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In a sit-down described as "cordial and productive," President Obama sat down with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., and Sgt. James Crowley, the Cambridge Police officer who arrested Gates a few weeks ago as Gates tried to enter his own locked house. The furor over the incident intensified last week when President Obama said that the police had "acted stupidly" in the manner in which they arrested Gates. A Pew Research Center poll found 41 percent of those polled disapproved of Obama's handling of the situation, 29 percent approved, and 30 percent fell into the "don't know" category. Afterward, Crowley indicated he and Gates planned to meet again. Whether the sit-down will cool tensions over this incident - which has seen things as wild as FOX News host Glenn Beck saying Obama, "has a deep-seeded hatred for white people," - remains to be seen and the President now moves on to other issues such as the economy (is it really rebounding?) and health care (still facing much opposition). In the meantime, Slate also breaks out a great list of cinematic sit-downs over beer. Hard to beat #1.
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What kind of beer were they drinking?
Gates had a Sam Adams Light, Crowley drank a Blue Moon, Obama a Bud Light.
Gates had the only beer made by an American-owned brewery.
Actually, it was widely reported Gates asked for Red Stripe. Did he change his mind?
Grub Street Chi, read the caption under the photo.
And Biden had a Buckler N.A.
Plus, Red Stripe is a golden lager. Gates is hoisting a rich and darker colored beer.
alright, alright. he changed his mind. geez, mr. beer. rub it in.
"Gates is hoisting a rich and darker colored beer."
Is that meant to be irony?
Funny,
That was going to be my serious guess based on the look and that Gates lives in Boston. Bud Light? C'mon Barry!
I was wondering if anyone was going to have a Sam Adams. I mean the whole shit went down in the Boston area. No Sam Adams? C'mon, it was a gimmie!
Black & Tans........hey oh!
I could gof for a beer summit right about now.
Does this mean it's over and I don't have to hear about it anymore?
You know who 'acted stupidly'? Obama. BUD LIGHT??!?!
C'mon. He's from Chicago. How about a Goose Island pick?
The American president should pick a real American beer. Or at the very least, not a complete crap beer.
It was the Super Bowl commercials that got to him. Obama's apparently a sucker for a farting horse.
my sentiments exactly about the bud light. however, i'm happy this story has sorta turned focus away from the race card and more on beer. pretty stupid story really, but yeah, beer. beer is good. now, if only we can support craft beer and not the horse piss.
Just came across this quote from Prof. Gates:
"We hit it off right from the beginning. When he’s not arresting you, Sergeant Crowley is a really likable guy."
Can't say he doesn't have a sense of humor.
Was there an orange slice in the Blue Moon?
if Barry has a deep seeded hatred for white people, then Glenn Beck has a hatred for intelligent individuals
I'll never get why a community so in love with Miller and (gag) Pabst has such hatred for Bud Lite. (I've given up trying to figure out those fancy-pants Goose Island boutique beer lovers.)
Dudes who wear mom jeans love Bud Light.
Who cares what they were drinking. What I like about it was that Obama was willing to invite them to have a discussion.
Oh, come on. I voted for the guy and everything, but I have to admit that this was a lame, dog-and-pony show photo-op. Do you really think this was done for purposes of a discussion? It was a political move and it was probably smart because it might put this to bed, but lets not pretend its something more than that. I used to assail Bush when he would hold fake functions like this, I have to do the same here.