Acceptable Democrat food

Fried shrimp on a bed of jasmine rice and a side of mango salad, all served on a styrofoam plate. Bottled water to wash it all down.

These trendy catering treats are unlikely to appear on the menu at parties sponsored by the Denver 2008 Host Committee during the Democratic National Convention this summer.

Fried foods are forbidden at the committee's 22 or so events, as is liquid served in individual plastic containers. Plates must be reusable, like china, recyclable or compostable. The food should be local, organic or both.

And caterers must provide foods in "at least three of the following five colors: red, green, yellow, blue/purple, and white," garnishes not included, according to a Request for Proposals, or RFP, distributed last week.

The shrimp-and-mango ensemble? All it's got is white, brown and orange, so it may not have the nutritional balance that generally comes from a multihued menu. More here:

Ha ha -- "multihued." But what tells me the Republicans won't be any better. They better hope my mom doesn't show up and tell them to pipe down and eat what's on their plate.

I found a pic of an acceptable lib pizza above. Looks delish, huh? *Sniff* - I'll never be able to look at my plate again without counting the colors -- like a retarded lib.