Obama surprises diner, orders chili dogs

(CBS News) President Obama surprised customers and employees at the historic Varsity Diner in Atlanta on Tuesday, treating his staff to a lunch that healthy eating promoter Michelle Obama may not approve of.

The president's order included five chili dogs, four hot dogs, one cheeseburger and five "Varsity orange" drinks for his spokesman Jay Carney, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and others, according to White House pool reports. Mr. Obama paid with cash.

Mr. Obama took a group photo with Varsity cashiers and cooks, who were overly eager to take his order and ask for autographs.

While greeting customers, Mr. Obama met Air Force ROTC cadet Michael Evans and his parents. According to pool reports, Evans stopped in the Varsity right after returning from Maxwell Air Force Base where he just graduated from field training.

The Commander-in-Chief told Evans he was proud of and appreciated him. "I knew he was going to be here, that's why I wanted to come by," Mr. Obama said to his parents.

He also greeted children from Lenora Academy in Snellville, Georgia, including one who asked where Sasha and Malia were and one who asked, "Do you live in the White House?"

Obama took his lunch break while on the way to a fundraiser in Atlanta.

By the way, it isn't the first time the president splurged on less-than-healthy food this week; he also treated his staff to ice cream at a Dairy Queen in New Hampshire on Monday, enjoying a hot fudge sundae himself.

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[calif7]

Just can't see Mitt doing this. He'd probably wrinkle his nose and say the hot dogs probably came from 7/11.

[112844]

At least Obama knows how the real people live and what a dollar will buy. Ask Mitt if he even knows what a chili dog is. I'll bet he would never walk into a fast food joint and talk to ordinary people.

[retmw2]

Mitt and his staff go for the freebies, why pay for it.

[BluePress]

Isn't that nice. Obama surprises diner.
Isn't Moochelle going to whip his behind for eating all that junk food?
She eats all that greasy stuff herself the phony. That's how she got that humongous posterior
He paid with cash? I wonder who he mooched it off of since he's freeloader.
Probably off of Jay Carney.
He'll never see that money again.

[DCMixMstr326]

Do you practice being an idiot? or does it come naturally?

[CurmudgeonHouse]

You tell us DC.
From your post it's like rolling off of a log for you.

Funny stuff BluePress!