July 30, 2009
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A Beer With the President
President Obama is conducting a Beer Summit to help smooth over a situation after he said police behaved “stupidly” for arresting a black friend.
President Obama will meet with his friend and the police officer and they will have a beer. It is being reported that President Obama will drink a Bud Light. The police officer will drink Blue Moon. The president’s friend will drink either Red Stripe or Beck’s. Here is the link: Link
If you were meeting with the president at a Beer Summit, which beer would you drink?
Comments (109)
Um, a Diet Coke? I’m a teetotaler.
Miller Lite, and the tab is on the American tax payers, thank you.
Westvleteren Abt 12
He can afford it
bud light.
Since I don’t do beer I would be out of place.
Probably Lonestar or Shiner.
Stirring up racism = free beer with the President.
I see potential here. Hmm…
I’d share a bottle of Jack with the president, but I don’t think he could handle it.
Presidente.
Seems to make sense
The local IPA
Corona.
Something from Mead. Nice flavour, 9% alcohol content, over 100 bucks a 12 pack. Yeah… that sounds about right.
@trunthepaige - I like your beer-choosing style.
It’d be hard to choose. I don’t really drink beer, and when I do, it’s usually an import.
Beer is disgusting. lol I would have a Green Apple Smirn-off or a couple of shots of whiskey.
The whiskey would be preferred. lol
CORONAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ yeah that “i’m in miami bitch” song is getting ridiculous.
If I had to have beer, it’d probably be steamwhistle or keith’s
Agave Wheat.
But I’d prefer about 12 gin on the rocks. Fuck tonic.
Gotta go with Miller Lite.
@Laryssa - I hear ‘ya.
Haha, I think this is awesome
I would drink a Budweiser if I was meeting with the President. But then, I also drink a Budweiser when I’m not meeting with the President. *shrugs*
Root. Diet.
Root beer
The finest mead of the land…. V8.
Hefeweizen… always Hefeweizen
Apple Cider Beer (I don’t even know who makes it. I just know that when I go to the Flying Saucer, I can get one.)
wow
hefferveisen, but I would drink a Coke just as happily.
I am not interested in drinking beer with Barry ………but my beer of choice is Peroni
Guinness, Magic Hat, or a Hoegarden. Yum!
i think the whole thing is stupid.. and no beer for me, thanks.
Something Sam Adams.
Also, my fucking goodness, Public, leave the President alone.
Obama drinks Bud Lite? A liberal weenie beer if there ever was one. If I was meeting with the president, I’d want to choose an American beer just because, but there aren’t really any nationally popular American beers that I like, so I’d probably go with the semi-local Abita Turbodog.
bristol brewing old no. 23 barleywine.
or i’d make them feel like plebeians and drink single malt.
Virgin Beer.
That’s the best idea I’ve ever seen come out of Washington.
I’m not too picky… Rickards, Keith’s, or MGD
Grolsch swingtop
I don’t drink.
@The_James_Blog - It think that comment should win a blue ribbon!
To all of you posting “I don’t drink,” do you want mega props or something? You talk like you’re all superior because you don’t drink. Well I’ve got news for you: alcohol in moderation isn’t bad for you, in fact, modern research shows that having one or two per day is good for the heart (and NOT just red wine).
Anyway, if it were me, give me something like Smithwick’s or Guinness.
Does root count? xP
Orval Trappist Ale
Labatts Blue Light. Livin’ in the D, it’s always good to have Canadian beer…
Dr. Pepper. XP I don’t like root beer, unless it’s a float. Unless. unless, he’d let me break the law and drink at 14.
XD
Rum and Coke, thanks. Beer is gross.
Bud Light … from a keg
St. Sextis Abbey Ale (he’s buying).
And if he hadn’t stuck his foot so far in his mouth, he wouldn’t he wouldn’t have to do the hokey P.R. fix. Dumb a** rookie.
I would not sit down and drink anything with this president.
@Yulon - I’m with you
corona with a lime
Viella Bons Secour
Guinness, cause I’m not a pussy.
… but I also don’t drink, so in reality I’d take milk. =P
beer is gross.
xo
WOW! I have the coolest president! Not only does he smoke cigarettes but he hangs out and drinks …maybe soon we will be passing a doobie around too… dropping some acid, rollin on some X and who knows what else?
