Awww FUCK IT!!! I Tried!!! I REALLY REALLY TRIED To Give Obama The Benefit But Now I'm DONE!!!

[Beetwasher]

I'm done w/ him. How DARE HE!!!

A Garden At The White House

On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a vegetable garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There will be no beets (the president doesn’t like them) but arugula will make the cut.

--snip--

http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=18846

No BEETS???? NO FUCKING BEETS???!!!!!

[Peacetrain]

1. Beets me why he did that

:)

[HopeOverFear]

Right on! I don't like beets either

blech, yucky, can't stand them.

[Beetwasher]

5. All We Are Saying, Is Give Beets A Chance!!

n/t

[TechBear_Seattle]

32. Visualize whirrled peas n/t

[HopeOverFear]

47. LOL! n/m

[lunatica]

57. Beets are the liver of the vegetable kingdom

Gag!

[Joe Bacon]

141. oh, just BEET IT!

:rofl:

[CTyankee]

46. Have you ever tried fresh beets? The canned ones are horrible but the fresh ones

are marvelous. I learned to love beets after I tasted the fresh ones, roasted. Ummm...

[windbreeze]

62. Just knock the dust off and take a big bite,

right out of the garden while they are still warm from the earth...mmmmmmmmm....love them, any way from raw to pickled to in between....wb

[tsuki]

69. I pickle a bunch every year...yum!

[rocktivity]

90. I thought I didn't like okra until someone cooked it properly

So I'll give YOU the benefit of the doubt.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Flying Dream Blues]

117. Totally agree! Fresh and roasted...yum. nt

[donheld]

2. Shut up

They're to feed repuglicans.

[polichick]

3. They probably don't have a beet washer on the staff.

[MarjorieG]

4. I know. I like beets. Really healthy, and impossible clothing stain to remove.

(knew this was faux outrage)

[BonnieJW]

45. I LOVE beets.

Take them raw, scrub the skins, cut into chunks, pickle and store in fridge. Crunchy, sweet, great on salads.

[Qutzupalotl]

86. And they put color in your cheeks

if you rub them in with a circular motion.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. Beets are absolutely revolting

[Beetwasher]

8. Any Story That Begins With A Beet

Ends with the devil.

[truedelphi]

63. Are you like a paid rabble rouser for the Beet Industry??

And my love for beets must explain the little devil inside my conscience.

[Beetwasher]

64. I'm A Beetnick

n/t

[truedelphi]

70. LOL! n/t

[HughMoran]

7. That's bullshit

I'd have write him off too if he didn't plant beefsteak tomato's.

[CreekDog]

9. I don't like them either

good work! :hi:

[lamp_shade]

10. And the beet goes on.

[Maraya1969]

77. Oh BEET IT!

[FrenchieCat]

11. LOL!

Beets are my least favorite veggy, but I do like it in a good salad.

[Beetwasher]

15. It's Discrimination, Plain And Simple!

I want my equal protections!

[bvar22]

66. Its a fucking miracle.

I agree with FrenchieCat.
Mark your calendar.
:hippie:

[PopSixSquish]

12. I Sorry

I don't like beets either but I gives you hugs to ease your pain.

:hug:

[EFerrari]

13. Beet it!

[Autumn]

14. As long as there is spinach,

I can forgive them. And planting parsley would would make anything forgivable. Good for them.

[cwcwmack]

16. that's okay

beets are nasty. Ever since a bowl of bad BORSCHT in Siberia in 1999, I'll pass.

[Beetwasher]

17. How Do You Know It Wasn't The Sour Cream?? HUH????

Why discriminate?

[nichomachus]

54. It wasn't the quart of vodka that made me fall -- it was those damn steppes.

[Eric J in MN]

18. Planting arugula...

...is an FU to the Republicans who mocked him for mentioning "arugula" in a presidential campaign speech.

[jobycom]

19. So he stopped beeting Michelle? Or the other way around?

[Beetwasher]

21. The Beetings Will Continue

Until morale improves.

[chrisa]

20. Dwight Schrute does not approve. nt

[jus_the_facts]

22. Impeachment should be put on the table at once....

....SHOW NO MERCY! :D

:hi: :loveya:

[Beetwasher]

Oh, I'm About To Open A Whole Can Oh Whoop Ass!

