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August 18, 2008 8:28 AM

EXCLUSIVE: McCain's Olive Garden Dinner

(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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''.
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by dnsallday August 18, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
Are Lieberman and Graham nursemaids for McCane?
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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.
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by samthetvcat August 18, 2008 7:42 PM EDT
---"your reporter is not that great at reporting. i was one of the servers who waited on sen john mccain and sen joe leiberman. mccain had spaghetti with meat sause (not meatballs) and sausage, and leiberman had parmesan crusted tilapia (baked, not fried). i can actually list the whole tables food order. at least they got mccain''s wife''s order right."---
Posted by anubis00187

ha ha for real - was it the one on International Drive? I''ve eaten there and it was packed. Did they have to wait for a table?
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by lynndamaree August 18, 2008 7:38 PM EDT
How on earth can this rate as news. People are dying all over the world, people are hungry, no jobs, no healthcare and headlines about John McCain going to Olive Garden. The US is going to hell in a hand basket.
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by realpatriot1 August 18, 2008 6:23 PM EDT
Wellhell3,

What makes you think the reporter is trying to pull anything? If anything it made McCain look good that he tipped 20%. Most people who spend that much on a large check leave *** for the tip..good for them!
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by anubis00187 August 18, 2008 6:16 PM EDT
your reporter is not that great at reporting. i was one of the servers who waited on sen john mccain and sen joe leiberman. mccain had spaghetti with meat sause (not meatballs) and sausage, and leiberman had parmesan crusted tilapia (baked, not fried). i can actually list the whole tables food order. at least they got mccain''s wife''s order right.
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by wellhell3 August 18, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
Good choice for good food. Too bad they didn''t try the tortillini alfredo...it''s the best!

So they had a nice dinner, but hardly news...what is this writer trying to pull? Olive Garden is hardly elitist fare! Do they have something against people''s need for food?
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by noloyalisti August 18, 2008 5:45 PM EDT
Is this embarrassment McSame still running? After what he and the McBush and their party of death and taxes done to our country? Shame on anyone who votes for these fascists.
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by shingles1 August 18, 2008 4:40 PM EDT
''GPO-FOREVER....I have eaten in restaurants around the world and never have I been in a restaurant where "christians" would have been uncomfortable.
Posted by Element51''

Well, except for the International House of Jihad restaurant in downtown Karachi.
Whatever you do, don''t order the Death to America special!
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by element51 August 18, 2008 4:04 PM EDT
I can''t fault Olive Garden because McCain went there to eat. Actually they have a great Italian Margurita that after a couple you need a designated driver. But they are a little pricy for what you get.
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by pvperson August 18, 2008 3:42 PM EDT
It was a double date, Cindy and Graham, MCCain and Lieberman. Where did they go after dinner, that''s the BIG question. Did they stay together or break into couples for PRIVACY?
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by lewiston14 August 18, 2008 3:35 PM EDT
McCain''''''''''''''''s bearings???
Is that some advanced form of toe tapping?
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