One presumes that you actually know that the team over to Fox n' Friends actually criticized the President of the United States of America for publicly stating that he would be drinking a beer that is made by a foreign-owned company (which, at the very least, clued me in to the fact that Budweiser is no longer owned by Americans!).
I mean. Just when I think that the levels of moronitude have been plumbed.
(PS I learned this from the Daily Show last night. I do not watch Fox and Friends. I swear).
I hope Fox n' Friends keep this up. Bud Light is the best selling beer in America and Busch has a 51% market share of all beer. Basically Fox n' Friends has started attacking their audience. Perhaps it's an extension of "moronitude" to even parse their slime, but it never ceases to amaze me that these clowns don't realize when they carry their hatred of the President past certain lines of policy critique, they marginalize themselves, not him.
No no! Parsing their slime is good sense, quite honestly! If they're not going to pay attention to the consequences of what they say, we sure certainly should.
I just wish that there wasn't so much to parse. As I have written elsewhere, I do so wish that some grown-ups would show up on that side of the fence....
Well, as far as FOX goes, they've got that guy Shepard Smith (I think that's his name) who is pretty reasonable and I believe made fun of Glenn Beck's over-the-top histrionics...but for that he gets tons of hate mail from the FOX audience. I think they've dug their hole and there's no graceful exit, so they might as well just dig it deeper.
Fallows mentioned Delaware's Dogfish Head in his post. I was reading through a stack of business magazines in Barnes & Noble yesterday and there was an article about that company and its CEO. There was a great photo of one of their staff meetings/tastings: a bunch of folks in jeans drinking bear on the floor. Sounds like a fun place to work. The CEO also dinged Blue Moon for being owned by Coors.
BTW, speaking of Fallows, if you want to see something funny, check out that Microsoft video clip he posted here.
You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. -- Frank Zappa
Bud Light seems a bit tongue-in-cheek and appropriate to the occasion, somehow.
Also, there appears to be a lot of intra-Atlantic name dropping going on around these parts lately...is this a top down directive to all y'all? The blogosphere is getting chummy enough as it is...
Also, as a resident of the Twin Cities, I must point out the terrific selection of Summit beers that would have served the occasion most appropriately.
Hmm. For the most part (exceptions greatly noted), this is a very much 9-to-5-type blog; as in, most of its entries are posted during that time frame. TNC, most nights do you try to step away from the blog in the evening to be with family and friends and/or life? Do you try (emphasis on try) to have your writing life pause when your crew is available?
(Also, I've always wanted to ask for an "Open Thread at Midnight" post.)
Personally, this was my favorite take on Beergate, mostly because it would cause the entire Faux News team to spontaneously combust, thereby making the world a better place.
I'm not lying when I say that, for me, the Bud Light is the most disappointing thing about the Obama Presidency thus far. I know there are far more important things, but I take this kinda personally.
Fallows is pointing out a fundamental truth: once you live in a foreign country, it's much easier to see America whole and get the divisions into perspective. I'd put cheeseburgers in place of beer as a symbol, but I still take his point.
BTW, speaking of the beer summit, here's the letter the black Cambridge police sergeant(Leon Lashley) asked Sgt. Crawley to share with Obama and Gates at the summit. Below is part of it; you can read the rest at that link:
Would you be so kind as to mention the following to Mr. Gates and President Obama during your meeting with them:
One of the major problems stemming from the events of July 16 is that I, now known as 'the black Sergeant', have had my image plastered all over the Internet, television and newspapers. Subsequently, I have also become known, at least to some, as an 'Uncle Tom.'
I'm forced to ponder the notion that as a result of speaking the truth and coming to the defense of a friend and collegue, who just happens to be white, that I have somehow betrayed my heritage.
Please convey my concerns to the President that Mr. Gates' actions may have caused grave and potentially irreparable harm to the struggle for racial harmony in this country and perhaps throughout the world.
Setting aside the truly weird passive aggressiveness of this letter, if the Sergeant truly believes that how a bunch of strangers react to his words and actions is demonstration of possible "irreparable" harm to race relations, then he should think about maybe having few beers himself. Or perhaps the best response would be to go out and arrest all the people who called him an "Uncle Tom" for disorderly conduct (just for a few hours until the bogus charges are summarily dropped). I am sure that would help as well.
I agree with your last two sentences, T., but I think the ones who've been most damaged by the Gates Affair so far have been Gates himself and the President, not Sgt. Lashley. I do think Lashley wildly overstates the impact of this incident though, but perhaps he's just upset.
Here's a piece no one cared about. Meh, whatever, probably the most enjoyable article I did during my stint at TIME. Premiered a month before I got laid-off. The nail in the coffin? Ya think?
Here's me going after Al. I didn't so much have a problem with him, as I had a problem with media acting like this dude was the go-to guy for everything black.
This was my first real story at time. I was writing for the Business section, a real change of direction for me. At any rate, it's about Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize the inner-city. As much as I enjoyed this piece, I mostly enjoyed going out to Chicago, which is a beautiful, beautiful city.
