What do the ongoing political debates have to do with steak?

EVERYTHING.

See, in my world, everything has something to do with steak. And, it seems, I am not alone.

Case in point:  This excerpt from a CNN.com article about the recent debate between the Republican candidates…

“This was Rick Santorum’s first debate with front-runner status. That means it was his time to get grilled like a fine Kansas City steak. And I wouldn’t say he came out of it like a filet.”

Gorgeous word imagery. I’m getting hungry just thinking about how Santorum did.

And yes, all things lead back to steak. This was a hilarious analogy. And oh so fitting. But this is not the first time steak has played a part in the political landscape. Far from it.

All steak and no sizzle? Seen that one before. Steak dinners shared by heavy-hitters? Check. Celebratory steak barbecues? Every time.

It just goes to show you, steak is all around us – and you don’t have to look very hard to find it. Especially in the political arena.

And frankly THAT’S the kind of world I want my children to inherit. Let’s just see who plays the steak card best this time around.

Photo courtesy of KansasCitySteaks.com.

Excerpt courtesy of Todd Graham via CNN.com.

It’s election season. The movers and shakers (or, em steakers) are in full force.

And what meal signals strength, power, skill, plans, confidence?

STEAK.

Yes.

This is a news story about Rick Perry and Rupert Murdoch and the headline focuses on WHAT THEY ATE during a recent meeting.

Why is that important? Why isn’t the headline about what they talked about? Perry’s plan IF HE BECOMES OUR PRESIDENT?

What they ate says something about them. Says something about their meeting. Steak is power.

Interesting.

What if they dined on chicken salad? Nothing wrong with chicken salad. But what message does that send?

Click here to read the entire story.

Photo courtesy of Blogs.Babble.com. 

Okay, I don’t like political discussions, but ya gotta admit this is funny whichever side of the aisle you’re on.

This Facebook page was set up to answer the age-old question:  Who can get more fans? This steak or Sarah Palin?

So far, only a little over 7,000 fans “like” the steak.

I think the problem may be steak’s advertising budget versus Sarah Palin’s advertising budget. How can steak possibly win?

My real conundrum here is:  How can you possibly ask me to choose???

What do you think?

Photo courtesy of Facebook.com.