THE POLITICS OF FOOD: PUBLISHED IN A GROUP OF NEWSPAPERS

THE POLITICS OF FOOD

                                           ROBERT ISENBERG

                                                583 WORDS

                                                 4/29/2017

                                           

    

 My friend Alfie invited a new acquaintance named Vinnie to his home. Vinnie had

recently arrived from Italy. Alfie was trying to brush up on his Italian as they

conversed in the kitchen. He had put some chocolates out for Vinnie.  Alfie noticed

that Vinnie was devouring almost all of the chocolate. Finally Alfie said, “Do you

know that too much chocolate isn’t good for you?”

Vinnie replied, “My grandfather lived to one hundred and seven!”

“Was that because he ate a lot of chocolate?” asked Alfie.

“No, said Vinnie, “It was from minding his own business

  When Governor Dukakis ran for president in the eighties, for some reason he

advised that we should all be growing Belgium endive in our backyards and

munching on it, rather than junk food . Personally I believe this cost him as many

votes as the tank photo.

  PEOPLE DON”T WANT TO BE TOLD WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT NOT TO EAT!

  Part of Bill Clinton’s charm and access to the average voter is that we all knew his

 taste in food was as disgusting as ours.

  

   Look what, “Who would you rather have a beer with?” did for “W”?

  Recently the press revealed some of President Trump’s food favorites.

This could be the number one reason Trump hates the media. After all who among

us wants the world to know that we had Kentucky Fried chicken for lunch.

 It was also reported that the President had lunch with Chris Christie. The President

was explaining to the governor that although he could order just about anything, he 

favored the White House’s version of meat loaf. This no doubt endeared the

President to the millions of Hillary’s “deplorables.” The press also reported that

the President loves steak well done with lots of ketchup. I presume Heinz.

  Governor Christie response was, “ It doesn’t matter to me, as long as it’s food.”

  Steak with Heinz ketchup could change John Kerry’s mind regarding President

Trump. Since Secretary Kerry for better or worse is married to none other than

 Teresa Heinz inheritor of the Heinz name and a lot of that fortune.

  We’ve all seen that waiter’s look in a so called fancy restaurant, when we have the

nerve to ask for tartar sauce for our Chilean bass that was brushed with a hint

 of lemon. It could be worse. We could have asked for mayo or heaven forbid

ketchup. It may not please the waiter, but if you’re a politician it’s a vote getter.

  How much did the issue of food have to do with Hillary’s demise? It’s my opinion,

lots.  I’m sure that if Hillary had asked for Kraft’s Thousand Island instead of French

vinaigrette on her kale salad, she would be president today. As a matter of fact, had

Hillary cried out to the waiter, ”Hold the kale and bring on the iceberg,” we’d be

talking a landslide.

  Somehow we knew that when she did indulge in junk food, it was with a great deal

of guilt.

Guilt is not something President Clinton or President Trump ever experienced

certainly not over food.

  

  

  

  The one hundred -and seven year-old man had it right, “Mind your own business,

especially when it comes to food.”

  I’m sure that before we read this article, most of us had soaked up the

countless reasons , why the presidency was won. Now we can all be

thankful for this simple and totally correct explanation.

  It’s all about the food, but remember keep the food simple stupid!