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Palin's Cheesesteak Fiasco

by BooMan
Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 12:35:50 PM EST

Sarah Palin could have talked to John Kerry. Kerry would have told her that ordering cheesesteaks in Philadelphia is fraught with danger. Kerry made the mistake of asking for Swiss Cheese and tomatoes on his Pat's steak. Palin went to Tony Luke's and contradicted her running mate's policy on Pakistan.

Palin’s apparent disagreement with McCain’s position on Pakistan came as the Alaska governor was picking up a couple of cheesesteaks at Tony Luke’s in South Philadelphia. She was approached by a man wearing a Temple University t-shirt, who later identified himself as Michael Rovito.
“How about the Pakistan situation?” Rovito asked. “What’s your thoughts about that.”
“In Pakistan?” Palin responded.
“What’s going on over there, like Waziristan?”
“It’s working with Zardari to make sure that we’re all working together to stop the guys from coming in over the border,” Palin said. “And we’ll go from there.”
“Waziristan is blowing up,” Rovito replied.
“Yeah, it is,” Palin said. “And the economy there is blowing up, too.”
“So we do cross-border, like from Afghanistan to Pakistan, you think?” Rovito asked.
“If that’s what we have to do stop the terrorists from coming any further in, absolutely, we should,” Palin said.

First of all, her real mistake was in ordering a cheesesteak. Everyone knows that Tony Luke's makes great roast pork sandwiches. Get some greens on that, and you're set. Their cheesesteaks are second-rate, at best.

I'm still trying to figure out why Sarah Palin is hanging out all week in deep South Philly. She's gonna get her ass kicked down there every time she engages with the public.

Palin's Cheesesteak Fiasco | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

I just saw a clip from SNL... (none / 0)

wherein Tina Fey repeated Palin's own words, EXACTLY the same words, from the Katy Couric interview to hilarious effect. It was truly surreal.

by Ed J on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 01:17:09 PM EST

Re: I just saw a clip from SNL... (none / 0)

I recorded SNL because I was just too tired to stay up and watch it last night. I am really glad I did. It is a classic. It's difficult to pick out a single favourite moment - there were so many.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 01:36:02 PM EST
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Re: I just saw a clip from SNL.: Oh Dear.. (none / 0)

even when she's supposed to be lying low or high -

CNN: McCain retracts Palin's Pakistan comments

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- Sen. John McCain retracted Sarah Palin's stance on Pakistan Sunday morning, after the Alaska governor appeared to back Sen. Barack Obama's support for unilateral strikes inside Pakistan against terrorists
"She would not...she understands and has stated repeatedly that we're not going to do anything except in America's national security interest," McCain told ABC's George Stephanopoulos of Palin. "In all due respect, people going around and... sticking a microphone while conversations are being held, and then all of a sudden that's--that's a person's position... This is a free country, but I don't think most Americans think that that's a definitve policy statement made by Governor Palin."
Saturday night, while on a stop for cheesesteaks in South Philadelphia, Palin was questioned by a Temple graduate student about whether the U.S. should cross the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan.
"If that's what we have to do stop the terrorists from coming any further in, absolutely, we should," Palin said.[.]

what's a campaign to do?

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:43:22 PM EST
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Re: I just saw a clip from SNL.: Oh Dear.. (none / 0)

Take her up to some remote mountain in some remote country with no electricity and no satellite access and hide her in a cave until Nov 4?

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:57:58 PM EST
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I heard that she is receiving (none / 0)

debate coaching help at some location in Philly. Hence her disgustingly protracted stay in my city.

She actually had the nerve to show up at the Irish Pub on Friday night. It disgusts me that I was in the same place not 5 days before.

As for the Cheesesteaks, for the love of God, candidates please pay attention. You go to either Pat's or Gino's on Passayunk. Indeed, if you are a Republican, it is probably better now to go to Gino's. And this is what you order: "Wiz with." That is it. That is all you do. It is disgusting, and in fact I prefer "Provolone without." But you have to do it.

by Delaware Dem on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 01:30:56 PM EST

Re: I heard that she is receiving (none / 0)

For those of us who aren't from Philly, what the hell do "Wiz with" and "Provolone without" mean? Specifically with or without what - onions? peppers?

And my stomach turns every single time I hear people associate the words "Cheeze Wiz" and "Cheesesteak". How do you destroy a perfectly good sandwich by putting cheeze wiz on it?

by nonynony on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 01:54:13 PM EST
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Re: I heard that she is receiving (none / 0)

It's a fried onion thing.

