Tom Hanks sends espresso machine to help White House press fight for truth

[mnhtnbb]

Not the first time he's done this (2004 and 2010), but sends a terrific note with it!

The gesture continues a long-running tradition by Hanks, who first bestowed a new coffee machine for the journalists covering the White House in 2004, during George W. Bush’s presidency.


This time, the machine was accompanied by a note, typed on one of Hank’s beloved typewriters, which read: “To The White House Press Corps, Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice and the American way. Especially for the Truth part.”

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/02/tom-hanks-sends-espresso-machine-to-help-white-house-press-fight-for-truth

[brooklynite]

1. Espresso? Isn't that one of those fancypants ELITIST coffee drinks?

[mnhtnbb]

3. Only to Americans who've never been anywhere, I guess.

Espresso is the name of a highly concentrated, bittersweet coffee originating in Italy in the early 20th century. Translated from Italian, the word espresso refers to the speed and single-serve nature of the coffee compared with slower and more communal methods of brewing coffee[1]. Each shot of espresso is made to order upon customer request, as opposed to being brewed in anticipation of demand. Typically served in a demitasse cup or used with other ingredients to create another beverage such as a cappuccino or a caffè corretto, espresso has become representative of coffee culture in many coffee-consuming regions.

Some more interesting history (something else Americans know little of) about espresso here: http://coffee.wikia.com/wiki/Espresso

[demmiblue]

2. K&R

"Especially for the Truth part.”

[El Viejo]

4. Love it

Tom Hanks is a good guy.

[Liberal In Texas]

5. Very cool.

And love his signature.