Barack Chooses Taco Mate: Al Pastor or Chicken?
By Victor - Tuesday May 13th 2008 |
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From Oregon’s Mid-Williamette Valley’s StatesmanJournal:
Customers at Luis’s Taqueria on Front Street in Woodburn were caught by surprise Friday when Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama walked into the Mexican restaurant during the noon hour and ordered a plate of carne al pastor — a pork dish seasoned with pineapple, onions, cilantro and lime.
From Official Obama HQ blog:
On the campaign trail in Oregon today, Barack stopped at Luis’s Taqueria in Woodburn. He was joined by his brother-in-law Craig Robinson (who was recently hired as the head basketball coach for the Oregon State Beavers). The two sat down for a quick meal of chicken tacos…
So which was it? Al pastor or chicken tacos? The photos seem to depict some dark meat, possibly al pastor , on the plate nearest him. Was there an attempt on the part of Obama’s official blog to cover up an al pastor selection with a more pedestrian, less potentially-controversial chicken selection in order to increase his appeal to undecided swing state voters? Or, perhaps they feared a public al pastor allegiance might subconsciously conjure up all that Pastor Reverend Wright nonsense.
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not that I would condone or even regularly believe them, but fox has it as beef, a third option. it does look like asada more than anything else…
They were vegetarian
political genius! by letting everyone report something different, he comes off even more as of the people. everyone can think that he shares their tastes! ;)
Likes taco at the opposet adj cross blvd from my normal speaking spot. I could say he the most hated man in the mid east, a Barack, chooses the south-side, east side taco (but the west side, north side of santa monica and 3rd? Well thenm I spoke for his christien command didn”T i jesus, reynald-ra. Now that i”m in canada running my government and separte from the church, well i see Barck is still christien on the blvd and probably anti-dna or anti-stemcells or anti everything in science. Was i, reynald chabot?
looking back from our vantage point here on election eve, it’s hard not to conclude that this was the turning point in the campaign.