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| O'bama drains a pint, wins Irish praise |
| 2011-05-24 |
| Downing a Guinness is a rite of passage for any visitor to Ireland, but too often the VIPs, including some U.S. presidents, disappoint the Emerald Isle. Not President Barack Obama. He may be criticized for taking too long to make up his mind at times, but he didn't hesitate Monday when offered a pint of the dark brew. Obama downed it in four slurps and won cheers across Ireland for it. "The president actually killed his pint! He gets my vote," said Christy O'Sullivan, "he's the first president I've actually seen drink the black stuff like he's not ashamed of something." But on Monday, an American president finally savored his pint the way a local expects. Audiences watching the moment - deliciously drawn out by Obama for close to a minute - shouted encouragement at their TVs and cheered as he took a hearty swallow and polished it off. Mrs. Obama drank her half-pint, then got behind the bar herself and pulled two pints. A minute? That's not much of a slam. Besides, O'bama is an elite and detests the little people. Why would he want to win their praise? Obama even ended up with a bit of a frosty moustache, another trademark of tackling a creamy-headed stout. "I tried one of these and I realized it tastes so much better here than it does in the states," he said. "What I realized was that you guys, you're keeping all the best stuff here." Tasteless buttering up of the natives. Europeans like to brag about their wonderful beers but the truth is a hell of a lot of excellent beer is made in America these days. Wouldn't expect O'bama to know that, or broadcast it if he did. |
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