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Subscribe to RSSCHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. -- Rick Santorum has a message for the people of Wisconsin: This bud's for you.
A steel-town-raised Pennsylvania conservative Catholic, Santorum spent Friday making the case that he's simply the most relatable candidate to the Badger State voters who will head to the polls on Tuesday. That includes bowling jaunts, fish fries, campaign rallies in neighborhood bars, and --- yes -- a shoutout to the occasional "alcoholic beverage."
"The traditions and the culture [were] not that different," he told voters in Eau Claire of his upbringing compared to the lifestyles of Wisconsin voters. "My dad bowled in a bowling league, and we had alcoholic beverages at home!"
"Not that you guys drink and bowl a lot, no offense," he joked at one point, winning giggles and applause.
Santorum's references to the cultural connoisseurship of booze, along with critiques on the finer points of cheese curds and shoutouts to Lambeau Field's charms, come alongside his urging for voters not to "settle" on Mitt Romney, a "CEO-in-chief" candidate who he says can't relate to regular folks.
"We need someone who can talk and relate to folks who are out there batting in this economy feeling like they're swimming alone," he said. "Someone who can relate to them, who maybe doesn't talk about being the CEO of a company and having, you know, jokes about firing people."
Romney, a Mormon, does not drink alcohol.
Santorum later told reporters that his embrace of a cold one or two was simply a description of his upbringing, not an effort to jab at any of his opponents.
"I'm not trying to draw any contrast,” he said after a rally at a Pabst Blue Ribbon sign-festooned tiki bar in Chippewa Falls. "I'm just telling people a little bit about me and my background and you know what I did growing up."
The son of an Italian immigrant, Santorum added that drinking wine with dinner was a cultural habit in his youth, and he hinted that the effects of excessive imbibing were only clear to him later in life.
"Growing up in an Italian family, wine was a food as far as you're concerned. I didn't think of it as anything else until, well, later on and then we won't get into that," he joked.
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Dear Panderella:
It's way past midnight, you're staring at a pumpkin, the mice have run away and your glass slippers are all broken. Don't look for Prince Charming...'cause that's all the way gay.
Better luck at the next dance...oh wait...it's all over.
Wow, sucks to be you.
Gosh, up until now I thought Romney was the King of pandering. But Santorum has raised the pander bar, throwing in a bunch of insulting stereotypes (as if that would actually endear him to those being mocked). What is it about "Phony" that these politicians don't understand. Most people after about the age of 12 can identify a phony before they finish their first sentence. And everyone I have ever met from Wisconsin had common sense in spades; a gift (or maybe something in the water). Santorum's "I'm just like you" act isn't going to fool anyone in the Badger State.
"Panderella"..love it!!
Bud = Budweiser, a St. Louis, MO product. Santorum is in Miller & Leinenkugel country.
FAIL on multiple levels.
Bud = Anheuser Busch --- owned by InBev - a company out of Belgium.
Actually Santorum doesn't appear to have made any reference to Budweiser. I think Carrie was just trying to be cute.
"Santorum said he will leave a lasting impression with the Tea ReTards"
Could be Carrie just thinks all crappy beer is called Bud. He was under a PBR sign.
PBR moved to LA last year.
At least he could have pushed for a local microbrew.
At least Santorum isn't calling for a beer summit. I guess that would be considered the precipice of downing alcoholic beverages for some. After the summit, they could meet in the basement and bowl a few games of White House ten pin. Imagine the liberalgasm's arising from such a meeting today. But since this is Santorum speaking, the liberals choose to slander and call names... kind of like second graders on the playground who aren't smart enough to see the failures of their administration but insist their way is better.
Brianb
I criticized Obama and all involved for their beer choices too. Although I think one of them did at least have a Sam Adams.
And Biden had a nonalcoholic beer.
I think you're correct JOregon. Leave it to Biden to order up a near beer. Ever taste one of those? I did, once. Couldn't figure out the point. It didn't even foam correctly... a beer flavored soda... Yuk.
No one wants this crazy cult member in our government.This is the guy who carried around a dead baby! How does that... equate to sane ?
This Bud's for you. Rick Bud Is brewed in Missouri, Miller is brewed in Wisconsin
Thought he was referring to marihuana trying to rope in the liberal voters .
In Palm Springs Ca' wrote:
REPLY: I think you're right. That carrying around a dead baby thing seems kind of .... creepy. I suspect the OTHER "cult member", the front-runner, would have instead just put the dead baby in a crate strapped on top of the family car for a vacation trip to Canada.
The Republican's choices this year are ....interesting, to say the least. Does anyone else hear the fat lady already singing?
