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By Jennifer Jacobs
August 14, 2018, 5:26 PM EDT
Howard Lorber, a Manhattan developer and executive chairman of Nathans Famous Inc., the hot dog company, is hosting a fundraiser for President Donald Trump in the Hamptons, according to two people familiar with the event.
Trump will attend both a roundtable with supporters and a luncheon at Lorbers home in Southampton on Friday, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the presidents trip hasnt been publicly announced.
Last year, Trump described Lorber as one of his two best friends. In 1996, Trump and Lorber traveled to Moscow together to explore business opportunities.
Lorber was an economic adviser to Trumps 2016 presidential campaign. And the president last year appointed him chairman of the board of trustees for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
More: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-14/hot-dog-honcho-to-host-trump-campaign-fundraiser-in-the-hamptons
Oh, well, Costco's Kirkland tastes nearly as good.
hlthe2b
(102,099 posts)csziggy
(34,131 posts)Mostly I get mine from their food court. Once we bought a pack of Kirkland's dogs but with just the two of us and my husband not liking hot dogs much, it took a year to eat them all - of course they were stored in the freezer.
So now I get one on our once a month Costco buying trip and call it good.
magicarpet
(14,113 posts)Geechie
(861 posts)... much better, imho.
brush
(53,726 posts)I'll be passing on Nathan's from now on too.
Guess I'll have to miss the July 4th eating contest also.
These trumpster CEOs are not so smart. They're damaging their brand and sales.
Cha
(296,726 posts)like the way I would like my hot dawgs back in the day.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,534 posts)convenient!
dalton99a
(81,374 posts)peekaloo
(22,977 posts)Initech
(100,027 posts)Cha
(296,726 posts)of that!
Bradshaw3
(7,484 posts)Initech
(100,027 posts)Sam Adams isn't even a blip on my radar anymore.
Bradshaw3
(7,484 posts)One of my favorites but we have a good selection here too so I'll be ok.
I wonder if there is a web site where drumpsters like these guys and the Home Depot guy and others have made it clear they are going to be giving their money to Traitor Tot.
Initech
(100,027 posts)Bradshaw3
(7,484 posts)Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)I'm abandoning Nathan's as well-- going to find another cheap thrill for summer cookouts.
Initech
(100,027 posts)No collusion!
riversedge
(70,033 posts)Link to tweet
Glaspers Beef Patty Chef
?Verified account @questlove
Aug 15
welp. Goodbye Nathan's https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-14/hot-dog-honcho-to-host-trump-campaign-fundraiser-in-the-hamptons
522 replies 1,429 retweets 5,130 likes
Jordan Fabian
?Verified account @Jordanfabian
1h1 hour ago
Underrated quote from Trump gaggle:
"We're going to New York. We're going to New Jersey for work. It's going to be all work."
POTUS attending two fundraising events in the Hamptons today before arriving at his NJ golf club 3:45 PM, where he will spend the weekend.
13 replies 71 retweets 145 likes
Link to tweet
tavernier
(12,364 posts)Last edited Fri Aug 17, 2018, 04:08 PM - Edit history (1)
and they contribute only to Democrats!
tosh
(4,422 posts)I buy a lot of BH deli goods and will keep it up. Thanks for the info.
In this strange alternate reality where we seem to be trapped, even the tiny things help me cope!
tavernier
(12,364 posts)The meat processing and products industry, typically a major contributor to federal-level politics, has historically favored the Republican Party. Political action committees and individuals associated with big name companies like Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods two political heavyweights in the industry contributed overwhelmingly to federal candidates and political parties affiliated with the GOP during the 2010 election cycle.
Tyson Foods is of course one of the most popular meat brands in America, and offers chicken, beef and pork products in many major grocery stores. Smithfield, meanwhile, boasts as many meats and more than 50 brands sold from coast to coast.
But if youre not eating products from such big names, you have a better chance of supporting the Democratic Party.
Smaller companies such as Omaha Steaks, Valley Proteins, Sam Kane Beef Processors and Boars Head Provisions went against the industry norm: Individuals affiliated with those companies gave heavily to Democratic candidates and party committees during the 2010 cycle.
Such individuals associated with Boars Head, for example, which is a household name in the deli meats section of your supermarket, contributed 100 percent of its contributes to federal candidates and PACs affiliated with Democrats during the 2010 cycle exactly $49,300 worth, according to the Centers research.
I know this is an old article, but I imagine even truer now.
tosh
(4,422 posts)I am increasingly grossed out by big meat (corporate) anyway. Tyson is the worst - they have a lot of packing & processing facilities in my region, rough places to work, I hear. But my area also is having a lot of growth in sustainable farms like White Oak Pastures. Im fortunate to have those options.
csziggy
(34,131 posts)Yes, there are still other brands of meats and Publix branded deli sandwiches, but most of their deli products are now dominated by Boarshead. I don't mind, except they removed my favorite garlic Polish bologna and the brand of Lebanon bologna they carry is not as good as the old brand.
I will drop my resentment of Boarshead and be happy they are infesting the right wing donating Publix!
tavernier
(12,364 posts)More info
Cha
(296,726 posts)tosh
(4,422 posts)I prefer Hebrew National anyway!
mitch96
(13,869 posts)That was when the Handwerker family owned it.. I made a whole $1.25/hr!!!! Big money for a kid in 1964... I ate so many hotdogs I could not stand them anymore..
Not a problem passing the joint.....
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sir pball
(4,737 posts)They're the brand that the NYC dirty-water dog carts use - for the longest time you could only get them retail in a few stores in the city, nowadays they're in all the supermarkets here and I've seen them regionally too.
Not sure if they're available nationwide yet, but if you can find them there's nothing better IMO.
Renew Deal
(81,842 posts)MurrayDelph
(5,291 posts)to national chains, I prefer independent sausage shops to Nathan's (which used to be great when the Handwerker family still ran it).
As a west coast person, I shop the following places:
Los Angeles: Schreiner's Fine Sausages (I haven't tried the Phoenix location)
Bishop, CA: Mahogany Smoked Meats (down the street from Erick Schat's Bakkery)
Portland, OR: Otto's Sausage Kitchen and Edelweiss Sausage & Deli
(I'm sort of a sausage savant)
niyad
(113,012 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)No Nathan's and No Sam Adams this week or ever again.
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)There's got to be a way. If Trump has appointed one of his bestees the chairman of the board of trustees for the museum, there has to be a way to make money off the appointment. Why else would this 'friend of Drumpf' do it. Particularly since his bestee is throwing expensive fundraisers for Trump. Birds of a feather flock together and if Lorber is one of Drumpf's two best friends, he's got to be as crooked as Drumpf.
stopbush
(24,391 posts)Theyre the same size theyve always been.
JDC
(10,114 posts)edhopper
(33,458 posts)Dem_4_Life
(1,765 posts)JI7
(89,237 posts)stopwastingmymoney
(2,041 posts)Served in ball parks all over the west coast. The Polish are good too.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Their sandwich slices are the only ones I can find since our local quit carrying Claussen's.
SkyDancer
(561 posts)7-11 dogs all the way!
So good you can't even but them outside 7-11 as they're specially and specifically made just for them.
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)You want my business don't support Trump.