If Obama and McCain were food... What food would they be?
I've heard several old cliches, some NOT so nice. Personally, I'd say that McCain would be "salt", and Obama would be "pepper". What's your take?
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34 Comments:
The two if them together are like a baloney on day old bread sandwich.
srhcb at 9:39PM on 06/10/08
Obama would be new, fresh, exciting and delicious. McCain would mostly be stale. I wonder what side of the political spectrum I fall.... ;)
emes1 at 10:03PM on 06/10/08
Obama would be something new and flavorful-- something that people might be afraid to try at first, but are glad they did. Like Asian fusion!
McCain would be something classic and with an expensive flavor-- something that only rich people would know about and/or want to eat. Like Foie gras or caviar.
smile at 10:23PM on 06/10/08
Ummm... since I don't care for either one of them I guess I'd say Obama would be chocolate frozen yogurt (yummy and seems harmless but... watch out... it can cause brain freeze- especially foreign policy wise). McCain would be cake (gets stale quickly and too much of it makes you sick as a dog- it's the economy stupid!!).
sbelle at 10:55PM on 06/10/08
Obama: an arugula salad with heirloom tomatoes (locally grown and organic, naturally), fresh figs, goat cheese and lemon-pepper dressing.
McCain: beef jerky
onespicymama at 11:00PM on 06/10/08
Beef Jerky! Too funny, thanks for the laugh.
Carosone at 11:13PM on 06/10/08
Obama would be Spanish Avant Garde: innovative, creative, but doubtful on longevity, not very practical for everyday use.
McCain would be a meatloaf sandwich--classic, conventional, yet comforting in a crusty way. but also something you'd get tired of if you had it every day.
Together they're (no pun intended) a Black and White cookie. They would complement each other well, as they are exact opposites. Both are better off when each has some of the other, and when both focus on what they have in common (the icings have the cookie beneath, while McCain and Obama both want what each feels is the better course for the nation). Each would do well to conside the other's point of view.
beth1 at 11:29PM on 06/10/08
Just a query. Here in Australia, some people seem to be following the US politics. The media refer to John McCain as a war hero. Why is the general concensus on this page that John McCain is 'stale'? Is it because he's been around longer than the younger Obama? In terms of food, then it's a good analogy, however if we're talking about people, isn't life experience something to consider? Excuse an ignorant Aussie. Hope you can help.
In terms of food, I'd say Obama is a salad sandwich with all the trimmings, but McCain is the salt and pepper without which the sandwich would taste bland. (What do you think?)
JerryF at 12:22AM on 06/11/08
General concensus isn't that he is stale.... actually the one person who used the word "stale" wasn't saying that McCain is stale... just said he's like cake which often goes stale after a short time and somehow referring to the economy.
McCain as a war-vet is not stale... perhaps McCain as US President may be stale to some. War vet does not equal US President material.
smile at 1:42AM on 06/11/08
McCain = Wonder bread
Obama = Artisinally made, multigrain, organic baguette
SSMom at 9:01AM on 06/11/08
I am sad to see this become political. I am a political junkie and belong to a number of wonderful sites to get my "fix". This site feeds my other passion: food.
ocarol at 9:48AM on 06/11/08
SPAM
Both of them.
FastFoodCritic at 9:53AM on 06/11/08
Whatever they are they both cost too much and won't taste as good as you thought they would.
bobbob at 10:12AM on 06/11/08
Obama: Chinese food. Elect him and four years later you are still hungry. You'll wish you hadn't been talked out of ordering the Hillary by seeing what was on everyone else's plate.
McCain: Canned soup and dry toast. It's all you can keep down when you're sick.
robincat at 10:31AM on 06/11/08
McCain would be one of those wrinkly old hot dogs rotating around itself for years and years, going nowhere.
simon at 10:40AM on 06/11/08
McCain = fruit cup
Buckethead at 10:47AM on 06/11/08
They're both turkeys.
jymbrittain at 10:59AM on 06/11/08
Obama = Marshmallow Fluff hiding under Cool Whip
McCain = Prime Rib
PerkyMac at 11:14AM on 06/11/08
Obama = Snickers
McCain = apple pie
Cassaendra at 11:35AM on 06/11/08
@ FastFoodCritic -- I agree.
All politicians suck. Some just suck worse than others, is all.
Brownie at 11:47AM on 06/11/08
Obama seems like something really healthy, like cruciferous vegetables, but in some sort of wonderful creamy sauce that makes people want to eat them anyway.
McCain is whatever flavor GWB is, just served at a more respectable establishment, cooked by a more experienced chef, and seasoned better. Still essentially the same dish.
rosezilla at 12:00PM on 06/11/08
McCain = Prune
Obama = Can of Mystery Meat
Thomasj at 12:03PM on 06/11/08
McCain is something you pull out of the refrigerator that's covered with mold.
Obama is something unfamiliar you find on a menu and you're not quite sure if it's going to taste good or not.
RichardCrystal at 12:07PM on 06/11/08
I'm not sure I can pin Obama down to a specific food. I keep seeing the spread at a big and vibrant Farmers Market.
McCain? Lutefisk...
Sieseye at 12:11PM on 06/11/08
To answer the "Aussie"'s question, I think the reason people keep referring to McCain as stale is because he is on the Republican/conservative side, not because he is old. Obama keeps preaching change change change, while people fear that with McCain things will remain the same...and be "stale" (and in this present state....bad!) That's the way I took it, but please correct me if you think I'm wrong.
As for my food votes:
Obama = sliced bread (set a historical precedent just by being nominated and also signifies "change")
McCain = flour (because he is too tied in with the original loaf of bread - the Bush administration)
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 1:04PM on 06/11/08
I tried not to think too hard about it and the first things that came to my mind were
Obama = BLT
McCain = Pot Roast
AnnaG at 1:55PM on 06/11/08
gotta agree with brownie here.......they all suck...........
onepercent99 at 2:42PM on 06/11/08
This reminds me of the words of the great Arundhati Roy regarding the 2004 election, "...It’s not a real choice. It’s an apparent choice. Like choosing a brand of detergent. Whether you buy Ivory Snow or Tide, they’re both owned by Proctor & Gamble..."
Given that most of our foods are also controlled by a select oligarchy, we can choose any number of brand analogies to Obama/McCain. Like say Sobe vs Pepsi, La Choy vs ManWich, Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies vs Krispy Saltine Crakers...
Young at 3:28PM on 06/11/08
I'm loving these comments. Very creative and thought provoking. Keep them coming!
Boscompb at 3:59PM on 06/11/08
Obama is cilantro.
McCain is turmeric.
Garvey at 4:10PM on 06/11/08
Obama is a chocolate-vanilla swirl soft-serve ice cream
McCain is a rootbeer float
MeMeg at 9:04PM on 06/11/08
Obama, New American Cusine. McCain S.O.S.
gwcafe at 9:06PM on 06/11/08
obama: fresh strawberry poppyseed salad from panera
mccain: frozen chicken pot pie from costco
akapluto at 11:09AM on 06/13/08
Obama would be a Moon Pie, no one's totally sure what's in the middle but it just sounds soooooo darn appealing. McCain would be a Lorna Doone, not as offensive as some, but still kinda meh and grandma-y.
ellekasey at 6:32PM on 06/14/08