The GTL™ Live Blogs The Beer Summit For Your Convenience
Folks, this is my first attempt to “Live Blog” (The NYT’s Caucus) about anything in the 5-plus years we’ve been on the Internets and in the Blogospheres, so I surely do hope you’ll find my first live blogging effort to be provocative and educational. I’m a little nervous about this endeavor but then again, “What could possibly go wrong?” I keep asking myself.
The GTL™, On-Site At The White House for YOU…
3:30 PM, CST:
After being thoroughly patted down and queried by a bunch of scary-looking creeps for hours before they finally determine I am a law-abiding American Citizen [journalist?], here I stand, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Professor Gates, Sgt. Crowley and President Obama for their Beer Summit. I push to the front of the mainstream media (“MSM“) crowd, flashing my Alabama concealed weapon permit at anybody demanding to see my credentials. Seems all they see is the sherrif’s emblem and that’s “good enough” for them to stand aside and let me pass by.
It’s a partly cloudy day with with a nice little breeze and temperatures in the low-eighties. I’ve already had a few beers myself plus I’ve smuggled a six-pack of cheap Steel Reserve 211 lager in despite the pat-down, so I’m already feeling more than a little bit rowdy and impatient. I find the nearest porta-poddy, swill a 211 and relieve myself and elbow my way once again to the front lines, side-by-side with my multinational media conglomerate brothers and sisters who are eagerly looking for a sign — ANY sign — of the racist professor, the over-eager LEO and the president of the United States of America (“POTUS” for acronym freaks). Nothing yet. I return to the porta-poddy and repeat the above and repeat the latter once again. By now, it’s already 4:00 PM, CST and I’m beginning to feel rowdy, slinging good-natured “pot-shots” at the Fox News (“FNC“) crew but they’re not really laughing too much at my jokes. Oh, well — their problem, not MINE.
4:42 PM, CST:
I’m feeling a slight buzz now. I lost count but I figure I’ve already had at least eight of the cheapest, most effective brewskis and I’m beginning to get a bit torqued off at the fact Professor Gates will be drinking a Red Stripe lager and Sgt. Crowley will be enjoying a Blue Moon with a slice of orange — both being MUCH tastier beers than my middle-class butt could afford. In my mind and during my continuing impatience, I find my mind wandering toward offering one of my eighty-cent 211’s in exchange for the professor’s Red Stripe but my common sense prevails and I decide it might be better to just wait for another day whern I, myself might be able to coerce President Obama into having the Oval Office spring for a 12-pack of Red Stripe so the president and I can have a beer drinking contest.
No sign of any of the gentlemen named above yet, so again, another five minute trip to the porta-poddy to down my third 211 and relive myself before pushing my way past the FNC and other MSM crews for my front-line view…
5:24 PM, CST:
WOO-HOO!!! Here they come — the president, the professor and the law enforcement officer from Cambridge, Massachusetts and to MY untrained eye, they all look like they’ve had “a few” already. They’re stumbling and doing complicated handshakes I could not duplicate without some hands-on training from somebody who knows how to do “ultra-cool” handshakes. They’re giggling and laughing and I can swear I have heard more than a few friendly expletives from all participants while (SURPRISE!) Vice President Joe Biden, who doesn’t drink, is trying to chill everybody out, urging them to sit down at the round table and mind their P’s and Q’s. Frosted mugs for them all with their favorite beverages and meanwhile, my 211’s are hot and nasty-tasting. Yep, I’m jealous. What’s wrong with that? It’s a normal human emotion and reaction, after all; especially when considering the fact I’m the guy who paid for my cheap brewskis and their premium beers. Very disappointed in the president for drinking Bud Lite, by the way. You’re the president, Sir — you don’t HAVE to drink cheap wizz-water like I do…
5:50 PM, CST:
Sgt. Crowley calls for more brewskis and challenges President Obama and Professor Gates to a beer-drinking contest. I’m seeing their heads shake at the suggestion and I could almost swear I hear the word “wussies” being uttered by the LEO from Cambridge. Suddenly, I see both the president’s and the professor’s heads nodding rapidly as they both rise up to their feet from the round table, pounding their chests and hurling phrases such as “Oh yeah???” and “Bring it!” Vice President Biden is trying to whisper something into the president’s ear, only to be shoved gently away from the fray, urging him to “stay out of this”. The Veep rolls his eyes and sits back down, sipping his non-alcoholic brew, looking like a little whupped pup as the three others are swilling beers like there is no tomorrow. By the way, my six-pack of 211 is completely gone and I just noticed nobody’s watching me drink them and I’ve carelessly tossed the crushed empties onto the White House lawn. Nobody seems to care or notice either.
6:00 PM, CST:
Our three heroes are now pretend fighting with each other, demonstrating sloppy martial arts moves and laughing. All three men have grass stains on their pants and elbows and I’m hearing a lot of “I love you man!”’s being hurled around amongst the three. I won’t even bother to mention some of the filthy, not-ready-for-prime-time limericks being sung by the three since there are young folks who read this blog.
