Budweiser, the beer that presents itself as part of our national heritage, is running a series of anti-U.S. ads in Europe during the World Cup.
The spots present Americans as idiots. “We’ve come all the way from the U.S. of A. to the quaint town of Germany to bring you all the kicks, tackles and field goals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup,” announce ersatz commentators. Trinidad and Tobago, they assert, are two separate teams.
Kicking the U.S. during a time of war, when our troops are fighting an enemy who believes drinking beer is a sin … could the Anheuser-Busch corporation stoop any lower? Next time you hear someone order a Bud, ask them why they hate America.
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Of course, next time somebody orders a Budweiser, you could also ask them why they hate beer. It’s not so much beer as beer-flavored water.
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And let’s not lose sight of which ex-Yale cheerleader’s decisions make it a market winner to hate America. It’s been a long slide down from ich bin ein Berlinier.
Yes indeed, made with rice and prepared in tanks with a few bags of wood chips (thus the “beechwood aged”). Useful information on the chemical composition of Budweiser here and reviews from beer experts here. But well-made or botched, flavorful or watered, I think we should at least be able to ask for a bit of patriotism from America’s “King of Beers” instead of a $40-million international flag burning.
When I was in Ireland two years ago, we went into several pubs where the only people NOT drinking Bud were us silly Americans. I heard the same from a friend currently living in Brussells.
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Apparently, Budweiser is the “chic” beverage of choice for twenty-something Europeans. I suppose that explains the Jerry Lewis and David Hasselhoff phenomona!!!
Is Budweiser going the way of the Dixie Chicks? Pretty soon no one will be allowed to criticize, question or poke fun at the government, America, or Americans as long as we are “AT WAR”.
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Are we liberals, progressives or whatever we call ourselves now joining the Bush/Cheney doctrine of crushing dissent and opinion or jokes? I hope not.
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And before anyone boycotts my comments or posts: Viva America!!
all BMGers should drink the new and reinvented Narragansett beer. Cheaper, better, and not out throwing money to the political winds.
I don’t work for them, I just really like the stuff when I can’t drink pricey micros. See my write-up at http://www.eatworcester.com.
But I couldn’t find the write-up. Amen to supporting local brews. I trust they don’t hate America?
Thanks for the compliment, and here’s my write-up on Narragansett past and present.
I should hope so! Thanks for the link.
And if you mix up the letters in “Budweiser hates America,” you get, “Rise, bud–we hate America!” It’s so clear…
the next time you meet a member of monty python, ask them why they hate britain.
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2. The last time I checked, we had not declared War – the Constitution clearly requires a 75% vote by both houses – an extraordinary requirement that is repeated only in the case of amending the Constitution itself, so strongly did the Founders feel. So, the phrase “traitor” is out of place.
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3. Unless of course we’re talking about the Global War on Beer (GWOB), which began here in the United States and in which Anheuser-Busch itself is a major player.