New book paints Donald Trump as glutton for fast food and raving lunatic. And this was written by supporters.

So the Washington Post got their hands on a preview copy of Corey Lewandowski's tell all book about the Trump campaign called "Let Trump Be Trump."

Which is kind of an ironic title since the book is filled with examples of what a terrible personality Trump has and how volatile and mercurial his temper can be.

Here are a few examples.

Trump's temper: 

“Sooner or later, everybody who works for Donald Trump will see a side of him that makes you wonder why you took a job with him in the first place,” the authors wrote. “His wrath is never intended as any personal offense, but sometimes it can be hard not to take it that way. The mode that he switches into when things aren’t going his way can feel like an all-out assault; it’d break most hardened men and women into little pieces.”

The authors “both had moments where they wanted to parachute off Trump Force One,” but they said they got used to it

.In a section of the book written by Lewandowski, Trump is described as flying on his helicopter when he learns that Manafort has said “Trump shouldn’t be on television anymore, that he shouldn’t be on the Sunday shows” and that Manafort should appear instead. Trump was angrier than Lewandowski had ever seen him, ordering the pilot to lower the altitude so he could make a cellphone call. 

“Did you say I shouldn’t be on TV on Sunday? I’ll go on TV anytime I g--dam f---ing want and you won’t say another f---ing word about me!” Trump yelled at Manafort, according to Lewandowski. “Tone it down? I wanna turn it up! . . . You’re a political pro? Let me tell you something. I’m a pro at life. I’ve been around a time or two. I know guys like you, with your hair and skin . . .” 

Lewandowski called it “one of the greatest takedowns in the history of the world.”

Trump's gluttony:

Trump’s fast-food diet is a theme. “On Trump Force One there were four major food groups: McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, pizza and Diet Coke,” the authors write. 

The plane’s cupboards were stacked with Vienna Fingers, potato chips, pretzels and many packages of Oreos because Trump, a renowned germaphobe, would not eat from a previously opened package. 

The book notes that “the orchestrating and timing of Mr. Trump’s meals was as important as any other aspect of his march to the presidency,” and it describes the elaborate efforts that Lewandowski and other top aides went through to carefully time their delivery of hot fast food to Trump’s plane as he was departing his rallies.

Lewandowski described a typical Trump dinner order  as consisting of  "Two Big Macs, two Filet-o-fish sandwiches, and a chocolate malt."

And this was not a weekend binge meal, this was a consistent meal choice.

Hope Hicks: 

One of Hicks’s jobs was to make sure that Trump’s suits were pressed when they flew on his plane. “ 

‘Get the machine!’ ” Trump would yell, according to the book. “And Hope would take out the steamer and start steaming Mr. Trump’s suit, while he was wearing it! She’d steam the jacket first and then sit in a chair in front of him and steam his pants.” 

One day, when Hicks forgot the steamer, Trump became angry. 

“G--dammit, Hope! How the hell could you forget the machine?” 

The authors wrote, “It was a mistake she would never make again.”

Oh yeah, she's doing him.

Lewandowski and his co-author, former senior campaign aide David Bossie, still express support for Trump which kind of makes you wonder what the books that come out about Trump from people who eventually turned on him will contain.

Look what McDonald's "accidentally" tweeted at Donald Trump.

Well hard to argue with that. Seems quite accurate to me.

I think I suddenly have a hankering for a Big Mac.

But wait....

Twitter notified us that our account was compromised. We deleted the tweet, secured our account and are now investigating this.

— McDonald's (@McDonaldsCorp) March 16, 2017

Oh, and here I was all excited about the patriotism of our most famous fast food chain.

Personally I think that McDonald's stands to win more customers with that first tweet than with the second.

After all let's face it the typical Right Wing voter has the body fat index of your average hippopotamus. There is NO WAY they are going to be able to allow their indignation to interfere with their daily 6,000 plus caloric intake.

On the other hand the more discerning liberal palate can avoid fast food for sometimes years at a time.

Come on McDonald's, you know you meant that initial tweet, embrace your disgust, and allow America to embrace it right along with you.

(H/T to Mediaite.)

