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Time to lighten up, Francis, in this over-heated political time, and discuss something REALLY important. The Economy? Health Care? The Debate? Nope. Is it grilling, or is it BBQ? Seems in my home state a kerfuffle has arisen between North Carolina Senate Republican Thom Tillis, and Democrat Candidate Cal Cunningham. Who’s right?<\/p>\n
ninja sends.<\/p>\n
‘Carolina bbq means whole hog,’ one critic wrote. ‘You\u2019re grilling bro. Not even close to the same thing.’<\/strong><\/em> A U.S. Senate candidate in North Carolina sparked a controversy of sorts this week with a tweet in which he appeared to conflate barbecuing with grilling, an apparent no-no in the Tar Heel state.<\/p>\n “There’s nothing better than BBQ\u2014except for winning this Senate seat, of course,\u201d Democrat Cal Cunningham tweeted Monday — along with a photo of himself in front of a backyard grill. He also appeared to be selling campaign aprons saying “Ambassador for North Carolina BBQ.”<\/p>\n Cunnigham is running against Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who has held the seat since January 2015.<\/p>\n One Twitter critic wrote, \u201cFun fact: Carolina bbq means whole hog. You\u2019re grilling bro. Not even close to the same thing.”<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s grilling over gas? Is there time to get my absentee ballot back?\u201d another joked.<\/p>\n Even the media was thrown into a tizzy over the food faux pas.<\/p>\n \u201cSir. Respectfully, unless there is a hog hiding in that gas grill, the only BBQ in this photo is written on your apron. #blasphemy,\u201d Associated Press political reporter Meg Kinnard tweeted.<\/p>\n The North Carolina Republican Party also called the tweet a “scandal.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Leave it to politicians to go hyperbolic, but this is a subject worthy of the term. Every Southern good old boy knows true BBQ is over live coal, banked just so, and entails a long, slow cooking process that renders the collagen hiding inside the meat, turning the beast of choice into a luscious, juicy, bit of heaven. The trick is time and temperature, but that’s for another post. I believe I’ve found a subject Gun Bunny and I can agree on. Thanks, ninja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nBy Brie Stimson<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSorry Thom, good for you I’m not a one-issue voter. Read the article here: Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n