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Obama cuts line at famed Texas barbecue joint (but pays for lunch)
YAHOO NEWS ^ | 10 JULY 2014 | ERIC PFEIFFER

Posted on 07/10/2014 4:51:26 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

Some people wait in line for five hours just to get their fix at Austin’s famous Franklin Barbecue. And who can blame them? The establishment is less than 10 years old but has been cited as the nation’s best.

Of course, President Obama is not “some people.” After a campaign-style speech in Austin on Thursday afternoon, the commander in chief made a stop by Franklin Barbecue and was quickly ushered to the front of the line.

It’s common practice to let a president cut to the front of the line at a dining establishment. After all, the president arguably has the busiest schedule on the planet. Plus, having a president standing in one place only creates headaches for everyone else who is just trying to get some food.

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TOPICS: Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: austin; bbq; franklinbarbecue; obama
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To: wolf24

Thank you for setting the record straight. There are a LOT of uninformed opinions from the peanut gallery...


61 posted on 07/10/2014 11:24:50 PM PDT by uncommonsense (Liberals see what they believe; Conservatives believe what they see.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Yeh, I saw that but thought you may have doctored out the word “Pi$$” and replaced with Whizz.. :-)


62 posted on 07/11/2014 9:23:28 AM PDT by SgtHooper (This is not my tag!)
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