"... Herminio Lopes, who owns the Lopes Sausage Company in Newark ... has also shipped sausages to the White House."

Obama will be the first U.S. president to attend a White House Seder ... and his family will mark the beginning of Passover with a Seder at the White House with friends and staff. The Jerusalem Post notes that Thursday’s event is “believed to be the first White House Seder attended by an American president.”

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1. ralph the wonder locust Says:
Wingnuts response: “See? We told you he was Jewi– er, Musl– uh… WAR ON EASTER! WAR ON EASTER! CALL TO ARMS!!!!” -- April 8th, 2009 at 10:31 am

12. misscoleopteramolly Says:
It’s good President Obama is doing this. I have always welcomed the opportunity to participate in rituals and observances practiced by faiths and cultures other than my own. Horizons are for broadening. -- April 8th, 2009 at 10:46 am

16. Marie Says:
Obama has shown more class in 8 weeks than Bush showed in 8 years. He returns from the Muslim world, and he joins in the Jewish Passover. I expect he will attend a christian church on Sunday. -- April 8th, 2009 at 10:49 am

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And I thought this would be about Easter food traditions. For our clan Easter is Cannoli time. Light, crispy shells, filled with a custardy, ricotta cheese mixture, with nuggets of chocolate/almond within, covered with a light dusting of powdered sugar. A chilled late harvest wine pairs nicely. Bon appetit.

I love great food at Easter. Sometimes I enjoy great food for thought too, like the food for thought contained in this song:

It's an old spiritual number covered by myriad artists over the years, including Johnny Cash. While I'm most compared to Johnny Cash in other songs I've written and/or recorded, I think Andrae Crouch may be the one that influenced my treatment of this song:

Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)?
Dr BLT
http://www.drblt.net/music/WereYouThere3.mp3