6:10 PM, CST:
The three of them have left the Veep and the Secret Service behind, heading for (I thought I heard?) Hooters despite the protests and the “Mr. President — NOOO“’s. First Lady, Michelle doesn’t seem too impressed but that’s an interview for another day. Relax, Ma’am — nothing wrong with some broskies downing some brewskies being served by Hooter’s girls…
After all, it’s just a “Guy Thing“.
I’m out. My plane leaves for Mobile, Alabama in an hour and I’m out of beer and have just enough beer money for one more on the plane. Sucks to be MOI, eh?
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Other Bloggers Weigh In On The “Beer Summit”: Drudge Retort (Left) as always has the commentary going; Stephen C. Webster of The Raw Story (Center-Left) covers the official statement from Professor Gates; Allahpundit of Hot Air (Right) has the video of Sgt. Crowley’s press conference (no mention of the drinking contest or Hooter’s girls though); Joe Gandelman of The Moderate Voice (Center) has titled his response as “Ale To The Chief…” — need I say more? Check it out…
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2:42 am on July 31st, 2009 3
Well GTL- I can say you post was definately more interesting than the T.V. footage of the event. I’d be more interested in the details of how you chose and/or got picked to go.
3:02 am on July 31st, 2009 4
Hey, did you catch this bit of racial tolerance?
“In Massachusetts, meanwhile, a black sergeant who was with Crowley at Gates’ home said Thursday he’s been maligned as an “Uncle Tom” for supporting the actions of his white colleague, according to an e-mail that CNN said it received from the sergeant. The officer, Leon Lashley, said he “spoke the truth” about the arrest, and he said Gates should consider whether he “may have caused grave and potentially irreparable harm to the struggle for racial harmony.”
5:55 am on July 31st, 2009 5
See the problem with Liberals is they just dont want to work.
With the invention of beer its become evident that while the Conservatives are out getting the stuff ready to brew the beer, rounding up the pig and firin up the Barbe that the liberals are back at the camp sitting around figuring out ways to horn in on the work of the Conservatives to get more beer.
Here is a classic example of three liberals all bitching about those conservatives while drinking the beer they made.
8:30 am on July 31st, 2009 6
And while the media–and everyone else–focus on the Beer Summit, the health care legislation that was foundering gets some cover so that the “new” mess can get be shoehorned through without anyone paying attention.
Does anyone know if the “criminalizing the quest for private coverage” factor’s still in play?
8:50 am on July 31st, 2009 7
Hey, GTL…You sure that wasnt you, me and Ubie at Faubakers one night last winter…? Except you had coors light draft (ugh), I had miller high life, and ubie had the bud light…? Ah, nothing brings the boys toghether, liberal/conservative/white/black/Auburn/Alabama, like sitting over some cold ones…one the the joys in life!
10:16 am on July 31st, 2009 8
I see 3 government employees and an academic hack drinking beer on my dime. However, given the mischief that this collection of ‘tards and dreamers COULD be doing, it’s probably money well spent.
10:18 am on July 31st, 2009 9
You got it right Kat.
Every day it is more and more apparent that Saul Alinky’s ‘Rules for Radicals’ is the Obama administration’s playbook. I would recommend it as a Must Read for all conservatives who want a glimpse at the way the Obama regime thinks.
The last I heard (from Congressman Mark Kirk) it is still in play.
Liberal or conservative labels don’t matter on this one. When your congress person is home the the August recess, get out there and let them know what you think about the socialized ‘health care’ bill.
This bill will ruin health care for hundreds of millions of Americans and will cost trillions of dollars. It is a failure waiting to happen. The ONLY reason Pelosi and Obama are pushing it so hard is because they are egomaniacs and megalomaniacs who want to be known as the ones who finally nationalized health care and because they want to control even that aspect of your life. This bill must be stopped before it’s too late.
10:19 am on July 31st, 2009 10
Yeah, that’s how I use mine too. The only place it doesn’t seem to work is Texas. Try it there and they just want to compare guns.
I had the same reaction you did to the president’s choice of beer. Why didn’t he just have Crowley pick him up some Pruno while he was at it?
I’ll drink Bud Lite because it’s cheap, but I don’t have to like it(until I’m too drunk to care anymore).
Aw come on. Mobile isn’t THAT bad. I was just there last weekend and you’ve got some great uh…something down there.
(The Soul Kitchen is pretty cool.)
11:44 am on July 31st, 2009 11
Chuck, you are not looking at it the right way – this is the least money per hour that the former ACORN organizer has spend since his coronation. A real bargain, I would say.
2:48 pm on July 31st, 2009 12
Joe, that thought occurred to me.
2:58 pm on July 31st, 2009 13
@CLD — Yeah, it could be I just passed out from the beers @ Fabachers and dreamt up all these Beer Summit events… I wouldn’t rule it out, bro
@JT — Hey man, next time you’re in town, shoot me a message and maybe we’ll drink some beers together
5:28 pm on July 31st, 2009 14
@Chuck and FanDB: Doomed says: “See the problem with Liberals is they just dont want to work.”
