Slog - Comments on But Has the Candidate Ever Had Gray Salt Caramels? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt From the bottom of that Reggie Love story Eli posted: As Senator Barack Obama’s body man, Reggie Love makes sure the candidate has plenty of the things he likes — and makes note of those things he would rather avoid. Here is a partial list, provided by Mr. Love. [likes] ¶ Planters Trail Mix: Nuts, Seeds & Raisins ¶ Roasted almonds ¶ Pistachios ¶ Water ¶ Dentyne Ice ¶ Nicorette ¶ MET-Rx chocolate roasted peanut protein bars ¶ Vegetables, especially broccoli and spinach ¶ Handmade milk chocolates from Fran’s Chocolates in Seattle [avoids] ¶ Mayonnaise ¶ Salt and vinegar potato... Copyright 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:15:14 -0800 Thu, 29 May 2008 04:31:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by tsm Maybe he likes salt-and-vinegar chips too much, and doesn't want to balloon to the size of Al Gore.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032578 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032578 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:24:18 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Agree with tsm. It looks like the diet of a guy desperately trying to hold himself together on the campaign trail.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032580 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032580 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:27:55 -0800 Comment by catnextdoor I read an article a few weeks ago comparing HRC and Obama's food likings. Obamas included mostly this list with the addition of Fiji water. HRC's was pizza and beer.

]]> catnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032582 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032582 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:34:43 -0800 Comment by elenchos What didn't take long. There's already video up of Hillary eating a whole godamn bag of salt and vinegar chips wearing a trucker hat. Is she dipping them in mayonnaise and Pepsi? Gross.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032585 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:36:25 -0800 Comment by Jessica Salt and vinegar chips are nasty. Kettle's Spicy Thai chips are where it's at.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032586 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032586 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:39:42 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger (your typical American Voter) He does not like pizza, beer and soda? What is he? A TERRORIST!!???!!!!

Eating all those nuts and water: probably a fucking faggot!!

(and we all know at leat 40% of the country is thinking that after reading this list, needless to say we are fucked)

]]> Cato the Younger Younger (your typical American Voter) http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032588 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032588 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:42:29 -0800 Comment by spencer I'm with him on mayonnaise.

]]> spencer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032590 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032590 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:46:49 -0800 Comment by md I'm with him on mayo and soft drinks (excepting good ginger ale), but I'm suddenly concerned that I can't vote for a man who doesn't like salt & vinegar chips or asparagus.

]]> md http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032591 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032591 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:53:22 -0800 Comment by JC Mayonnaise = Sandwich lube. Yuck.

]]> JC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032592 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032592 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:53:32 -0800 Comment by tomasyalba I'd be with him on mayonnaise in a heartbeat.

]]> tomasyalba http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032593 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032593 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:53:53 -0800 Comment by Enigma Not a fan of the salt and vinegar chips myself. Salty, caramel chocolate is delicious. Very different tastes.
I can understand why people don't like mayo, but I cannot fathom my life without it.

]]> Enigma http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032594 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032594 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:00:58 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Salt and vinegar chips taste like battery acid to me. Nasty, metallic things. I like my potato chips lightly salted.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032595 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032595 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:03:25 -0800 Comment by jmr I ate at Otto in New York last week, and my beloved ricotta gelato was gone. What was in its place? Salty Caramel gelato. Salty Caramel has taken over everything.

]]> jmr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032596 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032596 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:04:12 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @1 is right. Besides, those BBQ chips are foul.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032599 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032599 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:06:01 -0800 Comment by Epimetheus Nicorette !!!?

Well, sure, change is hard, but come on...

]]> Epimetheus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032603 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032603 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:10:39 -0800 Comment by Fnarf @15 -- did you see the video clip of Obama offering a Nicorette to a reporter who was trying to quit? He had at least eight of them in his pocket. I think he lives on them.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032610 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032610 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:16:00 -0800 Comment by rlv I admit it -- my first thought while reading the story this morning was that there would be a run on the grey salt caramels, and that I'd better stock up.

]]> rlv http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032618 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032618 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:22:48 -0800 Comment by max solomon mayonnaise is not gross. here's a mayonnaise recipe:
2 egg yolks
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon powdered mustard
1/8 teaspoon sugar
Pinch cayenne pepper
4 to 5 teaspoons lemon juice or white vinegar
1-1/2 cups olive or other salad oil
4 teaspoons hot water

CATSUP is gross. it has CORN SYRUP in it. fucking foodie elitists.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032619 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032619 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:26:30 -0800 Comment by Balt-O-Matt Homemade mayo is yummy. And mayo-based food (pimento cheese, egg salad) is even yummier with homemade mayo.

I'm glad to see that Barack eats well, even on the campaign trail.

]]> Balt-O-Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032623 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:29:56 -0800 Comment by PopTart I discovered an un-opened box of Fran's gray salt caramels in my pantry this weekend, it was a happy, happy day.

Well, this list seals the deal for me, I cannot support a candidate that chooses milk chocolate over dark chocolate.

Psst, I heard if he's elected he's going to ban mayo and soft drinks.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032628 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032628 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:32:48 -0800 Comment by Mary F Elenchos @4: At the risk of sounding gullible, is there really such a video? I want the link! And don't just send me to photos of her hoisting a mug or a shot glass - I've seen plenty of those.

]]> Mary F http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032638 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032638 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:49:50 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Maybe he knows he should eat dark chocolate, but just loves milk chocolate?

After all, most chocolate in Hawaii used to be milk chocolate when he was growing up there.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032639 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032639 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:49:53 -0800 Comment by elenchos @21

Unfortunately, sometimes I stretch the truth for dramatic effect. But stay tuned: Hillary will exploit this one way or another.

I for one will be grateful if she merely underscores his effete snack preferences and doesn't muse that Obama surrounds himself with large, scary black men.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032645 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032645 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:59:24 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV That's Mr. Love to you, elenchos....

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032667 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1032667 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:24:15 -0800 Comment by gfrancie He probably avoids the asparagus because it makes things taste funny.
and he obviously wants little snacky things to occupy his hands since he quit smoking.

]]> gfrancie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1033440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1033440 2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 20:21:24 -0800 Comment by Phoebe yay on the mayo hate. and as for asparagus, well, more for me!

]]> Phoebe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1034346 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/but_has_the_candidate_ever_had_gray_salt#c1034346 2008 Thu, 29 May 2008 04:31:22 -0800