Hannity Attacks Obama For Putting Mustard On His Burger [UPDATED]

[Good Lord, this has become a full-blown "thing" now. Please see utterly deranged updates, below.]

Oh hi, everyone! Are we still doing that election year thing, where if a politician consumes anything other than box wine, Busch, and self-killed moose meat, it means they are elitist? Apparently, this is the case, and so, the national nightmare for arugula -- which would probably be better off if it were referred to as "rocket" like the Brits do -- continues.

As you know, President Obama and Vice President Biden made a historic trip to an Arlington, VA hamburger joint, to celebrate the "stress tests" or something, bringing the entire press corps in tow. Well, it took all of Sean Hannity's brain power to come up with a joke about it, but he finally decided to make fun of the fact that Obama wanted a "spicy" or "Dijon" mustard on his cheeseburger, just like the undead Nikita Khruschev prefers.

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Of course, I could harp on the fact that Grey Poupon is actually a pretty inexpensive condiment, a bottle of which I have right now in my palatial 800-square-foot apartment manor, but that's really beside the point. If you really want to dig down into the elitism of the outing, consider this - as Washingtonian points out, at Ray's Hell Burgers, "You can order the patties simply grilled, with a chipotle-spiked 'diablo' marinade, blackened Cajun-style, or au poivre with a black-peppercorn crust." Fancy! And if Obama had really wanted to strut his elite tastes, he could have opted to add any number of artisanal cheeses, like Dutch mustard seed Gouda, Queen Anne Stilton, or a cave-aged Amish cheddar. See! If Hannity had done some research, he could have really unleashed an epic, idiot barrage over fancy foodstuffs.

Of course, the burgers start at $7, because restauranteur Michael Landrum seems to think that quality food should be made affordable. Enjoying the burgers are well within reach of multimillionaire infotainer toffs like Sean Hannity. Anyway, Dijon mustard: normal people eat it, you can get it at fracking Au Bon Pain, for Pete's sake, so, enough. Okay? Enough. And thus endeth Eat The Press' brief foray into Zagats' territory.

UPDATES:

Here's Mark Steyn, subbing for Rush Limbaugh, saying, "John Kerry couldn't get away with that stuff but he makes it seem like just like a regular thing to do." Awesome, Mark! A John Kerry joke! Wow. Tell us more about your exciting trip back in time to the magical world of 2004!

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And here's Laura Ingraham, wondering, "What kind of man orders a cheeseburger without ketchup, but Dijon mustard?"

What kind of man orders a cheeseburger without ketchup? Uhm, how about a FULL GROWN ONE? Ketchup, and it's cousin "catsup," doesn't come near my food, because I am no longer a small child. And Media Monitor Phillip G. adds the following insight into ketchup:

It's a Chicago thing. Ketchup (in particular on hot dogs) is a serious faux pas.

Philip points out this admonition from the good people at the Vienna Beef hotdog company, who warn: "If you ask for ketchup, you'd better be under the age of twelve." (I sort of think this coddles eleven year-olds.)

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Comments

[herocious]

Teasing might be warranted if he had ordered Gentleman’s Relish or Monkeygland sauce or something, but don’t begrudge a Chicagoan his mustard.

http://theopenend.com/2009/05/07/the-politics-of-condiments/

[ICanHasCapitalismPlz]

Oh, those darned right-wing extremists never cease their terror, do they? How low can they go to poke fun at the current President? The libbies would NEVER do that!

Oh wait.

[TrickieTam]

Well thank goodness I read this helpful article! And to think, I was about to prepare a Bubba burger with cheese and mustard. Thank you Hannity for stopping me from making such a foolish and inhumane mistake. Somebody pull the plug on this dumb show already! Pull the plug on Fox News completely cause they suck mustard seeds LOL

[harriscrl3]

What kind of man orders mustard over ketchup the one who is concerned about the healthier alternative. I order mustard instead of Mayonaise when it come to my sandwich. I Guess that just makes us weird.

THese people are stu pid beyond belief.

Carol

[BrettnCalgary]

I like mustard and mayo on my cheese burger, ketchup is for fries, does that make me elitist? I have three kinds of mustard in my fridge, "normal" mustard, stone ground organic mustard, and dijon. I guess the organic mustard and dijon are questionable.

