The Iowa State Fair became ground zero for Beergate 2012 yesterday after Obama bought a round of beers for supporters yet refused to buy one for a guy holding a Romney sign.
According to the Washington Examiner:
“Hey everyone who’s over 21, you gotta buy a beer!” Obama said, according to the pool report, as he stopped by the party tent where one person was holding a Romney sign
When asked if he was buying, Obama said, “Let me see what’s in my wallet.”
As the crowd cheered “Four more beers!” the president relented.
“I’ll tell you what, except for Romney sign, I’ll buy beers for ten people,” he said.
The Republican talking point here is surely that Obama doesn’t have enough money to provide beer TO ALL – but hey, if you’re showing up at an Obama event with a Romney sign: fuck you, buddy.
Speaking of which, what is a Romney supporter doing at a state fair? Surely, everyone who votes for Romney must be a millionaire, anyway. Why would anyone in the middle class vote for him? Take a look at the graph of the Ryan plan:
August 14, 2012 at 5:53 pm, Aaron C Belgrove said:
Hysterical
August 14, 2012 at 3:33 pm, Lunch Rush - The Daily What said:
[...] Snubbed: A Romney supporter, by President Obama, who refused to buy the man a beer at the Iowa State Fair [...]
August 14, 2012 at 8:42 pm, Kelly Huff said:
I'd like a source for that Ryan graph.
August 14, 2012 at 8:59 pm, Timothy Reed said:
The Tax Policy Center wrote about the act's effects here: http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/numbers/displayatab.cfm?Docid=2687&DocTypeID=1
August 14, 2012 at 8:55 pm, Sfc Mac said:
If Obama were on fire on the side of the road I wouldn't throw piss on him to put him out.
Romney/Ryan 2012
August 14, 2012 at 9:16 pm, Jeff Stevens said:
That's a terrible thing to say. I may be opposed to everythign Obama stands for, but he's still a human being and deserving of that dignity.
August 16, 2012 at 10:30 am, Ken Schmidt said:
Jeff Stevens, I applaud you for that very statement; if more people thought & felt that way, this WORLD WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER. We can Agree to Disagree, then still Love, Respect, & Treat each other as HUMAN BEINGS. Pass it own Jeff.
August 14, 2012 at 9:12 pm, Sara Jean Davidson said:
I wouldn't buy the asshole a beer either! I wonder why the guy thought differently… he won't vote for the Obama, but he'll get up in arms when the man he spends time taking shit about (presumably) won't buy him a beer…..republicans…
August 14, 2012 at 9:50 pm, Jason Thompson said:
I didn't read anywhere in this article that the Romney supporter is the one complaining. It seems like it was the news outlets that are making something out of nothing. It must be nice to read a few lines from a website and know everything else that happened but not printed…..democrats…
August 14, 2012 at 9:52 pm, Sara Jean Davidson said:
i'll admit, i was assuming. i just thought it was funny. you know…kind of like the article..
August 14, 2012 at 9:31 pm, Jeff Stevens said:
It seems that this is taken pretty badly out of context. He said "Just kidding" right afterward. See the video here: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/08/awful-obama-buys-round-of-beers-at-beer-tent-in-iowa-except-for-the-romney-supporter-video/ (For the record, I'd never vote for Mr. Obama, I'm a conservative, but conservatives are concerned with truth. There's plenty about Mr. Obama for us to disagree with, without making anything up.)
August 14, 2012 at 9:36 pm, Kelly Lucia said:
Thanks for the context, Jeff. We missed you all on Saturday.
August 14, 2012 at 10:23 pm, Jeffrey Bowen said:
LOL…I hadn't heard about this and you are so right Jeff, we don't need to make stuff up. Of course, had I heard about this, I think my response would have been so what? After all, he can buy a beer for whomever he chooses and he can snub whomever he wants.
August 14, 2012 at 11:27 pm, Margaret Meleski said:
exactly!
August 14, 2012 at 11:28 pm, Margaret Meleski said:
via mobile? It said I posted via mobile?
August 14, 2012 at 11:28 pm, Margaret Meleski said:
I'm on my computer at home!
August 15, 2012 at 3:18 am, Melanie Burke Cameron said:
oh geeze
August 15, 2012 at 3:19 am, Melanie Burke Cameron said:
have you noticed that the prObama junk mail has pics of President Obama standing in front of machines, not with people, not with his family, not with a flag… just… in front of machines. I'm sure the American cars would vote for him.
August 18, 2012 at 2:54 am, Paul Peck said:
So "conservatives are concerned with truth." Oh really? Not conservative #2, apparently. If I was Paul Ryan I'd be very concerned with truth, because it doesn't match what comes out of his mouth. Putting his hand in the stimulus cookie jar after voting against it makes him a hypocrite and pitching the department of energy that it creates jobs in Wisconsin while calling it wasteful spending reinforces that hypocrisy, but telling reporters he didn't ask for money, and even going so far as to say he's not one of "those guys" that vote one way and act another – that's just plain lying. If the truth was polar opposite of what I was saying, I'd be "concerned with truth" myself. Talk about "making anything up" . . .
August 14, 2012 at 10:43 pm, Frank Irwin said:
The guy was obviously already drunk, if he was holding a Romney sigh.
August 15, 2012 at 7:33 am, PJ Crittenden said:
I wouldn't buy a beer for someone who doesn't like me. What's the big deal?
August 15, 2012 at 9:24 am, Punished With A Barry « Cripes Suzette said:
[...] cry-baby Obama made sure that the media reported that he bought beer (and capped his offer at 10 people) and then went to a gym to work out. OBVIOUSLY intended to draw parallel with Paul Ryan’s [...]
August 20, 2012 at 11:27 pm, Cindy Lou Pickett said:
don't blame him, why would he?
August 21, 2012 at 6:54 am, Louise Kinney said:
Obama should have bought the guy a beer, it may have changed the mind of the guy as to who he will vote for. Who knows.
September 03, 2012 at 11:00 am, Obama campaign: selling itself one home-brewed beer at a time (video) | Death and Taxes said:
[...] the candidate you’d like to have a beer with?”This year Obama has been buying beers for voters on the campaign trail, but the Administration seems to be taking the premise to a whole new level by asking, Who’s [...]
October 26, 2012 at 2:29 pm, Kara Taylor said:
This was petty but how you gonna show up at my event like that?!?! Fuck no, I'm not buying you a beer.