dcs Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 This looks to be the beer line-up. I am troubled at the President's choice of Budweiser, as it seems politically calculated to cultivate an "everyman" image despite the fact that Anheuser-Busch is not even American owned anymore. Could Bud actually be the President's favorite beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 This looks to be the beer line-up. I am troubled at the President's choice of Budweiser, as it seems politically calculated to cultivate an "everyman" image despite the fact that Anheuser-Busch is not even American owned anymore. Could Bud actually be the President's favorite beer? I'm just wondering why it matters if Bud could be his favorite beer. Generally saying, the man can't be everything to everyone. And if he likes Bud well then that's just what he likes. It seems like everyone is projecting their own preferences and causes on him. The overburdened man should drink what he wants, despite what we think might be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 The overburdened man should drink what he wants, despite what we think might be better. I don't disagree. I just get surprised when anyone chooses a Bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizza man Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 They should all share a couple bottles of Arrogant Bastard..(well, the cop and the professor anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 So Obama's really a redneck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I thought I read somewhere that Goose something (? Island maybe), a craft beer from Illinois was Obama's favorite beer. Clearly the choice of Bud Light for the photo op is designed so that he can avoid being tagged as an arugula-loving elitist. He probably drinks Bud in public only, and makes more discerning choices when he is dining at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 I thought I read somewhere that Goose something (? Island maybe), a craft beer from Illinois was Obama's favorite beer. Goose Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southdenverhoo Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I thought I read somewhere that Goose something (? Island maybe), a craft beer from Illinois was Obama's favorite beer. Clearly the choice of Bud Light for the photo op is designed so that he can avoid being tagged as an arugula-loving elitist. He probably drinks Bud in public only, and makes more discerning choices when he is dining at home. I think you are right, and it is a shame that such is the perception, as craft brewed beer is about as elitist as, I don't know, Gillian Clark's fried chicken with macaroni and cheese. Or a Hellburger. Specifically, it is an everyday food item whose maker chooses to make it with care and respect rather than the disrespect inherent in industrialized versions perceived as "egalitarian"; yet the "craft version" is sold at a price which makes it affordable to all, if marginally more dear than the industrial example. Hugh Sisson's small brewery, Clipper City, is 34.6 miles away from 1600 Pennsylvania per google maps, and unlike Anheuser-Busch, is owned by an American small businessman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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