Beer Diplomacy Update: Obama Chooses Bud Light

Beer President Obama President Barack Obama will have a light....Bud Light. Professor Henry Louis
Gates will have a Red Stripe and Cambrige police officer James Crowley will be
drinking Blue Moon.

by CBS News

Published: Wed, July 29, 2009 - 3:32 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, July 29, 2009 - 3:34 pm CST

Yesterday, Hotsheet wondered what beer President Obama should offer at his heavily-publicized sit down Thursday with Harvard professor Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. and Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley.

Our unscientific poll found widespread support for Sam Adams, the presidentially-named brew that comes from the same area where the Gates/Crowley incident took place.

As of this writing, 37 percent voted for the president to serve Sam Adams, while 13 percent said he should serve Budweiser. Nine percent chose Blue Moon, and just two percent pointed to Red Stripe or Becks.

Another 22 percent said the president should go with "something else," while 15 percent said "all of the above."

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters Wednesday that the president has made his decision: According to Gibbs, Mr. Obama will be drinking Bud Light. Gibbs suggested that there will be other beers on offer as well.

"[I've read] that Professor Gates said he liked Red Stripe, and I believe Sergeant Crowley mentioned to the President that he liked Blue Moon. So we'll have the gamut covered tomorrow afternoon," he said.

As Hotsheet noted yesterday, Red Stripe might be a controversial option, since it's from Jamaica. The White House generally does not stock foreign brews, in a tradition dating back to the Johnson administration.

Backers of Sam Adams might not want to give up hope just yet: The Associated Press is reporting that Massachusetts lawmaker Richard Neal sent a letter to the president pressing him to offer the Boston beer on Thursday.

In a bid to boost local breweries, Neal said Mr. Obama could also opt for other Massachusetts-based beers, including Harpoon.

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minimay87 Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:19 pm

I wonder if the prompters are what told him to suggest this or if this is his intelligent idea of a response to a problem? Not to say that there is anything wrong with having a get together with some ice cold beers, but I am not sure if that is the best political response, but hey I guess it is better for people to put their attention to what brand beer he might be serving at his get together than the mess he is making otherwise. Nice distraction Obama!

rmseek1234 Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:56 pm

SaintsFan-FYI-there is an Obama countdown clock on the forums!lol I check frequently…

ickthus Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:51 pm

yea, you going to get cut talking like that. lol

KxVicious Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:46 pm

Racist as they get?
NorthCountyGirl, you’re the racist that is suggesting that an African American cannot drink a beer without getting drunk and fighting.

northcountygirl Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:27 pm

The whole thing is really stupid. Obama is as racist as you can get. What are they going to do, get drunk and have a street fight? Is this obama’s version to cock fighting? Get two enemies together, get them drunk, and see who wins the fight? I wonder who has bets placed?

minimay87 Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:19 pm

I can not believe that this has made its own headline. I am not seeing many obamanators chiming in on this one.

KxVicious Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:12 pm

What about America’s oldest beer? I’ve not seen a single mention of it….

SaintsFan Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:12 pm

Some role model Mr. Prez - advocating alcohol to solve a problem. Prediction: watch store shelves for “Presidential Brew” or “Obama Krunk” or some similar concoction. Maybe the economy can have a keg or two to drown it’s sorrows in? Somebody give me a countdown to 2012, please.