John Kerry tried a corn dog yesterday.

[goodhue]

John Kerry tried a corn dog (with both ketchup and mustard) yesterday while at the Minnesota State Fair. He also chatted with 4H members showing their Gurnsey cows. Just thought you should know.





http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/4949574.html

[mzmolly]

1. I didn't know he was going to be at the fair, or I'd have gone to try and

see him :(

[truthspeaker]

71. it was last minute. I was at DFL HQ Wed afternoon when they found out

I couldn't leave work early too days in a row, so I missed him too.

The important question: did he have cheese curds?

[MallRat]

2. DRUDGE: KERRY DIET HIGH IN SATURATED FAT, HEALTH IN QUESTION.

:-)

[IndianaGreen]

55. ROTFLMAO

I'll bet Kerry also supersizes it!

[GOPAgainstGW]

73. YOU FORGET SUPER SECRET DRUDGE WORLD EXCLUSIVE

[terrya]

3. Surely, it's Heinz catsup he has on that corn dog.

Some good pictures. :-)

[maine_raptor]

4. What no Cheez-Whiz on that dog?

Just how out of touch with the mainstream is that guy?

[leeman67]

5. ketchup on a corn dog? bleccchhh!

:P

[Frodo]

12. I figured he was taking a chance there!

My father has a "problem" with anyone putting anything bu mustard on hot-dog products.

Could have lost a couple votes there. :-)

[Eurobabe]

68. nope, make mine with Heinz: mus/ket

yummy....

[napi21]

26. Oh, give me a break. My grandkids always use Ketchup

on their corndogs, and we all live in Ga. BTW, I use ketchup on my corndogs too!

[Terran]

40. Yeah! Kerry has to get

the grandkids vote too, ya know! Sheesh! ;)

[Julien Sorel]

60. It's wrong.

Mustard, and when you're feeling real adventurous, a wrap of cheese.

I have to admit, even I'm offended by Kerry's gastronomic misadventure here.

[goodhue]

69. Garrison Keillor put the ketchup on the corn dog.

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/9507820.htm?1c

To be precise, it was a Poncho Dog, neatly dressed in mustard and ketchup by Minnesota Public Radio's Garrison Keillor.

"He's got ketchup and mustard on it — he's got my vote," Danny Norrd yelled as Kerry brandished his corn dog. Norrd, a mustard-only man, said he thought it spoke well of Kerry that he took both condiments.

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/9507820.htm?1c

[Wickerman]

6. Deep-fried Snickers are all the rage - Kerry is a health conscious yuppie!

[chiburb]

7. Ketchup on a corn dog?!?

OMG! What was he thinking? Next thing ya know he'll be eating a cheesesteak with Swiss...

We're doomed.

[ohiosmith]

8. Ketchup on a corn dog? What an elitist!

[Connie_Corleone]

9. I don't believe it.

I don't see a bite in the corndog. Did he or did he not eat the corndog? The american people demand an answer.

[goodhue]

33. Another photo provides proof that he bit . . .

[AspenRose]

43. He looks like he's about to spit it back out in that photo!

Or that he's trying REALLY HARD to digest it.

[Connie_Corleone]

56. Unless I see his mouth on the corndog,

I won't believe it. One of his handlers bit the corndog. And that's his tongue in his cheek. :P

[Myrina]

10. What is that yellow bracelet ?

Last several pics I've seen of Kerry, he's got that yellow bracelet/band on his left wrist.

Just curious.

Thanks !

[Viking12]

14. Support for cancer survivors and research.

Minnesotans call corn dogs at the State Fair "Pronto Pups"

[goodhue]

22. Pronto pups, corn dogs, super dogs . . .

It's all good.

[fishwax]

18. I'd guess it's a LiveStrong bracelet

they're related to Lance Armstrong's work for cancer survivors. Just a guess.

http://www.livestrong.org/livestrong/portal/ep/home.do

[chiburb]

11. Speaking of corn dogs...

A snip from my Iowa State Fair trip report (in the Iowa forum):

5. Our favorite food booth was "VeggieTables". See, we haven't eaten meat for several years now, and the only time we really crave it is at a fair. The brats and burgers always look and smell great, but what we really miss in corn dogs. Well, the signature dish at VeggieTables is VEGETARIAN CORN DOGS!!! They've been selling them at the ISF for 14 years, and they're extremely popular. This year they sold out after 2 hours on opening day. Anyway, not only were the corn dogs great, but the guy who inherited the stand from his mother lives in Chicago but returns to the fair every year. Nice folks, nice food.

[The Flaming Red Head]

13. How was his gag reflex?

Was he able to take the whole thing?

