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Takket

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8. taco bell is way more american than mexican

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 06:09 PM

Aug 2015

it is the American image of Mexican food, but it is about as authentically reflective of Mexican food as the General Tso's chicken you get at the take out place is of Chinese food.

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Shut Down Taco Bell For ‘Being Too Mexican’ [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 OP

This isn't The Onion? Damn. n/t djean111 Aug 2015 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #6

Why this is so ironic HassleCat Aug 2015 #2

I actually wavered for a bit, thinking that might be real Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #3

I'll let Naomi verbalize my response to O'Connor in gif form. romanic Aug 2015 #4

Back when Taco Bell served meat that didn't smell like Alpo they had what they Autumn Aug 2015 #5

Does he know "hamburger" is named after a German city? lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #7

taco bell is way more american than mexican Takket Aug 2015 #8

Holy crap LiberalElite Aug 2015 #9

Take a look at the site - it's a satire site like The Onion. dieter Aug 2015 #10

OK. Thanks. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #14

So what about all those Tex- Mex restaurants in Texas, are they agents too? SummerSnow Aug 2015 #11

This country is doomed. The stupidity alone is lethal. SummerSnow Aug 2015 #12

dumb-ass... SummerSnow Aug 2015 #13

I love the bio on the writer . . . Journeyman Aug 2015 #15

mexicans would disagree JI7 Aug 2015 #16

This has to be parody. An attention grabbing joke.0 Taitertots Aug 2015 #17

OBVIOUS SATIRE cali Aug 2015 #18

Um.... isn't Taco Bell an American company? Initech Aug 2015 #19

yes, that is right johnsolaris Aug 2015 #27

Lol another dumb conservative. I don't understand how these people get in office. ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #20

Someone should ask this clown how often he eats at TB Renew Deal Aug 2015 #21

**Satire.** But it got me too for a second. DirkGently Aug 2015 #22

HA HA. My Mexican American friends have a name for that place TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #23

Decent Satire from: The political garbage chute.... see other headlines Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #24

"Posted with permission from The Political Garbage Chute" nsd Aug 2015 #25

Toxic Hell offends me too Melurkyoulongtime Aug 2015 #26

Too Mexican, oh thats so funny...... Historic NY Aug 2015 #28

well, capitalism treestar Aug 2015 #29