Video: Obama forced to drastically scale back Hopenchange after visiting Denny’s
posted at 7:31 pm on June 8, 2009 by Allahpundit
Sort of an “America through the eyes of Megan Fox” vibe going on in this one. I’ve never been to a Denny’s but I have been to IHOP, which I liked notwithstanding the number of drunks and the uncanny sense I had that the place hadn’t been cleaned in months. Where do those two rank relative to each other in the pantheon of great American low-rent chain diners, I wonder. My guess: Somewhere below Friendly’s and above Howard Johnson’s. And way, way above the Waffle House. Abandon all hope, ye who enter there. Content warning.
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Obama Drastically Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny’s
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The Onion and reality swapped places long ago.
Chuck Schick on June 8, 2009 at 7:33 PM
i don’t know who they’re making more fun of here…
homesickamerican on June 8, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Did he take his offical food taster ?
William Amos on June 8, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Ihop is five star compared to Denny’s. (Atleast along the Interstates).
Anyplace you can get pancakes,eggs,sausage,bacon,& hashbrowns for $2.99…….Question everything.
portlandon on June 8, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Oh, I only wish this were true.
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 7:37 PM
At least you know The Onion is fair… Can’t they just replace PBS or something???
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 7:38 PM
President has not abandoned his principles…
Plans were never going to happen…
Embarrassing, disgusting s*it**le…
Did I hear that?
OneConservative on June 8, 2009 at 7:39 PM
I like Denny’s! Especially the breakfasts.
jgapinoy on June 8, 2009 at 7:39 PM
dude waffle house is awesome. Been there at 4am many a time.
Tacitus_SGL on June 8, 2009 at 7:39 PM
C word alert!! Don’t watch around the kiddies!
ctmom on June 8, 2009 at 7:39 PM
I adore Waffle House! Must be a Southern thing!
SouthernGent on June 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Oh this is precious!
…to legit to quit – that should be the ONN moto. Forget Fox & Friends
singlemalt_18 on June 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM
If you have ever been to the Yucca Valley, California Wal- Mart, you would agree that the Onion really nailed it. I personally can’t stand folks who wear sweat pants and flip flops out and about.
gator70 on June 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM
The sweatpants comment!
That was a crack about Michelle Obama OMama I bet!!ahem.
canopfor on June 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Denny’s is above IHOP.
Rode Werk on June 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Hope and change. Too fat to walk to the liquor store.
I suspect watching Oprah is still the right thing to do.
seven on June 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM
I’ll give you a hint: Not Obama. They’re not making fun of Obama at all actually.
Darth Executor on June 8, 2009 at 7:41 PM
You got to love Denny’s… Open at all hours, cheap food, no lines, and free entertainment.
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 7:41 PM
That was hysterical. Two comments:
1) The Onion WH press secretary put Gibbels to shame.
2) I love IHOP! … and Denny’s.
progressoverpeace on June 8, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Ahh Denny’s. Cheap hangover fuel and fun people watching.
The waitresses always look like they want to smash the ketchup bottles over your head.
Pure Americana at it’s best. :)
BakerAllie on June 8, 2009 at 7:41 PM
What, you have a thing against Camel Toes?
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 7:42 PM
You’re dead to me Allah. I can take the Eeyorism, but when you slam Waffle House, you’ve officially taken the side of evil. Waffle House is the very gastromic embodiment of America, writ large in American cheese and onion smothered and covered hash browns.
radar g on June 8, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Hey, he just didn’t enjoy it because he was with Strangelet… How’d you like that date?
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Now that was funny,and *sigh* true!!
canopfor on June 8, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Hey, watch the hate, man! The Waffle House is the best!
ladyingray on June 8, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Waffle House is better than Huddle House, at least.
YYZ on June 8, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Hey AP,
If you really want to know the people Miss Fox was referring to, try this link:
I don’t care what y’all think, nothing beats Waffle House hash browns.
Agent of the Cross on June 8, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Waffle House on Ponce in Atlanta rules!(At least back in the 80s)
Nothing like getting pancakes and a side order of solicitation from tranny prostitutes at 4am.
