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WASHINGTON -- Two Washington Post journalists are apologizing and their satirical online video series has been canceled following criticism of a joke they told about Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Post Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli killed the "Mouthpiece Theater" series Wednesday after pulling the latest episode from the paper's Web site Friday. In the video, columnist Dana Milbank and White House correspondent and blogger Chris Cillizza appeared in smoking jackets to discuss the kinds of beer politicians might drink. Milbank said he couldn't reveal to whom President Barack Obama would serve a drink called "Mad B---- Beer." That line...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - With a revoked license because of a previous drunken-driving conviction, Dennis Cretton shouldn't drive. But authorities in southwestern Illinois say that didn't stop the 49-year-old Belleville-area man from drunkenly driving up to a gas station for more beer -- on his yellow riding lawnmower. When deputies tried to stop him, authorities say Bretton drove the mower into his home's front yard, his 12-pack of Milwaukee's Best spilling onto the ground along the way.

Readers on the left will be shocked, if not incredulous, to learn that neither I nor any conservative I know realized why the president asked Vice President Joseph Biden to join him, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., and Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley for their fabled “beer summit” at the White House. I had simply assumed that the president invited Biden in order to lessen any tension by having someone with no connection to the case join the meeting. Likewise, another conservative, the producer of my radio show, Allen Estrin, assumed that the vice president was in the area...

Clearly, the White House hoped Obama’s beery bonhomie would induce all of us to put on beer goggles and continue to view him as post-racial. For Crowley and Gates, however, it was an invitation they could not refuse. While Obama and Biden – in shirt sleeves, dressed down to come off as a regular guys – offered their guests a beer, they apparently did not invite the two men to take off the jackets and loosen ties they wore out of deference to the office of the presidency. Just another phony photo op.

Beer summit sparks fight between MADD and alcohol lobby @ 2:37 pm by Eric Zimmermann President Obama's beer summit might have created a media frenzy, but not everyone was excited about the message it sent about drinking. Placing alcohol at the center of a political firestorm has sparked a war of words between Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the pro-alcohol lobby. Nancy Raynor, the President of the Delaware chapter of MADD, told radio station WDEL this weekend that the beer summit may send an inappropriate signal to young people. "It's a well known fact that young people tend to...

TOP TEN THINGS OVERHEARD AT THE BEER SUMMIT 10. “Can I tell you guys a secret? I have no idea what Cap & Trade is.” 9. “Why the non-alcoholic beer, Joe? If you get a little drunk, do you get reserved and coherent?” 8. “Quiet! Don’t say that with the cops around!”

CHILMARK, Mass. — A black Harvard scholar said Sunday he has been able to joke about his arrest by a white police officer that led to a national debate on race, but he also has received death threats and bomb threats. In his first public appearance since meeting with Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley at the White House, Henry Louis Gates said he and the officer found some humor in the incident and have since discussed going out to eat or taking in a Boston Red Sox or Celtics game.

I was out of town last week, away from TV and- mostly – radio. As a result, I missed most of the commentary on the “Beer Summit.™” Conceptually, this sort of thing seems wildly unreal to me. It may be the sort of thing that a rock star President would do as a PR stunt, but it’s such a phony photo op that it makes my skin crawl. How do you stage something like this without being embarrassed? Four guys – two white and two black - sitting at a table near the White House lawn, two wearing dark suits...

Before Barack Obama was a United States senator and a presidential hopeful, he was a Harvard University law student living in Somerville who parked in bus stops and accumulated hundreds of dollars in parking tickets. And for nearly two decades those parking tickets went unpaid, until a representative of Obama’s settled all his outstanding debts with Cambridge’s Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department Jan. 26. Obama attended Harvard Law School from 1988 to 1991. During his time at Harvard, Obama lived at 365 Broadway in Somerville, according to his parking tickets. Records from the Cambridge Traffic, Parking and Transportation office show...

Race Relations: Two people acted responsibly in Gatesgate and did what they were supposed to do. Only one of them got invited to the White House to have a beer with the president and the professor.We don't know whether Lucia Whalen is a connoisseur of fine brews. We do know she wasn't invited to have one with President Obama, professor Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge, Mass., police department. She should have been. The rabid left would say Whalen "acted stupidly" in reporting a possible crime in progress. Some are in fact saying it. The facts...

Just embarrassing. That's the best way to describe President Obama's "Beer Summit", scheduled today at the White House picnic table between Obama, Professor Gates, and Sgt. Crowley. It is just a nauseating display of how low Obama will go to cover and deflect what has become an exercise in poor judgment, when he belched up his un-informed opinion that the Cambridge PD had "acted stupidly" in its actions toward Mr. Gates. Maybe Eric Holder was right when he said we are a "nation of cowards" when it comes to race. Are perceptive citizens not supposed to act on suspicious activity...