Just you watch!

:hi: :hug:

[TheCowsCameHome]

28. Mmmmm.Canned Whup-ass. Not as good as fresh grown, but...

.....it'll do.

[jus_the_facts]

34. I'll not only watch...I got your back too...

:fistbump:

[TechBear_Seattle]

33. I don't think peaches will grow in DC's climate. n/t

[nichomachus]

56. They grow in New Hampshire n/t

[TechBear_Seattle]

74. But Nanci Pelosi said that peaches were off the table

I figured that was what she meant. :shrug:

[nichomachus]

78. That was Peaches, her cat

who she was trying to train to stay off the table.

[nichomachus]

55. Is that a new Ben and Jerry's flavor?

Impeach-mint

[islandmkl]

23. beets don't fail me now....

[LisaM]

24. I don't like beets OR arugula

I dislike being handed a platterful of weeds at a restaurant and then asked to pay $8 for it.

Please tell me that they have radishes! And corn.

[Beetwasher]

25. Radishes???? You Must Be A Communist!

n/t

[Norrin Radd]

135. Radishes???? You Must Be A Fraggle!

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Radishes

[kestrel91316]

61. It's too early to plant corn. This is just their spring garden.

Summer will bring corn and squash and tomatoes and peppers and such. Maybe even okra. I'm hoping for okra, a much maligned but very yummy vegetable when prepared properly.

[LisaM]

98. I didn't mean they should throw out of season seeds in the ground now.

I, too, like okra. I prepared some once that was good - sliced it thin, and battered it and fried it. It was so yummy. I got the recipe out of a cookbook where the author had some incredibly complicated recipe for the batter, with about 90 hard to find ingredients. Then she said, "I got this recipe from a lady name Old Aunt Pippie (or something like that) but she just used Bisquick and pepper". I figured what was good enough for Old Aunt Pippie was good enough for me!

[kestrel91316]

132. I used beaten egg whites, then dipped them in cornmeal, panfried and served

with my homemade chili sauce.

[Arugula Latte]

81. What?! What?!

:grr:

Signed, Arugula Latte

[Cha]

92. I love Arugula and so does

the White House.B-):hi:

[Arugula Latte]

93. Yay!

I knew I could count on you! :pals: :fistbump: :hi:

[beac]

108. If it's the good, pointy peppery kind that's so hard to find, I might get caught

sneaking over the WH fence to pick some. I LOVE me some 'rucola' as the Italians call it. YUM!

[Cha]

111. I didn't know the Italians called

it that..thank you.

I know they say "verdes" if they're going to have some greens.

[beac]

113. And it's 'rocket' if you are ever lookiing for it in the British Isles.

Hmmmm.... I might have to go beg some off my friendly Italian restaurateur this weekend. All this talk has made me crave a big 'insalata rucola'! :)

[LisaM]

96. OMG! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I love you!

it's as bad as the time someone said someone was as dumb as a hatrack, and it located a DUer named Hatrack.

[Arugula Latte]

99. Okay, you are forgiven my child.

Now go say five "Hail Radicchios" and eat some frisee.

[Bumblebee]

26. He risks losing a Russian/Ukrainian American vote over this! I kid you not.

No borscht -- ever -- at the WH?!!

[Cha]

95. That's right! How snappy would that

be to have fresh borscht straight from the White HOuse garden for the Russian/Ukrainian Ambassador?:bounce:

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. The last president beet his meat. I welcome the change.

[floridablue]

29. at UConn, they love ThaBeet

[pleah]

30. Well, that's just beetshit crazy!

Just kidding, I like beets!:evilgrin:

[Solomon]

31. Beets Are Good For You!

(I hate 'em)

[EmilyAnne]

35. Beets can really leave stains on fingers. I hated them until I realized that they weren't all those

nasty canned or pickled things that my mother gave me growing up.
A friend who is an expert chef roasted some and used them in a salad with goat cheese and walnuts and some vinaigrette. Yum.
That said, I don't love them so much that I would include them in a garden.
So, I will fight the beetrage!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

36. There's a rumor that they might plant arugula. ARUGULA WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!

What's next Chinese broccoli????!!!!

