Has Ann Romney ever worked a day in her life?

[Palehorse]

They took their own cook to the White House with them as well as her mother. 
. . .

Yet another falsehood:

The White House Chef is Cristeta Comerford, who has held the position since 2005 and served the Shrub.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/15/politics/15chef.html

[me]

Did you catch the date on that?

By MARIAN BURROS
Published: August 15, 2005

[Exterminator]

With MS there are days when she probably can't even get out of bed let alone work.  Go read up on MS Troll there are different degrees of it and it doesn't always show.  A person can be fine one day and can't talk or walk the next.

My mom had MS...and epilepsy...and died of cancer...she raised four kids without drivers, cooks or housekeepers.

[Exterminator]

Did you catch the date on that?

By MARIAN BURROS
Published: August 15, 2005

Did you think about what he was saying before you responded?

[Exterminator]

But not detracted from the issues just trying to get them to see what was going on and the hypocrisy of it.

I posted this specifically to point out the hypocrisy of it.  Your ilk keeps wanting to defend Ann Romney rather than address the issue of whether or not poor women, whom you have been portraying as lazy all of these years, have the same right to decide to be mothers rather than work a conventional job.

[Palehorse]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristeta_Comerford

Cristeta Pasia Comerford (born 1962) is a Filipino American chef who has been the White House Executive Chef since 2005. She is the first woman to be selected for the post, and also the first of Asian American descent.. . .

Did you catch the date on that?

By MARIAN BURROS
Published: August 15, 2005

I assumed you would read and comprehend the post. . . shame on me!

[The Troll]

  Horse, Ex and all of you other people here on the Zone can tell how many time has "ME" been wrong.  This woman is wrong on about 98% of the time.

  But what get me about "ME: is, she such a blow hard, a buffoon that she is proud of being wrong, pig headed and so foolish about the Republican Party and the 1%ers it would gag a maggot. 

[me]

Did you think about what he was saying before you responded?

Yes I did but that doesn't mean they didn't take their own cook for their meals.  Do you think they'd have their cook fix meals for everyone?   

[Exterminator]

Yes I did but that doesn't mean they didn't take their own cook for their meals.  Do you think they'd have their cook fix meals for everyone?   

Seriously?

[me]

I posted this specifically to point out the hypocrisy of it.  Your ilk keeps wanting to defend Ann Romney rather than address the issue of whether or not poor women, whom you have been portraying as lazy all of these years, have the same right to decide to be mothers rather than work a conventional job.

Like the women who put her down would know either.  Give me a break they said something which, to them, was a put down  not realizing neither they nor any other presidents wife have been in that position to know either so it is true of all of them.  What they did instead was insult every stay at home mom in the process. If you don't see it that way that's your problem.

[me]

Seriously?

Yes, seriously.

[me]

Like I said, Michelle had a cook and maids too so quit acting like it's the crime of the century because Ann Romney did.  Obviously Michelle can't relate to a working middle class mom either.


January 28, 2009, 11:47 am
Obamas Bring Their Chicago Chef to the White House
By MARIAN BURROS

Sam Kass, a private chef for the Obamas while they were living in Chicago, is now working in the White House.

A spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said Mr. Kass will not be the only cook preparing the family's meals, but "he knows what they like and he happens to have a particular interest in healthy food and local food." He will work alongside the White House executive chef, Cristeta Comerford, who was promoted to that job by the Bushes and is being kept on in that role by the Obamas.

Mr. Kass's appointment signals changes at the White House that should please chefs like Alice Waters, who have lobbied the Obamas to set an example for the rest of the country by emphasizing food that is healthy, local and sustainable. It further suggests that a vegetable garden on the White House grounds, another of Ms. Waters' dreams, could be on the horizon.

Mr. Kass, one of the new breed of chefs who are concerned about the environment and about poor eating habits in this country, has been quoted as saying people in his profession should take the lead in tackling public health issues. "Not only is there an unconscionable amount of people who remain hungry," he told "In These Times" magazine last year, said, "there's even a larger population, mostly poor, who are faced with obesity, diabetes and various other problems from overabundance."

A Chicago native, he graduated from the University of Chicago and received his formal training at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Europe, then went to work at Avec, a highly regarded Chicago wine bar serving Mediterranean food.

After he left the restaurant Mr. Kass, who is 28, founded Inevitable Table, a private chef service in Chicago, according to its Web site, that is the client's "link to clean, healthy food." In addition to cooking and shopping "mainly from local farms," and purchasing wines from "small sustainable wineries," the Web site says, the service offers meals for children and for private parties. All sample menus start with salads; all main courses include plenty of vegetables.

Those who have eaten his food say that it is not only delicious but very healthful and beautifully presented.

Mr. Kass was required to sever his relationship with the company when he went to work at the White House.

He was also a programmer and part-time executive chef at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum in Chicago, dedicated to the work of the 19th century social reformer.

One of its projects, Re-thinking Soup, for which Mr. Kass made soup every Tuesday, and served it with organic bread, brings together farmers, activists, researchers to talk about critical food issues.

At one of the sessions Mr. Kass spoke about the high levels of fat and sugar in school lunches and the need for change.

Walter Scheib, former White House chef for the Clintons and Bushes, said the decision to bring Mr. Kass to the White House to fill an open slot is "a master stroke." It's a tremendous resource for Cris, he said, a reference to Ms. Cristeta Comerford, the executive chef who became the first woman in that job when she was appointed in 2005.

"This will make her job much easier because she will understand better and faster what they like," he said. "She doesn't have to spend months reading the tea leaves."

Other administrations have found ways to have their favorite foods in the White House. Nancy Reagan preferred the cooking of one of the White House chefs, Frank Ruta, and plucked him from the kitchen to cook in the family quarters. Mr. Ruta now owns Palena in Washington.

The Johnsons brought their family cook of 21 years with them from Texas. The cook, Zephyr Wright, made the southern food the Johnsons preferred and was famous for her tapioca pudding, one of Johnson's favorites.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/obamas-bring-their-chicago-chef-to-the-white-house/

[Palehorse]

Yes I did but that doesn't mean they didn't take their own cook for their meals.  Do you think they'd have their cook fix meals for everyone?   

Okay. . . now you are just being ridiculous. You are twisting and making stuff up to save face. Stop it, you are only digging  yourself in deeper. . . 

[Exterminator]

Okay. . . now you are just being ridiculous. You are twisting and making stuff up to save face. Stop it, you are only digging  yourself in deeper. . . 

You say this like it's a new thing.

[Palehorse]

You say this like it's a new thing.

Sometimes comprehension is increased via repetition. . .