:-)
The fat lady isn't even warming up Robert in Oregon. What you fail to recognize is Obama isn't exactly a shining star himself. While you liberals all fawn over him, conservatives want him replaced. I'd say that equals out both bases. Interestingly enough, the independents are going to decide the election... and since you are totally on the side of the liberals, your view is skewed. Since I am an independent, my vantage point is a little more balanced. I don't see Obama even coming close to a win. His negatives are way too strong.
Pffft. Keep telling yourself that, Brianb. You're very good at convincing yourself that you know it all. It's what you do best. Too bad you can't get paid for it.
I know kaybee, if I got paid for it, I'd still have to work for a living. You just don't like the idea that I see Obama as a loser. I can't help it that you ignore all his negatives. You seem to think they don't matter, or count against him. I do find humor in the fact that you cover for his screw-ups... It's almost like taking a bullet for him, isn't it?
Brianb-999431 - you just can't see past your hatred of anything that isn't far right. You're so desperate for a GOP candidate you'd vote for Rush if he ran. We have a very good President that will do even better in his 2nd term. Then we'll have Hillary for 2 terms. By then the country should be fully recovered from Bush's devastating 2 terms!
Obama isn't perfect but the GOP candidates are like the 3 Stooges:
Larry - Rick
Curley - Newt
Moe - Mitt
Shemp - Ron
Why were the GOP voters so stupid to pass on Huntsman?
To quote Newt:
Huntsman was the only chance for that.
SeekingSanity - Your over the top explanation of my motives fits well with someone who doesn't understand a thing I say about the matter. Since you know all about hatred, you feel I hate. That explains your remarks. How you relate hatred to my knowing about Obama's negatives is beyond reach. Obama will become a tyrant in his second term. He's already set up the chess board, or haven't you been paying attention? Apparently not! See, you don't really watch his actions... you listen to him talk, and you are playing into his hand. You should actually go through his executive orders to see his actions first hand. Not every one he's signed is benign. The trick is to actually read them to see what power he's given himself and his czars.
I know you won't bother because you aren't interested in finding out what Obama is all about... you're more comfortable in your make believe world where he's the king and you worship him.
Santorum's message is that of a goody-two-shoes pansy.
One of these days, Brianb, you might accidentally say something that will convince someone...anyone...that you know what you're spouting off about. Of course, that presumes that you actually state something other than your usual rash of innuendo, Fox talking points, or opinions. Not very likely, tho.
But, as it seems to be appearing more so every day comparing Obama to anyone the GOP has pro-offered (or yet might offer for that matter), there's the very real likelihood you'll have another 4 years to hone your "liberal/Democrat/Obama/progressive" bashing...skills.
I'm classified as an "independent" also. But the best part of that, after reading what you invariably post, is knowing my vote will negate your vote come November. It's the least I can do.
Easy to see why you get collapsed as often as you do...must make your handlers very proud.
Hate to burst your bubble, but every walk of life, race, age, social standing, income level, religious belief and political affiliation smokes marijuana.
See what I did there? I spelled marijuana correctly. Are you smoking the "bud" and trying to spell?
A tiki bar with a decorated PBR sign? Chippewa Falls? (Wasn't that where Jack Dawson was from in the movie Titanic?) Whale of a campaign stop, Rick.
Santorum was campaigning in Wisconsin and said hes excited to stand with Scott Walker, Scott will be the next Titanic to go down. A whale of a Loser !!!
The world is much larger than the wee world of liberal. I guess I've come to discover that those liberals gathering in small groups tend to believe their way is the only way. It's an interesting microcosm to watch and view. Watching the liberal members of this board all waving their banners and pumping their fists in unison is a completely entertaining way to spend some time. It doesn't get better than this.
Brianb, where do you get the idea that 'liberals' have a small worldview? You have got it backward. It's conservatives who live in a tiny closet and never see the vastness of humanity.
How many foreign countries have you lived in, or even visited?
"Brian, all your post are a waste of good ink, take a giant leap for mankind" (Moon Walk)
THIS IS FUNNY SH!T!!!!!!!!!
Al Bore's Current TV has fired the planet's biggest pompous A$$, Keith Olbermann!!!!!
He didn't even last a year.
Now that would be FUNNY by itself, but, Al Bore has another joke to play on lefty liberals:
His replacement??
Client number 9, the whoremaster, ex-Sheriff of Wall Street, and ex-Governor of NY, Eliot Spitzer!!!!!
You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was proud to come up with the Jack Dawson analogy from Titanic - which btw, this year on April 14th is the 100th anniversary of its sinking.
Apparently, the Albanian albatross thinks that by posting this repeatedly, it will illicit a chuckle. "News Flash", it never has, it never will.
