Broccoligate Out Of Control![VIDEO REPORT] Obama Telling The Truth; Broccoli Is Delicious So Lay Off The President On Twitter[BROCCOLI RECIPE]

Broccoligate Broccoligate Broccoligate! That's all we hear about today on Twitter. But could it be possible that President Obama actually adores broccoli? I love it and, along with Brussels sprouts, are my personal favorite food.

Obama visited the second annual Kids' State Dinner, a healthy lunch children's event hosted by first lady Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House. He greeted the kids, and Broccoligate on Twitter began...

 "Food can be fun, it can be healthy," Obama said, according to a White House pool report. "You are setting up habits that are going to be great your entire life."

As he left, Obama was asked what his favorite food is. His answer: "Broccoli."

The backlash on the president's 'favorite' food has been overwhelming. Everyone thinks the Prez is a liar. But I don't. I think he was actually lying BEFORE when he said he liked other foods to gain support from normal Americans.

When previously asked what his favorite food was, Obama has responded with pizza, French fries, prok chops, beer, and other foods that are greasy and unhealthy.  So Twitter went nuts when the President stated improbably that broccoli is his favorite food.

Broccoli was soon trending on twitter and Broccoligate erupted. Here are some Broc tweets:

"Obama tells kid journalist his favorite food is broccoli. And his favorite activity is lying to children," Comedy Central's Indecision blog tweeted.

"Our first broccoli president," Buzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski declared, linking to a photo mashup of Obama and a head of broccoli.

"What's Obama's favorite food?" Politico tweeted. "Hint: It is the same vegetable George H.W. Bush denounced over two decades ago. https://t.co/MpaGX7TYvM."

"What kind of POTUS says his fav food is Broccoli?" CNN's Ari Fleischer wrote on Twitter. "Same one who in 2008 complained about the price of arugula at Whole Foods."

"All GOP 2016ers will now have to pledge to never eat broccoli again," David Plouffe, President Obama's former campaign manager and senior adviser, tweeted. "Maybe a new angle for Grover [Norquist]."

"Everyone CALM DOWN!" the Washington Post's Ezra Klein wrote. "We have charts about broccoli."

"Baraccoli Obama v. Hillary Caulinton," Matt Separa quipped.

"BREAKING: Venezuela offers asylum to America's broccoli," Twitter user @LOLGOP wrote.

"All of us jokingly making a fuss about the broccoli comment is proof that we're all terrible," the Huffington Post's Elise Foley tweeted. "This town!"

Slate's Dave Weigel added: "This broccoli discussion is more proof that you could fire half the press corps at random and America would be fine."

I believe Obama. After all Michelle Obama once said that the children liked(or tolerated) broccoli.

"It is the one vegetable that my children will eat without creating chaos and havoc," she said. "There's never quite clear harmony at the dinner table over the vegetables, but broccoli is a unifier in our household."

Let's all calm down and have a snack..yes, broccoli.

Here's a delicious broccoli recipe:

Ingredients

4 to 5 pounds broccoli

4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced

Good olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons grated lemon zest

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons julienned fresh basil leaves (about 12 leaves)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Cut the broccoli florets from the thick stalks, leaving an inch or two of stalk attached to the florets, discarding the rest of the stalks. Cut the larger pieces through the base of the head with a small knife, pulling the florets apart. You should have about 8 cups of florets. Place the broccoli florets on a sheet pan large enough to hold them in a single layer. Toss the garlic on the broccoli and drizzle with 5 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, until crisp-tender and the tips of some of the florets are browned.

Remove the broccoli from the oven and immediately toss with 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, the lemon zest, lemon juice, pine nuts, Parmesan, and basil. Serve hot.

Read more at: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/parmesan-roasted-broccoli-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback