Posted on 02/12/2016 2:24:50 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
".....Of course,Trump doesn't drink. Neither did W. The want-to-have-a-beer-with metric is metaphorical in nature.It's more a measure of the voter's own id and imagination than of the candidate's likely behavior if thrown into a prolonged,casual social interaction with an unknown citizen.(A 2005 story in the Onion was titled "Long-Awaited Beer With Bush Really Awkward,Voter Reports."Noting the poll numbers on the beer question,the story envisions W. tippling an O'Doul's with a blue-collar Pennsylvanian and failing to connect on any level.)
Still,knocking one back with a candidate appears to be an activity voters like to ponder.Consider this January message thread on the conservative Internet forum Free Republic,in which "Freepers" discuss whether America would prefer to have a beer with Trump or Ted Cruz.Among the comments posted:
>>>"Beer with Trump in a heartbeat.Feel like I could just be myself and he'd be himself.Don't know what I'd get with Cruz,but it feels like it could be a bit boring."
"I don’t think Trump is afraid to speak his mind.The rest of Washington DC..forget about it."
"I like Cruz but I would rather hang out with Trump."
"[Trump]'s got a wicked sense of humor and it certainly wouldn't be a dull conversation."<<<
Cruz himself recognized this deficit at a GOP debate in October when he was asked to identify a weakness."If you want someone to grab a beer with," he said,"I might not be that guy." Noting this, the Dallas Morning News quoted a polling expert who "suspects [Cruz] has some internal polling that says it's a vulnerability."Cruz suggested that he could instead be the guy who safely drives you home after the beer is done.Meanwhile,when questioned about his decision to call Ted Cruz a "pussy" in front of one of his frothing crowds, Trump answered,"We were having fun...Every once in awhile you can have a little fun."..........
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
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I posted it because it links to a FR thread.
Beer summits are popular with the socialists these days, aren’t they. Lol he skipped a debate because he is afraid of a girl, hid behind veterans and had a rock party.
Now he is really showing his inner Obama with a beer summit. Does he at least give Obama a shout out.. a tweet?
We are sending 500 troops to A-stan, the Norks rocket passed over the superb owl stadium, yes by all means, let’s get wasted instead.
>> The want-to-have-a-beer-with metric is metaphorical in nature
dick
It is. The other such question is "if you were stranded on an island and your survival depended on your choice, who would you choose?" Until Trump came along, the no-brainer answer was Putin.
Now it's a tie. Putin would slay wild animals, keep me safe and secure, kill the cannibals. But Trump? He'd build me a beautiful resort, pamper me, and build a huge wall keeping me safe from invaders.
I don’t want a drinking buddy and I really don’t have much interests with hanging out with degenerates so I’ll have to pass on that cold one with Rump.
“A Sean Hannity fan wouldn’t have a beer with me.” - Barack Obama.
TRUMP 2016
I’m not sure who I want to have a beer with but I’m positive I don’t want to have one with pajama boy Seth Stevenson
We can jump around crazy in the yard and eat bark off the apple tree!
Pretty slimy that candidate worshiper around here go to this sort of absurd garage website out of pure desperation to find something to squeal about today.
Well, somebody’s paying attention. Wonder who else in the MSM patrols FR.
Good catch CW.
Not that there’s any possibility of bias at Conservative Review, but it sure looks like somebody likes Cruz and hates Trump.
I’ve no pine trees.
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