You really need to learn how to read Kaybee. Now I'll spell it out for you v e r y s l o w l y . Go back to my post 2.2. Got that? It is post 2.2. Have the right post? G o o d !
Read my words. I will place the statement here, again, v e r y s l o w l y.
T h e w o r l d i s m u c h l a r g e r t h a n t h e w e e w o r l d o f l i b e r a l.
Now, explain to me where I said you have a small world view. You aren't even in the same chapter, let alone understood what I said. In fact, my point went so far over your head, you have sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Reading is fundamental. Understanding a concept, takes thought... and you lack the basic skill. Thinking involves cognitive reasoning... and your reply is a prime example of why you support Obama. You have no reasoning ability.
Want to try again?
Patriotic American - again a prime example of a person with no cognitive ability to reason. Ink? By golly I thought we were typing on a blog... where's the ink? Nothing's wasted but you... have your share of dubies this morning?
I understand the liberals all take this board very seriously... The merry and gay band of liberals that gather here for their feast of anything anti-left have some real problems. First, they have no idea how much they are laughed at by the right. Second, in their serious attack mode, some of the most ridiculous statements have been typed... so much so, I consider this one of my favorite past times... reading comedy from the left. Much better than TV...
You see PA, ridicule comes in all forms.
Brianb ... just saying good afternoon to you as I am taking a short break from plastering work. I got bored and decide to make a little cash for some real beer ... Alexander Kieth's India Pale. Hope all is well with you. BTW, I am longing to read a post of yours trashing a rightie.
Ideology is right Brian. In order to earn your Independent merit badge (you do claim to be Independent afterall), you must not limit your criticism to the democratic side. Lets hear it Brian, legitimate criticism of a republican.
Ideology - that would be like a liberal trashing Obama. I have rare reason to trash anyone on the right, but I have trashed Romney from time to time.
Plastering work, eh? As in drywall finishing? Or are you using the lathe method? I am finishing the drywall myself on the project I work at. I have people working on the place, but couldn't find anyone that knows how to tape, bed and float drywall with any sort of skill. When you need a job done well, do it yourself... HA!
I am relaxing this weekend... this week was busy. Getting ready to whip up some crawfish ettoffe' (sp) for dinner... I decided I didn't want chicken again... LOL! I hope you are also having a good weekend.
ideology,
I too am waiting, but I am not" longing " to read it. Interested, maybe.
Good luck with plastering. You mean you have real plaster walls? They are much better than the crappy sheet rock ones builders use today.
After reading Brianb reply, don't hold your breath....
Chucky - being independent doesn't mean that I don't have an independent ideology. Independent means I don't belong to a party. I wouldn't join either major political party because both suck. The democrats are left. The republicans are lost in space without a grounding. I never deny being a conservative... but that doesn't disqualify me from being independent.
Northstar - try building a home using lathe and plaster. When you get the bill for it, you will see why drywall is used. First, finding tradesmen qualified to do the work is considered a specialty trade. Second, the cost of materials is out of sight. The mix for the first and second layer of plaster contains fiber that is hardly found anymore. The top coat is a special blend of plaster that not too many people know how to mix. Drywall is much more reasonable in price... hence the reason builders use it.
When I first started building, a blue colored drywall was used. The entire sheet was covered in a hardcoat plaster... even that was more expensive than using tapered drywall, tape, and compound.
Luckily my house has the old horse-hair plaster. Easy to reproduce (if you know someone with horses). I was never any good at hanging drywall, you can always see my seams. But overhead plaster work drives me nuts.
Nice try at spinning your statement, Brianb.
Now, please answer my question: How many foreign countries have you lived in or even visited?
The world is much larger than your limited experience, although you arrogantly presume to know it all.
I don't take your insults to heart...I simply consider their source. I don't tell you how to hang drywall, so why do you presume to tell me anything about my work or opinions? You come here to only to insult people. You haven't won anyone over to your point of view.
Apparently, the Albanian albatross thinks that by posting this repeatedly, it will illicit a chuckle. "News Flash", it never has, it never will.
_________________________________________
Thus the term "humorless liberal"
Sucks to be YOU.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainb,
You are right about plaster walls. Never lived in a house built after 1920 till my last two, both condos.
A top coat of hard plaster which you haved used is a good compromise.
In my" big "world, I am a conservative in some areas: all for historic preservation. Liberals are not easy to pigeon hole. :)
kaybee - Again you are incorrect. I don't come here to insult people. I view this board as anonymous. I don't know you... and you certainly don't know me, but since you are willing to insult me, I just return the favor.
You are obtuse. It's the simplest way to describe the way you answer me. You still missed the meaning behind my remark. It wasn't spin. I didn't change my stance on the statement. You obviously do not know how to read. I'll give you a lesson...
The easiest way to understand it is to break it down into two parts.
