What adjustments must you make to the guacamole recipe to capture former President Barack Obama’s interest?
I would only suggest adding green peas. This is just what the New York Times’ social media editor Michael Gold did in a tweet from the publication in July 2015, and boy did it raise some eyebrows.
Gold was aware of Americans’ “strong regional pride” for the Mexican delicacy, according to the BBC, but he may have expected more passionate responses to his tweet.
The recipe was released on social media soon before the Fourth of July because Gold, according to the site, “really believed in the recipe and hoped that it would gain attention.”
According to the White House records, the POTUS did not have a quiet day at work on July 1, 2015 (the day the tweet went live), as it was a significant day for U.S.-Cuba relations.
Nevertheless, Obama took some time away from his other responsibilities to express his opinions about The New York Times’ novel guacamole recipe.
“Make your guacamole using green peas. Belief in us “Gold posted on Twitter on The New York Times’ behalf (via BBC). The advice was categorically not trusted by the publication’s readers, and they let it be known in their comments.
The brand’s Twitter account was advised to be deleted by one person, who also claimed that they were communists. An angry follower even made the implication that he had cancelled his subscription.
And just when everyone believed that this was the worst that could happen, it turned political: The Republican Party of Texas said that this signified a conflict between the news syndication and the GOP.
One individual, who additionally asserted that they were communists, suggested that the company’s Twitter account be destroyed. Even the suggestion that he had cancelled his subscription was made by a furious follower.
When everyone thought this was the worst that could happen, it suddenly became political: The Republican Party of Texas said that this represented a disagreement between the GOP and news syndication.
The day the tweet went live, July 1, 2015, was an important day for relations between the United States and Cuba, therefore the POTUS did not have a quiet day at work, according to White House data.
Obama nevertheless took a break from his other duties to share his thoughts on The New York Times’ creative guacamole recipe.
The high point of this online argument was undoubtedly when Obama intervened and declared that while he respected The New York Times, he was “not buying” their guacamole theory.
He continued his somewhat harsh tweet with a hint as to why he didn’t like it in the following phrase. According to Twitter, he prefers a more conventional version with “onions, garlic, [and] hot peppers.”
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The moment when Obama jumped in and said that while he did respect The New York Times, he was “not buying” their guacamole notion was, of course, the high point of this internet battle.
In the next line of his somewhat bluntly worded tweet, he hinted at the cause of his distaste. He apparently favours a more traditional version with “onions, garlic, [and] hot peppers,” according to Twitter.
