Maybe he can't tell the difference. Someone probably handed it to him and told him to hold it. They said there'd be free beer later.
Just a single posting on FR about a Kerry rally in inner-city Pittsburgh. Probably true though.
Very sparse crowd, little noise. AFter a while, as Kerry is droning on, the Freeper reporting hears somebody say "Is he done yet? You promised me a hot og. Can we go now?"