[MallRat]

15. CNN's Crowley: "Evidently, Senator Kerry just doesn't know how to eat."

"Senator Kerry created somewhat of a local scandal in Philadelphia when he ate a cheesesteak with Swiss cheese instead of Cheese Whiz. Apparently, Kerry has just committed another culinary faux pas in yet another battleground state, having put ketchup on a corn dog at the Minnesota State Fair. It remains to be seen how Kerry's unusual eating habits will affect the polls."

[AspenRose]

16. My gosh! How can we entrust our country to a man who

doesn't know how to eat? :eyes:

We only have a president who chokes on pretzels, that's all.

[comsymp]

20. Unusual eating habits

Clearly a sign of mental instability~



ps- Cheez whiz on a cheesesteak is just plain nasty, and my corndogs ALWAYS have mustard/ketchup combo.

[HFishbine]

32. If anybody knows how to eat

it's Candy.

[mzmolly]

38. Crowley ads. Corngate is further proof that Kerry planned to

run for President since he was 8 years old. Kerry has never eaten a corn dog before today, he generally eats caviar and he only ... the best."

[_NorCal_D_]

63. LOL

Thanks for the memories!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=108&topic_id=19938&mesg_id=19938#20366

[MallRat]

17. Swiftboat Vet: "I know for a fact Kerry lied about eating that corn dog."

"I served it to him. Yeah, my name isn't on the employee list at the concessions booth, but take my word for it. I was there."

[mzmolly]

27. Swiftboat Vet: #2 Kerry ate a puppy, a small helpless puppy and claimed

it was a corn dog. Children in the crowd were screaming with dispair. It was awful. John Kerry is a liar!

[MallRat]

30. Hannity: "We have incontrovertible proof that Kerry defiled a corn dog."

"How can anyone vote for a man who would do such a thing? He might as well have urinated on the flag!"

[mzmolly]

36. Colmes: "Ok, uhm sure he defiled the corn dog and pissed on the flag,

but isn't that his right as an American?" :P

[MallRat]

37. Very, very good!

;-)

[fob]

72. Candy Crowley: " I understand that some people are saying you

worked that booth in 1988 and that somehow maligns your credibility on this issue. Would you care to address those aholes?"

[madrchsod]

19. well at least it was cooked--

dumb ass bush eat a raw ear of sweet corn....

[nolabels]

53. I am waiting for the survey

Corndogs with ketchup and mustard or plain raw corn cobs :shrug:

[MallRat]

21. Bush: "I feel that Senator Kerry ate that corn dog honorably."

"I hope that he will work with me to eliminate all of these negative 527 ads."

[demnan]

23. He looks great

he looks very tanned and relaxed. I think the couple of days off he had did him a lot of good.

[MallRat]

24. McCain: "Attacks on John Kerry's eating habits are wrong."

"The President should come out and repudiate these ugly tactics. These are the same guys, back in 2000, who spread innuendo and rumors that I liked to eat pastrami with grape jelly. It's unamerican, and it has to stop."

[AspenRose]

29. Now I have OJ all over my keyboard

Thanks for the laugh B-)

[trotsky]

25. MN State Fair Corndogs ROCK.

But I believe he had a Pronto Pup, which uses a different batter. Both are delicious, but you will find fairgoers who will swear up and down one is good and the other is not.

[MallRat]

28. Gillespie: "Ketchup AND Mustard? Kerry's trying to have it both ways."

"Just another example of questionnable leadership by Senator Kerry. In a time of national crisis, we need a President who can be decisive about condiment selection."

-MR

[PretzelWarrior]

31. LOL. that was a good one

x

[mzmolly]

44. LMAO

:D

[IndianaGreen]

59. Thank Gawd that Kerry did not put Grey Poupon Dijon on the corndog

He would be accused of being too French!

[AspenRose]

62. LOL!!!

:D

[soothsayer]

34. mmmmm, corn dogs <drool>--where's the pic of * eating a squirrel??

It's my FAVE!

Ok, but I agree, ketchup, ick. Now catsup, maybe...

[MallRat]

35. Cheney: "Take that corn dog and go fuck yourself."

n/t

[Davis_X_Machina]

39. Brave man....

...I'm 47 and have never been able to bring myself to eat one.

Hot dogs, yes.

Hush puppies, yes.

But there's such a thing as subtraction by addition.

[MallRat]

41. Schneider: "Corndog-gate could be a drag on Kerry in the upper Midwest."

"Minnesotans and Iowans are real purists when it comes to amusement park food, and at least anecdotally, the initial reaction to Kerry's ketchup and mustard snafu has been strongly negative. Gallup will be polling on this issue over the next week.