Being from the burbs, I prefer 'American without'...that whiz thing is just too much. :)

"Little people are very stuff-intensive."

by CabinGirl on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:12:07 PM EST
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Re: I heard that she is receiving (none / 0)

"wiz with" means "My choice of cheese for my cheesesteak will be Cheez Wiz, and I would also like that with onions."
"Provolone without" indicates provolone cheese, no onions.

personally, I like my steak American with. I refuse to eat at geno's: not only is the guy a rightwing nativist, he's a carpetbagger from Jersey. Pat's King of Steaks cleans Geno's clock if you ask me, but neither come close to Steve's Prince of Steaks on Bustleton Avenue.

Steve's makes the best cheesesteak I have EVER had in my life. Fantastic.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:44:37 PM EST
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LOL (none / 0)

Hahahaha. Such a proper translation from Philadelphian to English.

And the right wing politics of Geno's is why I said Palin should probably go there. Indeed, shouldn't Geno (or whatever that fuck's name is) be really upset that Palin dissed him?

by Delaware Dem on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 03:01:33 PM EST
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Yeah, Steve's is the best. (none / 0)

And I hate saying that because I hate the Northeast. ;)

by Delaware Dem on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 03:02:30 PM EST
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Re: Yeah, Steve's is the best. (none / 0)

yeah me too, but man-oh-man, what a steak!!!

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 03:25:26 PM EST
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Re: Yeah, Steve's is the best. (none / 0)

One word: Jim's pizza steaks

Okay, that's three words.

by some other george on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 08:15:33 PM EST
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Re: I heard that she is receiving (none / 0)

Yeah, folks around here pretty much agreed that she had got it wrong when I mentioned it. Many didn't even know where Tony Luke's is. Not as bad as swiss, but still.

I'm glad I took the time to advise one of Obama's advisors before he had his steak around here.

How you doing anyway DD?

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington- Obama
Philly for Obama

by Luam (LuamDK at gmail.com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:26:48 PM EST
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Good. (none / 0)

Been busy with DE stuff. Must stop by Drinking Liberally soon.

by Delaware Dem on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:58:55 PM EST
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Re: Palin's Cheesesteak Fiasco (none / 0)

What could Palin possibly know about the economy in Waziristan?

by AustinSax on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 01:47:37 PM EST

Re: Palin's Cheesesteak Fiasco (none / 0)

Less than she knows about the U.S. economy - i.e. somewhere in the negative numbers.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:07:55 PM EST
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Re: Palin's Cheesesteak Fiasco (none / 0)

So is asking for swiss & tomato on a Philly cheesesteak like asking for ketchup on a Chicago hotdog -- it provokes pity and anger in the onlookers?

FDR's response to progressive demands: "I agree. Now go out and make me do it."

by DaveW on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 01:52:10 PM EST

worse (none / 0)

not so much pity and anger as utter scorn.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:45:43 PM EST
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lol....ketchup on a Chicago Dog - blaphemy (none / 0)

so, I understand cheesesteak etiquette

by rikyrah on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 09:56:35 PM EST
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Re: Palin's Cheesesteak Fiasco (none / 0)

McCain said Obama didn't get it and accused him of wanting unilateral actions across the Pakistani border. Then she says the opposite. Its closer to the truth since that is what we are doing right now. Bush's ~~last~~ only attempt to get Bin Laden being unilateral with no consultation with the new Pakistani government. Our troops were in a firefight with Pakistan's regular army last week over it. Do Palin and McCain talk? Did she watch the debate?

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; now we know that it is bad economics;" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

by Salunga on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 02:37:35 PM EST

Re: Palin's Cheesesteak Fiasco (none / 0)

Now I'm as partisan as anybody, but let's be fair here. You ask "Do Palin and McCain talk?" I mean c'mon -- how much more are these people supposed to sacrifice for their party? Would YOU talk to Palin? Would YOU talk to McCain?

McCain already crashed several airplanes for his country. Palin already put her commercially valuable body on the line protecting us from Putin. These are human beings, for gods' sake, not lab animals to be tortured for our amusement. Extreme boredom and cognitive dissonance can kill. McCain and Palin have suffered enough. Let us not demand of them more than their frail equilibria can survive.

FDR's response to progressive demands: "I agree. Now go out and make me do it."

by DaveW on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 03:05:00 PM EST
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lol True they are very fragile at this point.

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; now we know that it is bad economics;" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

by Salunga on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 03:27:30 PM EST
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Re: Palin's Cheesesteak Fiasco (none / 0)

Fuck that, she should just have a slice of Sicilian and let the moo-cows live.

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 05:38:26 PM EST

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