NOW Pickles is specifying a "BBQ, Tex-Mex" chef since W is "Native Texan"

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON - Fancy state dinners aren't all the new White House chef will need to do — the Bushes are looking for someone who knows barbecue and other good old American fare. Laura Bush told Newsweek she doesn't expect that any of the celebrity chefs with books or television shows will be interested in becoming head chef at the presidential home. But she's looking to fill the job with someone who "can really showcase American foods."

The previous White House chef, Walter Scheib III, has left to pursue new opportunities after nearly 11 years of cooking for two presidents, and the first lady is looking for a replacement who can cater to the first family's native Texan palates. (NATIVE TEXAN??? WTF???)

"We like spicy food of all kinds," she said in the magazine's Feb. 28 issue. "We like, obviously, Tex-Mex and barbecue. ... George is a very good eater." ...

"We don't actually get invited to that many dinner parties," she said. (SMALL WONDER, MONKEYS MAKE LOUSY GUESTS) "I think people think we're going to invite them, which we do."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050220/ap_on_go_pr_wh/laura_bush_chef



Side note: Will Pickles demonstrate her "folksy" charm by clanging a dinner bell and shouting to the Ambassador of Hungary "COOOOOMMEEE ANDDDD GET IT!!!!!!"

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Barbecued cow brains????

Such a delicacy....

[havocmom]

10. So THAT's how they got the Mad Cowboy disease?

Seriously, that will certainly cut down on people just dropping by the WH at supper-time, won't it? :evilgrin:

Pickles: Won't ya all stay ta supper? Our new chef has rustled us up some cow brains and guacamole. There's plenty...

[Bluebear]

17. A mess of somethin! He's cookin' up a mess of something!

[NoPasaran]

42. Don't knock barbacoa if you haven't tried it

[Fridays Child]

2. George is a very good eater? Better than your other two kids, Pickles?

She is a brain-dead, drug-addled buffoon.

And, why is it that you and Chimpy stay in most nights? I'll bet it's so that you can pursue you mutual hobby of closet drinking.

[frylock]

19. according to the article, they don't get invited out very often..

for the life of me, I can't imagine why. They're such a wonderful couple, who wouldn't want them over for dinner and stimulating conversation?

[kskiska]

24. Also, maybe because they want to eat at 6:00

and leave at 8 so they can climb into bed at 9.

[ClayZ]

30. so he can get back up and ........

after her meds kick in.

[proud patriot]

33. ROFLMAO

:D

[mattclearing]

3. George is a very good eater. Finally, something he's good at...besides...

making me :puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:

Edit: Yeah, and the complete neglect of his native Massachusetts palate.

Factually inaccurate = Pisspoor journalism.

[robbedvoter]

11. Make that Connecticut palate.

[mattclearing]

18. My bad. Sorry Massachusetts people. n/t

[emulatorloo]

4. I have a box of velvetta, a can of rotel, and a bottle of Kraft Bar-B-Que

sauce.

When can I collect my giant federal government paycheck?

[The empressof all]

8. Gotta put it together now

Mix that with some Kraft macaroni and cheese and some ground beef and you have Haute Cusine!

[blondeatlast]

5. Proves it: if he were a "real" cowboy, he could do it himself.

I call total bullshit on this one. They wouldn't know good bbq if it jumped off the spit and slapped them.

[ClayZ]

31. bu$hkabob and baked fauva beans, with potato salad

Sounds like bbq to me!


:shrug:

[benburch]

6. Honestly, I can't see what's wrong with this...

If you have a professional chef, you ought to get whatever it is you want to eat.

[Bluebear]

9. Well not everything has to be 'wrong'

But W is a Connecticut boy, not a "Texan". Every once in a while his patrician accent comes out... "I'd RAWther do this..."

And this CONSTANT "We are Everyman" PR campaign!

[benburch]

13. I'm from Illinois...

But I could see asking for Tex-Mex BBQ were I in a similar situation.

Lots of other stuff too, though;

Saurbraten, Spetzel, and red cabbage,

Various Thai soups,

Sushi,

Eggplant Parmesan,

Oh yes, and Tab to drink!

[Bluebear]

14. Spaetzle mmmmmmm

[benburch]

15. Great place here in Elgin for that...

A german tavern called "Gasthaus Zur Linder"

[Bluebear]

22. I am so there next time in Illinois!

[blondeatlast]

16. See my post above... He's a poseur. nt

[benburch]

20. True enough.

Doesn't mean they don't actually like Tex-Mex, though.

[TNMOM]

7. This 'we're just normal folk' routine is really grating. eom

[Contrary1]

12. What would you expect...

They invite people to the "ranch" for a private BBQ,
and then have the meal catered.

Let's all send bags of pork rinds to the White House to
tide them over until a suitable cook can be found.