You people pretend you like a rational debate, but then people on this site say stupid things like this. What can I do in response, except to try to make you look stupid for saying it?
5:31 pm on July 31st, 2009 15
@Doomed, who says, “See the problem with Liberals is they just don’t want to work.”
I’ll remember that the next time I pay my taxes, much of which go to the welfare queen red states:
http://www.bradblog.com/Images/RedStateWelfareQueens.jpg
Looks like the Bush-voting red staters are a bunch of lazy bums to me.
How does that crow taste?
Feel free to generalize about things you don’t understand anytime you like.
6:15 pm on July 31st, 2009 16
I just thought of something – this may be the first meeting since his coronation that teh former ACORN organizer HASN’T apologized for America to anyone.
On a totally different topic, take a gander at this:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/07/29/2009-07-29_replica_rifle_has_brooklyn_man_at_odds_with_cops.html
I thought the powerf and wll finance anti-civil rights lobby was adament that the 2nd applied only to flintlocks. Is their hypocricy showing here? Or are they just blatant lies?
6:35 pm on July 31st, 2009 17
@Joe, who says, “This may be the first meeting since his coronation that teh former ACORN organizer HASN’T apologized for America to anyone.”
I guess saying the “former community organizer” a thousand times didn’t have the intended effect, so you had to amp up the ominous factor with “ACORN organizer.” Try it out for another thousand times. I’d be willing to bet hard cash nobody’s going to care about that snark either no matter how times you repeat it. Sometimes, you must feel like a voice crying in the wilderness. Why don’t people get it? I guess you’re like Bush. When we’re all dead, things like this that you say will be perceived as genius by future generations.
But hey, at least he wasn’t like the former deserter, failed businessman and recovering alcoholic from Crawford, who would have broken something or embarrassed himself. Maybe you can take some comfort in that while you pray for God to protect you from the long nefarious tentacles of ACORN.
6:43 pm on July 31st, 2009 18
Nahm, this is just easier to type. And, are you saing that he ISN’T a fromer ACORN organizer? I thought that was one of his touted qualifications – his ‘experience’ at that. Was that wrong?
7:05 pm on July 31st, 2009 19
Dawg
You just dont git it do ya. The red states get more tax revenue because they are the ones brewing the beer and fixing up you liberal with your brewskies. You got no choice but to send us bribes to get more beer so that you can sit around bitching about not having enough money to buy more beer.
Otherwise we will just do the hunter gatherer thing and make you go sew and help the wimmin folk do the dishes and stuff while us RED State Rednecks drink beer, tell war stories around the campfire and laugh at the liberals who are grumbling about how to get more beer for less work.
7:39 pm on July 31st, 2009 20
@Doomed: I’ve been to the South. There was this place in South Carolina where you brought your own Mason jar, and the bar filled it up with beer for $1. After the bar closed, we bought $1 32-oz bottles of beer at the local 7-11 and drank them while we shot guns off the back porch. You red staters know how to drink properly! I’ll give you that.
7:45 pm on July 31st, 2009 21
@Joe: How about just calling him President Obama and see how that works? Hate the policies, not the man, and all that. After all, some of the site’s resident conservatives are lamenting they want a reasoned debate (as I’ve been having with Mike300, a great guy, all along). Not personally insulting the guy I voted for would be a first good step in that direction, same with any generalizing about liberals, questioning Obama’s citizenship, or asking asinine rhetorical questions like FanDB: “What do we really know about him????? What’s he hiding???????????” Then I can call Bush “President Bush,” I won’t generalize that right wingers are bat**** crazy, we might exchange real views, and peace and brotherhood across the aisle would ensue.
Although maybe it’s more fun to trade barbs!
9:19 pm on July 31st, 2009 22
Hey, Guns! If Alabama is Mobile, why is it still there?
11:06 pm on July 31st, 2009 23
Great question, Joe!!! I surely do wish the plates would begin to shift Alabama quite a bit more toward the (Far) West, bro
4:50 am on August 1st, 2009 24
@Doomed: I’ve been to the South.
Now there you go DAWG….thats a start.
Its easy to disagree with people over stuff. But around this blog everything being said is about 1/2 tongue in cheek and to keep your sanity here you gotta figure out which half is real and which half is just designed to rile up the other side.
7:54 pm on August 1st, 2009 25
You’ll missed the most important fact of the beer fest; that all three, Crowley, Gates and Obama have Irish ancestors. It was but blood calling to blood. Perhaps Gates has Hatfield ancestors and Crowley has McCoy ancestors so naturally any confortation between them would naturally escalate. And Maybe Obama’s Irish ancestors were the ones who sat it out at the Pub while the Hatfields and McCoys got it on.
8:02 pm on August 2nd, 2009 26
If you read Saul Alinksy’s ‘Rules for Radicals’ you’ll possibly gain a new understanding as to what the far left means by the term “Community Organizing”. ACORN is the front organization for the far left wing’s “community organizing” activities.