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For President Obama and Angela Merkel, the Beer Lacked Bite
New York Times ^
| June 8, 2015
| by Julie Hirschfeld Davis
Posted on 06/08/2015 3:21:14 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
KRÜN, Germany It is a tale of beer summitry gone awry.
The day after President Obama clinked glasses of Bavarian ale with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in a picturesque village square at the foot of the Alps, the towns mayor confirmed that his beverage had been nonalcoholic.
Mr. Obamas carefully choreographed sausage-and-beer moment with Ms. Merkel complete with townspeople in traditional dress and long alphorns serenading them was intended in part to showcase the leaders warm bond after a period of recent strains in their relationship.
It was a very fine beer, Mr. Obama told reporters on his way out of the town. I wish I was staying.
But it didnt take long for rumors to begin flying that the beer had been nonalcoholic. The White House dismissed them.
Im not aware of what kind of beer the president was served, but Im confident that he did not order a nonalcoholic beer, Josh Earnest told reporters. I dont know what he was eventually served, but I would be very, very surprised if he ordered a nonalcoholic beer.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: beer; beersummit; failure; fraud; muslim; obama; obamafail; photoops
To: Oldeconomybuyer
In a country with the best beer in the world and Zero drinks the watery stuff? Figures.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Completely ineffective fake... and the beer is too.
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:27:04 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The 1st amendment is the voice and the 2nd is the teeth of freedom. Obama wants to knock out both.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
If it isn’t fake, it isn’t Obama.
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:28:10 PM PDT
by
CMailBag
To: Oldeconomybuyer
...maybe the translation from Ebonics to Austrian got screwed up.
they should have hired this guy again....
To: colorado tanker
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:35:01 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(Egging the battleship USS Sarah Palin from their little Progressive rowboats...)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The imposters version of “I didn’t inhale”.
His minions got the word that the shiftless lazy imposter was tipping a brew at 11:00 a.m. and it wasn’t polling well.
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:39:13 PM PDT
by
RS_Rider
(I hate Illinois Nazis)
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:43:58 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I dont know what he was eventually served, but I would be very, very surprised if he ordered a nonalcoholic beer. Apparently he couldn't tell the difference.
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:44:59 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: kiryandil
The sausage dogs were excellent though.
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:48:02 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Obie ordered a very tall cool one...
large enough in fact... that merkel was inspired to begin spinning her famous fish stories
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:49:02 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: colorado tanker
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posted on
06/08/2015 3:56:12 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: kiryandil
Hes a Muslim.
Did he eat sausage too? (pork)
But then again, if you lie, cheat or kill to advance islam all is forgiven.
So whats a little pork and beer!
To: colorado tanker
Muslims don’t drink alcohol.
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posted on
06/08/2015 4:16:20 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(ISIS: Islam's Reformation)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
06/08/2015 4:22:00 PM PDT
by
jaz.357
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: spokeshave
I loved that event!! I am still laughing about it.
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posted on
06/08/2015 5:54:25 PM PDT
by
Gator113
(~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
To: a fool in paradise
To: Oldeconomybuyer
That's a hefeweizen. It definitely has alcohol.
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posted on
06/09/2015 2:49:19 PM PDT
by
HenpeckedCon
(What pi$$es me off the most is that POS commie will get a State Funeral!)
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