[demgrrrll]

21. I have visions of the bean eating scene in Blazing Saddles. Real

country folk those Bushes. Give me a break.

[DenaliDemocrat]

23. Yeah

except they probably use Kidney beans instead of Pinto beans or Anazazi's. Pretenders about everything.

[knight_of_the_star]

28. ROFLMAO!!!

Bush is Mongol!!!

[TheDonkey]

25. STFU Laura

tell georgie to make his own damn food.

[blondeatlast]

37. A REAL cowboy knows how to dust up some mighty fine ribs

on a moment's notice.

These people are so transparent I'm surprised they don't blow away.

If only...

[SemiCharmedQuark]

26. Oh brother...

That is so disgusting. They issued this as what, a press release? If he's such an "aw-shucks" cowboy, how come he needed a 40 million dollar inauguration?

[Contrary1]

49. Earth shattering news, don't you think?

And since her time with the press is limited (and scripted),
she doesn't have to answer idiotic questions such as what
her feelings are about the poor in America who go hungry.

[knight_of_the_star]

27. "We like spicy foods of all kinds"

Being a native Southern Californian, I wonder if they could handle most of the stuff I could get for $3 at a roadside burrito stand. Probably would be a bit much for their "native Texan palates".

[SoCalDemGrrl]

29. "George is a very good eater" sounds like a 4 year old she is referring to

not the POTUS!! Disgusting people.

[bumblebee1]

32. Native Texan?

I didn't know native Texans could be born in Connecticut? That's a new one to me.

[kodi]

34. american cuisine is one step up from england's boiled meat cuisine

Perhaps Princess Laura will showcase at a state dinner the typical meal for the 15 million American children living in poverty. After all, this is by percentages much more repesentative of "American" cuisine than any Texas beef steak dinner the porcine American upper class devours.

Those who defer to Laura Bush because she is the wife of George Bush mistake the reality of the situation. Princess Laura is an enabler of the Boy King.

She is not a civilian.

[LdyGuique]

35. I remember that LBJ brought in a Tex-Mex cook

Must be something in those Texan jeans . . .ermm, genes.

Actually, it's been difficult to train the Chimpster to use cutlery rather than his hands. BBQ and Fried Chicken are acceptable foods to cover up this sad fact.

[blondeatlast]

39. But LBJ was a real Texan; I guarantee he knew good BBQ.

This is a publicity stunt designed to reinforce the fallacy that Bunnypants is a real cowboy.

They aren't just transparent, they're almost pathetic; like Laura "rollin' with the homies" at the library last week.

[displacedtexan]

44. Walter Jeton was LBJ's chef.

I went to school with his granddaughter, and Walter catered my wedding.

That was a real chef, capable of dazzling world leaders and satisfying the BBQ cravings of REAL TEXANS.

[mtnester]

36. Bobby Flay to be the next WH Chef?

Oh wait, they wanted a native texan and Bobby is from NY (blue state). Won't happen.

How about Stephen Pyles? Dean Fering? Robert Del Grane? Anne Greer? All are credited as founders of "Southwestern cuisine".

Heck, if they just want great steaks and bbq maybe they can just have the entire WH catered by Austins Restaurant

[Vickers]

38. "We don't actually get invited to that many dinner parties"

Take a hint, you dumb cow.

[blondeatlast]

40. Post of the day. ROFL! nt

[Malva Zebrina]

41. George is a very good eater

:eyes: This is a librarian? An educated woman who gives speeches to American women and who reads often to children? This is the woman who is going to save young boys from joining the street gangs and this is the best she can do re speaking the English language? George eats very good--uh huh. I am surprised she didn't follow it with a giggle and say he was also very fun. I think we should send her to that place that advertises on AAR--the one that says that people will judge you by the vocabulary you use.

He is also a very good drinker. Take a look at his nose in this photo. not photoshopped

[leftynyc]

43. When did Texas become part of Connecticut?

Native Texan my ass!!!!

[tom_paine]

48. Texas is wherever the Imperial Family says it is, Traitor.

What part of "Obey your Fuhrer" don't you understand?

</sarcasm off>

And now excuse me while I have to vomit :puke:

[Padraig18]

45. This is one of those "Who gives a fuck?" issues, frankly.

The world is rapidly goin to hell in a hnadbasket, and I could give a rat's ass about whether Laura fires a WH chef or not. It's a waste of energy better spent elsewhere to even discuss it.

[No Exit]

46. Howdy, there, Kennebunkport Cowboy! Barbecue is good for you!

Ah recommend you eat Texas barbecued pork at 'most every meal!

And serve up a double helpin' for Texas Dick! He's a hungry feller!

[Horse with no Name]

47. Maybe his arteries will get clogged

Rat Bastard!