As soon as we have the results of the fallout, we'll share them with you. Back to you, Wolf."

[AspenRose]

45. You need a quote from O'Liely

"What say YOU? Did he really eat that corndog or is it just a fabrication?"

[Killarney]

In all seriousness... what IS a corn dog?

I've never had one nor seen one. Is it a hot dog made with corn or something? It sounds gross.

[MallRat]

46. Hot dog on a stick, covered in cornbread-like batter, and deep-fried.

It just might be the single greatest innovation in fast food history. You got your processed meat, your starch, and your grease, all in a highly-portable package.

-MR

[mzmolly]

48. Where are you from that you've never had a corndog?

:hi:

[Killarney]

54. Boston area.

[goodhue]

49. Hot dog on a stick coated in maize batter and fried in hot oil.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Corn%20dog

The Corn Dog is a hot dog coated in maize batter and fried in hot oil, although there are baked variations. Originally made without sticks, almost all corn dogs are on now on sticks.

The corn dog was popularized in 1942 at the Texas State Fair when it was introduced by Neil Fletcher.

The first corn dog on a stick was the Cozy Dog and it is still served in the Cozy Dog restaurant in Springfield, Illinois. In 1946 Ed Waldmire Jr. used a batter supplied by his friend Don Strand and used cocktail forks as sticks. Later he patented a device that clipped the sticks and allowed multiple dogs to be dipped in batter and then in hot oil.

[CornField]

50. That would be

A hot dog (or wiener, depending on your vanacular), poked with a stick, coating in a corn bread and deep fried.

Each year at the Iowa State Fair they report how many fried things are on a stick. When members of our republican legislature start making the list, I'll be impressed.

[goodhue]

42. Photos of the transaction . . .

http://www.dfl.org/vertical/Sites/{F0AAF009-B0FD-423C-91D8-627312D63415}/uploads/{A1961DA9-D738-4790-8DD3-318B4103B970}.JPG

[AspenRose]

51. I bet he paid for the whole thing too

Unlike Cheney, shortchanging the farmer's market.

On edit: I KNEW IT

"Diane Borison, of Frederic, Wis., who was running the booth from whence Kerry's dog came, said she tried to give him the corn dog for free. But the candidate insisted on paying, taking three one-dollar bills from his wallet and leaving the change from his $2.50 purchase.

"He said he had to help stimulate the economy," employee Jodi Henninger said. "He was pretty laid back. He didn't act like, 'I'm all famous.' "

[AngryAmish]

47. That man is braver than I

Those things turn my stomach. Now I'm off for some lengua tacos.

[AspenRose]

52. Ewwwwwwww

:puke: tongue tacos!

Oh well to each his own!

[alarcojon]

58. Try the ones at La Pasadita

near Diversey and Ashland. B-)

[Sparkly]

57. Chimp: "I like my corn dogs Wiz wit!!"

(Rove: "No, George, that's the Philadephia script!!")

[MissMarple]

61. Did I see Garrison Keillor in the background in the video clip?

It was on the news last night. A guy who looked something like him was at the booth when Kerry bought the corn dog, he said something and then walked out of view.

[goodhue]

65. Keillor put the ketchup and mustard on Kerry's corn dog!

Keillor campaigned with Kerry yesterday. The town hall meeting was in Anoka, Keillor's home town. Keillor also accompanied Kerry to state fair. In fact, Keillor put the ketchup and mustard on Kerry's corn dog! The corn dog was properly prepared by Minnesota standards, where ketchup and mustard are both expected as corn dog condiments.

Here is Pioneer Press on Keillor dressing the corn dog . . .

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/9507820.htm

During his hour-long visit, Kerry shook hundreds of hands, held quite a few babies, patted a few cows and, yes, ate a corn dog.

To be precise, it was a Poncho Dog, neatly dressed in mustard and ketchup by Minnesota Public Radio's Garrison Keillor.

[wicket]

64. I love the picture with the cows

:)

[AspenRose]

66. OK now I think I'm going to have a corn dawg for lunch

WITH MUSTARD!
All this talk is making me hungry :9

Not the healthiest thing I could eat, but hey, it's Friday.

[Morning Dew]

67. Carry a big stick!

In 1901, Speaking at a state fair in Minnesota, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, quoting an African proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick with food on it"

[kwolf68]

70. Good pic

I like Kerry when he's "outside the box" a little bit. Hanging out in a barn with cows really works for JK.

[Jo March]

74. Look at all the people trying to get his picture!

And look, no chains or ropes dividing him from the "commmon folk." It's amazing!

I love John Kerry.

[goodhue]

75. Looks like this may blow over

Keillor connection and all