Two year old accidentally fires father's gun in fast food restaurant. Yes people were hurt.

Courtesy of Alternet: 

Alas, another tragic tale involving a gun in the hands of a child. This time in Middleburg, Florida where a two-year-old sheriff deputy’s son accidently fired his daddy’s gun in a Wendy’s restaurant injuring himself and others around him, the Florida Times-Union reported. 

The boy’s father, Sargent Matthew Magish said he was standing in the line at Wendy’s when his son “stuck his hand in his pocket looking for a snack.” Unbeknownst to the toddler, Sgt. Magish had a personal semiautomatic pistol in his pants pocket, which discharged after his son grabbed it inside his pocket. 

As the bullet hit the floor, fragments bounced off and struck the two-year-old in the foot as well as injuring the boy’s grandfather and two nearby female customers who were hit with fragments.

Yes when you bring firearms into restaurants, schools, and shopping areas there is an increased risk of somebody being shot.

Even when the owner of that weapon is a cop. 

You know that seems to me like something that should not have to be explained.

93 year old founder of Chick-fil-A passes away.

Courtesy of WSB-TV:  

S. Truett Cathy, the billionaire founder of the privately held Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, died early Monday morning. He was 93. 

Under the religiously conservative founder, the chain gained prominence for its Bible Belt observance of Sunday — none of its hundreds of restaurants are open on that day, to allow employees a day of rest. Its executives often said the chain made as much money in six days as its competitors do in seven. 

Those religious views helped win Cathy and his family loyal following from conservative customers, but also invited protests when Cathy's son denounced gay marriage. 

Cathy's son, Dan, who is currently chairman and president of the chain, had told the Baptist Press in 2012 that the company was "guilty as charged" for backing "the biblical definition of a family." Gay rights groups and others called for boycotts and kiss-ins at Cathy's restaurants. The Jim Henson Co. pulled its Muppet toys from kids' meals, while politicians in Boston and Chicago told the chain it is not welcome there. The controversy later subsided.

It is too bad that a man that the business that this man worked so hard to create is now synonymous with homophobia. Though considering the crowd that he pandered to, I guess it was not entirely unpredictable.

They did not say exactly what killed the 93 year old, so it could simply have been old age.

I mean unless there was some outside influence on his health, you know like a nasty infection or possibly a curse, but I could not imagine what that might have been.

Can you?

Burger King comes out as totally gay. McDonald's issues response, "Aha, we knew it!"

Courtesy of MSNBC:  

The fast-food chain has introduced a new “Proud Whopper” to celebrate gay pride, featuring a bright, rainbow-colored wrapper. 

Burger King released a short film Wednesday on YouTube featuring patrons’ reactions when opening the new burger, offered during San Francisco’s Pride Parade Sunday, June 29. The burger appears different on the outside, but soon enough customers realize it’s the same Whopper the fast-food chain has been selling for years. Once unwrapped, the words “We are all the same inside” are revealed on the wrapper. 

“I cried in there because I was overwhelmed,” one patron said in the video. “A burger has never made me cry before.”

Yeah my eyes got a little wet too.

I think it's probably just the onions. 

So as you probably suspected this move has finally demonstrated to the anti-gay folks that everybody is just the same and all over the country rednecks are treating their gay neighbors to lunch at Burger King and singing Kumbaya.

Yeah right, this is AMERIKA dammit!

Courtesy of Liberal Land:

The burgers aren’t gay but don’t tell the homophobes that. Apparently they didn’t watch the video. So now they want to boycott Burger King, and one Twitter user even blames Obama. 

Naturally. The Daily Caller titled a post, “Burger King: Have It, You’re Gay.”

They also went to Twitter, even though that sounds pretty gay as well.

#BOYCOTT BURGER KING ! ENOUGH OF OBAMA'S GAY PRIDE AGENDA ! pic.twitter.com/4orG5X7BZa
— joseph price (@joeyyeo13) July 2, 2014

@BurgerKing America doesn't want sexual orientation sandwiches! #boycottBurgerKing
— David Lewis (@lewisbama) July 3, 2014

And thus Burger King becomes Bugger King http://t.co/Ynd0rf9uUu
— Daniel Vetr (@DanielVetr) July 2, 2014

Personally I cannot imagine how anybody could be surprised that Burger King came out in support of gay rights.

