Fox & Friends Just Loving That Spam!

That Fox & Friends appeals to the fat, sick, and nearly brain dead citizens of a growing (as in girth) America is reflected in their advocacy for those foods that contribute to growing health care costs in America. School administrators who support nutritional school lunches are attacked as food police. Schools that prohibit sugary flavored milk are denounced. FDA attempts to change sodium standards are seen as intrusions by the nanny state - in fact, Gretchen Carlson claimed that a study found that salt is good for you. (It didn't). But Fox & Friends' advocacy for unhealthy food choices reached a high point, this morning, when they just gushed over the awesomeness of Spam. Spam has very little nutritional value. Fox & Friends has no value. Nuff said.

The curvy couch crew took it outside onto the plaza where they hosted a cooking demonstration by an official Spam lady. The first mouth watering "grand prize" state fair recipe was - I kid you not - Spam donuts. (What says American "exceptionalism" more than donuts?!)This was followed by Span French Toast which, in addition to the nice bread carbs, you get cheese and maple syrup for some extra sugar calories to get you through the day. The Spam lady said that kids "really love this dish because it's "fun and delicious." (Let's hear it for juvenile diabetes!!!) And in keeping with the GOP cultural diversity (yeah, I'm kidding), how bout some Spam fajitas! (Muy bueno). But the piece de résistance of haut cuisine were the "teriyaki bites" - a mélange of Spam and pineapple baked into "cute little phylo cups." Steve Doocy, who grew up eating Spam (correlation between Spam and stupidity?) said "fantastic."

Spam is a role model for nutrition (Just kidding). It contains 15 grams of fat and 170 calories. It has half of the daily sodium recommendation. It is considered the most "unhealthy lunch meat." But here's the thing - do ya think that Gretchen Carlson's nanny serves Spam to the kids?

"Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam! Lovely Spam! Lovely Spam!"

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Jon Toomey commented 2012-07-12 22:23:43 -0400 · Flag

My pops used to eat SPAM. I used to as a kid. I don’t anymore though. It’s just too salty for me now.

I do know it’s big in Hawaii. Got a buddy and his wife,both military stationed in Hawaii. Well,he’s ex military. But they say it’s all over the place.

Me,I just dunno. I could see eating it as a survival ration,but not everyday. I’d rather have something a whole lot fresher and less tasting like a salt-lake.

vermont dave commented 2012-07-12 20:49:57 -0400 · Flag

It looks like it’s up to me to post this…….:>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

ps.
I am one of the only people out there, who has never had Spam. My Dad ate it in the Army and kinda forbid it. I was never curious to try it either.

mj - the same one commented 2012-07-12 18:37:03 -0400 · Flag

@Paul Gould:

If Twatty/pRick Patel isn’t a parody troll, no need to fear for his neighbors: most likely, he’s living in a place where he has none.

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Joseph West commented 2012-07-12 14:09:52 -0400 · Flag

@aap: You obviously haven’t been in the grocery stores lately. Spam is now featured in a series of those little convenient microwaveable packaged dinners (like Hormel’s other “Compleats” brand meals) in a variety of styles—I seem to recall seeing a Pasta Alfredo with Spam variety but it seems like there’s also a jambalaya variety.

As for a fajita, technically, it refers to the MEAT that’s used (the word comes from the Spanish meaning “little belt” since the original cut used was skirt steak, but other cuts of steak are used as well as pork, poultry, and seafood). But many restaurants offering “fajitas” usually take the “filling” and put it on top of a tortilla (“flour” or corn, it doesn’t matter*), usually down the middle, then fold the uncovered tortilla parts over the middle to meet. Other restuarants will simply bring you the fajita mixture separately with the tortillas and condiments and let you do it your own way (something that you don’t get to do with burritos or tacos—though you may get a taco that just has the taco filling in the shell and all the “fixin’s” are separate).

*As to the distinction between flour and corn tortillas, you’re wrong. All tortillas start with “flour”—it’s what the flour is made from that differs. Traditional Mexican cooking starts with a flour made from corn which is then processed into a dough. Tex-Mex cooking tends to use wheat-based flour. Most traditional Mexican cooks use corn-based flour (masa) to make all their tortillas, while most Americans will use whichever they can buy in the stores. The only real difference between the two is that the corn tortilla is more typically fried while wheat-flour tortillas aren’t.

Visitor 55 commented 2012-07-12 11:05:32 -0400 · Flag

Aren’t Hormel Corp. employees union memebers? I wonder if the Fox Fiends know that? If they did, I doubt they’d be promoting any Hormel products.

R L commented 2012-07-12 09:45:57 -0400 · Flag

so these dolts praise spam?
Does Hormel “donate” money to the republicans?
I wonder….

zaglossus commented 2012-07-12 09:06:26 -0400 · Flag

Fox News – the Spam of news outlets.

