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Only a republican would be this stupid... (Original Post) Archae Mar 2014 OP
You're right MrScorpio Mar 2014 #1
My father liked Guinness Stout so much rocktivity Mar 2014 #2
O'Bama~ Cha Mar 2014 #16
Well, it COULD be worse Scootaloo Mar 2014 #3
Did Budweiser really make those cans? Archae Mar 2014 #5
Yes. Limited edition cans and bottles Scootaloo Mar 2014 #6
I bet that went over *REAL* big. Archae Mar 2014 #8
LOL. freshwest Mar 2014 #15
Boddingtons Pub Ale is a English Pale Ale style beer brewed by Boddingtons in Manchester, UK. The Wielding Truth Mar 2014 #4
English - Irish progressoid Mar 2014 #21
Wow... SidDithers Mar 2014 #7
Guiness isn't really an Irish product anymore, it's conglomerate crap ... DreamGypsy Mar 2014 #9
Murphy's is a much better stout hootinholler Mar 2014 #26
Not Jameson's? longship Mar 2014 #10
K&R red dog 1 Mar 2014 #11
Maybe it was yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #12
Good point! It is wrong for us to just assume it was done out of stupidity alone. Rex Mar 2014 #13
What. An. Idiot! nt AverageJoe90 Mar 2014 #14
Wow.. doesn't he like the Irish or is he really that stupid? Cha Mar 2014 #17
He was probably purposely being a %ickhead. nt tofuandbeer Mar 2014 #18
Stupid. And look, it's got the Australian flag right up there in the corner. Kablooie Mar 2014 #19
Oh, that is funny. thanks. oldandhappy Mar 2014 #20
Cornyn is not that bright Gothmog Mar 2014 #22
Stupid would be a step up for Cornpone. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #23
I had a Shiner Bock and Yuengling last night. Is it a law that you drink an Irish beer? NightWatcher Mar 2014 #24
So many countries, so many darned flags! I know it's hard, Senator . . . hatrack Mar 2014 #25

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
2. My father liked Guinness Stout so much
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 12:37 AM
Mar 2014

my sister once accused him of being SECRETLY Irish...


rocktivity

Archae

(46,327 posts)
8. I bet that went over *REAL* big.
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 12:50 AM
Mar 2014

My Dad, (a beer drinker, I'm not,) said he knew the real reason Budweiser had all those big horses.

The Wielding Truth

(11,415 posts)
4. Boddingtons Pub Ale is a English Pale Ale style beer brewed by Boddingtons in Manchester, UK.
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 12:46 AM
Mar 2014

Ignorance is not an excuse unless you are a Republican.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/655/1798/

DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)
9. Guiness isn't really an Irish product anymore, it's conglomerate crap ...
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 01:16 AM
Mar 2014

...from Wikipedia:

Diageo was formed in 1997 from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. The creation was driven by the executives Anthony Greener and Philip Yea at Guinness[20] plus George Bull and John McGrath of Grand Metropolitan. Shares in Diageo began trading on the London Stock Exchange on 17 December 1997.

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Diageo plc is a British multinational alcoholic beverages company headquartered in London, England. It is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine.

Diageo's brands include Smirnoff (the world's best-selling vodka), Johnnie Walker (the world's best-selling blended Scotch whisky),Baileys (the world's best-selling liqueur), and Guinness (the world's best-selling stout). It also owns 34% of Moët Hennessy, which owns brands including Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Hennessy. It sells its products in over 180 countries and has offices in around 80 countries.

Diageo has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £48.9 billion as of 7 May 2013, making it the 8th-largest company on the London Stock Exchange. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.


Support your local craft/micro-breweries. Don't drink corporate swill.

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
11. K&R
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 02:36 AM
Mar 2014

"Why is it that half of the households in America pay zero tax? We need some real tax reform."
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)

The senator is right. We do need some real tax reform
including closing the tax loopholes that allows one out of four corporations to pay no taxes.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/sep/26/bernie-s/sanders-one-out-four-corporations-pay-no-taxes/

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
13. Good point! It is wrong for us to just assume it was done out of stupidity alone.
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 02:45 AM
Mar 2014

Republicans are equally stupid and evil. Thanks for bringing up a good point!

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
19. Stupid. And look, it's got the Australian flag right up there in the corner.
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 03:59 AM
Mar 2014

What? ... Really?


Never mind.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
24. I had a Shiner Bock and Yuengling last night. Is it a law that you drink an Irish beer?
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 08:41 AM
Mar 2014

I was cleaning out the fridge and didn't have any Irish beers

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