Slog - Comments on Senator Obama: Are You Above The Common Pot Roast, Sir? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p As reported here, Obama has laid to rest any fears that he spends all of his time eating in pan-Asian fusion restaurants, sucking down foam of foie gras, laughing derisively at the common people eating out of dumpsters: Obama, at a press conference in Indianapolis just now, was asked if he's too much like "a GQ over who’s aloof." Part of his response: "I was raised in a setting with my grandparents who grew up in small town Kansas, where the dinner table would have been familiar to a lot of people here in Indiana – a lot of pot... Copyright 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:45:32 -0800 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:15:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Sen Obama would look hot in a tank.

You know it.

I know it.

The whole world knows it.

But no helmets - it's not his style.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006460 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006460 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:55:18 -0800 Comment by Levislade Typo, maybe? GQ lover? I dunno.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006463 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:58:48 -0800 Comment by PopTart oh for fuck's sake, what did he have his aides take a survey of a typical dinner in Indiana so he could spit out this sound bite? How is Clinton going to counter the pot roast defense? Stay tuned for updates on the dinner table battle at 11.

I'm sorry but I'm getting to the point where I'm having trouble believing anything any of the candidates say.

but I do like jello, especially orange jello with mandarin oranges and whipped cream spread over it and pecan bits adorning it all.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006470 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:05:20 -0800 Comment by a.m. @ 2- I read it as "GQ cover." Who the hell knows...

]]> a.m. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006472 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:08:01 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Just don't forget the arugala. Because, you know, those meat-and-potato folks just love arugala.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006482 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:19:38 -0800 Comment by inkweary Why is SLOG broadcasting an interview with Senator Obama? It only happens when I log onto SLOG and stops when I log off. It does not play on Stranger home. I have not clicked on any Obama video links.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006503 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006503 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:26:10 -0800 Comment by E. Steven You know, I live two blocks from a Whole Foods in San Francisco and not only do have pot roast, but they also have fried chicken and meatloaf. And mashed potatoes. And beer. And, of course, argula. All of which I enjoy. So I guess that makes me a meat-and-potatoes, arugula eatin', beer-drinkin', San Franciscan, Obama supporter. Go figure.

]]> E. Steven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006522 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006522 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:28:48 -0800 Comment by max solomon GQ-Lover?

dear american idiots: his grandparents WERE white midwesterners. i bet he ate the same shit i did. & who gives a flying goddamn fuck if he eats the same lowbrow crap you do, anyway?

its not america i hate, its AMERICANS.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006537 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006537 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:32:02 -0800 Comment by Peter F Man, I could go for some pot roast.

]]> Peter F http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006543 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006543 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:33:31 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Me too, I miss the diner across from the Guild 45th, @9.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006632 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006632 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:51:31 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty OK, then, pot roast at PopTart's house. Tonight. And jello :-)

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006655 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006655 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:57:21 -0800 Comment by PopTart @11 I do cook a damn fine pot roast. But I'm more partial to my mama's BBQ beef brisket.

Too bad you aren't local, otherwise I'd go ahead and invite you over to eat my...


jello.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006723 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006723 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:23:18 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty For you, darlin', I'd consider hopping on a plane.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006824 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006824 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:48:09 -0800 Comment by Vince All I know is the people who support Obama are gonna eat alot of crow with their jello.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006834 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006834 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:49:48 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 I am a total elitist, but i like pot roast; does that make me a hypocrite? If i flavor it with a stout does that lessen the effect?

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006904 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1006904 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:14:43 -0800 Comment by infrequent that sort of question is basically rhetorical. it's an insult along the lines of one i remember used often in elementary school, "does your mother know your gay?"

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007007 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007007 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:57:37 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Yes, Obama is crashing and burning/self-destructing. Dingbat Wright REALLY isn't helping. He's toast. He's SO toast that he might even be able to accomplish the impossible: Losing to McCan't.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007023 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007023 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:03:06 -0800 Comment by infrequent and what's going between poptart and 5280?

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007027 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007027 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:04:41 -0800 Comment by PopTart @18 Slog sex. Until I discover he's really a 70 year old man. Or related to me.

I discovered Will in Seattle was just a tease. Promising me pie and never delivering.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007092 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007092 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:35:38 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty No tease, and not 70. Yet.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007153 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007153 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:19:57 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Six years older than Old Fart Fnarf, if that means anything to you.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007157 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007157 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:22:14 -0800 Comment by PopTart @21 Well, no that doesn't mean anything to me. But that's OK, I'll still have fantasy sex with you. As a matter of fact, I am. Right now. With jello.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007203 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/senator_obama_are_you_above_the_common_p#c1007203 2008 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:15:42 -0800