I’m not much of a beer drinker…but if I had to choose, I’d ask for something dark. I’m not familiar with brands, but I had a dark beer last weekend that wasn’t bad.
ASAHI or SAPPORO
I used to drink malt liquor -the one with the bull on it in the little bottles.
@Smichy420 - Hell to the freaking yeah!
Corona with lime please!
Guinness or a double chocolate stout.
I would say root beer but since I don’t drink pop. Strawberry Margarita, Mikes Hard Lemonada, or Budlight…
mmmmm, red stripe…
I don’t like alcohol at all but I would definitly have a beer with Obama. Suhweet.
Spaten Optimator
Budweiser
Whisky dude…
Root beer, probably mug, not anything caffeinated.
Killians Irish Red
Killian’s. It’s my favorite.
Barq’s.
out of those three? blue moon.
i have lost a little respect for obama knowing he is a bud light man.
Corona.
I know people will pounce on me for saying something nice about Obama, but this is just such a human idea. I like it.
Becks is my favourite lager, so I’d have to go with that.
Lol….Bud Light
I’ll drink lemonade. Don’t want to get drunk and start gushing. :-[
@shy_and_sad - btw Corna is an awesome choice. Tells me that you’re cool and exotic.
Sam Adams Boston Lager or Cherry Wheat
A glass of chardonney or pinot grigio. I don’t drink beer. If something more “common” was called for a margarita
If you were meeting with the president at a Beer Summit, which beer would you drink?
I love the smell of pointless irrelevance in the morning.
Red Horse…
@kiera181 - Ha ha thanks!
Either a Guiness, Shiner Bock or Ziegenbach;St.Arnold’s Lawnmower is good too.
I am not really into beer but I suppose if he insisted Kirin maybe?
I’d very much want a Pilsner Urquell, Gambrinus, Kozel, or Staropramen. But they’re all Czech, and probably a little pricey to import here. Czechs have better beer than here :D
But if I HAD to choose an American beer, I suppose Miller.
craft beers from a local brewery
Arrogant Bastard…
I don’t like beer…why do you keep calling that professor his friend?
I’m surprise the question was even asked at the press conference about the situation. Why is this even the President’s problem? Ugh. He was talking about something more important. Now we have to listen to this BS about a stupid Beer Summit. Seriously, this is not NEWS! This is crap! Gah!
I don’t really care what he drinks or what I would drink. I would just be happy that I was able to have a conversation with the President.
I don’t like beer but maybe I’ll choke down a Stella! haha!
Am I the only one who sees something wrong with the whole beer summit in the first place?
@MomGoneMadd - I can only drink hefeweizens during daytime. So refreshing on a hot day. It just doesn’t work for me at night for some reason.
Henry. period.
@AlterEgo909 - Because he is his friend.
“He has met Obama often enough to host a fund-raiser for his successful U.S. Senate race in 2004.”
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20090726_A_scholar_in_the_fray__Henry_Louis_Gates_Jr_.html
Hmm, what’s my beer brand again?
Oh yes, “get the fuck back to work, you pretty poster boy”.
Deeelicious.
None. I can’t. meds.
I’d have a glass of Coyote Creek Merlot, Napa Valley 2006.
Sigh. =/
The freaking president better have better beer than those listed above. The police officer is the only one drinking something decent.
Shiner Bock!
I wonder if the president made the meeting BYOB.
Personally I think it’s interesting how Obama’s way of “dealing” with issues is to have a drink and forget about the disagreement and sweep it under the proverbial rug rather than to actually deal with the inherent problem that caused the problem to begin with… in this case, a public appology would be cheaper, solve more, and would be far more Presidential. (not that having a President publically malign some local police department and say they acted stupidly is acting Presidential either)
@sweetniki - What’s wrong with it ? It’s how american’s say “I’m sorry”, you buy the guy a beer. Just because he’s the president doesn’t mean he’s above havin a beer with a few guys.
I would have Miller Lite, or Cap’t & Coke.
@Legendairy - See my above comment. He’s just being American.
@Garistotle -
ha ha make him pay, good idea
Maybe Corona…or nothing. I don’t like beer. XP I WOULD drink one of those fruity alcoholic drinks. Maybe.
Or some tea. That’d be nice…
Corona Light.
@herzog3000 - mmmm with a tangelo slice on a hot day… like today!!
Dos Equis. But then again I’m a bit too young to drink P: lol
Chimay, bitches.