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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 07:47 PM Oct 2012

If Mitt complains about having gas, you'll know why

Romney Dines On Cheesecake Factory Ahead Of Debate (PHOTO)

Mitt Romney enjoyed a hearty dinner from Cheesecake Factory ahead of tonight's presidential debate, according to his body man, Garrett Jackson, who tweeted this below:

Mitt's Body Man✔
@dgjackson

The Gov's pre-game meal: BBQ sandwich and some spaghetti from Cheesecake Factory. pic.twitter.com/5lEx79W1


http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/romney-dines-on-cheesecake-factory-ahead-of-debate



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If Mitt complains about having gas, you'll know why (Original Post) ProSense Oct 2012 OP
That dish on the right looks like his stand on various issues. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2012 #1
"The Gov's pre-game meal" ProSense Oct 2012 #2
all politics aside, and this is coming from someone who must watch his diet.... pepperbear Oct 2012 #3
Well, it IS the cheesecake factory nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #7
When he passes gas - it's a sign from the Heavens Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #4
Mitt better hope he doesn't ProSense Oct 2012 #5
He'd better hope an Obama fan didn't slip a laxative in the BBQ sauce aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #6
Cheesecake Factory workers ARE the 47%... pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #12
His gas bag sprung a leak! Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #8
Congratulations on good decisions for your health, Mitt! DreamGypsy Oct 2012 #9
We ate there when it first started in LA nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #13
I LOVE to eat, but that food LeftofObama Oct 2012 #10
. ProSense Oct 2012 #14
I agree, Cheescake Factory Corp will NOT like the looks of that one bit. Capn Sunshine Oct 2012 #17
It looks to me like his ... surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #11
Betcha $10,000 bucks he doesn't really eat that. crazylikafox Oct 2012 #15
There is no way he eats anything from a disposable container Generic Brad Oct 2012 #18
That will make him logey maxsolomon Oct 2012 #16

pepperbear

(5,648 posts)
3. all politics aside, and this is coming from someone who must watch his diet....
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:06 PM
Oct 2012

Last edited Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:52 PM - Edit history (1)

...this isn't the best combo of foods, and the portions are a bit large for lunch. alot of carbs and starch that he's not going to work off, plus the bbq is full of sodium and sugar, there are no greens or fruits, and the meat is fatty. Lastly, if you gotta do the bread, do the multi grain, 'cause the bread is actually worse than the meat.

I normally would never care about nor judge what someone else eats except that his body man made it public like it was something to be proud of (read "makes Mitt more American as he eats like a man&quot which makes it fair game.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
7. Well, it IS the cheesecake factory
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:13 PM
Oct 2012

one of the worst offenders when it comes to things like this... portions are insane there.

DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)
9. Congratulations on good decisions for your health, Mitt!
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:15 PM
Oct 2012

As reported in Men's Health - [link:http://eatthis.menshealth.com/restaurants/cheesecake-factory?page=1|Cheesecake Factory
]

GRADE: F
KID'S MENU: F

Cheesecake Factory joins a host of other restaurants in still refusing to provide nutritional information online. Fortunately, California state law requires chain restaurants to disclose their nutrition facts - or, at least, some of them. And when the law passed and the Factory finally revealed the secret behind their monstrous dishes, jaws dropped. No other restaurant in America matches Cheesecake Factory's atrocious lineup of menu items. We can safely say that the Cheesecake Factory is the Worst Restaurant in America.

SURVIVAL STRATEGY
Avoid Factory Combinations like the plague. Here's a dangerous fact: Not one of the gourmet-sounding, two-meat dishes on this part of the menu has less than 2,000 calories or 50 grams of saturated fat. The best of them (or, "least terrible," anyway) is the Chicken Madeira and Herb Crusted Salmon. But even if you split it, you're still looking at more calories than a Chili Cheese Dog and large fries from Dairy Queen. Other massive plates to avoid at all costs: The Ranch House Burger (1,941 calories), the idyllic-sounding Grilled Chicken and Avocado Club (1,752 calories), and the sadistic side of Macaroni and Cheese (1,462 calories). Surprisingly, the Factory Burger is actually the best sit-down restaurant burger in America. Stick with that... and nothing else.



I have never dined at Cheesecake Factory and since it's good enough for Mitt .... I never will.

Mitt -I hope tonight you feel as queasy from your meal as the American people are about your candidacy.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
13. We ate there when it first started in LA
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:22 PM
Oct 2012

in the dark ages. Back then it was a decent place...

Then hubby and I went there one evening, and swore never to come back... part of it. the prices. They abandoned their mom and pop ideas a while ago.

Capn Sunshine

(14,378 posts)
17. I agree, Cheescake Factory Corp will NOT like the looks of that one bit.
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:50 PM
Oct 2012

That is far below their presentation standards.

surrealAmerican

(11,364 posts)
11. It looks to me like his ...
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:20 PM
Oct 2012

... "body man" is incompetent. That's not a balanced meal, and it looks more like something to eat before a nice, long nap.

He must be trying to impress us with how "middle class" his selections were.

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
16. That will make him logey
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:28 PM
Oct 2012

"Bart is on a strict diet of complex carbohydrates. Steak will make him logy." —Lisa Simpson (miniature golf competition with the Flander's Todd)


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