From the "Black People Arrest Themselves" files

[Caliga]

What gay misses an opportunity to get drunk?

Good point.  Ok, Biden is a pussy.

[saskganesh]

I approve the idea of more White House keggers, but this "party" seems to have been pretty stiff, with lawyers and families etcetera in attendence. boring.

It's enough to drive a man to drink.

[alfred russel]

Biden doesn't drink, so he needed a non alcoholic beer. Because god forbid he drink water or soda at a "beer summit."

The beer summit was a good idea though.

[Malthus]

I approve the idea of more White House keggers, but this "party" seems to have been pretty stiff, with lawyers and families etcetera in attendence. boring.

It's enough to drive a man to drink.

The spliff party was out back, but the lawyers and families weren't invited.


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We never seem to get invited to that sort of thing. 

[MadImmortalMan]

The beer summit was a good idea though.

Yeah, all the news coverage about what kind of beer they were drinking really took the edge off the whole black men vs police angle.

[Berkut]

The beer summit was a good idea though.

Indeed, the President of the United States surely has nothing better to do than spend some quality times with his good friends Professor Gates. He should have invited the Reverend Wright to join them, they could have really made some progress on showing Crowley the error of his ways then.

Funny that Wright was Obamas "father figure", confidant, advisor, good buddy, family friend until he got thrown under the bus, and then Gates was his good friend and the cope were "stupid" for arresting him (with "stupid" of course being code for "racist bastards"), and now Obama has backed off on that as well.

I am sure it is nothing though.

[saskganesh]

I approve the idea of more White House keggers, but this "party" seems to have been pretty stiff, with lawyers and families etcetera in attendence. boring.

It's enough to drive a man to drink.

The spliff party was out back, but the lawyers and families weren't invited.


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We never seem to get invited to that sort of thing. 

that's purely out of respect for your reputation.

[Caliga]

PREDICTION FOR THE NEXT YEAR:

Crowley and Gates become BFFs and do Oprah where she makes them apologize to each other and all the housewives cry and applaud.

They then write a book together.  Crowley gets rich, Gates gets richer.

Obama solves the racism problem.

I LOL.

Everyone wins.

[Berkut]

PREDICTION FOR THE NEXT YEAR:

Crowley and Gates become BFFs and do Oprah where she makes them apologize to each other and all the housewives cry and applaud.

They then write a book together.  Crowley gets rich, Gates gets richer.

Obama solves the racism problem.

I LOL.

Everyone wins.

We can hope for such great change in America.

[Caliga]

We can hope for such great change in America.

ADDENDUM:  Berkut gets angrier.

[Berkut]

We can hope for such great change in America.

ADDENDUM:  Berkut gets angrier.

I couldn't decide to go with:

1. How can that be possible?

or

2. That goes without saying.

Which do you like more?

[garbon]

Indeed, the President of the United States surely has nothing better to do than spend some quality times with his good friends Professor Gates.

I thought it was a good idea from the stance of a good PR move.  Takes attention away from failing healthcare reform and Obama's initial negative comments.

[Berkut]

Indeed, the President of the United States surely has nothing better to do than spend some quality times with his good friends Professor Gates.

I thought it was a good idea from the stance of a good PR move.  Takes attention away from failing healthcare reform and Obama's initial negative comments.

Yeah, it is actually a problem he can "do" something about.

Of course, he should ahve kept his mouth shut to begin with, but I do appreciate that he gives us there little insights into his true thinking from time to time.

[Eddie Teach]

Still glad you voted for the guy, Berkut? 

[Barrister]

I don't see how this was a bad move for Obama either.  It's a story in the news, we gets to actually do something to 'bridge the racial divide', and everyone seems happy at the end of the day.

There's a little room to criticize for wasting his time I suppose, but Presidents do far worse in terms of time wasting PR moves than this.