Comments on: Beer & Campaign Politics

By: Bob Skilnik

Bob Skilnik — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:09:34 +0000

Jay,

Like Jim Randell above, you know that I too am an avid reader of your blog and a true fanof what you do. I just hate when politics gets mixed with beer, a political Black & Tan approach if you will, that often fails when the layers fail to remain seperated.

There’s so much about beer to be talked about. Unless it’s issues of thing like neo-prohbitionism, or laws about drinking ages as such, if politics slip into the conversation, especially during election years, I have to turn away.

I’ve always held the credo, especially when drinking with folks I know professionally or maybe doing a bit of business with, to avoid discussing the old standards, politics and religion.

It helps make the beer go down so much easier.

Bob

By: Jim Randell

Jim Randell — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:39:30 +0000

Among the folks who are rich and pretend to be or care about the litter fellers are numbered Hillary and Barak, so the point, generally, is the politicos get or are already rich whilst pretending to care for the little guy. Now “that’s” rich inceed! Gnerally, however, I’d personally much prefer that beer be the one subject into which the horrors of our presidential process do not intrude…. A subject away from the madding crowd if you will…… and if you won’t I’m an avid reader anyway. Cheers!

By: J

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:57:22 +0000

Sheesh, okay I took republican out of the title. The point of the story is a political candidate whose whole campaign is called “the straight talk express” won’t disclose where all his money is coming from, hiding it with his wife. That’s the first point of the story. That she made her money with her father’s beer distributorship I found interesting. You didn’t? Well, sorry about that — they can’t all be winners, I guess. The second is that the people who work hard and make lots of money then try to pretend they’re aren’t rich and powerful in order to avoid taxes, characterizing themselves as plain family folks while in reality they’re multimillionaires.

By: Bob Skilnik

Bob Skilnik — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:30:14 +0000

I’m not sure what the point of this story is.

Is it a bad thing to work hard and make money, and if so be it, a lot of money? And what’s with the word “Republican” in the headline? I agree with Thomas; maybe “Beer and Campaigns” would be more accurate.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:15:41 +0000

I don’t see much what you wrote is about ‘Republican Politics’ it doesn’t deal with political party issues. Beer and Presidential Candidate would have been more accurate statement. Or even ‘Beer and Campaigns’ would be more accurate. Though really, who cares at worst case it won’t change much of how the Feds look at beer issues and at best we might have someone better because of it. But being from Arizona and known what McCain actually works on I think status quo is the more realistic option.