Beer is better than Obama, because........ ..soldiers like beer. ..... sailors like beer. ..... marines like beer. ..... beer doesn't come from Madrassas. ..... you know what's in beer. ..... beer won't take half your paycheck. ..... beer makes life a little better. ..... you're sad if there's no more beer. ..... beer doesn't lie. ..... beer doesn't have entitlement demands.Beer is better than Obama, because........ ..... beer and whine don't mix. ..... beer has a pretty good head on it. ..... beer and bowling go together. ..... beer and arugula don't. ..... beer doesn't leave a bad taste in...

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President Barack Obama hoisted a beer with a white policeman and a black professor Thursday evening, aiming to cool a dispute between the pair that ignited a national debate and threatened to damage his reputation as a politician whose appeal transcends race. Speaking in the Oval Office earlier Thursday, Mr. Obama said he was "fascinated with the fascination about this evening," calling the meeting "so hyped and so symbolic." ..The White House billed the meeting as a "teachable moment" occasioned by the July 16 arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. by Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley after a...

Crowley will address the press.

Fox showing footage of this photo-op now. Didn't see a thread yet.

The upcoming White House meeting with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and the Cambridge police officer who arrested him earlier this month appears to have touched off a fresh debate all on its own: what kind of beer should be served? Earlier this week the White House indicated each man would drink the beer of their choice — Bud Light for President Obama, Blue Moon for the police officer, and perhaps Red Stripe or Beck's for Gates. But one Massachusetts congressman thinks another beer entirely should be served: Boston's own Sam Adams. In a letter to Obama dated Wednesday, Massachusetts Rep....

I read E.J. Dionne's editorial today about how we as a nation need to stop all the racial score-settling. I found it very interesting that it was Henry Gates himself who once warned about:"...a discourse in which everyone speaks of payback and nobody is paid," and concluded that "the result is that race politics becomes a court of the imagination wherein blacks seek to punish whites for their misdeeds and whites seek to punish blacks for theirs, and an infinite regress of score-settling ensues."Makes me wish that he had listened to his own advice, because I don't think a round...

U.S. Brewers Say Meeting With Professor, Policeman Should Be All-American Affair The president's plan to toss back a few cold ones with some high-profile guests at the White House has the American beer industry hopping mad. This afternoon, Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Harvard professor and race-relations expert, and James Crowley, the police sergeant who controversially arrested Mr. Gates, are to stop by for a round of brews that President Barack Obama hopes will promote racial comity. The meeting is raising some sensitive issues, such as: What kind of beer? Late Wednesday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs hinted the presidential...

President Barack Obama does not expect his "beer summit" will be a mediation session for the black professor and the white policeman who arrested him to work out their differences, the White House said Thursday. Obama invited Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley to join him for a beer in hopes of quieting the furor over the president's comment that in taking Gates into custody police had "acted stupidly." Gibbs told reporters that none of the three planned to say anything about their meeting when reporters are allowed to join them Thursday evening...

It occurs to me, as the MSM is cooing and fawning over the Beer Summit, that it wouldn't take many freepers buying a bottle or a sixpack to clear a few shelves in convenience stores and send the sales up. For those of us who imbibe, maybe switch brands for a few days? And stay away from that Red Stripe stuff--the beer of Harvard snobs and racial profilers.

The Audacity of Hops? I keep warning Washington D.C. not to politicize beer, but they won't listen. Now new alcohol taxes are in the works, global warming and CO2 are weighing in(beer has bubbbles!), and now racism. I have a dream that one day a man will be judged by the content of his character and not the color of his beer. However, I think I may have to opt for a new favorite: Blue Moon.

What kind of beer would you order and what would you talk about/ask him?

first video of the beer summit video here!

Here is video of Dennis Miller last night on The O'Reilly Factor giving his humorous take on the whole Henry Gates Arrest and the upcoming "Beer Summit" at the White House later today between President Obama, Sgt. James Crowley and Gates. Miller said Obama had better "pour for Professor Gates first so you don't spin him out into some injustice jag." Miller also talked about Health Care and Michael Vick returning to the NFL. . . . . . (Watch Video)

This Bud’s for you - take it or leave it Howie Carr Here’s a modest proposal: Tomorrow night at the White House, everybody drinks the same brand of beer. How America 2009 is that? It’s not enough to have the host provide the adult beverages. No, now all the guests have to get on the record with which beer they prefer, and please, hold the Milwaukee’s Best. Barack’s a Bud man. You know, the No. 1 domestic brand, although he probably hasn’t gotten the memo that August Busch IV and Ed McMahon aren’t walking through that door. Some Belgians now...

