I am here for any and all White Castle slander but also have to say Whataburger ain’t it
The ad should just be this dude saying C’mon…Ted over and over
Man, use that guy for every (soon-to-be!) Senator O’Rourke ad from here on out. He’s hilarious.
Let’s all just admit that neither of the mass-produced “burgers” mentioned in this ad can hold a candle to insert your local awesome burger joint here by any stretch of the imagination, shall we?
I take burgers seriously and could discuss my top five or so of all time, including the one from Marty’s Country Pub 20 or 25 years ago about which I remember every characteristic because it was my favorite and remains so. This is my plea that we not politicize burgers. We’ve ruined enough already.
Definitely keep it local. If I am ever travelling for work and get a craving for a burger, I always ask around for the best local burger joint. Have had some great, varied styles. All enjoyable.
Of course Cruz likes White Castle.
Nothing is safe from the GOP’s white grievance.
Not even burgers…
Firmly disagree. For a good, standard burger that tastes almost like the old days, they are the closest we can get to here. You can go to the froo froo burger joints, pile all the gee gaw you want on it, take pictures and tell everyone it is “Amazing”, but at the end of the day, a basic Whataburger still beats the rest of the pack. (And that includes In 'n Out as well).
But I digress. In terms of silliness, hanging your hat on a burger on the political stage is in that zone. But I cannot think of anyone who thinks of themselves as representative of Texas being dumb enough to use White Castle as their culinary compass.
Except for Ted.
Nothing beats the “Juicy Lucy” from The Nook in Saint Paul, MN.
Describe Ted Cruz in four words.
Years ago in Wichita there was place near downtown called Takehomaburger that made the best burger I’ve ever eaten. The place was cramped and filthy and yet it was always packed. The Dead Cow was another place that made burgers that were darn near perfect.
That way you don’t get the vertical integration that leads to frozen preformed patties. No good ever came of that. Fresh, hand-formed, top-rated beef. Then it’s up to the skill of the cook to get the doneness perfect. Very few suburban dads come within a mile of getting it right.
Is Cruz now appealing to white privilege and identity by pushing White Castle food?
What gives?
Maybe Scott Pruitt could get his wife the first White Castle franchise in Texas, since that Chick Fil A scam didn’t work out.
ETA: Cruz could flip burgers there after he loses the election.
These clever ads, (hopefully) more rolling billboards w/ tRump anti-Ted quotes, and $38M third Q donations can GOTV and overcome the 9% polling deficit. Can that happen?? White Castle burgers definitely contribute to Ted’s oleaginous personality.
Next Beto will demonstrate the proper way to chicken-fry a steak and Cruz will have no idea what it is…
I wonder if he has ever had a White Castle, or he just likes the funding he gets from the Ingram family.
I am not sure when it caught on here, but back in the '90s when living in France I was making 8 oz hand-formed patties of freshly ground sirloin and topping them with Roquefort…
The natives were blown away…
Well, not only does it have a wall, but also a moat to protect the BĂĽrgermeisters from the dark hordes.
The problem for me when thinking about a good burger and fries is my tastes are built on memories of pedestrian joints from decades ago. The food does taste different now. I think the late 70s killed taste. I can remember when McDonald’s actually tasted like something. Fond recall of early 70s Jumbo Jacks (when they came in the big box) and expressly mid-60s A&Ws. Whataburger, despite being a sure bet today, pales in flavor from the past.
But ultimately the best I remember were always the bowling alley burger and fries.
Conclusion, when growing up, my diet sucked as well.