinton.

[madrchsod]

16. he got my attention because he wanted to stop

taxing overtime in france...yes he`s not a conservative in the american scheme of things

[burrowowl]

18. He was not very nice with the rioters and

said some pretty racist things. If he tries to be as conservative as HRC, the French will take to the streets.

[tomreedtoon]

17. Haute cuisine for the Duke and Dutchess of Hazzard.

If they had really gone all out, they would have served Beanie Weenies cooked on a hot plate and served on (non-ecological) styrofoam plates. Then Bush would have laughed every time the French PM farted.

Why not? After he leaves the White House and is prosecuted, that's all Bush will be able to eat anyway.

[Donnachaidh]

24. no no no -- haute cuisine for the Bush's would be beanie weenies with a side of

FRIED baloney!

For criminey's sake -- they have a summer home in MAINE. Are these people too CHEAP to support the local lobstermen and buy a few for visiting foreign guests? Or has the Barbinator pissed off enough of the locals that no one would sell to them at what she would consider a reasonable (ie - CHEAP) price?

And forget that *standard american fare* crap. They can afford coastal property - they can support the local fishing folk and not look like complete and total RUBES by doing so.

[shireen]

20. our way of declaring war on France?

Wonder if they served up "freedom fries".
:D

[JDPriestly]

26. It is an insult to the head of state of France to offer awful food like that.

[MonkeyFunk]

27. hamburgers and hot dogs are not

"awful food". Come on - it's a typically American summer cookout meal.

[JDPriestly]

29. You may be surprised to learn that it is an acquired taste.

Germans eat lots of Wursteln -- wieners -- Frankfurters with delicious mustard and sometimes horseradish. Personally I like them.

My children grew up in Europe. I decided to take them to the big city to a McDonalds when they were maybe four and five or so. We had to take a train. It was quite an exciting event. We got to the McDonalds and ordered our hamburgers. The kids took one bite, put the hamburgers on their plates and just stared at me in disbelief. Their eyes said it all" "Mama, what are you trying to do to us? This tastes awful." American kids love McDonalds. To this day, my children do not like McDonalds. To them it tastes like trash. It really is an acquired taste. My children want Schnitzel.

Different strokes for different folks. It may be that the Sarkozy children do not like Frankfurters or hamburgers. That may be why Ms. Sarkozy did not attend the BBQ.