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And the 2008 U.S. Election winner is…

November 5th, 2008 by Bill Corbett · 27 Comments

….CASSOULET!

This is a screen shot of a huge banner in Times Square, N.Y. last night that kept finding its way front and center in the TV shots.

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It was soon joined by a smaller sign that said “Cassoulet Forever.”

Let’s join together as a country today to congratulate our new leader, a slow-cooked bean stew from southwest France.

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27 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Brian O. on Nov 5, 2008 at 8:48 am

    This has been the mostest delicious election day evers!

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  • 2 Siskita on Nov 5, 2008 at 9:11 am

    I was there in Times Square last night and wondered what the hell that sign said…

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  • 3 Ninjew on Nov 5, 2008 at 9:12 am

    Democracy in action!

    Now let’s eat!

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  • 4 Tv Miller on Nov 5, 2008 at 9:13 am

    Which made for a devastating loss for Borscht.

    Borscht in 2012.

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    Reply from Queen Shadowrama on November 5, 2008:

    Well Borscht made the mistake of picking a can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle for the VP slot. Sure it energized the base, but it couldn’t sway the independents, who were more concerned about the state of beef Ramen packets…

  • 5 Rob T Firefly on Nov 5, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Don’t blame me, I voted for gazpacho.

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  • 6 Katie M. on Nov 5, 2008 at 10:07 am

    Freaking liberal elitist Cassoulet…. What ever happened to some good ol’ down-home Vichyssoise??

    POMME DE TERRE ‘12!!!

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  • 7 Danni on Nov 5, 2008 at 10:16 am

    I know people say I’m throwing my vote away, but I’m leaning towards the Independent - Bouillabaisse in ‘12!!!

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  • 8 Darth Chimay on Nov 5, 2008 at 10:19 am

    It really is true… we *are* living in a post-confit America.

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  • 9 NanoRiffite on Nov 5, 2008 at 10:39 am

    Cassoulet
    ———
    Citizens
    Against
    Silly
    Signs
    On
    Ugly
    LET-tuce

    sorry for the weak ending. I really have to get back to work…

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  • 10 Rose on Nov 5, 2008 at 10:55 am

    I voted for minestrone, but I had to write it in. :(

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  • 11 Smuttynose on Nov 5, 2008 at 11:22 am

    I’ve always been a proponent of Stew-based leadership. Now let’s see if in these new, open minded times we can also add some real diversity in our new administration.

    I propose BACON for the Chief of Staff!

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  • 12 Brian O. on Nov 5, 2008 at 11:31 am

    Ironically I made split pea soup while watching the polls come in. Delicious stuff too.

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  • 13 Ben on Nov 5, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    I watched the Futurama episode where Nixon became president of Earth as a insane cyborg…that’d be so cool.

    The French can keep their winey stew.

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    Reply from blablover5 on November 5, 2008:

    Yes but you have to remember that he’d now come into people’s houses and wreck up the joint.

    Cassoulet is just a fancy version of crock pot roast. Don’t let the evil liberal media spin it.

    Reply from Ben on November 6, 2008:

    What if my house is already pretty messy? Would an insane Nixon come in and straighten it out instead?

  • 14 Dames Like Her on Nov 5, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    I still have the “Beef Bourguignon!!” sign in my window. The neighbors across the street are mocking me with their “CREPES SUZETTES” banner.
    Perhaps we can compromise at Haricots Verts.

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    Reply from Enron Hubbard on November 5, 2008:

    I’ve got good news! Beef Bourguinon was granted a recount in Montana! There’s still hope!

  • 15 Chris on Nov 5, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    I had High Hopes for Slumgolian Goulash … Too Bad.. Oh Well…the best dish won.

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  • 16 seanf on Nov 5, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    Don’t worry. Bacon is poised for a comeback in 2010 once America has its fill of a fully Cassoulet government. The American people generally prefer their government divided into at least two or three delicious side dishes.

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  • 17 RemmieBarrow on Nov 5, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    It was deffinately a better election day than the last couple when a turkey was elected into the White House…TWICE.

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  • 18 François Lefrançais on Nov 5, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    Oh, I know who did that: a bunch of self-proclaimed “alternative journalists” (i.e., bad entertainers) from Canal +… They’ve been waving signs and banners on U.S. television all week, apparently.
    If you so wish, you can see them proudly presenting some of their “jokes” from about three minutes into the video, there:

    http://www.canalplus.fr/c-humour/pid2397-c-le-petit-journal.html

    It’s in French, and will only stay up for a day, but has the merit of documenting the seemingly impossible: people finding this absolutely hilarious

    And then people wonder about the whole France/Jerry Lewis thing…

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  • 19 Mr. Slick on Nov 5, 2008 at 11:18 pm

    Finally! A cause I can sink my teeth in to!!!

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  • 20 MSTJon on Nov 6, 2008 at 11:11 am

    Jambalaya evidently struggled for support in the northern areas…

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  • 21 Rex Dart on Nov 6, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    Bill, I think you’re ignoring the real political story this election season:

    http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/11/bacon-defeats-f.html

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  • 22 Almighty on Nov 7, 2008 at 6:38 am

    Don’t worry! this is just a funny challenge for a french TV show called “Le Grand Journal” who was in live and direct from New York. If you saw the banner “Je t’aime Maman” (I love you mom) behind a Tina Fey interview 1 or 2 days earlier, it’s the same…

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  • 23 FrenchAndProud on Nov 12, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    Very nice, very nice. Yann Barthès is so cool :)

    Yes, this is hilarious ! How a little french show disturbed the american internet community :)

    Cassoulet is so good :)

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