EXCLUSIVE: McCain's Olive Garden Dinner

By: Ryan Corsaro
Topics: John McCain

(CBS)

From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

(ORLANDO, FLA.) - When Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., gets hungry, he goes to his "favorite" restaurant. And last night, he dragged along his pal, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, John McCain...to an Olive Garden.

While members of the press were not allowed to be inside, CBS News bumped into McCain's server later on.

According to our source, McCain had spaghetti with meatballs and sausage.

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., had fried tilapia.

And Cindy McCain had portabella ravioli.

The campaign treated Secret Service, and the bill came out to approximately $450.00.

They gave a $90 tip -- twenty percent.

As for what Graham, who spearheaded the trip, had to eat, the waiter said he could not remember.

"When I saw them come in, I was like wow -- John McCain is at Olive Garden," he said.

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by lordmi August 20, 2008 12:41 PM EDT: McWar is in a "great touch" with us - do You usually have Your supper for $ 450 for 2 ? Even in Olive Garden.
How many americans are paying $90 in tips for dinner of 2? 1% of population?
That is what his poll should show - 1 % of Idiots , voting for McWar.; Reply to this comment


by toldyouso12 August 20, 2008 12:17 PM EDT: Hmmm...does McCain REALLY know "what''''''''s going on?" For example, does he know what countries border Iraq and Iran??? posted by raflin1

Do you? For that matter, does any American? Considering the schools can only teach ''''state-sponsored'''' topics now, I doubt it.

Posted by ehshome at 05:02 PM : Aug 19, 2008

Yes. Actually, a lot of us DO know this--we also know that nations DO invade other nations in the 21st century, that hot bottled water will do nothing to help dehydrated babies (they need electrolytes not hot water--which they could not drink anyway) and we KNOW that calling anyone a trollop and **** in public is a very, very despicable thing.; Reply to this comment


by toldyouso12 August 20, 2008 12:12 PM EDT: He probably ate some of their famed "salad". NO need to worry about the lettuce being tainted and from Mexico, though--the GOP and its members are already so full of ********, that a little more, would surely go unnoticed.; Reply to this comment


by joe_transit August 20, 2008 4:12 AM EDT: Ever notice we only see the right side of the old McCain head, the left side looks to cancerous with a big hole in it.; Reply to this comment


by ehshome August 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT: Hmmm...does McCain REALLY know "what''''s going on?" For example, does he know what countries border Iraq and Iran??? posted by raflin1

Do you? For that matter, does any American? Considering the schools can only teach ''state-sponsored'' topics now, I doubt it.; Reply to this comment


by bigwhtpony August 19, 2008 2:43 PM EDT: Olive Garden ... the favorite haunt of the over seventies set.
Posted by makeitso928 at 11:13 AM : Aug 19, 2008

You mean the ones who actually know *** is going on...unlike you. At least he didn''t ditch them for a tip.....like another candidate who didn''t make the cut.; Reply to this comment


by rushliberal August 19, 2008 12:00 PM EDT: John McCain says he likes the Olive Garden because the waitresses remind him of the Sturgess Buffalo Chip Girls.; Reply to this comment


by oldwhiteguy1 August 18, 2008 10:36 PM EDT: So McCain already forgot Graham quit in shame?!?
Cindy McCain told Playboy that *** with John "is like trying to shoot pool with a rope."
Now Cindy has a hand in a cast. I hope she doesn''t get a toothache or John will become even more ''bitter''.; Reply to this comment


by dnsallday August 18, 2008 8:10 PM EDT: Are Lieberman and Graham nursemaids for McCane?; Reply to this comment


by dnsallday August 18, 2008 8:09 PM EDT: I wonder what the MCCain''s eat when they are at one of their 8 houses being served by their servants.; Reply to this comment