[eraofpeace]

I think the Fox network strategy is to distract the public and keep us on the defensive with their contant whining and complaining. Perhaps they need to be ignored for about a week, regardless of the inHannity of their comments and pronouncements.

[eraofpeace]

."..and, alas, here we are, from coast to coast...an­d on blogs such as this one, talking about "mustard" so, mission accomplished Sean."

Yes, you are right. That's exactly what the fox mission has set out to do.
Incidentally, I like mustard and mayo on my burger. On my fries just mayo. I thought I was odd and was very happy when I traveled to Holland and saw some folks putting mayo on their fries too.

[SayLessDoMore]

. . . Probably hollandaise . . . .

[ICanHasCapitalismPlz]

Constant whining and complaining? I thought that was the agenda of the liberals. In fact, I've never known a liberal NOT to whine and complain incessantly.

Besides, the liberal media relentlessly ignores the truth and seems to abide by the idiom "The end justifies the means." Need I remind anyone of the left-wing media's agenda to mold Al Gore's image to be fresh, hip, and young in order to appeal to the younger demographic? Uh-oh, I smell partisanship!

[Cozener]

How is mustard on a burger not manly? Well...thi­s 6'4, 220 lbs ex-marine happens to love mustard on a burger.

But I have to say...

One thing thats even better on a burger...5­7 Sauce.

[Aryg]

I'm gonna try this again.. The question I would like answered is: Why in the world would anyone think they needed to put a piece in the paper about someone eating a hamburger. Why not report on the good thing he has done for the country? Oh yeah: There are none. By the way, I also eat hamburgers with mustard and no one has ever put it in the paper. I'm also sure that if I told the world that my country is a piece of.....No forget it, I could never say the things he Does.

[TwentyCharactersLong]

The things conservatives have said are much more treasonous than just about anything done by any liberal since the 1960s ended. No liberal state government could get rid of putting the flag of an enemy of the United States on a state capitol building but for some reason there's a Confederate flag on South Carolina's. Why is the South Carolina state government not being charged for treason?

[ICanHasCapitalismPlz]

Ohh, you mean ignoring the fact that our Marxist President is ripping apart the Constitution (which, I thought, was an article that he swore to uphold and protect), destroying the idea of capitalism (a concept this country was founded upon), and negotiating with jihadist groups which--in accordance to their religion which I and many other "treasonous" conservatives have studied closely--will not stop until the infidels (i.e., anyone not Muslim) are converted or destroyed?

Right. You keep thinking that way.

[onehotteachingmama]

I would just like to say that this is so sad. These guys get paid more than me to report rubbish! While teachers like me whose jobs are being cut, are struggling to make ends meet. Not to mention the poor children who have to be crammed into over crowded classrooms as a result of state education budgets being cut. Report that! Talk about something worth while and let the Prez and his man eat in peace. Who cares! I'm more worried about how these babies are gonna be fed the knowledge they so desperately need if there are not enough teachers to go around.

[the shooter]

Mustard? Are you serious? The Conservative Bunch is upset because Obama puts Dijon Mustard on his Hamburgers? Is this all they have left? Nitpicking at every little detail of what Obama does in his daily life to try and land some trivial points that they can't make otherwise. Tsk tsk tsk. Sad. Truly sad.

[celebration]

Dito! It's really, very sad!

[elsie900]

Well, I'm over the age of twelve and I like ketchup.

But I like mustard just as much. Spicy mustard, actually.

Hey, I'm a one-person example of American diversity!

[ronman189]

What imbeciles! Snarky comments is all they have left.

[Jason Fieldhouse]

It doesn't make much sense to focus on such menial issue when there are such profound challenges ahead of us. I say condiment away and don't look back.

Jason Fieldhouse

[dimplesmile7]

What kind of people sit around and believe mustard is a big issue?

[LooktotheLeft]

Americans

[dimplesmile7]

Yes the stupid ones like you!

[TwentyCharactersLong]

Republicans.

[JeanPaulSatire]

This portion of "The Hannity Insanity Show" is brought to you by the Ketchup Advisory Board.

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(Apologies to Garrison Keillor and "A Prairie Home Companion.­")

[biotechwoman]

This nation faces serious challenges that threaten to destroy its foundation. If Hannity and his entourage have nothing better to do than critique mustard, they should be expelled (as in revoke their passports and deport them).