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bjbj Announcer: Welcome back to The David Pakman Show. David: All right, welcome back
to the show. It is Veterans' Day today, Louis, and you know, I was incredibly distraught
by an instance of severe disrespect to the American men and women in uniform that are
serving us. And this is from a horrendous fast... not fast food, restaurant chain called
Outback Steakhouse. They should be ashamed of theirselves for offering the free Bloomin'
Onion to all members of the military, and here it is on my screen. This is a... it appears
to be not alive, even though when you look at it, it could actually be an animal that's
alive. That is an onion that has been cut and breaded and deep-fried, and it is absolutely,
it's tied for the most unhealthy appetizer, the most unhealthy item of food anywhere across
the country, believe it or not. And it's interesting because we have a friend of ours who's a former
member of the military who seems to love this thing. And what I'm thinking is is it really
respectful to give troops who are, presumably we're encouraging them to be in good shape,
there's minimum physical requirements that they need to meet. Is it really a good idea
to give them, number one, a free soft drink, and an onion that is 2200 calories and 134
grams of fat? Is that not disrespectful? Louis: I think you're delving too much here. David:
You don't think at face value it just makes no sense to be giving something so unhealthy
to our troops for free? I mean, let's... My argument is this, what about a salad? What
about just, let's give them a salad? Louis: This is America. Who wants a salad? [laughter]
Louis: You're telling me that if Outback offered a free salad to veterans that that would pull
in more veterans than a free Bloomin' Onion? David: I don't know that it would, but I would
like to think so. Damn, I guess you're right. Louis: Well, let's... Yeah, come on. I think
it's... obviously it's just a... David: Outback should be ashamed of themselves. Louis: Obviously
it's just a PR thing. David: It is. Louis: OK, so what? David: But do it in a better
way. What about just ice cream or something? I mean, the 2200-calorie Bloomin' Onion is
the way we're going to respect our troops? This is the same way that conservatives say,
'Hey, support the troops by not criticizing the war!' as opposed to, you know, treating
soldiers like the adults that they are, and saying, 'You know what? Whatever your ***
preference, we know you're professionals and we don't have to legislate whether you can
tell people you're gay or not.' How about that for Veterans' Day? I mean, what about,
'We can commit to stop sending soldiers to silly wars for political gain, personal vendettas,
or fossil fuels?' Wouldn't that be a better way to honor the troops, Louis? Louis: I think
there's plenty of things we can do to... plenty of legislation we could pass to help the troops.
David: Why don't we say that for Veterans' Day, we're going to ensure all soldiers get
the resources they need when they come back from war right away, but also years later?
I think that that would be a nice resolution to take as opposed to, you know what? We believe,
we're going to insult the troops by saying they're not even smart enough to realize the
distinction between criticizing the political reasons for war and supporting the troops.
I mean, it's an insult when we hear, 'Hey, you've got to support the war, you've got
to support the troops.' The idea that the troops aren't smart enough to see the difference
between the two and the idea that they're not mature enough to handle gays and lesbians
among their ranks, that is really an insult. And that's really what we should be changing
for Veterans' Day, don't you think? Louis: Sure. But I guess a Bloomin' Onion will have
to do. David: Yeah. And... I think we should revisit a salad. A salad and ice cream. What
do you think, Louis? You don't think it'll sell. Louis: I think we'd have to ask the
vets. We'll take a poll, maybe. David: I would be curious to hear. Do you believe, if you
are a member of the military, former or current, what is your thought about the Bloomin' Onion?
And am I not right that let's not try, where we have obesity as such a problem, let's not
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