# Don't vote for Obama, he drinks organic tea! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 31, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359 "2008-07-31T14:53:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/61 "2008-08-01T15:10:53Z")
[QUOTE=Fish] Me, I’d just craft an ad by cutting together two or three dozen instances of John McCain standing at the lectern saying “Barack Obama.” Voiceover: Senator McCain, what can you tell us about your own platform? Clips of McCain saying nothing. Voiceover: Senator McCain, what do you plan to do as President? Clips of McCain saying nothing. Voiceover: Senator McCain, what will you do for this country? More clips of McCain saying “Obama… Obama… Barack Obama… Obama…” Voiceover: Senator McCain, don’t you have a plan for the country? Silence. Heck, it sells itself. [/QUOTE] Ah, the Michael Moore approach. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/62 "2008-08-01T15:47:47Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] You’re not suggesting that Iowans actually _eat_ that arugula, are you? [/QUOTE] I don’t know but getting mesclun and arugula at the Farmer’s Market has become a chore. By the time I get there, all the good greens are gone! I barely got the last bag of arugula so some Iowans must be eating it. Maybe they bought a whole bunch for a meeting of the Communist Party. ---
**Author:** ![SherwoodAnderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@SherwoodAnderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SherwoodAnderson)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/63 "2008-08-01T16:12:51Z")
I wouldn’t be caught dead with anything but Marche, Chard and Spinach shoots in my sallad. Especially not arugula - I got bored with that stuff years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/64 "2008-08-01T16:17:23Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] You’re not suggesting that Iowans actually _eat_ that arugula, are you? Iowans are REAL Americans! They don’t eat foo foo lettuce. They ship it all to the tree-hugging California hippies and the bleeding heart pinko liberal New York Jews. Iowans eat iceberg lettuce, just like God wants them to. [/QUOTE] As an Iowan I can tell you that if you put it with a thick pork chop or Steak DeBurgo, garlic mashed potatoes and corn on the cob we will eat any damn lettuce you want. But we’re elitist that way. 🙂 Even better: fry it in batter, put it on a stick and sell it at the fair. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/65 "2008-08-01T16:27:11Z")
[QUOTE=SherwoodAnderson] I wouldn’t be caught dead with anything but Marche, Chard and Spinach shoots in my sallad. Especially not arugula - I got bored with that stuff years ago. [/QUOTE] You Commie pinko liberal! It’s types like you who will bring this nation to it’s knees with it’s exotic organic greens salads and foo-foo bottled teas! The real American patriots eat wedges of iceberg lettuce doused in ranch dressing and Bac-O-Bits regardless of the utter lack of nutritional value. That’s what John McCain would eat–that is, if he wasn’t getting all of his nutrition from a direct feed of processed protein mush through his cybernetic implants. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![SherwoodAnderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@SherwoodAnderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SherwoodAnderson)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/66 "2008-08-01T17:48:54Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] You Commie pinko liberal! It’s types like you who will bring this nation to it’s knees with it’s exotic organic greens salads and foo-foo bottled teas! [/QUOTE] I am not american. Point proven :p. [QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] The real American patriots eat wedges of iceberg lettuce doused in ranch dressing and Bac-O-Bits regardless of the utter lack of nutritional value. That’s what John McCain would eat–that is, if he wasn’t getting all of his nutrition from a direct feed of processed protein mush through his cybernetic implants. [/QUOTE] That hideous iceberg stuff is unfortunately very popular with the riffraff around here as well, it really should be outlawed. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/67 "2008-08-01T23:38:27Z")
> [@](#): > > John McCain debuted another stinging attack video targeting Barack Obama Friday, this time mocking his White House foe as “The One” – a quasi-religious figure who “anointed” himself to lead the world. > **[New McCain Ad Stars Obama And Moses](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-mccain-ad-compares-ob_n_116414)** > > New McCain Ad Stars Obama And Moses Ad can be viewed at the link. I have to say that is a very silly ad indeed. Not only was I laughing at the silliness of it but at the end when it said “He mad be the one but is he ready to lead?” My immediate internal voice said “sure looks like it to me”. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/68 "2008-08-02T02:16:26Z")
[QUOTE=yojimbo] > **[New McCain Ad Stars Obama And Moses](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-mccain-ad-compares-ob_n_116414)** > > New McCain Ad Stars Obama And Moses Ad can be viewed at the link. I have to say that is a very silly ad indeed. Not only was I laughing at the silliness of it but at the end when it said “He mad be the one but is he ready to lead?” My immediate internal voice said “sure looks like it to me”. [/QUOTE] **blink-blink** You know, I work in TV commercial production and unfortunately I’ve been led to believe that 90% of the creative teams must be on crack or suffer oxygen deprivation to the brain (possibly both) but the people coming up with this adds sure are at the bedrock bottom of the pile. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/69 "2008-08-02T02:17:47Z")
According to [this article](http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20080120/NEWS-USA-POLITICS-MCCAIN-DC/) on [Comcast.net](http://Comcast.net) about “The One” ad … > [@](#): > > McCain, at a news conference, smiled as he talked about the new ad. > > “We’re having some fun with our supporters,” he said, “We’re going to display a sense of humor in this campaign.” > > Asked if the religious imagery was appropriate, he said: “That clip is Charlton Heston. It’s a movie.” > > He said he was running a “very respectful campaign.” > > “I don’t think our campaign is negative in the slightest.” ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/70 "2008-08-02T02:25:53Z")
Evidently “pathetic” is the new “humorous”. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/71 "2008-08-02T02:55:35Z")
So McCain uses a photo of Paris Hilton in “The One” ad. I wonder if McCain realizes Paris’ father, Rick Hilton has donated $4300 to the McCain campaign. [The Daily Show: McCain Touted His Accomplishments-missed By Media: Oh, And The Hiltons Might Want Their Money Back | Crooks and Liars](http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/08/01/the-daily-show-mccain-touted-his-accomplishments-missed-by-media-oh-and-the-hiltons-might-want-their-money-back/) about one minute into Wednesday night’s _The Daily Show_. BTW, the whole clip is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/72 "2008-08-02T03:50:36Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] I wonder if McCain realizes Paris’ father, Rick Hilton has donated $4300 to the McCain campaign. [/QUOTE] And for what it is worth, Britney is a [registered Republican](http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/10599/?__source=tag-article-hightlight). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359/73 "2008-08-02T05:52:10Z")
[QUOTE=Death of Rats] Even better: fry it in batter, put it on a stick and sell it at the fair. 😃 [/QUOTE] My thoughts exactly, speaking as a Minnesota Catholic turned Illinois Lutheran (neither group knows how to cook). I’ve never had fried Arugula (abbreviated to “rocket” 'round these parts), but it sounds edible, quite unlike a wedge of Iceberg and a spoonful of Miracle Whip. Especially with the breading. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vote-for-obama-he-drinks-organic-tea/458359.md?page=3)