I mean "Home of the Whopper?" Come on!

I actually might be willing to subject my digestive system to a visit to Burger King in support of their gay friendly attitude just as soon as they get rid of this guy.

Seriously who can eat with that freaking thing staring directly into your soul?

Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy says he regrets getting involved in the same sex marriage debate. Oh he's still a homophobe, he just doesn't want to advertise it.

Courtesy of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:  

As the same-sex marriage debate rages, one person says he won’t be weighing in on the subject anymore: Dan Cathy, CEO and president of Chick-fil-A. 

Almost two years after he made headlines by throwing his support behind traditional marriage and later decried a pair of Supreme Court decisions that favored same-sex unions, Cathy hasn’t changed his mind. But he said Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has no place in the culture wars and regrets making the company a symbol in the marriage debate. 

“Every leader goes through different phases of maturity, growth and development and it helps by (recognizing) the mistakes that you make,” Cathy said. “And you learn from those mistakes. If not, you’re just a fool. I’m thankful that I lived through it and I learned a lot from it."

Yeah okay. 

He may have decided to keep his homophobia on the down low, but it will be a long time before he can live down things like this.

I don't care how good your chicken is, this kind of stomach churning stench can last for decades.

McDonald's employee resource site gives advice against eating their food. Awkward!

Courtesy of CNN: 

It seems that McDonald's has finally realized how tone-deaf its internal employee resource website was. It has shut it down. 

The final straw? A tip on the site to employees to avoid McDonald's fare. 

A graphic on the site shows a meal with a cheeseburger, fries and drink under the caption "Unhealthy choice." Next to it is a picture of a sub, a salad and water under the caption "Healthier choice." 

The fast food giant found itself again having to deflect unwanted attention from its internal site this week after CNBC reported that McResource ostensibly advises McDonald's employees to not eat at McDonald's. 

"Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight." 

Visitors to McResource Line on Wednesday were greeted with this statement: "We are temporarily performing some maintenance in order to provide you with the best experience possible. Please excuse us while these upgrades are being made." 

McDonald's confirmed the site had been taken down in a statement posted on its website. "A combination of factors has led us to re-evaluate and we've directed the vendor to take down the website. Between links to irrelevant or outdated information, along with outside groups taking elements out of context, this created unwarranted scrutiny and inappropriate commentary. None of this helps our McDonald's team members."

You know I am not actually a believer in karma per se, but you have to admit that this is pretty awesome.

You may also remember that in the recent past McDonald's gave employees economic advice that suggested they get a second job in order to make ends meet, or return purchases.

California Chick-fil-A offers free meals to gay marriage supporters. Wait, what?

Courtesy of HuffPo:  

A California Chick-fil-A did something shocking for same-sex marriage supporters this week: Supported them. 

Corey Braun, the franchisee of the Chick-fil-A in the Victoria Gateway Center in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., provided dozens of free meal coupons to a group of same-sex marriage advocates demonstrating Monday at an intersection near the restaurant, PinkNews notes. 

The move came months after Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy revealed his anti-gay stance in a July interview, saying he is "guilty as charged" when it comes to his franchise's "support of the traditional family." 

"There were a lot of things said over the past year," Braun told the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. "I wanted to show that Chick-fil-A doesn't discriminate against anybody. We serve everyone. We're happy to serve the community and this was an opportunity to have this group come in and show them our hospitality regardless of their beliefs, sexual orientation, or whatever. Chick-fil-A has never been about hate"

Well good for Mr. Braun!

Gee and just when you thought you knew which fast food restaurant was on  whihc sides of the marriage equality debate.

Hmm, perhaps somebody ought to let a certain someone know that it is time to change her shirt.

Bill Maher takes on food in America.

"If we don't fix how we grow food and don't stop turning our oceans into a carbon sink for coal... your grandkids are going to grow up dreaming of getting some horse meat while they munch down on their McPlankton sandwich."

Do I really need to remind you that this is NSFW?

Boy Scouts lose their largest corporate donor due to discriminatory policies against gay people. In other news, Chick-fil-A is run by lying scumbags!