[Beetwasher]

38. I Mean Hell, Why Not Bok Choi Then???

Incredible fuck up. He will pay a steep political price for this.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

41. He's toast...... No better yet he's vegetable tempura. nt

[nichomachus]

50. They pilloried Mike Dukakis for mentioning Endive.

[Renew Deal]

53. You beet me to it.

:D

[Renew Deal]

52. Belgian Endive!

:hide:

[DinahMoeHum]

37. No Beetles ?????

Neither the veggie nor the insect kind ????? How could they ???

:evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin:

[Arctic Dave]

39. I HATE BEETS TOO!

I'd eat a turd sprinkled with clover before I would eat a beet.


YUUUUUCKY!

[stopbush]

40. Beets - the reddest of red vegetables...plus, they taste like shit.

Is anyone surprised Obama isn't planting red vegetables?

BTW - where are the blue vegetables?

[Median Democrat]

60. They Make You Pee In Pink, Be Careful

:hurts:

[pipi_k]

80. George Carlin said

that there was no blue food.

Oh, there's green and turquoise and purple, but there's no true blue food.


I can see why, though, after adding a bit of blue food color to some mashed potatoes one time.

Revolting.

:puke:

[Arugula Latte]

82. Beets are too sweet. They give ya Dia-beet-us.

[WeDidIt]

42. I LOVE beets!

Pcikled.

With hard boiled eggs.

[gauguin57]

43. Someone needs to tell the White House chef ... a little orange juice in the sauce...

... and Barack will love the beets.

Just like my mommy made them.

[Happyhippychick]

44. We've got the beets, we've got the beets, we've got the beets...yeah, we've got the beets.

Anyone else remember the Go Go's?

[BlooInBloo]

128. (facepalm)

[CatWoman]

48. you fucking nut

:rofl:

[Beetwasher]

49. Who Said Anything About NUTS??? HUH?? Yeah, I Bet You

Would like this to be about nuts because that's the type of person you are! Don't change the subject! It's discrimination I tells ya!! :P

[nichomachus]

51. I like turtles

Somebody had to say it

[Wickerman]

58. They're too hard to wash?

:shrug"

[kestrel91316]

59. Man, he has obviously NEVER had home-grown, home-canned pickled beets.

And the Cylindra beets are the best. They aren't round, but cylindrical. Makes for more uniform-sized pieces.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

84. ONOES! Our poor deprived Prez!

first the helicloppers, and now the beets....

:cry:

I looove beets. Beets in my veg juicer with sweet potaters and carrots... Wooooo!

:9

[rucky]

65. Maybe he's just never had them when they're properly washed?

[The River]

67. Mmmmmmmm

Beet Greens

[Duer 157099]

68. Tell me where he stands on cats, though

Beets, eh, I love them but don't begrudge anyone who doesn't.

But disliking cats is the criteria that I really use. He hasn't declared that yet I hope.

[rox63]

75. I don't think they dislike cats - One of the Obama kids is allergic

Unfortunately, there's no such thing as a hypo-allergenic cat. :(

[BlancheSplanchnik]

83. I certainly hope he DOESN'T stand on cats.

He could fall off!

That's risky!

[rox63]

71. Look on the bright side - That leaves more beets for you n/t

[FLyellowdog]

72. Forced to eat beets in the first grade...

I threw up on the teacher. That is all.

[Beetwasher]

103. Heathen!

LOL!

[dave29]

73. clearly beeting a dead horse here

.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

76. complain, complain, complain!!!

[gmudem]

79. Dwight Schrute will be pissed off.

I don't think he can live in a country whose leader doesn't like beets.

[road2000]

85. What a shame.

The Obama girls will grow up unfamiliar with the Moonlight, the Pathetique and the 5th.

[csziggy]

87. Start a movement! Mail Michelle Obama a packet of beet seeds!

When she gets a bushel or so of beet seed packets, she will get the idea. :evilgrin:

[globalvillage]

88. No beets?

I don't carrot all.

[Beetwasher]

102. You Have Just Earned Yourself A Lifelong Enemy, M'aam

And that's just for the godawful pun!