The world is much larger - meaning the world is a very large place containing lots of people and area.
Than the wee world of liberals - meaning the world of liberals is wee. Another word is "small." I just liked the way wee sounded, therefore I used it instead of the word "small."
Now put it all together into a cognitive thought: The world outnumbers the amount of liberals in it.
Does this help? I guess you stopped reading there before you fired up your return message to me with your unchallenging retort. Had you continued reading, it would have reinforced my first sentence.
Admit it, you breezed through the first line, stopped there, and then felt compelled to produce what your brain was thinking without thinking. I caught you redhanded and you don't like it. Sorry, those are the breaks.
Northstar, I don't presume you are a liberal... in fact, a lot of people have blended ideologies. I even have some liberal ideas... now don't fall over... I am a conservative, but when it comes to some things, liberal ideas just seem to work better... hope you are still sitting. LOL!
I agree with you on historic preservation. I have worked on a few historic buildings. Two were in Coral Gables Florida. The old fire and police station was one of them. The building was built at the turn of 1900. The exterior had original coral stone, and the interior was lathe and plaster. It was being turned into a museum.
Another historic building I worked on was located in New Orleans. I was amazed at the framing. They didn't use nails to hold the studs into the top and bottom plates, they used post and tenon framing... that's where the top and bottom of the stud was cut out to form a 2" post and the plates had holes drilled into them. Considering this building was built around 1920, how many hurricanes did it last through? The old ways are sometimes better ways, but not cost effective to today's standards.
You still haven't answered my question, Brianb, and I think I know why.
You have never been beyond the borders of this country, have you?
kaybee - I have. Does that answer your question? Now what's your point?
hiya phine! Did you see the amazing new pictures in the msnbc article today? They blew my mind, wish I could see it for myself! I've had a love affair with the Titanic and the Edmund Fitzgerald for as long as I can remember.
So, Brianb, where have you been? Canada? Were you frightened by their liberalism?
Excerpts from BrianB:
#2.20
But we have these from 2.9:
Hypocrisy 101, as practiced by BrianB.
Exactly, Eyes Wide Open. Thank you for calling him out.
What can we reasonably expect from a conspiracy theorist like Brianb, after all?
Well gee I don't know, I personally like reading what Brianb has to say, I also notice he's quite capable of standing his own ground and doesn't need two or three people to gang up and shout y'all down, too bad some of you can't say the same thing.
If Brianb can stand his ground so well, why do you need to defend him?
Poor little bullied Brianb. Your 'well gee' defense comes across as whining.
He'd look more capable if he could defend himself.
I wasn't defending him I was just pointing out what I saw.
Well that sucks I meant it to be condescending.
I think he's doing a fine job of defending himself, he doesn't need me. He's obviously quite capable of sending you into a tizzy isn't he?
He told the crowd this Bud is for you, and he told Mitt this Mud is for you!
Forrest,
Isn't Bud now owned by a German company?
Phine,
Budweiser is made in St. Louis Missouri. Onwed by the Anweiser Bush family.
Growing up I lived a block from the brewery.
Been away from Wisconsin for a long time but ain't the beers of Milwaukee Miller, Pabst, Schlitz? Bud is a Saint Louie and now a German beer. Sounds like another Santorum blunder to me...
Northstar,
I just googled it. Anheuser busch sold their controlling shares back in 2008 or 09 to InBev a Belgium brewery. That's why Stella Artois is now part of the Budweiser family. Only American owned brewery (for mass sale) is Yuengling. Miller is owned by some South African company. FYI, Yuengling is the oldest American brewery.
Budweiser is owned by a Belgium beer company.
The Busch family lost control of the brewery Northstar, it is now owned by In-Bev.
Paul,
At least it is a bit cheaper to buy Stella now. And now, here in Florida we can buy Yuengling (thanks to their brewery in Tampa).
Don't care for Stella, like the Yuengling though. Fat Tire is a good beer out of Colorado, but can't get it in Florida.
Paul,
Never heard of Fat Tire. Will run that one by Mr. p in the morning. Coors, out of Colorado is owned by the Canadians.
NorthstarDFL:
You lived a block away and still never learned the correct name? Too many beer fumes in the air?
Just read an article on msn that drinking beer will make you live longer. Hooray beer!
Here ya go Ricky -
"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklin
Fat tire is brewed by the New Belgium Brewing Co. in Fort Collins CO.
Pat,
Did you know that beer was invented by the ancient Egyptians? Waited a long time to toss out that bit of trivia that Mr. p tells me every time he brews a new batch of beer! LOL
You are correct, Molson owns Coors.
I did a report in high school about beer and the Egyptians are the finders. The Germans made a nice brew, my opinion.
Paul,
Any high school student who does a report about beer is alright in my book! German monks did make a nice brew. (That's something about monks, they can make good beer and good wine)
Eugene,
I was 11 years old. I didn't drink beer:) and my spelling is terrible. Sorry.
But I do remember it was a very German neighborhood. We lived in a brownstone duplex with marble steps. On Saturday morning the women of all the houses would go out and scrub down the steps with a hard brush. We were from MN, my mother had never seen anything like that before. But I learned to scrub steps. This area was nine blocks from the river. The nicest house in the neighborhood was a big old anti bellum mansion. It was said that in the big carriage house out back is where the slaves lived long ago.
During urban renewal years later that whole area disappeared.
The Egyptians? I had no idea! Interesting little fact. Thanx!
Northstar,
They tried to tear down houses like that here until the historical society got involved. Beautiful old homes in a section of town known as Lincolnville. Area where the freed slaves lived. My sister actually gets involved with saving old buildings now.
Pat,
My hubby gets into beer making and its history. He even knows the German laws about hops in beer!
Northstar the people of St. Louis call the area of your childhood home on the south side of St. Louis the "Scrubby Dutch Neighborhood" because they would literally scrub the sidewalks and stoops in front of their houses.
Forrest,
Thanks for that little bit of history. Never knew it had a name. For us the center of the neighborhood was the brewey and St. Agatha Catholic Chruch and school.
Coming from a rural landscape of MN, I was fascinated by the city. Ended up loving a urban setting. The
countryside is a nice palce to visit but I need sidewalks and the sound of traffic to feel at home.
We moved back to MN when I was 14. Have only been back to St. Louis once since then.
Do you remember Gus's Pretzels? St. Louis is kind of like a tiny New York in as much as there are little ethnic neighborhoods many of which are pretty much still intact. You have "The Hill" neighborhood, that is the Italian section, you can't get a bad meal in that section. That is where my wife's folks are from, you know my wife Lotta Grump, the former miss Lotta Balonie, Ha. You have the "Scrubby Dutch" German neighborhood, "Kerry Patch" is the Irish neighborhood, "Pickle Patch" was the Polish neighborhood, obviously these are not official names but it is how the locals refer to different sections of the city, where in some cases people of similar ethnic culture have lived there for generations.
Red Hook is an American beer, brewed on the West Coast, as is Sam Adam's on the East Coast, and many other tasty local brews can be found in between. Buy local, buy American, and at the same time buy a far better beer than Bud. The true beer lover walks into a Pub and asks what they serve, rather than ordering up a mass produced homogenized p**s water like Pabst or Bud.
forrest,
i remember pretzels, big fat warm ones with large rock salt sprinkled on them. they were a meal in themselves.
They sold them at the men's club fish fry every Friday night on the school playground. Beer and pretzels, now I am getting hungry.
Also saw my first margarine sold in the stores. My dad went ballistic. He said we only buy butter, pure cream butter. We support the farmers,this other stuff is evil. Also, it was in St. Louis I had my first pizza. It was love at first sight.
Hope you and your wife get back to St. Louis and visit the old neighborhood.
Jon,
Absolutely, drink local beer.
Every country also has their own beer. Always try them, and I am not really a beer drinker, but it is fun.
Those were Gus's pretzels, they are still located a couple of blocks from the brewery and they still sell the big fat soft stick pretzels with enough course salt on them to worry your doctor, all over town.
"Not that you guys drink and bowl a lot, no offense," Santoroum joked at one point, winning giggles and applause.
Just wait until 2012; my crystal ball tells me Santorum will hear lots more giggles and no applause for his lousy conservatism and GOP/Tea Party.
Northstar does the DFL in your handle stand for what I think it does? I grew up in Grant County Minnesota, and DFL is in my blood, which is the blood that drives our country. I will stand with my heritage against any Republican who is honest enough to stand up.
Love it, Forrest!!
I'm hoping to organize a 'Mutts Against Mitt' rally in my town this coming summer, and a sign for Mitt with 'this mud's for you' would be a nice addition.
PBR is the choice of hipsters, but I prefer German or Belgian beer.
PBR comes straight from the horses bladder. I agree with you on German and Belgian beers. After traveling to Europe on a regular basis for a decade I gave up the domestic stuff.
Belgian chocolate is the best too. There are some things that Americans do not do best. We would do well as a nation to admit that. There is a lot to be learned from others on all sides.
Jon,
Democrat Farmer Labor party. You betcha!! Its in my blood too: Pine county.
Family farmers, organized labor and main street businesses, all see their common interest to build and maintain a vital community. For them the government is not the enemy. Government builds the roads, schools, provides the needed services at the county, state and federal levels.
Even though agri-business has strangled the family farms in many counties, our heritage of hard work, just wages, shared interest for the common good of the whole community is the engine that motivates many Minnesotans and the DFL party here in MN.
Even the MN republicans up until recently, would have been seen as liberal in any other part of the country.
Pawlenty and Bachmann represent the tea party vision of fear, all government is bad, and extreme social agendas for all individuals. Santorum does not understand the folks in the heartland and only plays to the reilgious conservatives.
Jon, keep up the good fight...
"Santorum is getting an Endorsement from Joe Walsh, that's a giant leap for Sick Rick"
My German-born great-something grandfather fought for the Union Army in the Civil War with an all-immigrant Wisconsin regiment. They were instrumental in winning the Battle of Gettysburg.
I hope the good people of Wisconsin still have that kind of valor and commitment to our country.
My German-born great-great uncle fought for the Union Army in the Civil War with an all-immigrant company in a famous Massachusetts regiment.
kaybee,
Was at a wedding last summer in Barron County Wis. Outside the reception hall, the old farmers, younger men were taking a break. Topic of conversation was Walker. They all agreed that Walker had gone too far. Even one of them admitted to voting for him. But he said he would never make that mistake again. He saw what it did to his local community .
So I am hopeful that the good neighbors of WI will vote him out of office.
Yes, many of the valiant troops at Gettysburg came from regiments from the heartland. And they were immigrants or sons of immigrants.
NorthstarDFL, my family were farmers forever. My parents were the first generation to discontinue that long tradition. Midwestern farmers are the salt of the Earth...I just don't get why they support the GOP anymore. I hope you're right and they'll kick Walker to the curb.
Bob, by golly you've got some good Yankee blood! I hope you'll embrace it. My advice is to get out of Virginia while the getting is good.
Actually, this headline is proof of media manipulation.
Santorum never said "this Bud's for you.". That was the author of the piece.
That all of you fell for it- hook, line, and sinker- and went off into paroxysms of outrage that Santorum praised a Belgian beer in Wisconsin is proof that such manipulation works.
He didn't. The headline writer just led you into the weeds, and you followed, blindly.
Kind of the same way so many got caught up in the media driven emotionalism of the last election.
Maybe you should start questioning the motivations of those who drive the narrative.
no joe... this crud's for you:
Nobody 'went off into paroxysms of outrage' over what Santorum did or didn't say. We can read. We just like making fun of your candidate who acts like a complete buffoon.
It's all done for amusement. It's called a sense of humor.
You should try it sometime.
Paul - Fat Tire is a great little beer from CO. If any of you are from, or make it to the PNW, I highly recommend seeking out some Henry Weinhards. BTW, Coors was sold to Molson when Peter Coors ran for, and lost, the Senate. It has since been sold again and is now called Miller-Coors.
I would recommend to ANY politician trying to pander (Panderella - that was funny ForePlinger #1.0) to folks about their drinking prowess, if you aren't standing directly in front of a Big Beer Brewery (AB has a brewery near Loveland, CO) stick to talking only about local micro-brews.
And BlowJo - the headline was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. I didn't see where Scrotorum actually mentioned any specific beer at all. He was trying desperately to say, "Hey, vote for me because I drink beer and the Mormon candidate doesn't"
Once upon a time Henry's was a good beer.
Miller bought it and closed it down. Then they resurrected the Private Reserve but it is owned by SABMiller.
So many better beers in the Northwest.
For a Lager I recommend Session (Premium, Black, and seasonal Red) brewed by Fullsail.
Also Rogue Ales, Ninkasi, and Deschutes Brewery make great beers. Lot's of others just as good or better, as I am sure there are most everywhere in America.
Henry's is just another massed produced foreign owned beer.
Budweiser is owned by InBev, a belgian company.
AB did not "lose control" of their brewing empire- Auggie Bush sold out an american icon in 2008 to make a quick buck for share holders. first thing inbev did was fire 1500 mid level execs working at the corporate headquarters here in st louis. the next thing they did was stop the millions upon millons that AB used to donate to charities, local and national. Grant's Farm , home of the world famous Clydesales is now up for sale along with the Clydesdales themselves.
perfect example of how corporate greed can ruin a great thing, all in the name of a quick buck.
people in st louis now mostly drink Schlafly's or Kraftig
ok rant over.
this buds for you? santorum you fool, you're in wisconsin. up there you say "its Miller time!"
AB did not "lose control" of their brewing empire- Auggie Bush sold out an american icon in 2008 to make a quick buck for share holders. first thing inbev did was fire 1500 mid level execs working at the corporate headquarters here in st louis.
OMG! That sounds like Romney and Bain! See, there is no difference between Republican candidates!
As much as it sucks you really can't blame him. Thanks to the Bush Tax Cuts it was the best time to keep the most money.
Those tax cuts didn't create any jobs or produce any money for the Government. Lots of people sold out their American holdings to get super rich. Then purchased foreign goods like BMW, Rolls Royce, Bugatti, second homes in Italy, Croatia, and the Bahama's.
Best beer hands down is in Montana. Several local breweries. One small brewerie had so much business that they had to pull stock from other communities. Moose Drool (Big Sky Brewing), Eddy Out or Cold Smoke (Kettle House brewing), Trout Slayer (Bayern Brewing) are overly popular and can be purchased in many big markets. Keep Montana brewing:)
go away already.
ok, the last two thread are about the GOP losers, both denying that the party is over for them.
Wonder where and what Romney is doing tonight?
Maybe he is in his car elevator?
Going down, sir? :)
If Santorum's supporters could get over being high on Jesus, they might not like the kind of workers' paradise that this mealy-mouthed, fraudulent Beltway bum boy has in mind for them. The only trickle-down is going to be on their heads, from Rick and his sponsors toasting each other with something a lot pricer than beer.
There's a BIG difference between "bud" and "Bud". Had you gotten it right, I wouldn't have bothered to click. Which I suppose was the reasoning behind it, unless it was just incompetence.
so that's been santorums problem he has BEEN DRUNK THIS WHOLE TIME CAMPAIGNING
Mitt thought Santorium was on a bowling team with a drinking problem but now realizes Rick was on a drinking team with a bowling problem.
hahaha
best post of the night!
let me see we need Jesus in our laws..give me another beer...we need to change the constitution ..burp..man this bud is good ..your friend rick
Rick! the music has stopped, the dance is over, be a good little boy and go sit in your pew!
Budweiser should ask rick.to be there sponsor ...they need someone who talks like he is drunk an confused
Wasn't that the old job of Spuds McKenzie?
haha yeah I forgot about the dog
Spuds drank too much of the product and had to be admitted to the Betty Ford Clinic. Never heard from him again.
im going to google that later
Elvis,
Read it in Bloom County by Berkley Breathed. Learned also Spuds really wasn't a "he" he was a "she"! The scandal of it all!
I do remember that
The Care Bears became the new spokespeople. Because they cared! LOL!
Chippewa Falls is where Leinenkugels is brewed!
But, can you pronounce the name of the beer when drunk?
I can't pronounce it sober.......
Maybe you need to be drunk to pronounce it??????
Mr. Binkie,
It is very popular in MN. Love that area of Wisconsin.
Not Drunk yet phine give me a couple of minutes though LOL .
Keep working on it carpenter7!
Linenkrug......Lienincre......Heck, I can't even spell it.
Chucky,
Just have another drink. Your off pole dancing duty.
Just popped open a Newcastle Phine. S'all good.
Have you seen the new Newcastle mini kegs you can buy? Like the Heiniken mini kegs. Just out.
Newcastle mini kegs eh? Now I have a quest for tomorrow.
I found them next to the Heini mini kegs.
No fan of Santorum. So far as Mitt and his faith; W.C. Fields once said that he did not trust a man who did not drink because when he woke up in the morning that was a good as he was going to feel all day.
a once wised drunk..told great things to Americans.that only people with ten foil hats on believed and they were sober..that will be in santorums history book
"We need someone who can talk and relate to folks who are out there batting in this economy feeling like they're swimming alone," he said .Per the Article .
Sorry Little Ricky , I am a Sub-Contractor , and last I noticed You don't help me one bit . So I am Out There Alone .
hey remember the toads in the water..talking to each other on football Sunday..Rick could be the talking toad with a tin foil hat on.
Bud - Weis - Er! Don't forget the lizards watching them!
oh thats right forgot about Palin the lot lizard
we are drunk in the making .fizzle and confused when are all under the bud.da.da.da .daaa.if we only would be drunk and not listen and be sober when we listen to rick.with our tin foil hats on.da.da.da .da.da sing along folks
Can't find my tin foil hat. Will a tin foil propeller beanie work?
that would make you sophisticated.you would get front row seats a becks studio
Wrap ..Wrap, Wrap it Up I'll take it ...Wrap it UP...I'll Take it . says Mittens lol .
hey thats a good rap song or rock song..
hehehehehee
i knew i would get a laugh out of you.
do I get on yalls nerves people?
Lots of the consumption of adult beverages solves the nerve problem! :)
Oh hayell no!
yes but do i sometimes get on your nerve..hahahaha
I have no nerves left. I went through raising a teenager (daughter). That kills all your nerves permanently.
I had One nerve left after raising 4 kids , But then it just DIED go figure .
same here .one daughter eighteen..my mother had 6 of us..she makes all 6
Divine justice. My daughter has a step daughter turning 14 this year. Her daughter turns 12. And another step daughter turns 9. Ah, sweet, sweet revenge!
hahaha
Only one?
Try 4
I recently got out of my padded room, the youngest is 22.
is nascar on right now?
I remember one time I......oh wait, that wasn't me.
I wounder if the republicans are watching drag racing tonight..get it?? they do things at night they are against
Don't know alot about drag racing, but I have met a few drag queens. Does that count?
And Chucky, yes it was you. You were seen.
yes you do get it.hahaha
Hey! I have been to Fantasy Fest in Key West. A very fun time was had.
never heard of that I'm a Texan we are retarded . I like women..........but I will defend what i don't like and others like
Elvis,
I could try and explain Fantasy Fest, but what I recommend is going to the Key West web site. It a totally unique experience (especially if your into body paint). All ages and sexes and orientations permitted.
Maybe Rick doesn't remember the old college saying: "Beer, enabling ugly people to have sex for over 400 years." And that's not just sex for procreation, it's sex for fun!
Old vet, nothing wrong with having sex for fun, is there?
That's blasphemy in Icky Rick's book. Sex is strictly for procreative purposes.
Looks like he ain't gettin' any now, not with his 51-year-old wife. ;)
"Ricky sick is having a orgasm in his brain over Porn"
are we millionaires tonight
I was a millionaire once, then I took an arrow to the knee.
did the tea party take it from you
Them fargin' bastitches!
I might have the winning ticket.tonight .tomorrow i will curse the poor
Those dratted English! How's the knee?
Sorry Elvis, but I have the winning ticket. Tomorrow I will look down upon you all.
The knee makes a wonderful weather forecaster.
hahaha dont curse me to bad
The megamillions numbers ARE: 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 And the megaball is 23.
Dang, just checked the numbers. Still middle class. Oh the horror.
darn it i should have stayed with my 222 plan..but got side waked with 999999
I was to lazy to drive up to Georgia to buy a ticket. I will gladly settle for a smaller amount in tomorrow's power ball and lotto.
Looks like we lottery losers are back to eating cake.
"Santorum added that drinking wine with dinner was a cultural habit in his youth"
So he openly admits his parents are criminals...... Providing alcohol to anyone under 21 is illegal in all 50 states, including to your children.... Does not surprise me at all, most Catholics are closet alcoholics, especially the priests...
no they have the beer truck right in front of the Church on festivities..come to TX get drunk kick some AZZ.in front of the church.and get forgiven in the morning..and that ain't no lie
Catholics got nuthin' on Baptists. Those dudes will drink ya under the table. And Presbyterians? We won't even go there.
Hey! I'm Catholic. At least we are honest in liking to drink. Kinda liked that Jesus dude who changed the water into wine. And I know a lot of families that drink wine with meals. The kids just get theirs watered down. It is part of their ethnic backround. Not everyone is a WASP, ya know?
Allow me to raise a glass to all Catholics whose name is not Santorum. Cheers.
Here! Here! Salute!
And with that final toast, I am off to bed. Glad it's the weekend! Night all!
I'm a Christian and Santorum put shame on all Religions and Faith with his Bible thumping Madness, he is a Religious extremists Nut & Phony and a embarrassment to politics.
Here is Rickies plan for the USA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSRSHUGOOn4
Obama's campaign manager has just delivered another party keg to Santorum's Motel 6 guest room, & was quoted as saying "Rick is the best cheap date the Democrats ever had! He keeps putting out & putting out!".
Yes! And Ricky pretends to do it only for procreation. We know better. :)
"Santorum and his Tea ReTarded buddies did a lot of damage to the GOP"
Well fat boy, little white pudgy boy has spoken the truth for once, Uh huh, the only goal, their only agenda is to defeat the POTUS. That's it folks, nothing innovative, nothing creative or intuitive, simply the bare bones plan of attack is to get the black man out of the Oval Office.
GOPers where is the real agenda? I hear nothing about economic recovery, such as infrastructure, raising tariffs to allow for additional manufacturing, no government assistance in helping to restore out manufacturing base, keep the women down on the farm and pregnant, also barefooted, bring theocracy back to the throne of the inquisitional evangelicals who maintain a one dimensional outlook on everything, purity exists when you put TIDE in your washer, not in human affairs. Nothing new on the international front for the GOPers, nothing creative regarding international affairs and foreign diplomacy, and nothing regarding SS but drop Medicare, let the old suffer, who in the hell cares because the GOPers have excellent health plans, just ask Dick ) I shoot crroked ) Cheney.
Its right there folks, have a look at who is talking - the epitome of Teapot Dome himself.