Last week, the President took a road trip and ate at lunch Joe’s Hell Burger. (Hmm, sounds pretty darn good!)
Apparently, he had the audacity to get his burger with spicy mustard. Or dijon. Whatever Joe’s had back there. And he chowed down.
In the meantime, in a land called Fox News, there arose a furor. Is ordering a burger with spicy mustard un-American? Shouldn’t we be using good old American ketchup for our burgers??? Why yes, said Sean Hannity, calling our fine leader, “President Poupon”. (Guess what blockhead?? Gray Poupon is made by Kraft Foods, makers of the fine orange macaroni we all grew up on.)
And besides, we at Chez Meg and Leo eat our burgers equally unconventionally:
Leo usually goes for the Country Dijon. The others really go better on panini.
I go for these on my medium rare cheeseburger:
As you can see, I go for the spice. I used to love plain old ketchup as a kid, but guess what right-wing pundits? Our taste buds change when we get older, and we no longer crave high fructose corn syrup in our dipping sauces.
And will I be considered a Communist if these are discovered in my pantry?
So go forth people, and liberally pile whatever you like on your burger. It’s the American thing to do.
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