[beac]

115. No need to be parsnippity!

[LynneSin]

89. Yes and have you seen how he's done in the NCAA Brackets - he sucks

but I love beets :D

[Beetwasher]

106. He Didn't Pick Binghamton

That in itself was enough to tip me off. :hi:

[Cha]

91. Simmer down, Beetwasher!

I talked about you today because my boss at the co-op had this picture of an arm in the air holding a huge beet with greens and the blue sky as backdrop. I told her we had this poster on my board whose name is Beetwasher:)

Let's lobby for beets..they're so healthy for the iron content and for strengthening the kidneys. Maybe Obama just doesn't know how to eat them..my fave way is to shred them raw(after you've washed them, of course) in a big ol salad with avocado, Boston lettuce, shredded carrots, sunflower sprouts, big juicy organic tomatoes and the yummiest salad dressing of choice.:9

[Beetwasher]

100. Bestill My Heart!

The woman of my dreams has arrived! ;)

Now tell me that "Cha" is a Steven Brust reference and you'll have yourself a stalker!

[Cha]

107. Alas, Cha's my

name and I had to look up Steven Karl Zoltán Brust

[soleft]

94. Best thing I've seen on DU all week! LOL! Thank you!

[Beetwasher]

101. I Live To Serve!

(And be an asshole) :hi:

[Danger Mouse]

97. This is a dark day for America.

[Sancho]

104. It's enough to make you see red!

He had collard greens though - wonderful!

[asdjrocky]

105. I have a whole bunch of beet seeds I've never planted.

You're welcome to them.

[beac]

109. Beetlejuice!

[ShortnFiery]

110. ...

:rofl:

[cliffordu]

112. Beeting off??

[omega minimo]

114. Hey, don't beet yourself up about it

:lol: K/R #8

[Kablooie]

116. Damn! Damn! Damn! --- will there be any parsnips?

[Douglas Carpenter]

118. That's a deal breaker - if I ever heard one!!

[cooolandrew]

119. It's the outrage of the day, well of the next 60 seconds, anyway.

[Name removed]

120. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Marrah_G]

121. Thank you for making me giggle this morning.

[KansDem]

122. This will infuriate the Beet Generation!

[bleever]

123. As Jesus taught in The Beetitudes:

"Blessed are the leeks."

If I remember correctly.

[Ilsa]

124. I LOVE Beets! Maybe the First Daughters would like some. nt

[TZ]

125. I don't like beets either...

Do I hear an ignore button clicking? ;)

[Beetwasher]

131. Of Course You Realize This Means War!

[rainbow4321]

126. Oh great..how long before we hear faux outrage from beet lobbyists?

All I found on Google was "beet sugar lobbyists" but you know there has got to be beet lobbyists somewhere in the country...or at least there will be some repukes paying someone to SAY that they are beet lobbyist/industry, since the repukes can't miss a single opportunity to be have "outrage" towards the WH.

[BlooInBloo]

127. Beets are disgusting.

[FlyingSquirrel]

129. Body of beets I stained my sheets I don't even know why......

:silly:

[NC_Nurse]

130. He completely forgot about the Beetwasher Lobby. Hell to pay now.

:P

[riverdale]

133. That's what I call a beetdown

[Jennicut]

134. Oh come on everyone, you know you secretly desire them

Candy Cane beets look pretty cool.

[Beetwasher]

140. Now THAT'S What I'm Talkin' 'Bout!

:thumbsup:

[Norrin Radd]

136. She should plant Snozzberries.

[ima_sinnic]

137. that's bullshit, because the beets could be given away to hungry people

I always plant things I'm not particularly fond of, like turnips, because they are welcomed at the food bank, not to mention that my elderly neighbor, with diabetes and cancer, mentioned that the doctor recommended them to him--thus I assume others with his health problems would also.

Even in the tiny 8x10 garden with which I started when I first moved to my present house in 2007, I ended up with a LOT of stuff to give away. I saw pictures of Michelle with a bunch of children breaking ground for a very large garden. Now we hear that the only things being planted are things the president likes? that garden is going to produce a lot more food than only the Obamas need.

I think the personal agenda against beets should have been dropped, just as it was asinine of GHWB to diss broccoli.

[Beetwasher]

139. SCREW Hungry People! This Is About ME ME ME ME ME!!!

Yeesh. Hungry people? Who cares! I feel slighted!

[and-justice-for-all]

138. ok, this is Beetism...UNACCEPTABLE...nt