Happy Hour At The White House

[kpete]

Source: CBS News



Updated 8:08 p.m. Eastern Time

Seeking a "teachable moment" in the wake up his controversial comments about the arrest of an African-American professor by a white policeman, President Obama on Thursday sat down over beers with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Cambridge police sergeant James Crowley.

"I am thankful to Professor Gates and Sergeant Crowley for joining me at the White House this evening for a friendly, thoughtful conversation," the president said in a statement released shortly after the event.

"Even before we sat down for the beer, I learned that the two gentlemen spent some time together listening to one another, which is a testament to them. I have always believed that what brings us together is stronger than what pulls us apart. I am confident that has happened here tonight, and I am hopeful that all of us are able to draw this positive lesson from this episode."

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/30/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5199304.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

[Hotler]

1. Hhhhhhmmmmm!

Is that a napkin in Joes pocket or does he have on cheap slacks? Pockets lined with white.

[tabatha]

3. Good grief.

[derby378]

2. Beer, beer, beer

A long time ago, way back in history
When all there was to drink was nothing but cups of tea
Along came a man by the name of Charlie Mops
And he invented a wonderful drink and he made it out of hops

He must have been an admiral, a sultan, or a king
And to his praises we shall always sing
And look what he has done for us he's filled us up with cheer
The Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented
Beer, beer, beer
Tiddley beer, beer, beer

The Curtis bar, the James' Pub, the Hole in the Wall as well
One thing you can be sure of, its Charlie's beer they sell
So all ye lads and lasses, at eleven o'clock ye stop
For five short seconds, remember Charlie Mops

One...two...three...four...five...

He must have been an admiral, a sultan, or a king
And to his praises we shall always sing
And look what he has done for us he's filled us up with cheer
The Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented
Beer, beer, beer
Tiddley beer, beer, beer

A barrel of malt, a bushel of hops, you stir it around with a stick
The kind of lubrication to make your engine tick
40 pints of wallop a day will keep away the quacks
It's only eight pence ha'penny a pint and one and six in tax

One...two...three...four...five...

He must have been an admiral, a sultan, or a king
And to his praises we shall always sing
And look what he has done for us he's filled us up with cheer
The Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented
Beer, beer, beer
Tiddley beer, beer, beer
Tiddley beer, beer, beer
Tiddley beer, beer, beer
Tiddley beer, beer, beer
Tiddley beer, beer, beer
Tiddley beer, beer, beer
The Lord bless Charlie Mops!

:toast:

[DRoseDARs]

12. The Beer Song

Ooohhh, what is the malted liquor?
What gets you drunker quicker?
What comes in bottles or in cans?
BEER!
Can't get enough of it...
BEER!
How we really love it!
BEER!
Makes me think I'm a man.
BEER!
I can kiss and hug it...
BEER!
But I'd rather chug it.
BEER!
Fill my belly up to here.
BEER!

I cannot refuse a…
BEER!
I could really use a…
BEER, BEER, BEER!

BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER...

I can't remember how much I have had, I drank a twelve pack with my dad.
(Burp!) That's my son the drunken manly stud, I'm proud to be his bud.
Here, have some pretzels.
No, I'll call it quits. Those things give me the Schlitz.
Ha ha ha!

Drink with your family, drink it with your friends.
Drink till your fat, stomach distends.
Beeeeer is liquid bread its good for you,
We like to drink till we spew,
Eew!
Who cares if we get fat?
I'll drink to that. (Ah...)
As we sing once more...

What is the malted liquor?
What gets you drunker quicker?
What comes in bottles or in cans?
BEER!
Can't get enough of it...
BEER!
How we really love it!
BEER!
Makes me think I'm a man!
BEER!
I can kiss and hug it...
BEER!
But i'd rather chug it!
BEER!
Fill my belly up to here.
BEER!

Golly, I adore it!
Come on damn it, pour it!
Do it for me,
Brew it for me,
Feed it to me,
Speed it to me!
BEER!
The most wonderful drink in the world, hooray!

(Burp!)



Note: I actually hate alcohol of any sort but damn it, drunks are funny. :)

[BooBluePotion]

4. Did * offer Kanye a Beer?

Or anyone that he fucked over in the past eight years? Or how about the guy Chaney shot in the face? Nothing

I can't wait to vote for President Obama again he's my kinda guy.

[uppityperson]

15. Welcome to DU and his name was Cheney, not Chaney.

[BooBluePotion]

17. Thank You uppity!

The old touchscreen didn't recognize his name when I typed eney after ch I must have a liberal keypad! :)

[goclark]

5. It is IMO the beginning of " the teachable moment."

Hopefully, it is but one example of " sitting down together at the table of brotherhood."

My imagine of GW would be that IF he even tried to arrange a Talk of this nature, he would be drunk before it even started.

I thought it was extremely well done.

[maglatinavi]

6. WH happy hour

What!!!! in spite of the lies in the police report??? I am disppointed... I thought that more come out of it... agree to disagree? Give me a breack! What a way to waste precious opprtunities... sad, sad, sad :rofl:

[uppityperson]

16. Welcome to DU. Did you know there is a spell check feature?

to the left of "preview" which is to the left of "post message".

[John Q. Citizen]

7. If they had shared a joint I would have been really impressed.

[Fendius]

8. I would LUUUUV to see that

At least in my lifetime,) Be soooooo good when alcohol is traded in for the weed.. If that was the case i bet you'd see Ol' Billiam Clinton jumpin out of the bushes with a bong,)

[PassingFair]

10. Someone PLEASE....

photoshop that! Please.....

[The abyss]

9. Teachable Moment.

I think the teachable moment is for us, the consumers. “Please extend our lives for a few more heart beats" “please believe that the authorities are still the good guys”.

The militarization of the US civilian police forces is well documented, it should be, it’s been going on since the 70s!

Don’t get me wrong, there are still good cops, men & women that actually believe in their calling of the slogan “serve and protect”.

Sorry, this strikes me as a “Hollywood moment”.

[Historic NY]

11. suit jackets & beer, guys beer is mostly a white collar drink.

[Psephos]

13. P.C. kabuki

Nice head of foam on that mug full of platitudes. Not that any of them actually believes any of it, or has budged off their original position.

What a pantload.

[VWolf]

14. Cue Homer Simpson:

"Here's to alcohol! The source of, and solution to, all of our problems!"

[LeftHander]

18. Memories of alcohol from Bush years...our fav pix...of the First Drunk