McCain Plays Catch-Up: Attends German Restaurant In German Village, Ohio

John McCain is still playing catch up to Barack Obama.

As the Illinois Democrat speaks before the picturesque Victory Column in Berlin today, the Arizona Republican is doing a slightly less exciting form of German outreach. He is having a lunch meeting with small business leaders at a German restaurant in German Village, Columbus, Ohio.

The presidential race, it seems has boiled down to who has the greatest German appeal. McCain's appearance at Schmidts' restaurant, a "Sausage Haus" comes after the RNC launched several advertisements in towns named Berlin.

Among the items he may have ordered include: Sauerkraut-Bratwurst Balls, Hoffbrau Schnitzel, or the Bratwurst, voted the "Best Wurst" by Columbus Monthly.

Comments

[beaupritchard]

Actually Schmidt House is a good restaurant in what they call German Village ... very nice artsy craftsy part of Columbus ... little gingerbread houses.

Schmidt House used to be known for "goetta" (an aquired taste) and unbelievably good german chocolate cake.

The waitresses are friendly and ... well ... firm.

[Hufferton]

Does the Fraulein depicted in the Ad above work at Schmidt's or is she "just" a model?

[pizzmoe]

Schnickelfritz opened for The Who in '77. Great show.

[Pacific231]

Good question. Remember the slovenly German restaurant waitress in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"? :-)

[DinOhio]

Schmidt's does have good food. Totally agree on your endorsement of the german chocolate cake, which is excellent. My son and his wife live just a few blocks from Schmidt's and wasn't even aware that McCain was in the area. German Village is noted for its very liberal residents.

[southafrica4obama]

Is he going to a french restaurant tomorrow?!

[gconners]

Of course. And Saturday, while Obama is in England, he'll have some fish and chips. And, then to really polish off his foreign policy credentials, he'll eat at The International House of Pancakes on Sunday!

[buckygreen]

0 b a m a will be addressing 75000+ for his acceptance speech.

Johnny M c G a f f e will be yelling at the waitress at the local Country Kitchen.

[hannitysux]

The Country of Germany...a German Restaurant...same thing to an old man.

[RobinSeattle]

At home, he's a tourist.

[HUFF-N-PUFF]

WOW! Is this all they have at their disposal to counter the excitement of the quarter million delighted fans in Germany. Hope his wurst was gud!
I'm not PHARFRUMPUGEN!

[totaldisbelief]

He's got a ton of money (courtesy of his wife and Budweiser) why doesn't he just go away quietly and enjoy his twilight years.
No body wants to see him slip into dementia publicly much less let him that the Country right over the cliff.

[DixieMelody]

Evidently, 42% of people polled want exactly that. UNBELIEVABLE!

[RobinSeattle]

Germans would hate McCain, They consider Budweiser pisswater.

[buckygreen]

They are correct in their assessment.

[Mildmannered]

When Obama visits France, will McCain visit a McDonalds and announce that he is having French fries? (or are we still calling them freedom fries?)

[Pacific231]

Goodness no, McOldie would go to Johnny Rockets to order "American Fries," to the cheers of the right wing political crackheads.

[jinjinpinti]

Yep. McWeiner just "put lobotomy back on the cultural agenda."

[SharonB]

A very funny poster on another thread said that McC*ain's next stop would be the International House of Pancakes.

Love it! Don't you?

In McC*ain's mind that would be equal with speaking at the U.N.

[Mildmannered]

he can line up all of the syrup pitchers and pretend that they are his audience

[pizzmoe]

IHOP's special Sunday morning "Pancake Surge" ..All you can eat for 5.99

[hypnus]

Tonight he’ll attend the Community Theater’s production of, The Sound of Music.

[sociocanuck]

http://alaskareport.com/images58/oldman.jpg

[nicholasclaxton]

OMG! LMFAO! Maybe Johnny McJackass should just stick to the overwhelming amounts of Gaffes instead of these places he's going...the cheese isle, the sausage haus...wtf lol

[CtJean]

Mac & cheese - perfect together

[sonoffestus]

Take it easy on the guy, he thought he was in Germany.

[MargaretO]

Lieberman probably told him he was.

[MissingAmerica]

Our foreign policy is in great hands! LOL!

[AmbroseChapel]

This has to be the funniest contrast yet.