Courtesy of the Advocate:

The Boy Scouts of America has lost its largest corporate donor, Intel, which announced today that it will stop giving to the group unless it vows to stop discriminating against gay people. 

The Intel Foundation was identified in an investigation by The American Independent, which was also posted by The Advocate, as having given about $700,000 in 2010 to the Boy Scouts. It was by far the largest share of corporate giving, with the Verizon Foundation donating more than $300,000 several big banks reaching the $100,000 range. 

A petition calling on Intel to end its support gathered more than 30,000 signatures in little more than 24 hours. It's now been updated, proclaiming, "Victory!" Leading that push was activist Zach Wahls, an Eagle Scout raised by two lesbian moms. He first got involved in the cause against the Scouts, which bans gays and lesbians from being troops or leaders, after mother Jennifer Tyrrell was removed as a den leader earlier this year.

Well that's good news. And I certainly hope that OTHER organizations start recognizing that their support for discriminatory organizations can effect their bottom dollar as well.

I also hope that the fine folks at Intel are more trustworthy and dedicated to progress than that douchebag at Chick-fil-A Dan Cathy.

This according to Progressive Cop:

Apparently Chick-fil-A reached the agreement with an outspoken Chick-fil-A critic and Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno that would resolve the whole mess. Chick-fil-A wants to expand their operations into the Windy City but in order to do that they needed to stop the outspoken alderman from publicly opposing the expansion. Thus a deal was struck; or so it appeared. Chick-fil-A would cease funding anti-LBGT groups among other concessions and in turn Alderman Moreno would cease opposing their expansion into Chicago. 

Just as my taste buds were getting geared up for an all night chicken binge I learned that both I and Alderman Moreno had been duped. You see, it appears that just days after Chick-fil-A had agreed to stop funding bigoted groups, Dan Cathy on September 18th, tweeted a photo from a fund raiser for the anti-LBGT group Marriage and Family Foundation. 

WinShape Ride for the Family bikers locked and loaded for 200 mile ride to Wilmington out of Charleston. twitter.com/dancathy/statu…
— Dan T. Cathy (@dancathy) September 19, 2012

The WinShape Foundation which Chick-fil-A operates was hosting a 200 mile couple’s motorcycle ride called “WinShape Ride for the Family” with an entry fee of $3,500 per couple with options to pledge $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 to Marriage and Family Foundation. In order not to appear to be donating to the group, participants were asked to make checks payable to Marriage and Family Foundation and not the WinShape Foundation or Chick-fil-A. Sponsorship packages were reported to have displayed the Chick-fil-A logo as well as that of the WinShape Foundation. 

While Dan Cathy and the folks at Chick-fil-A have claimed to stand for Christian principles, their actions have proven to be anything but Christian. In their actions against the LBGT community, they have proven themselves to be bigoted, aggressive, and intolerant. They clearly do not love their neighbors as they do themselves and now they have outright lied to elected officials and to the public for monetary gain.

So Christian of them to lie to the American people in order to sell a few more artery clogging chicken sandwiches, don't you think?

Well it looks like it is time to take some of that money that we might have spent destroying our health with fast food, and instead use it to invest in a new computer.

A final word tonight from Jon Stewart.

To watch video just click the pic.

Hungry for some chicken? Or perhaps some same sex kissing?

Yep today is the counter protest to the Wednesday's Chick-Fil-A "eat in" staged by who else, Mike "Are you finished with those fries?" Huckabee.

Here he is with his lovely family, demonstrating the result of a constant diet of Chick-Fil-A food.

Oh damn, I think I am cured of my fast food cravings for life!

By the way, might I just add, that kissing actually BURNS calories, which makes it a much better way to protest in my opinion.

Just so you know other restaurants that serve chicken have decided to use the Chick-Fil-A homophobic stance as a marketing tool

Though apparently not ALL Chick-Fil-A franchises are hatin' on the gays.

Take this guy for instance:  

New Hampshire’s only Chick-fil-A restaurant is going against the wishes of chicken chain founder Dan Cathy by pledging to co-sponsor an LGBT Pride Festival in the state. 