President Obama is about to host a beer party at the WhiteHouse in order to bring healing and provide a teachable moment in regards to race relations in America. Of course he also could help bring us all together and provide a teachable moment if he would host a tea party at the WhiteHouse as well. Maybe he could even invite Janeane Garofalo.

CERVEZABOBEERACK OBOTTLESTAY STUPID, my friends His ego is expanding faster than the national debt. He once bowled a 37. Honest. He lives vicariously through his teleprompter. The police often question him, just so he can say they acted stupidly. His blood smells like arugula. Every time a pitcher throws a perfect game, he claims to know them. He's been known to cure insomnia, just by holding a press conference. People hang on his every word. They're so bored they hang themselves. He can speak Indonesian . . . in Kenyan. He is the Most Irritating Man in the World. "I...

Now that’s it been announced that Pres. Obama will get together Thursday with Sgt. James Crowley and Prof. H.L. Gates for the proverbial beer, PBO’s spin doctors are surely feverishly at work. The White House must be looking at the event as the last best chance to salvage something from the president’s gaffe. Not only did PBO’s assertion that the police acted “stupidly” kill whatever momentum health care reform might have had, it tarnished Obama’s image as a post-racial healer. So surely the likes of Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs are busily orchestrating the theatrics and optics of...

Reporting from Washington -- It started out as a casual suggestion: three guys working out their differences over a beer. But President Obama's offer to play host to the cop and the professor entangled in a debate over racial profiling now carries the imprimatur of high-level diplomacy. White House aides are downplaying expectations that the beer summit that Obama suggested last week will produce a resolution. It's set for Thursday, an administration official confirmed Monday night. Both Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge, Mass., Police Department and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. have agreed to come. That means...

Just like 50 is the new 40, beer is the new wine. Pair it with all types of foods, describing them sometimes in manners complex, sometimes simply. Both fermented and crafted by artisans in their own right, beer and cheese have walked hand in hand for centuries. Breweries and dairies historically used similar equipment in different seasons to be most efficient. Combine them classically. Good cheese is a perfect partner for a good beer. Seek the best of both worlds; it’s well worth it. Cheap cheese and cheap beer can ruin an otherwise-great day. How to pair beer and cheese?...

The Beer Poll- Having gotten past the arguments, we can watch Obama, Gates, and Crowley have a beer, but what brand? You can pick the beer in my poll below: What kind of beer should President Obama have with Professor Gates and Sgt. Crowley after the "Cambridge calamity?"

Statement from Henry Gates to his website, but it may be because it looks like he can't win, also there was reports that the police had audio yesterday, so today might be more about saving face than moving on...Story here from WCBSTV

A prominent black Harvard University scholar has accepted an invitation to have a beer with President Barack Obama and the white police officer who arrested him in a racially charged case. Professor Henry Louis Gates said Saturday he was willing to have a peace-making beer with Obama and Cambridge, Massachusetts, police Sgt. James Crowley. Gates was arrested last week at his home after a neighbor called police to say that a man was breaking into the house. Obama said Cambridge police had "acted stupidly," prompting an outcry from police groups and a resulting media blitz.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent black Harvard University scholar has accepted an invitation to have a beer with President Barack Obama and the white police officer who arrested him in a racially charged case. Professor Henry Louis Gates said Saturday he was willing to have a peace-making beer with Obama and Cambridge, Massachusetts, police Sgt. James Crowley.

Obama Calls Cambridge Police Officer, Invites him for a Beer with Gates at the White House July 24, 2009 3:29 PM ABC News' Yunji de Nies, Sunlen Miller and Sarah Tobianski report: President Obama made his second surprise appearance before press in the briefing room to address what he called the “media frenzy” over his comments on the Skip Gates case. “The fact that it has garnered so much attention, I think, is a testimony to the fact that these are issues that are still very sensitive here in America,” The President said, “And, you know, so to the extent...

I submit, that even the reconciliatory action of offering beer as a conduit toward sweeping under the rug of Obama's vile and blatantly prejudicial personal feelings as exposed by his remarks, is in itself, a juvenile and patronizing effort to minimize the seriousness of the revelation that our president, is a racially preoccupied bigot who refuses to see those people as they are, but would rather see them with eyes that have been stained by years of unexposed reverse discrimination activities and policies that dictate and mandate that as a black man that the logical, and natural presumptions are indeed,...