Average American Patriot commented 2012-07-12 00:29:43 -0400 · Flag

@mj

So true.

I was unpleasantly surprised when my Asian friends introduced my to eating Spam with steamed rice or noodles. I looked for something to make it a bit edible, like chili sauce, some garnish like sliced onions, ginger, bean sprouts, pickled veggies, or lemon juice. But if none of that is available… you either eat or go hungry.

Somewhat related, and I hope no corporate food execs read this to get any ideas, meatballs in a skewer are traditionally popular as a street snack, with things like beef, pork, and fish meat with the same dubious origins as Spam yet lots of people like it.

And Spam “fajitas”? WTF?!

A rolled FLOUR tortilla is a BURRITO.
A rolled CORN tortilla is a TACO.

Can anyone imagine a DORITO SPAM TACO deep fried CHIMICHANGA!!

YUUUUUMMMY!

(ugh)

Visitor 55 commented 2012-07-11 21:52:44 -0400 · Flag

Paul and Anne, you’re correct. twatty/pRick is just a troll who thinks it’s being funny. It thinks (I use the word lightly) it’s poking us with a stick. Surely the troll must know that we’re laughing at it rather than with it.

Anne-claire Souza commented 2012-07-11 20:20:00 -0400 · Flag

I too think and am convinced that Rick Patel is saying all this shit he says about all the wackjob Republican Ladies(loosely termed)with a flair of tongue in cheek attitude,personally I take all his nonsense with a grain of salt,sorry Gretch no pun intended.

Paul Gould commented 2012-07-11 19:39:02 -0400 · Flag

Once again Mr. Patel weighs in… and once again I am truly convinced he is a parody troll… has to be, as no one could gush all the talking points along with all the truly icky gushing over every right-wing female talking head.

If not, it’s just really, truly weird, and I fear for his neighbors.

Lakeview Greg commented 2012-07-11 19:38:19 -0400 · Flag

Lots of soldiers did come home from WWII with a taste for Spam. My dad’s one. He says you’re supposed to fry it first.

To each their own.

Kelstar commented 2012-07-11 19:25:19 -0400 · Flag

And when WWII soldiers finished their Spam they could smoke the cigarettes included in their rations. If Hormel could have made Spam addictive they would have.

mlp ! commented 2012-07-11 19:11:23 -0400 · Flag

Twatty/pRick DOES have a point….
Spam was used largely for GI’s in WWII. Of course, the very SAME military used American men as guinea pigs at nuclear tests just see what happened to people exposed to blasts. Oh, and wasn’t the military used as test-dummies for hallucinogenic drugs? Similarly, what about all those suicide bombing ‘raids’ over Germany in WWII?
I’m certainly going to start using more spam….if it’s good enough for the troops, it’s good enough for me!

Lakeview Greg commented 2012-07-11 18:43:57 -0400 · Flag

I DON’T LIKE SPAM!

The full spam filled original sketch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

Lakeview Greg commented 2012-07-11 18:24:38 -0400 · Flag

No, Spam sucks. A salt lick would be preferable to me.

mj - the same one commented 2012-07-11 18:10:42 -0400 · Flag

Oh, and there’s this {no pun intended} tidbit:

In China, Spam is an increasingly popular food item, and often used in sandwiches. Hormel has had a joint-venture in Shanghai for 16 years which has been highly successful in promoting Spam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam#Asia

So, Twatty/pRick, if you like “Spam”, then you must be an anti-American communist.

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Visitor 55 commented 2012-07-11 18:09:51 -0400 · Flag

@truman – That fatass weighs a lot more than 300 lbs. I’d say he’s 1 can of SPAM away from 400 lbs.

As for Retchin Gretchin, I’m pretty confident that the idiot had never tasted SPAM before and I highly doubt she’d allow her kids to eat something reserved for the cat or dog.

@twatty/pRick – The soldiers hated SPAM. They didn’t nickname it mystery meat because they thought it was delicious. That’s a fact, twatty/pRick. I had uncles who served in WWII and Korea who were forced to eat that shit. Why do you hate our troops, twatty/pRick?

mj - the same one commented 2012-07-11 18:04:46 -0400 · Flag

“If you donât like âSpamâ, then you must hate the troops.”

Yet another one to go into the Newshounds Neocon Wingnut HOF Quote Thread.

Thanks, Twatty/pRick . . .

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mj - the same one commented 2012-07-11 18:01:32 -0400 · Flag

The Faux Fiends crew should combine that Spam with generous portions of some healthy veggies, i.e., ketchup and french fries {which constituted veggies, according to Ronnie Raygun}

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