Jim Webb Eats Large, Sloppy Sandwich
By Nik Varley
Oct. 16, 2015
Viewers of last night’s
Several minutes into the debate, Webb tucked a napkin into the collar of his shirt and withdrew the sub from his podium, visibly salivating as he eyed the sandwich. Webb proceeded to take a huge, messy bite and chew loudly throughout Martin O’Malley’s response to a question from moderator Anderson Cooper.
“The whole thing was just really weird
The greasy, goopy sandwich did not stop Webb from participating actively in the debate, although several of his points were delivered through mouthfuls of zesty meat and bread. Audience members in the first row were reportedly covered in a fine spray of grease, sauce and pork flecks.
“At one point, he started to answer a question, dropped a meatball, and spent the rest of his time rooting around under the podium looking for it
Webb, despite his obvious enjoyment of the sandwich, made no mention of it until halfway through the debate, when,
“Mmhmm that is a goddamn sandwich right there.
Most of Webb’s fellow candidates ignored the enormous, slippery, beefy sandwich, the exception being Hillary Clinton, who told Webb to “quit