This a piece I did about the cops just outside our nation capitol, in Prince George's County, a few years back. I wanted to offer a counter to the dumb, conventional wisdom that if you paint your police force black, you could eradicate police brutality. In fact, Prince George's--one of the richest, blackest counties in the country--also had one of the most brutal police force's in the country.
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood 
clever, and a nice segue into the weekend, peace all.
One presumes that you actually know that the team over to Fox n' Friends actually criticized the President of the United States of America for publicly stating that he would be drinking a beer that is made by a foreign-owned company (which, at the very least, clued me in to the fact that Budweiser is no longer owned by Americans!).
I mean. Just when I think that the levels of moronitude have been plumbed.
(PS I learned this from the Daily Show last night. I do not watch Fox and Friends. I swear).
I hope Fox n' Friends keep this up. Bud Light is the best selling beer in America and Busch has a 51% market share of all beer. Basically Fox n' Friends has started attacking their audience. Perhaps it's an extension of "moronitude" to even parse their slime, but it never ceases to amaze me that these clowns don't realize when they carry their hatred of the President past certain lines of policy critique, they marginalize themselves, not him.
No no! Parsing their slime is good sense, quite honestly! If they're not going to pay attention to the consequences of what they say, we sure certainly should.
I just wish that there wasn't so much to parse. As I have written elsewhere, I do so wish that some grown-ups would show up on that side of the fence....
"grown-ups...on that side of the fence"
Well, as far as FOX goes, they've got that guy Shepard Smith (I think that's his name) who is pretty reasonable and I believe made fun of Glenn Beck's over-the-top histrionics...but for that he gets tons of hate mail from the FOX audience. I think they've dug their hole and there's no graceful exit, so they might as well just dig it deeper.
Yeah, this is like Hannity attacking Obama for putting mustard on his hamburger. Dumb-assery. Serious dumb-assery.
Fallows mentioned Delaware's Dogfish Head in his post. I was reading through a stack of business magazines in Barnes & Noble yesterday and there was an article about that company and its CEO. There was a great photo of one of their staff meetings/tastings: a bunch of folks in jeans drinking bear on the floor. Sounds like a fun place to work. The CEO also dinged Blue Moon for being owned by Coors.
BTW, speaking of Fallows, if you want to see something funny, check out that Microsoft video clip he posted here.
Samuel Adams? Prez should have ordered a Samuel Jackson.
Bud Light seems a bit tongue-in-cheek and appropriate to the occasion, somehow.
Also, there appears to be a lot of intra-Atlantic name dropping going on around these parts lately...is this a top down directive to all y'all? The blogosphere is getting chummy enough as it is...
Also, as a resident of the Twin Cities, I must point out the terrific selection of Summit beers that would have served the occasion most appropriately.
You posted this at 6:16PM.
"too late"?
Hmm. For the most part (exceptions greatly noted), this is a very much 9-to-5-type blog; as in, most of its entries are posted during that time frame. TNC, most nights do you try to step away from the blog in the evening to be with family and friends and/or life? Do you try (emphasis on try) to have your writing life pause when your crew is available?
(Also, I've always wanted to ask for an "Open Thread at Midnight" post.)
Yeah, basically. Unless, I'm truly moved, I try to set up some parameters.
it's perfect for my (slacking at) work schedule. But 6:57AM on a Saturday? Hope you at least have a bloody mary at your computer :)
Personally, this was my favorite take on Beergate, mostly because it would cause the entire Faux News team to spontaneously combust, thereby making the world a better place.
I'm not lying when I say that, for me, the Bud Light is the most disappointing thing about the Obama Presidency thus far. I know there are far more important things, but I take this kinda personally.
Fallows is pointing out a fundamental truth: once you live in a foreign country, it's much easier to see America whole and get the divisions into perspective. I'd put cheeseburgers in place of beer as a symbol, but I still take his point.
BTW, speaking of the beer summit, here's the letter the black Cambridge police sergeant(Leon Lashley) asked Sgt. Crawley to share with Obama and Gates at the summit. Below is part of it; you can read the rest at that link:
Setting aside the truly weird passive aggressiveness of this letter, if the Sergeant truly believes that how a bunch of strangers react to his words and actions is demonstration of possible "irreparable" harm to race relations, then he should think about maybe having few beers himself. Or perhaps the best response would be to go out and arrest all the people who called him an "Uncle Tom" for disorderly conduct (just for a few hours until the bogus charges are summarily dropped). I am sure that would help as well.
Well, at the very least, we know that Mr. Lashley is not suffering from any lack of self esteem.
How the eff is Gates responsible for some anonymous person calling him an Uncle Tom? Who are these people? Publicity ruins people. Or exposes them.
I agree with your last two sentences, T., but I think the ones who've been most damaged by the Gates Affair so far have been Gates himself and the President, not Sgt. Lashley. I do think Lashley wildly overstates the impact of this incident though, but perhaps he's just upset.
One of the major problems stemming from the events of July 16 is that I, now known as 'the black Sergeant',
Yeah, right. That's Crowley & nem call you when you're not there.