President Obama snubs Budweiser for a Guinness

Tiocfaidh Armani · 13-10-2011 9:19am #1

US President Barack Obama is back on the Guinness – this time in a bid to boost job creation in America.
In the process, he refused a Budweiser and ordered the Guinness, despite the fact that a cold Bud was waiting for him.
The Mayor of Orlando also turned down the Bud and had a pint of the black stuff.
The Harp and Celt Restaurant and Irish Pub in Orlando was the chosen venue as the President took time out to meet unemployed construction workers. The official White House press pool reported that the bar ‘smelled like stale beer”
It played host to President Obama as he took a break from campaign fundraising to toast four builders looking to re-enter the employment market.
Just months after he tasted the real thing during his trip back home to Moneygall in County Offaly, the President had a taste for Guinness again.
The White House press pool report however, made the bar seem like a real gin joint and pointed out that the President turned down a Bud to drink a Guinness.
“The bar smelled like stale beer. It was mostly empty except some workers, WH staff and a couple of people in the back who appeared to be customers eating and drinking. POTUS (President of the United States) and the construction workers sat at a table near the door.
“The wooden table had a half eaten large plate of nachos in the middle. Apparently the construction workers had been eating them, as they had small plates in front of them.
There were 4 bottles of Budweiser on the table. Two were in front of construction workers and one in front of Mr. Dyer and POTUS, but POTUS, then Mr. Dyer, ordered a Guiness instead. One worker had a Corona, and another had a soda. Mr. Obama, seated with his back to the door, was in shirtsleeves. A lifesize cardboard pint of Guiness was propped up behind him in a corner.”
President Obama toasted the construction workers and their bid to find employment. “To more jobs,” he said as he raised a glass in their honor.
Accompanied by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Obama then outlined his case for Congress to pass the American Jobs Act and invest in infrastructure so that construction workers like the four men with him can return to work.
“Part of the reason I wanted to stop by was because Buddy and I are trying to help create jobs,” the President is reported to have told the men. “You guys are what this country’s all about,” he added.
Joining the President at the Irish bar were Michael Whidden, unemployed pipefitter from Gotha, Fla.; Patricia Mooney-Hildebrand, unemployed pipefitter from Titusville, Fla.; Mark Mckim, unemployed plumber from Sanford, Fla.; and Jesse Morgan, unemployed pipefitter from Auburndale, Fla.

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/President-Obama-snubs-Budweiser-for-a-Guinness-131579733.html

Tiocfaidh Armani · 13-10-2011 9:20am

He'll find out like I did the Guinness in the US is like alcoholic tar:eek:

foxyboxer · 13-10-2011 9:21am

He was right. Budweiser is like Piss water.

FatherLen · 13-10-2011 9:23am

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

He'll find out like I did the Guinness in the US is like alcoholic tar:eek:

probably still better than bud

cityhunter · 13-10-2011 9:25am

I dont like Budweiser

seanmacc · 13-10-2011 9:36am

As bad as Bud is over here, its much worse over there. Only hillbillies and homeless people drink Bud over there. Serious beer drinkers go for the micro brews. Obama is known to drink Blue Moon.

Guinness in the states is brewed either in the states or in Canada anyways.

CardBordWindow · 13-10-2011 10:19am

He only did it to get a mention on boards.ie!

Killer Pigeon · 13-10-2011 10:27am

He snubbed a Budweiser?
*In before Bill O'Reilly calls him anti-American*

SEPT 23 1989 · 13-10-2011 10:45am

"King of Beers":D

Lumbo · 13-10-2011 11:03am

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mikemac · 13-10-2011 11:07am

President Obama toasted the construction workers and their bid to find employment. “To more jobs,” he said as he raised a glass in their honor.

Sounds like something Bertie would do :rolleyes:

Pherekydes · 13-10-2011 11:17am

Bud is crap, Guinness is vile.

Make mine a Miller!

ScumLord · 13-10-2011 11:21am

What's the bet he only drinks Guinness now so that he can tell everyone it's not as good as the black stuff sold in Ireland.

mikemac · 13-10-2011 11:22am

From USA Today

Drinking foreign beer instead of American made beer?
What a patriot this communist is!

Ironic that he was drinking an imported beer.

This one may go down as a mistake

Though he was right to avoid Bud

Agent Smith · 13-10-2011 11:23am

I'd say after the guinness and Nachos, he had one hell of a wicked shite the next morning.....