Cracker Barrel is the best of all those cheap eateries.
peterargus on June 8, 2009 at 7:46 PM
I’m so hungry now. I always get a double patty melt with hash-browns scattered smothered and covered!
I will pass on those YV Wal Mart visualizations!
gator70 on June 8, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Everytime I drive past the Waffle House, I think of Jim Gaffigan’s bit on it. Hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz1cfwFmv1w
jennifernaz on June 8, 2009 at 7:46 PM
dude waffle house is awesome. Been there at 4am many a time.
Tacitus_SGL on June 8, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Waffle House is jumping at 4 AM…but I don’t know why all the patrons seem drunk or something…
Shhhh. Me to but lets keep it down…we don’t want to be invaded by those pesky yankees.
ladyingray on June 8, 2009 at 7:47 PM
I am not sure who the joke is on here.
Terrye on June 8, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Comic gold. I’m a fan of Denny’s myself, but that was funny!
I’m kinda surprised that they didn’t spoof Wal-Mart, or the more target rich Berkley campus (although with the latter, they would be eating their own).
itzWicks on June 8, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Don’t call the blogger a cont.
Stephen M on June 8, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Best thing about moving to VA?
Finding out about Waffle House..
DaveC on June 8, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Ummmmmmmm………
…….. no.
Seven Percent Solution on June 8, 2009 at 7:49 PM
I’ve never been in a nasty Denny’s. Grand Slams role!
Pablo on June 8, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Gaffigan is very funny, jennifernaz. Love his show.
SouthernGent on June 8, 2009 at 7:50 PM
The Onion has had to go some to make their clips less believable.
Speakup on June 8, 2009 at 7:50 PM
I used to love going to a Waffle House on the highway in Israel. But there, it’s pronounced, “Vaffle House”.
progressoverpeace on June 8, 2009 at 7:50 PM
I just love Denny’s arugula salads…
d1carter on June 8, 2009 at 7:50 PM
+100
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 7:51 PM
I had never heard of him until a friend invited me to his show when he was in Phoenix. My cheeks were sore from all the laughing. He did that Waffle House bit at the show.
jennifernaz on June 8, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Well I can tell you this no matter your opinion of the Waffle House for the next 3.5 years it will certainly be better than the white house.
boomer on June 8, 2009 at 7:53 PM
The worst place around here is definately the Baker’s Square, aka “The Restaurant That Time Forgot”. Every booth and table is filled with people in the 90-110 year old range abusing the dejected waitstaff over pie. The creepy abandoned strip mall location only adds to the charm.
BakerAllie on June 8, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Don’t know… I think Friendly’s is starting to vie for that lowly position.
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 7:54 PM
You’ve not lived until you eat chocolate chip pancakes at 3 am, IMO. Yeah, I know they’re poking fun at the Middle Americans ms. Fox can’t stand, but what can I say? I resemble that remark.
cs89 on June 8, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Don’t you dare belittle the Waffle House. It’s a magical place.
Sir Corky on June 8, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Obama only watches The Shallot News Service.
Finer reporting and more metrosexual mincing.
profitsbeard on June 8, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Sick munts ugo i kuntend efan spell denaze now i are thu onor ove sick ove tham thaks to Pres Obomoo speden pland.thaks mr.presordent
thmcbb on June 8, 2009 at 7:58 PM
You and George Will would make GREAT friends.
Joe Caps on June 8, 2009 at 7:59 PM
I live in Manasssas and have for 20 years. This portrayal of Manassas certainly is understood but a little overdone. My Fairfax County neighbors will probably disagree with me. I still laughed though. In any case, this is the real Manassas. I drive by this place everyday. It’s less than a half mile from my house. Good times, good times.
MarkABinVA on June 8, 2009 at 8:01 PM
The one just outside of RDU is awesome.
Best breakfast I’ve ever eaten at 1:00am after an extremely long day of delayed flights and a closed rental car counter.
The two young black guys working the counter & grill were really fast and friendly and at that late hour I wasn’t expecting expecting much but they went out of their way to make me laugh and forget about my rotten day…so sweet.