In a statement on the New Hampshire Pride Festival website, Nashua Chick-fil-A franchise manager Anthony Picolia said he was backing the the event, citing “positive relationships with family, friends, customers and employees in the LGBT community.” 

“It would make me sad if someone felt that they were not openly welcomed into my life or restaurant based on their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender,” Picolia explained. “Chick-fil-A at Pheasant Lane Mall has gay employees and serves gay customers with honor, dignity and respect. We also don’t discriminate in giving back to the Nashua community, donating to a wide variety of causes.” 

“I would challenge people to come have a conversation with me before they make assumptions or boycott my restaurant. Come to my restaurant and see for yourself that my team and I only have one mission: To serve exceptional experiences to all.”

Now THAT is chicken done right. I certainly hope that those involved in today's Chick-Fil-A kissing day buy a couple of sandwiches from this guy, and thank him for not being a douche.

Of course even those who think they are standing up against gay rights are not exactly doing it right.

You know I don't mind battling the Right on these issues, but I kind of wish they would come up with a few smarter folks on their side. It's just getting embarrassing.

Sarah Palin on Greta Van Susteren show, referring to herself: "Sometimes you're an old bat, sometimes you're just bald." I think I got that quote right.

Click image to play interview.

You would think after all of this time that SOMEBODY would have explained to the Grizzled Mama that citizen's boycotting a business, or speaking against their hate speech, does NOT infringe on the business's First Amendment rights.

She does this yet again in discussing the Chick-Fil-A kerfuffle, and makes herself and other Right Wing idiots sound like protectors of the Constitution, instead of what they truly are, supporters of a business that spends millions of dollars to fund an anti-gay agenda. (By the way Palin defines "traditional marriage" thusly: "One boy, one girl, falling in love, getting married." Perhaps she did not stress this very well at home since we saw last night on a certain reality show that Bristol's idea of a "traditional" relationship, is "One girl, one pussywhipped boy, doing what he's told, playing the substitute father to the child she birthed out of wedlock and is spitefully keeping form seeing his biological father.")

Palin also claims that she was "approached" about attending the RNC convention in Tampa, but claims that she was waiting to find out "what they have in mind" and has not heard back since. (Big surprise.)

My guess is that what the Romney campaign "has in mind" is to keep Palin as far away from the candidate as humanly possible. Perhaps even in another state if possible.

During her explanation about why she was unconcerned about who would or would not show up at the convention (Yeah right!), Palin also brings up Dick Cheney's name which gives Greta the opening I am sure she was waiting for to ask Klondike Kardashian about the fact that Cheney said that Palin was "not a particularly good choice in 2008."(Uh oh!)

Up until then the Grizzled One had been fairly subdued, but now she bares her fangs and starts spitting venom all over the place:

CNN plays Pink's "Stupid Girls" while introducing segment on Sarah Palin's visit to Chick-Fil-A, and in other news the chicken sandwich shop is losing customers by the bucket load.

 Courtesy of Mediaite:

CNN anchor Randi Kaye teased the segment by saying, “Sarah Palin is apparently hungry for chicken and controversy.” Palin stopped at Chick-fil-A to show her support in the midst of national attention on its founder’s anti-gay stance and the chain’s donations to anti-gay groups. 

Well it certainly is going to be difficult for CNN to devolve in "Fox-lite" with THAT kind of attitude.

In what I am sure is a completely unrelated coincidence, Chick-Fil-A has taken a significant hit among consumers recently.

This according to You Gov:

Chick-Fil-A's perception with fast food eaters nationwide has taken a significant hit in most regions of the US, including the South where most of its restaurants are located, since president and COO Dan Cathy's perceived anti-gay remarks on July 16th. 

Chick-Fil-A was one of the top five best perceived QSR restaurant chains in the U.S. over the first half of this year, according to YouGov BrandIndex data. 

Chick-Fil-A and the Top National QSR Sector were measured with YouGov BrandIndex's Index score, the company's flagship brand health measurement. The Index score is an average of key scores measuring quality, impression, value, reputation, satisfaction and willingness to recommend. All measurements were filtered for adults 18+ who have eaten fast food in the past month. The Top National QSR sector average includes such brands as Pizza Hut, Arby's, Papa John's, Domino's, Taco Bell, KFC, McDonald's, Burger King, and Long John Silver's. 