Tiocfaidh Armani · 13-10-2011 11:26am

Quote:Drinking foreign beer instead of American made beer?
What a patriot this communist is!
Drinking foreign beer instead of American made beer?
What a patriot this communist is!

And I'm sure if you went through that idiots fridge it would be ALL American made produce.

Don't drink what you like, buy something you like less because it's American:rolleyes:

krudler · 13-10-2011 11:29am

mikemac wrote: »

From USA Today

This one may go down as a mistake

Though he was right to avoid Bud

is guinness classed as beer?

mikemac · 13-10-2011 11:31am

Don't know, I've never been in the states

Can you order stout in a bar?

spider guardian · 13-10-2011 11:34am

krudler wrote: »

is guinness classed as beer?

Tis indeed, a black beer

jimthemental · 13-10-2011 11:38am

mikemac wrote: »

Don't know, I've never been in the states

Can you order stout in a bar?

You can and it's shocking. Smithwick's over there is alright though. If I had a choice though I'd drink the cumulative slops for the night in a pint rather than Bud.

Dempsey · 13-10-2011 11:38am

mikemac wrote: »

From USA Today

This one may go down as a mistake

Though he was right to avoid Bud

There is jobs in America because of Guinness. The person that wrote that article is an idiot.

srsly78 · 13-10-2011 11:39am

This is shocking! Muslims aren't even supposed to drink :eek:

Tiocfaidh Armani · 13-10-2011 11:49am

jimthemental wrote: »

You can and it's shocking. Smithwick's over there is alright though. If I had a choice though I'd drink the cumulative slops for the night in a pint rather than Bud.

Rancid is the world I'd use. Utter muck, although Guinness seems big, they had a lot of ads on ESPN during breaks in Americans Football games.

paddyandy · 13-10-2011 12:03pm

There is no Beer in pubs now only products.The Microbrewers are only part of the way there to real ale though i have not tried their bottled brews.Excellence seems to have deserted us in almost everything.

old hippy · 13-10-2011 12:06pm

jimthemental wrote: »

You can and it's shocking. Smithwick's over there is alright though. If I had a choice though I'd drink the cumulative slops for the night in a pint rather than Bud.

Smithwicks in the States isn't half bad, certainly better than the stuff they sell in the O'Neill pubs here in London.

aujopimur · 13-10-2011 12:12pm

The bar smelt of stale beer, it's better than the smell of stale piss in a lot of Irish pubs.

Procasinator · 13-10-2011 12:17pm

mikemac wrote: »

From USA Today

This one may go down as a mistake

Not really. All he did was choose to drink the Guinness (owned by an British based conglomerate) instead of Budweiser (owned by a Belgian based conglomerate)

krudler · 13-10-2011 12:48pm

spider guardian wrote: »

Tis indeed, a black beer

huh, never knew that

paddyandy · 14-10-2011 12:01pm

What the President had was not yer actual outta da pumps his security did'nt want a need that that guinness muck often provides.Pure pr photo call.

120_Minutes · 14-10-2011 12:22pm

seanmacc wrote: »

As bad as Bud is over here, its much worse over there. Only hillbillies and homeless people drink Bud over there. Serious beer drinkers go for the micro brews. Obama is known to drink Blue Moon.

Guinness in the states is brewed either in the states or in Canada anyways.

Blue Moon is a nice beer, esp with the slice of orange (which isnt posery, it does add to the taste)

White house micro brewed a limited run of beer this year for the first time in over 100 years too....so he does like a pint.

jester77 · 14-10-2011 12:24pm

I'd say the white house wasn't so white the next morning

foxyboxer · 14-10-2011 12:25pm

120_Minutes wrote: »

Blue Moon is a nice beer, esp with the slice of orange (which isnt posery, it does add to the taste)

White house micro brewed a limited run of beer this year for the first time in over 100 years too....so he does like a pint.

So every once in a blue moon?

They have it in Farringtons in Temple Bar.
It's....alright. Wouldn't wait 100 years for it though.

JupiterKid · 14-10-2011 12:33pm

Guinness is available in many bars throughout the States and Canada - not just the Irish pubs by any means. But it really is manky over there. The only good Guinness I've had outside of Ireland was in Vienna.

But I'm glad Obama snubbed that revolting chemical crap that is Budweiser. Vile stuff.

Forget US lagers in the States. It's ales all the way - Anchor Steam, Red Hook, Sierra Pale Ale and Sam Adams. The beers that microbreweries sell can be very good too.