Like SG said….it’s a southern thang : )
The Ugly American on June 8, 2009 at 8:01 PM
1. Unrealistic goals of the Obama administration.
2. Denny’s employees and some patrons.
Joe Caps on June 8, 2009 at 8:02 PM
not smoking while eating my moons over my-hammy?
sir, at long last, have you no decency?
billypaintbrush on June 8, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Everybody knows Bob Evans is the best. Waffle house is good, but 60% of the people who say that base that opinion on experiences where they were too drunk to tell the difference.
Joe Caps on June 8, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Yeah, but Bob Evan’s is in a slightly higher category…
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 8:05 PM
If Obama had gone to Waffle House instead of Denny’s, he would have have come up with a simplified list:
“Breathe”
Pause
“Breathe”
Pause
“Breathe”
Pause
*Turn head to vomit*
“Breathe”…
Bob Owens on June 8, 2009 at 8:05 PM
rofl. It hurts because it’s…kind of true.
ronsfi on June 8, 2009 at 8:06 PM
don’t be dissen the Muslim chrysler transportation program.
seven on June 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Who here would pay a dollar to see the Obamas shop (not campaign) at a Wal-Mart???
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM
I’ve heard that the Saudi’s version of Chrysler is coming out with the PS [Paint Suit] Hillary
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Not at all funny.
Dusty on June 8, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Basically, Manassas is 30 miles west of DC. Back in the 60s-80s it was the “boonies”. Just think Deliverance in the suburbs to get an accurate stigma reading. Explosive growth over the last twenty years has changed the demographics in many ways. Some good, some bad (see my previous post). Whoever wrote that bit has/had to be be from around here. I think how the tie-in actually works with the location (all at the Manassas Denny’s) but will be lost to a lot of their audience.
MarkABinVA on June 8, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM
(Michelle) “Look honey, they have sneakers here that don’t cost $500!”
Grr.
cs89 on June 8, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Another bad word about Waffle House and I am hunting people down…
ClassicCon on June 8, 2009 at 8:11 PM
FIFY
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Elitism is elitist.
Jim Treacher on June 8, 2009 at 8:12 PM
By 1979, Sambo’s had 1,200 outlets in 47 US states. However in the late seventies controversy over the chain’s name drew protests and lawsuits in communities that viewed the term Sambo as a pejorative towards African-Americans, particularly in Northeast states.
Many of the closed Sambo’s buildings are still standing, and they are being used as restaurants. Denny’s acquired some of them, as their operation is nearly identical to Sambo’s. An original Sambo’s is distinguished from a Denny’s in that a Sambo’s is a square-shaped building with a mansard roof-line, and a Denny’s has a peaked-roof.
seven on June 8, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Maybe you yankees eat in filthy restaurants, they tend to go out of business down here. Both IHOP and Denny’s are usually very clean and well run corporate restaurants. They are breakfast factories.
peacenprosperity on June 8, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Cracker Barrel down in these parts is a fav. I love it because you can order breakfast anytime! Breakfast for dinner, yummy!
THIS was hilarious! Goofing on Gibbsy was grand!
freeus on June 8, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Then where do all of the drunks go after the parties?
Upstater85 on June 8, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Sambo’s… I had forgotten about them. An entire restaurant chain sacrificed to political correctness.
And don’t even try to find a copy of Disney’s “Song of the South.”
I think the world is a far worse place for not learning at the knee of a master storyteller like Uncle Remus.
Bob Owens on June 8, 2009 at 8:21 PM
And for the record, Friendly’s should be listed as torture… some of the worst food I’ve ever had.
Bob Owens on June 8, 2009 at 8:22 PM
My Favorite Waffle House Experience?
At 3am when a Drag Queen from a nearby Gay bar propositioned a great big rough dude from the nearby honky tonk.
Drag Queen was indeed dragged.
GoodBoy on June 8, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Straightforward example of liberals struggling to find a way to create political humor in the age of The Messiah. They can’t bring themselves to make fun of him, so they make fun of what’s around him. Usually it’s Biden, but in this case it’s…Ugly Americans! “Hey, Obama went to a Denny’s and realized even he had underestimated how super-intelligent and enlightened he was compared with the average middle-American moron! Ha ha! Isn’t that funny? See, we’re not afraid to tell jokes about Obama!”
