The Dijongate
Restaurant May 11, 2009 The Waffle 3 Comments A lot of ink and virtual ink has been spilled since the Dijongate broke almost a week ago, but in this corner we feel that we should weigh in with some analysis. The controversy arose when President Obama and Vice President Biden paid a visit to Ray’s Hell Burger, a famous eatery in Arlington, VA. Biden had a Swiss cheese burger with jalapeño peppers. ”Do you put ketchup on it, or do we have to do that ourselves?” Biden asked. And here we have Obama, ordering his burger: “Hi, I’m gonna have a, just your basic cheddar cheese burger, medium well. I just want mustard, no ketchup. You got a spicy mustard or something like that, or a Dijon mustard, something like that?” There you have it. A spicy mustard, or a Dijon Mustard. Not unsimilar to the mustard needed for W’s…