Brain Food: Bill Clinton Chows on Double Burger, Onion Rings, French Fries, Milkshake on Eve of Obes

[Beacool]

July 27, 2009



ABC News’ Rick Klein reports:

Former President Bill Clinton is one of the featured speakers at today’s inaugural “Weight of the Nation” conference in Washington, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control to focus on obesity prevention and control.

Clinton’s battles with his own weight, of course, are famous -- punctuated by fast-food runs during the early days of his presidency, and the heart bypass operation he needed to undergo in 2004.

How to fuel up for an appearance like today’s conference?

According to The Washington Post’s “Reliable Source” column (which has the photo to prove it), the former president waited in line Saturday night at Z Burger in Washington’s Tenleytown neighborhood, posing for photos and signing autographs as his take-out order was readied.

His order: double burger (hold the mayo), onion rings, French fries, and an apple-pie milkshake.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/07/brain-food-bill-clinton-chows-on-double-burger-onion-rings-french-fries-milkshake-on-eve-of-obesity-.html

Ohhhh Bill, you are in trouble.....

Hillary is going to have your hide for eating all that junk food. LOL!!!

:rofl:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Well, he held the mayo. That counts........ I guess....

:wow:

[Beacool]

2. That's Bill............

He may be a rascal, but I can't help it, I love the man. He's all too human.......

:7

[Captain Hilts]

4. It's right on the way to the house near the Brit Embassy. nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. Well if otherwise one keeps healthy eating habits. There's no reason not to do one of these

every now and then. At least he's not eating that McDonald's garbage. Hopefully these burgers do actually taste like something.

[Captain Hilts]

13. Right, save it for a treat. nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. I've had high cholesterol ever since I hit 30. So there are certain things now that I do

save as "treats". I enjoy them a lot more plus my numbers have improved drastically since I started doing that.

[burning rain]

28. He's a real guy, with real guy plusses and minusses.

And it's part of why he won, too. We've lost running doe-eyed milksops for office enough times. I'm with ya, baby. :hi:

[Beacool]

46. That he is!!!

A real man, I mean. Nothing metrosexual about Bill.

:D

[damntexdem]

5. Yes, my cardiologist insists that I hold the mayo ...

along with all of the rest that Clinton had. ;-)

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. I myself can't have my "apple-pie milkshake" (hopefully there's a comma or an "and" missing) without

some mayo. Hmmmm Hmmmm.....

[Beacool]

17. I never had an apple pie milkshake.

Then again, I probably would have asked for a Diet Coke.

:D

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. I'm guessing it was supposed to read apple pie and milk shake. Or am I wrong?

That just doesn't sound right.... OK maybe to some it sounds down right delicious but still. :evilgrin:

[Beacool]

21. No, it could be some wacky flavored milk shake

There's a place in my town that makes unusual shakes, such as cheesecake. During the holidays they have a white chocolate peppermint concoction.

:9

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

23. Damn, I've now heard it all..... You're right I found some recipes online. It's the

dessert version of the "Turducken".

[Beacool]

24. What's a "Turducken"?

:o

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

25. Something which I found hilariously funny when I first heard of it. Now I'm genuinely curious to

taste it. I think Bill Clinton would agree with me. See below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Co1Ecv_8g

[Beacool]

32. Well, knock me over with a feather!!!

I've eaten some unusual things in my lifetime, but I've never had a turducken. I got to try some next time I'm in Louisiana.

Yeah about Bill, he probably would like it.

:D

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

33. You mean a feather stuffed in a feather, stuff....... you see where I'm going with this.

:+

[Beacool]

37. Yep, I see it............

:7

[Amelie]

45. Hebert's is the best

They make great boudin, as well.

http://www.hebertsmeats.com/

[Beacool]

47. Thanks for the tip!!!!

:hi:

[onenote]

27. yep. you're wrong! they have a long list of flavored milkshakes

http://washingtondc.menupages.com/menuprocess?id=53334&link=a961b3e3eecb31110856986e462e0353c604e06dcdb2485900efdea9fcdf1d8877f62d59dea0fd6d605b18b3fe1ea73c

wonder what a "birthday cake" flavored milkshake is like? or a "California blend"?

[Beacool]

30. Hmmm, yummy!!!

Could I have a strawberry-banana shake, please?

:9

[Captain Hilts]

3. It's on the way to the house. He's done a good job keeping the weight off since the knee injury. nt

[Beacool]

6. He was on his way home?

Hmmm, maybe it was Hillary who wanted junk food?

:o

[Captain Hilts]

11. Don't rule it out. nt

[Beacool]

15. Well, then it wasn't that much food for two people.

:shrug:

[napoleon_in_rags]

8. BAD OP title.

I just got here reading about yet another murder where a crazy person ate their victims brain, then to see that OP title...
http://www.kens5.com/homepage/tab1/stories/KENS20090726-Baby-Killed-NW-Side.7b68a56a.html

[Beacool]

10. Hey, not my fault.

That's how it reads at the ABC site.

As for your link, yuuuccckkk!!!!

:(

[anonymous171]

9. I love that man. nt

[Beacool]

18. Me too!!!

:loveya:

[emilyg]

20. Me 3

[Beacool]

22. Hi, Emily!!

:hi:

[emilyg]

36. Hi friend

:hug:

[hlthe2b]

14. Ahh, the big Dawg and his lest troublesome addictions!

LOL

We all struggle, Bill... absolutely

[Autumn]

26. He looks great

love that man.

[Arkana]

29. Geez, Bill, remember that open heart surgery?

:P

[Beacool]

31. Well, if he was heading home maybe he was sharing his bounty with Hils.

Then it wouldn't be too much food.

:D

[Drunken Irishman]

34. I'd rather die than give up that stuff.

Seriously, if it kills me, it kills me.

Same with booze.

[Beacool]

38. Spoken like a true Irishman!!!

I understand, I'm half Irish.

Have a Guinness on me.......

[burning rain]

35. I'm sure Hillary will let him slide...

as long as Sharon Stone wasn't dessert! :evilgrin: :hi:

[Beacool]

39. Maybe he was taking her some of the goodies

That's an awful big sack he's holding for just one meal.

:D

As for Sharon Stone........

:spank:

[Forkboy]

40. He needs to stop eating all that crap.

I mean, there isn't a pizza or a calzone to be found ANYWHERE on that list.

[JI7]

41. look at how huge that bag is

maybe he gives himself "free days" when it comes to food. he watches what he eats most of the time but gives himself some days where he can eat whatever.

but couldn't he have just had a regular burger instead of double. and fries AND onion rings ? and to top if off an apple pie milk shake ?????? all of it sounds good other than the apple pie milk shakes. i like apple pie and milk shakes . but a milk shake flavor of apple pie doesn't really sound appealing.

[karynnj]

42. Well, he is noticably thinner than he was as Preident, so he likely does not do this often

It does seem he bought a huge amount of greasy, fatty food. It sounds like enough calories for 2 days! I remember when he spoke of having learned the hard way about nutrition and pushing to get junk out of schools. Change is hard though and clearly he fell off the wagon here. For his sake, I hope days like this are few.

[Beacool]

43. Who knows what else is in that bag?

He could have taken some of it to Hillary or to the SS guys.

;)

[sunnybrook]

44. some habits die hard

or not at all!