Beer Summit Recap Suggests Other Brews to Solve Political Problems

by Alex Van Buren (Subscribe to Alex Van Buren's posts)
Posted Aug 3rd 2009 11:00AM
Filed under: Beer, Newspapers, On the Blogs

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Of all the ink spilled about last week's notorious Beer Summit, in which President Obama, police sergeant James Crowley and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates gathered at the White House for a brewski, none have been more hilarious than this Washington Post recap. Writer Dana Milbank not only sums up the media's "tipsy" coverage of the affair but suggests our commander in chief take a cue from American beer names to address other diplomacy issues.

To wit: Sen. John Ensign would be welcomed to the White House with a quaff of Horny Devil, a California brew, whereas "if a certain former Alaska governor tries to challenge Obama in 2012, he can pour her an Arctic Devil Barley Wine." An equal opportunity satirist, Milbank also takes down "hot-tempered chief of staff Rahm Emanuel" by suggesting he indulge in Permanently Pissed Off Pilsner.

How do you feel about President Obama's choice of Bud Light -- a brew owned by a Belgian conglomerate -- for sipping?

[Via The Washingon Post]

Tags: barack obama, BarackObama, beer summit, BeerSummit, bud light, BudLight, politics

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8-03-2009 @ 11:20AM

Aaron said...

or even a regional brew, like Sam or Yuengling?

8-03-2009 @ 1:29PM

Pyrofish said...

Perhaps he isn't beer-enlightened yet. You need to develop a pallet for good beer. Just jumping into it rarely works. It took me a year to work up to enjoying an Sierra Nevada. The first time I had one, I didn't like it. I was still on a blue Moon kick. Now Sierra's IPA is one of my go-to beers.

8-03-2009 @ 1:57PM

vegasbaby528 said...

Bud Light is one of the country's most popular beers, therefore his choice seems to explain itself.

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