Hey North Carolinians, today is primary election day. Get off your duff, put the smart phone down and drive to your local polling place (heck, catch a bus, bike or walk if you like, just get there). I try not to mix politics with BBQ, so I’ll refrain from making any statements about who you [...]
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Newt Gingrich has about as much chance of winning the 2012 GOP Presidential nomination as I have of being named spokesperson for the Kosher Cheese of the Month Club. Nevertheless, America’s Most Self-Aggrandizing Amphibian is headed to North Carolina to campaign. Hide your barbecue plates, Tar Heels, unless you want to wash your pork down with a [...]
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The Democrats have upped the ante when it comes to barbecue-pandering in the 2012 presidential election. The organizers of the upcoming Democratic National Convention are making local, regional and national headlines for their recently announced sauce contest. Charlotte in 2012, the convention’s organizing body, released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking the best barbecue sauces among the styles [...]
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As much as I’d like to regale you with yet another witty and entertaining post about barbecue, it’s election day and you should be doing something better with your time than reading this blog. So go vote. Now. If you’ve already voted, consider this my gift to you for doing your patriotic duty (pig stamps, I mean, [...]
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The 2012 Presidential election campaign is shaping up to be heavy on pork, even leaving aside any barrels. It all started early this year when the Democrats announced that Charlotte would host their nominating convention. Michelle Obama immediately put her foot in her mouth by making the naive statement that Charlotte is a great BBQ [...]
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Don’t be tempted by the devil’s offerings… I was saving this juicy barbe-political story for closer to the Republican primaries, but the News & Observer couldn’t resist and scooped me. Oh well, it’s a pig eat pig world in barbecue journalism. As described in yesterday’s N&O Dome politics blog: “According to ‘Holy Smoke: The Big [...]
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If you’ve paid any attention to the news lately, you are aware that a major crisis looms for our nation. Indeed, I witnessed the crisis in person when visiting Washington, D.C. recently. In addition to the proliferation of BBQ sub sandwiches in and around our nation’s capital, our federal government faces an imminent disaster of its own [...]
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Barbecue and Presidents go together like, well, barbecue and slaw (or, if you prefer, First Ladies and Presidents). In addition to the longstanding and ongoing link between barbecue and political rallies/campaign stops, America’s barbecue traditions date back all the way to that guy with the funny hair who shows up on the one dollar bill. According [...]
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As you have probably heard by now, the 2012 Democratic National Convention will be held in Charlotte, NC. Here’s what the First Lady had to say about the selection in a letter to supporters, which is excerpted below: I am thrilled to make sure you are the first to hear some very exciting news. Charlotte, North [...]
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Ladies and gentleman, I don’t need to tell you that we live in trying times. (But I will.) The economy remains in shambles. Millions of hard working Americans are unemployed and therefore the phrase “hard working Americans” sounds more than a little bit nostalgic. Foreclosures continue at a rate that very nearly keeps pace with the [...]
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