Obama Stops For Lunch At Reid’s House in North Carolina
EmailOn his way to Virginia, President Obama made one final bus tour stop in North Carolina, dropping by Reid’s House Restaurant in Reidsville for lunch.
Obama walked into the packed diner to cheers from the crowd and went straight to greeting customers.
“Looks like the food must be pretty good here?” he said. “Yeah!” the group collectively shouted in response.
The president spent time greeting all of the diners in the one room roadside restaurant, talking with them about their jobs and businesses and, of course, what they were having for lunch.
“Now you ate all your biscuits before you had dessert, right?” the president asked one man.
Obama also met a couple that has been married for 59 years.
“She was underage when you married her… Michelle and I have been married for 19. We’ve got 40 to go to catch up to you.”
“This is Reid himself,” Obama exclaimed as he met the restaurant’s namesake. “So nice to meet you, sir.”
“Where do I put my order?” the president asked as he took a seat at the end of the bar. Obama reportedly had a cheeseburger, fries and a sweet tea.
Reid’s House boasts the “best food in town.” Specials today include spaghetti with Texas toast and roast beef with gravy.
Afterward Obama worked the ropeline outside, shaking hands and posing for photos before boarding the bus for Virginia.
Read more about the president’s road trip from his interview with ABC News’ Jake Tapper.
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Sure the people there cheered. Folks that read real news know the President is doing everything he can to right this economy. Unfortunately there are Republicans out to defeat him at the expense of our economy and our unemployed.
Posted by: Librarian53 | October 18, 2011, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
The DEMS raised over 70 Mil recently for the Obama campaign – are they paying for the bus tour?
Posted by: jamescbuilder | October 18, 2011, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
I live in Virginia, he would not be to welcome here.We like results, not talk.
Posted by: specialty57 | October 18, 2011, 3:11 pm 3:11 pm
I am sure if President Obama came to a Virginia diner, people eating at the establishment would be excited. The owner of the diner, even if a GOP supporter at heart would greet the President kindly, just out of respect for the office.
Posted by: MiketheElectrician | October 18, 2011, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
Did he UPS 6 cheeseburgers back to Michellle?
Posted by: Bogus President | October 18, 2011, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
Maybe people in Virginia have class and treat everyone nicely, unlike our President who blames everyone else are puts down everyone. Big divider!
Posted by: Freedom | October 18, 2011, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
Folks that read real news know the President is doing everything he can to right this economy.
Posted by: Librarian53 | October 18, 2011, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
Stockholm Syndrome.
Posted by: Chuck | October 18, 2011, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
The sheer amount of pure hatred and negativity that comes from the Right will be their undoing. “Obama Derangement Syndrome” is strong there, and gets stronger the further Right you go…………
Posted by: Searambler | October 18, 2011, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
Sure they cheered. The White House press staff were holding up the “CHEER” signs when he walked in. It’s all transparent. Thinking people can see right through it.
Posted by: ZMan | October 18, 2011, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm
How is it that Obama is allowed to use taxpayer money to campaign? Has anyone filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission? He is clearly on the campaign trail and I really resent it! We have no money as a country and he is spending our money as if it was his! I thought he has raised or is going to raise 1 billion dollars for his campaign – why can’t he use his own money? I am tired of this president and his family using our tax money as their personal piggy bank! There, thank you, I feel much better now.
Posted by: Lulu | October 18, 2011, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
The sheer amount of pure hatred and negativity that comes from the Right will be their undoing. “Obama Derangement Syndrome” is strong there, and gets stronger the further Right you go…………
POSTED BY: SEARAMBLER | OCTOBER 18, 2011, 3:53 PM 3:53 PM
The nut cases are hateful indeed. Obsessively so.
On the other hand, the President is liked by a very large number of Americans. The hatred you hear on these blogs and the vicious attacks are from the fringe nut cases.
Posted by: Jim | October 19, 2011, 12:42 am 12:42 am
They cheered because signs where held and people moved their arms in motion to do so and those people where his staff. What the didn’t tell you was there were people screaming yuck fou (exchange the letters of the last two words) obama. Anyone popular comes to a town they’ll cheer and say nice stuff to get a picture or press especially a little restaurant like reids house that has 8-9 booths and 6-8 bar stools not to mention the bathrooms are the size of a closet. I wonder if he used the bathroom there? He’s probably be mad that our confederate monument was knocked down about 3 months ago wonder if he’d help replace it? Should’ve went to the dirty bottom had a beer and shot a game of pool while he was there. where our unemployment rate is over 15% of people here would be screaming it too. He’s all talk and no action.
Posted by: dtaylor | October 19, 2011, 1:54 am 1:54 am
POSTED BY: DTAYLOR | OCTOBER 19, 2011, 1:54 AM 1:54 AM
Most people aren’t that ignorant, but there are always ignorant people around.
Posted by: Pat | October 19, 2011, 3:12 am 3:12 am
People are so damn jealous of President Obama they will do anything to undermine him, which the Republicans do all the time. Especialy McConnell and Boehner
Posted by: Bill Greenham | October 20, 2011, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm