Michelle Obama's Burger-Gate

Written by David Frum on Tuesday July 12, 2011

The Washington Post reports that First Lady Michelle Obama had a hamburger for lunch.

The Washington Post reports that First Lady Michelle Obama had a hamburger for lunch:

First lady Michelle Obama ordered a whopper of a meal at the newly opened Washington diner Shake Shack during lunch on Monday.

A Washington Post journalist on the scene confirmed the first lady, who’s made a cause out of child nutrition, ordered a ShackBurger, fries, chocolate shake and a Diet Coke while the street and sidewalk in front of the usually-packed Shake Shack were closed by security during her visit.

According to nutritional information on Shake Shack’s Web site, the meal amounted to 1,700 calories. But it was impossible to tell whether the first lady intended to eat the entire order, or share with friends (the latter seems a tad more likely considering the two drinks).

Let's hope that she at least had the basic Americanism not to order mustard on the burger.