Blacklake on June 8, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Even if I were on time to this post you stole my line.
- The Cat
MirCat on June 8, 2009 at 8:37 PM
But nothing beats “McSchwarma” at a kosher McDonald’s.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on June 8, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Great lesson here for Gibsy.
EconomicNeocon on June 8, 2009 at 8:40 PM
When is going to visit Chucky Chesse? Rated somewhat or conciderably below (depending who shot whom on a given visit) the worst Denny’s.
Friendly21 on June 8, 2009 at 8:41 PM
The joke here is clearly on what the Onion sees as the great unwashed redneck masses of flyover country. They threw a bone to the far left with this one.
keep the change on June 8, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Ironic in that that is how the Germans would have pronounced it.
keep the change on June 8, 2009 at 8:45 PM
You really only go to Friendly’s for the ice cream.
jon1979 on June 8, 2009 at 8:46 PM
No “w” sound in Hebrew, although scholars think the letter “vav” was pronounced as a “w” in biblical days.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on June 8, 2009 at 8:47 PM
$2.99? What year are you from? More like 6.99 for that at the local Denny’s. 4.99 at Waffle House.
You’ve never been to a Denny’s? That explains a heck of a lot. You don’t live in the same world as the rest of us, do you?
Random Numbers (Brian Epps) on June 8, 2009 at 8:54 PM
It is ironic. It turns out that Hebrew has no “w”.
There’s an old joke about two guys arguing over whether the proper pronunciation is “Hawaii” or “Havaii”. They happen to stop an old Jew and ask him. He says, “Havaii, of course.” They thank the man, to which he replies, “You’re velcome.” (It’s a really old joke)
progressoverpeace on June 8, 2009 at 8:54 PM
And the Romans.
- The Cat
MirCat on June 8, 2009 at 8:55 PM
I took way too long typing. I should have refreshed before posting (but I can never get myself to do that).
progressoverpeace on June 8, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Seven Percent Solution on June 8, 2009 at 7:49 PM
That is so wrong. :)
txag92 on June 8, 2009 at 8:57 PM
“Sambo’s… I had forgotten about them. An entire restaurant chain sacrificed to political correctness.
And don’t even try to find a copy of Disney’s “Song of the South.”
I remember leaving the races in Mannasas VA, going to Sambos at 2 in the morning. I ordered breakfast, and the portly ethnic waitress asked “How you want yo eggs did?
” AHHHHHHHHHHHH the good old days.
M-14 2go on June 8, 2009 at 9:08 PM
There’s one in Goldsboro NC that’s changed hands ’bout a half dozen times.
It currently houses Heroes Sports Oyster Bar & Grill….a favorite of the airmen from adjacent Seymour Johnson AFB.
The Ugly American on June 8, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Show some love for The Kettle !!!
BowHuntingTexas on June 8, 2009 at 9:18 PM
THIS IS A JOKE
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA………….
bperiwinkle on June 8, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Allah, breakfast wise, Dennys and IHOP are terrible (at least were I live). Good Breakfast chain restaurant wise in the Mid Atlantic area (such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia) area, then Bob Evans and Cracker Barrel are very good choices.
Razgriez on June 8, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Waffle House rocks!
You can get a rather large waffle, two eggs, two strips or bacon and two sausage links for just $3.99.
The coffee is, however, weak.
myrenovations on June 8, 2009 at 9:41 PM
We did not have Waffle House in NE. But we had Dennys
I have been to a Waffle House in MD and GA…
Waffle House is easiest the lowest rung on the cheap food at 4am IMO.
BTW I live a about 10 minutes from the only Dennys in Manassas VA, I had no idea one even existed.
F15Mech on June 8, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Why you dissing the Waffle House??? They really don’t deserve the reputation most people have of them. Great food, cheap eats, and you can’t beat the people-watching opportunities at 2am.
ProudinNC on June 8, 2009 at 9:47 PM
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