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Originally shared by Mike Elgan

So politicians are supposed to order Cheeze Whiz on their Philly Cheesesteaks to prove they're regular people.

Or is it a test of bravery? 

Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is in the press today because he reportedly committed multiple faux pas in the obligatory theater of pretending to be a working class local that's required of presidential candidates: https://goo.gl/X5TMqn

One of these is that he ordered American cheese on his Philly cheesesteak instead of Cheeze Whiz: http://goo.gl/MG2Yhj

American cheese is normally the required cheese for politicians to prove they're regular guys and gals, but Walker's handlers didn't properly brief him about Philadelphia. 

Gastronomically, there's little difference. 

Personally, I think people should eat whatever they want. But you don't get to call it a "cheesesteak" sandwich if it doesn't have cheese. 

(Pro tip: If you want to eat a cheesesteak with cheese, order provolone.) 

At the end of the day, you've got it hand it to the Orwellian junk food marketers. They've convinced the public that only fake food is real. (Also: ignorance is strength.)

In a perfect world, our political candidates would set a good example by eating real food, the media wouldn't enable regionalist food shaming and cheesesteak sandwiches would have cheese. 

#CheeseWhiz