On July 16th, the day the Baptist Press published its Dan Cathy interview, Chick-Fil-A's Index score was 65, a very substantial 19 points above the Top National QSR Sector average score that day of 46. 

Four days later, Chick-Fil-A had fallen to 47 score, three points below the Top National QSR Sector average score of 50. This past Wednesday, Chick-Fil-A had a 39 score compared to the Top National QSR Sector average score of 43. 

YouGov BrandIndex respondents in the South took Chick-Fil-A from an Index score of 80 on July 16th to its current 44. Chick-Fil-A's biggest drop took place in the Northeast, where it went from 76 to 35, a difference of 41 points.

Yeah, but like I said I am sure it is nothing more than a coincidence. Unless you don't believe in that kind of thing. Right Sarah?

Right?

Earlier some snotty troll wanted to know how our little boycotting chicken sandwiches idea was going. I gotta tell you, it looks pretty good to me.

Chick-Fil-A tries to save face, by lying about WHY they no longer offer Jim Henson's toys.

Just in case you can't read it, here is what it says:

We apologize for any inconvenience but as of 7/19/2012 Chick-Fil-A has recalled all of Jim Henson's Creature Shop Puppets kid's Meal toys due to a possible safety issue. Please be advised that there have not been any cases in whihc a child has actually been injured, however there have been some reports of children getting their fingers stuck in the holes of the puppets. We are offering a substitution of a complimentary kids ice cream cone in its place until a replacement toy is available.

Thank you

Wow! There's a load of  chickenshit! Here let me translate:

We are incredibly embarrassed that our homophobic stance has now been publicized and in the hopes of fooling the few idiots that don't access the internet, or who have reading comprehension difficulties, we are writing up this lame, and totally transparent, excuse for why we no longer carry the very popular brand of toy.

Fucking cowards!  Hey if you are going to homophobic assholes, at least be homophobic assholes with balls!

By the way just in case you thought Chick-Fil-A were the only food outlet that supports an aggressive Right Wing agenda, you could not be more wrong:

Carl’s Jr. founder Carl Karcher, who died in 2008, had been a supporter of anti-abortion causes for decades. In particular, Karcher was fond of funding the anti-choice group Operation Rescue. He also had a mean anti-gay streak as well. 

Like Karcher, Domino’s Pizza founder Tom Monaghan is an unapologetic supporter of anti-choice groups, including Operation Rescue, Right to Life, Priests for Life, and the Committee to End State-Funded Abortion in Michigan. 

There are also a few others like White Castle and the Waffle House just to name two.

But hey, on the plus side just imagine how much healthier and skinnier we will all be by avoiding these places from now on?

Homophobic chicken sandwich maker Chick-fil-A may encounter a chilly reception in Boston.

Courtesy of the Advocate: 

If Mayor Thomas Menino has his way, Chick-fil-A may be banned in Boston. 

The fast-food chain, which has donated to antigay causes and whose executives this week admitted to antigay stances while saying the company doesn’t discriminate, is looking for locations in the city. One is near the famous Freedom Trail, a series of historic sites connected to the American Revolution. But Menino says that area, or any location in Boston, isn’t appropriate for a business with such policies. 

“Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston,” Menino told the Boston Herald yesterday. “You can’t have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We’re an open city, we’re a city that’s at the forefront of inclusion. … That’s the Freedom Trail. That’s where it all started right here. And we’re not going to have a company, Chick-fil-A or whatever the hell the name is, on our Freedom Trail.” 

Menino said Chick-fil-A will find it “very difficult” to get licenses in Boston unless it changes its policies, and he plans to send a letter to the company’s headquarters in Atlanta “telling them my feelings on the matter.”

Bravo for mayor Menino!

I hope that MORE politicians start standing up to these opponents of equal rights and let them know that  if they want to promote prejudice and intolerance they can find somewhere ELSE to sell their crappy fast food.

I understand there are places further South that would not only embrace this kind of thinking, but possibly even hold a parade in Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy's honor.