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A bartender? Or was that a waiter?
Barack Obama and Joe Biden in shirt sleeves. Prof. Crowley and Sgt. Gates both in suit and tie. Obama went with Bud Light; Biden with Buckler; Gates with Sam Adams Light; Crowley with Blue Moon.
According to the pool report, Sgt. Crowley did most the talking, with Prof. Gates listening intently. Obama got a kick out of something and laughed out loud. Both Gates (kids, fiance and father), and Crowley (wife and kids) brought their families, who got the White House tour while the men toasted with POTUS AND VPOTUS.
“Race in America: After the beers” was the title on CNN after the.. um… event.
The Beer Summit blowback wasn’t far away. The inanity of the criticism hitting head on into the secrecy of the moment. Let the press cameras in, but hold them back on a line so they can’t ask questions, looking longingly at the four men sitting around a round table wondering what was being said, as well as being eaten. Peanuts? Wolf Blitzer clearly was miffed that the press was kept at such a distance.
It doesn’t get anymore controlled than this, which is why you have CNN asking if this was a “missed opportunity” and “what lessons were learned.”
Meanwhile, Pres. Obama just wants to get this off his plate and move on. Nobody’s going to let him, that much is clear.
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