I just had to laugh!

When I'm watching TV, I'm usually watching episodes of Clean House that I DVRd, or I'm watching Food Network. LOVE.IT. Iron Chef America is one of my favorites. I have to admit that I'm a bigger fan of the uber-cheesy original Iron Chef, but since I've seen most of those, I look forward to watching Iron Chef America.

I wasn't so thrilled when I found out about the "super battle" featuring the White House executive chef, and an appearance by Michelle Obama. I thought, "Oh, man, my favorite network is being taken over." But I watched it anyway. I like Emeril, and Bobby Flay, and Mario Batali. So why not watch? It was on my DVR, and I needed something to watch while I was doing the free step for a half hour on my Wii Fit.

The secret ingredient? "Anything from the White House garden", says Mrs. Obama. Sweet potatoes, cauliflower, beans, honey... Honey? Did you know there is a beehive on the South Lawn of the White House? No? Me neither.

The battle was okay, it was no surprise that the White House executive chef's team was the winner. I deleted the show from the DVR to make room for other stuff and moved on. Until today... when I read this.

"Due to the production delay between the shoot at the White House and the shoot at Food Network, the produce used in Kitchen Stadium during the 'Super Chef Battle' was not actually from the White House garden."

Okay it's understandable, from a production/time standpoint. By the time they actually shot the battle, the produce would have been spoiled, so they ended up using the "exact types" of produce grown in the White House garden. So, why not change the First Lady's line to "The same types of produce that we grow at the White House"? I mean, that was the truth, right?

I'm really not upset about the whole produce thing. You can't believe a whole lot of what you see or hear on TV. Like President Obama when he said that if a family doesn't make $250,000 a year, there will be absolutely NO tax increases. Like Nancy Pelosi when she said that "there has never been a more open process for any legislation". Ready for those closed-door meetings, Speaker?

Oh wait. We can certainly believe our elected leaders, can't we?