Humorous Beer Commerical

Although this delectable chicken looks like he's running away, he's actually perched atop a beer can! Grilling chicken on an aluminum can is an excellent way to ensure that the meat stays moist and succulent. While it cooks, the beer evaporates and flavors the chicken's inside cavity. There's lots of ways to season the outside of a beer-can chicken, but I think the most satisfying is a classic spicy-sweet barbecue rub with a finger-licking good homemade sauce. My dad has a metal can holder that makes grilling a little easier, however, this tool is not necessary: one can cook the...

ABC News' Yunji de Nies, Sunlen Miller and Sarah Tobianski report:President Obama made his second surprise appearance before press in the briefing room to address what he called the “media frenzy” over his comments on the Skip Gates case.“The fact that it has garnered so much attention, I think, is a testimony to the fact that these are issues that are still very sensitive here in America,” The President said, “And, you know, so to the extent that my choice of words didn't illuminate, but rather contributed to more media frenzy, I think that was unfortunate.”At about 2:15 pm today...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — A small brewery has found inspiration on the New Jersey Turnpike — and anti-drunken-driving crusaders say that's a bad idea. Cherry Hill-based Flying Fish Brewing Co. has started releasing beers that honor the congested and often-derided thoroughfare. The second one to be released honors Exit 11 and will be on store shelves in the region later this month.

7 John Lee Hooker/George Thorogood, One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer. Intelligent or regular readers will recognize this tune from Chapter 3 of Breaking the Law of Averages. The original Hooker version can be found here. 6 Bob and Doug Mackenzie, 12 Days of Christmas. By the finish of this merry carol, the boys will have consumed half a case, which is only a meager six pack each, a paltry amount, it being Christmas. I have quizzed recently two people who called themselves natives of the Great White North, yet they claimed never to have heard of Bob and Doug....

Beer lovers across Britain will be raising a glass to the latest research on drinking. For scientists have discovered that the so-called 'beer belly' is not caused by consuming alcohol – but more to do with genetics. A study of thousands of beer drinkers found that although people who drink regularly are more likely to put on weight, they do not necessarily accumulate fat around the abdomen. Researchers monitored more than 20,000 people – 7,876 men and 12,749 women – over an average of eight-and-a-half years.

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Please view the link below; enter a birth date and watch Anthem V1 & V2. http://cervezatecate.com/ Why in the HELL is the RNC not all over this demographic with commercials like this. Hispanics/Mexicans, whomever are ardent conservatives and the RNC has not reached them. These ads run during Friday Night Fights on ESPN. Large waves of southern immigration are changing our politics, and most Republicans believe the most effective way to reach them- which we know doesn't work- is to reward lawbreakers with citizenship and hope for the best. And please don't call us racists or we're gonna cry and...

CORONA Extra was yesterday voted the world's favourite beer in a poll of more than two million Facebook users. The Mexican-brewed lager - usually served with a segment of lime - topped the list with more than 645,000 votes. It easily beat Dutch favourite Heineken, which received 594,475 votes, and Ireland's Guinness which came third with 396,276. The independent poll was launched by the social networking site. Chris Lewis, director of Corona's British distributor Wells and Young's, said: "It is a premium beer and deserves to be the Facebook favourite as it is among the world's biggest selling beer brands."...

I don't drink alcoholic beverages, so I don't know about this subject, but I figure somebody here might have an answer about this. Back in 2003-04, my mother received a mess of "exotic" beers as a monthly subscription from my cousin. She never ended up consuming but a handful of them, and the rest have remained sealed up in the boxes they were shipped in. Unlike other alcoholic beverages, such as wine, that can last for years sealed, I don't know what the longevity is for beer. So my question is, is this still something that can be consumed after...

Beer-sodden fans and rain combined for an ugly finish to a long day of golf yesterday, with Tiger Woods and other golfers subjected to drunken heckling as the action at Bethpage Black came to a close. At 6:42 p.m., dozens of drunken spectators at Hole 10 taunted Woods as he prepared to start his third round in the rain. "We're on Long Island, baby, where men are men!" one fan yelled. "Put that umbrella down!" The taunts were mixed with cheers from the majority of the crowd. Woods did not respond to the people who were heckling him but tried...

Bottles of beer will be given to fathers who attend church, in an alternative "blessing" for Father's Day. A senior bishop has backed the move, which is part of a Church of England initiative to put a Christian emphasis on the annual celebration of fatherhood. Concerns over the lack of men attending services year-round has led clergy to offer a range of incentives today, including free beer, bacon rolls and chocolate bars. It is the first time that the Church has attempted to treat Fathers' Day in the same way as Mothering Sunday, which has traditionally formed part of its...