Donald Trump had a good weekend and the media is flipping out.
Kamala Harris is really reaching down to the bottom of the barrel to get her campaign on track.
And I have a story of treason. We might as well talk about it since no one else is.
How Hard Could It Be?
According to the New York Post:
Donald Trump went to a McDonald’s this weekend and worked the french fry station. The idea was that Donald Trump will make fun of the Kamala lie that she worked at McDonald’s. He did and worked the drive thru window. It was funnyand made Harris look like an ass.
But some people think employment at McDonald’s is far more involved than what Trump thinks. According to The New York Post:
Manning the fries at McDonald’s is no small potatoes.
Pennsylvania mom Rayanne, a staffer at the fast-food franchise, tells The Post she often clocks in for shifts at 4 a.m., prepping the kitchen to serve up those crispy spheres of heaven come lunchtime.
It’s a task confirmed fast-food fan Donald Trump may be tackling in her home state this weekend.
The GOP presidential nominee has vowed to shake things up by shaking a few fry baskets at a local Mickey D’s during a campaign stop in Philadelphia on Sunday.
“A friend of mine owns a McDonald’s someplace,” added the former head of state. “Oh, I’m going.”
His greasy labor in the swing state will, presumably, show that he’s able to work “longer and harder” than Oval Office opponent Kamala Harris, 59, who previously revealed she worked as a McDonald’s fry cook while earning her undergraduate degree in the 1980s.
It’s a claim Trump has deemed “fake.”
But before the Donald takes on french fry daddy duties, he’d better listen up: one Golden Arches guru warns that it’s no cakewalk.
“Being a McDonald’s employee is more difficult than a lot of people imagine,” Mike Haracz, an ex-executive chef for the restaurant chain, told The Post, casting doubts about white-collar Trump’s upcoming blue-collar gig.
“Unless the scenario is fabricated in his favor, he will not do a good job.”
A former manager of culinary innovation for the U.S. menu, Haracz, 40, from Chicago, tells The Post it takes a certain je ne sais quoi to excel at the potato post.
“Maintaining a cool temperament is key,” advised Haracz to the oft-reactive former president. “As a fry cook, anything can go wrong, which is tough because almost every McDonald’s order includes fries.
“You have to be mindful of the oil and fry only a few batches a time to ensure patrons are getting fresh cartons rather than ones being held under heat lamps,” he continued. “And make sure that each batch is seasoned with just the right amount of salt for consistency.”
Crew members from the kitchen have shared the step-by-steps for preparing the perfect pack of those Mickey D delights, which recently ranked No. 1 in the U.S.
But unlike the average fry cook — who typically contends with floods of orders, short-staffed shifts and cranky customers — Haracz says it’s likely Trump will be strategically set up for success.
“I don’t believe he has ever worked in a restaurant in any capacity,” said Haracz, a McWhisperer known for exposing the company’s secrets on TikTok, including how to make their world-famous fries at home.
“He’s probably going to have a fully staffed, if not overly-staffed, kitchen with all of the best crew members surrounding him,” continued the authority. “It’s likely that there will also be things in place to make sure that no disgruntled customers are yelling at him over the counter for their fries.”
And he’s almost certain that any presidential candidate would be afforded those same courtesies if they gave fry-cooking a go for publicity.
“But I don’t think he’d be very great in that position on a normal day,” Haracz said of Trump.
And, according to McDonald’s 9-to-5ers online, a normal day on the job — one that’s not a photo op featuring swarms of Secret Service agents at the ready to shield the presidential candidate from threatening grease splatters — can come with a long line of challenges.
From being pelted with pickles by patrons to getting chided over out-of-order ice cream machines, busy bees behind the counter are under pressure, extremely tight deadlines and the watchful eyes of those they serve.
In fact, Haracz says people in high political places might be able to relate.
“Depending on your position in the restaurant, you can be either a rolling up your and getting the job done or motivating others to do their best,” he said, likening a McDonald’s staffer’s role — not power or prestige — to that of folks in government.
And should Trump actually get his hands dirty salting and slinging the shack’s finger-licking fries, he’d be wise to do it with a smile. If things go awry, a good cook still has to whip up the best serving of spuds — and fast.
“It’s a high-volume, high-speed position in the restaurant,” Haracz insisted. “And because McDonald’s is the gold standard, they take the most care to ensure that each order meets the standard.”
Trump’s forthcoming attempt to rise to the occasion as commander-in-chef aside, Haracz hopes fast foodies nationwide begin showing the men and women of the fryer a little more respect.
“You have no idea what’s going on in a fry cooks life,” he said, reminding grumpy grubbers to be considerate and patient with McDonald’s employees. “That person might be struggling to pay for college, or to feed their children or keep a roof over their head.”
“They’re trying their best,” added Haracz. “Be nice.”
https://nypost.com/2024/10/18/lifestyle/im-a-mcdonalds-chef-trump-has-no-idea-how-difficult-it-is-to-be-a-french-fry-cook/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-works-fry-cooker-at-mcdonalds-roasts-kamala-ive-now-worked-15-minutes-more-than-she-has?topStoryPosition=2
Dumbass of the Day
There Is Only One Word for This
According to the Axios:
U.S. officials are extremely concerned about a potentially major security breach after two alleged U.S. intelligence documents about Israel’s preparations for an attack on Iran were published by a Telegram account affiliated with Iran.
Why it matters: The alleged leak comes as Israel completes weeks of preparations for a retaliation against Iran, which attacked Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles on Oct. 1.
- The leak could be an attempt to disrupt the Israeli operation.
- The Pentagon and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the leaked documents, but did not dispute their authenticity.
Driving the news: A Telegram channel by the name “Middle East Spectator” claimed on Friday that it had received documents from a source in the U.S. intelligence community about Israel’s preparations for an attack on Iran.
- The Telegram channel routinely publishes pro-Iranian content, and the profile of the X account affiliated with the channel says it is located in Iran.
- The documents include an alleged Visual Intelligence report by the Department of Defense National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) distributed inside the U.S. intelligence community earlier this week.
- The authenticity of the documents has not been independently verified by Axios.
The alleged report details measures that have been carried out in recent days at several Israeli Air Force bases, including the transfer of advanced munitions which, according to the report, were intended for an attack on Iran.
- It also states that according to U.S. signals intelligence, the Israeli Air Force conducted a large exercise this week involving intelligence planes and likely fighter jets trained for a possible attack against Iran.
- The alleged intelligence report also detailed preparations in Israeli drone units for an attack against Iran.
Between the lines: The report, if accurate, would suggest very close and detailed surveillance by U.S. intelligence of Israel’s preparations for an attack on Iran, including the use of satellites to spy on operations carried out at Israeli Air Force bases.
- The potential leak could be the sign of very serious security breach within the U.S. intelligence community that resulted in top secret classified information reaching a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran.
What they’re saying: A U.S. official told Axios that the alleged leak is extremely concerning, but that he doesn’t believe it would influence Israel’s operational plans against Iran.
- A senior Israeli official said that the Israeli defense establishment is aware of the alleged leak and takes it very seriously.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-intel-on-israeli-military-plans-for-iran-leaked-from-biden-harris-admin-report
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/19/israel-iran-attack-telegram-leaked-intelligence