It's a tough job forging mutual policy with international leaders like Russian President Medveded, so President Obama decided that a break from the routine was in order.
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Traveling by motorcade, the two presidents ventured to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Va., a popular hamburger joint just outside the nation's capital. Obama ate there last year with Vice President Joe Biden. ("The Great Obama-Medveded Escape: Burgers," Yahoo News, 6/24/10)
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This would be fine if it did not present a perfect example of elitism at work. A significantly vocal and active segment of the constituency that President Obama and his party court seek to enact policy and law that limit or eliminate meat choices from American's diet...
"Why Not Change the Laws?"
"For Rep. Jared Polis, vegetarian meals would be healthy alternative to fatty school lunches"
"VeggieLawyers"
On top of this, Michelle Obama, with her husband's endorsement, is on a 10 billion dollar spending campaign to combat childhood obesity and diabetes...
"Let's Move Initiative Battles Childhood Obesity"
"Let's Move: Helping Parents Make Healthy Choices"
So let's see elitism at work:
President Obama campaigns among and solicits support from groups and organizations that want to restrict or eliminate meat from our diets.
Michelle Obama, with support from her husband, is spending our (taxpayer) money to encourage and teach American families to engage in healthier lifestyles which includes warning about the health risks associated with "fast food" diets.
President Obama decides that he wants to eat something other than what is prepared in the White House kitchen (we presume it is "healthy"), heads for a burger joint in Arlington, disregards the organizations from which he solicits support as well as his wife's initiatives, and chows down on a cheeseburger and fries.
Long after the rest of us are herded into eating tofu and rice cakes and drinking water, President Obama and those like him will be dining on steaks, burgers, and lobsters when they darn well please. Nice.
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Traveling by motorcade, the two presidents ventured to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Va., a popular hamburger joint just outside the nation's capital. Obama ate there last year with Vice President Joe Biden. ("The Great Obama-Medveded Escape: Burgers," Yahoo News, 6/24/10)
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This would be fine if it did not present a perfect example of elitism at work. A significantly vocal and active segment of the constituency that President Obama and his party court seek to enact policy and law that limit or eliminate meat choices from American's diet...
"Why Not Change the Laws?"
"For Rep. Jared Polis, vegetarian meals would be healthy alternative to fatty school lunches"
"VeggieLawyers"
On top of this, Michelle Obama, with her husband's endorsement, is on a 10 billion dollar spending campaign to combat childhood obesity and diabetes...
"Let's Move Initiative Battles Childhood Obesity"
"Let's Move: Helping Parents Make Healthy Choices"
So let's see elitism at work:
President Obama campaigns among and solicits support from groups and organizations that want to restrict or eliminate meat from our diets.
Michelle Obama, with support from her husband, is spending our (taxpayer) money to encourage and teach American families to engage in healthier lifestyles which includes warning about the health risks associated with "fast food" diets.
President Obama decides that he wants to eat something other than what is prepared in the White House kitchen (we presume it is "healthy"), heads for a burger joint in Arlington, disregards the organizations from which he solicits support as well as his wife's initiatives, and chows down on a cheeseburger and fries.
Long after the rest of us are herded into eating tofu and rice cakes and drinking water, President Obama and those like him will be dining on steaks, burgers, and lobsters when they darn well please. Nice.
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