http://www.rachellaudan.com/2009/07/a-luau-and-the-fateful-events-that-led-up-to-it.html A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rachellaudan.com/2009/07/a-luau-and-the-fateful-events-that-led-up-to-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-25958 Rachel Laudan Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:37:34 +0000 http://www.rachellaudan.com/?p=1724#comment-25958 There's obviously much to be said about inaugural meals. There’s obviously much to be said about inaugural meals.

]]> http://www.rachellaudan.com/2009/07/a-luau-and-the-fateful-events-that-led-up-to-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-25945 Anita Alfaro Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:05:58 +0000 http://www.rachellaudan.com/?p=1724#comment-25945 On July 1st we swore in the fifth president since the American invasion of Panama in '89, which toppled General Noriega (who had been put there by G Bush, Sr, funny, hu?) and I did a cover story for my paper (sworn enemy of the Narcodictatorship) on the inaugurational meals. Short background: the dictatorship held general elections. The democratic candidate won by an overwhelming majority. The guys with the guns did not like it, declared the election null and void. On June 30th, a secretary from the US embassy called the President Elect and his two VPs, urging them to join some embassy personnel for dinner that evening. The menu was: US ribeyes, potatoes, salad, soft drinks. At seven thirty, they were told: at one am we are invading Panama. Are you in or out. This story was told to me by the first vice president, Billy Ford. No other record of that rather historical meal exists. Pretty weird, huh? On July 1st we swore in the fifth president since the American invasion of Panama in ’89, which toppled General Noriega (who had been put there by G Bush, Sr, funny, hu?) and I did a cover story for my paper (sworn enemy of the Narcodictatorship) on the inaugurational meals. Short background: the dictatorship held general elections. The democratic candidate won by an overwhelming majority. The guys with the guns did not like it, declared the election null and void. On June 30th, a secretary from the US embassy called the President Elect and his two VPs, urging them to join some embassy personnel for dinner that evening. The menu was: US ribeyes, potatoes, salad, soft drinks. At seven thirty, they were told: at one am we are invading Panama. Are you in or out. This story was told to me by the first vice president, Billy Ford. No other record of that rather historical meal exists. Pretty weird, huh?

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