Sorting things out with a beer

[mikechandler]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8176925....

Fair play to Obama here, a race row threatening to boil over and he invites the two people at the centre of it to the White House for a beer and a chat. Seems like quite a reasonable way of dealing with this from what I have read.

[Digga]

mikechandler said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8176925....

Fair play to Obama here, a race row threatening to boil over and he invites the two people at the centre of it to the White House for a beer and a chat. Seems like quite a reasonable way of dealing with this from what I have read.

Should have invited them to the gym and given them a pair of boxing gloves each.

There's only one way to find out who's right; FIGHT!

[Eric Mc]

I volunteer to pop over to the White Hose - bring some nice English Real Ales with me and try to persuade Obama not to axe NASA's plans for a return to the moon.

[Digga]

Eric Mc said:

I volunteer to pop over to the White Hose - bring some lethal, twig filled 8% English Real Ales with me and try to persuade Obama to invade France.

EFA

[Eric Mc]

Digga said:

Eric Mc said:

I volunteer to pop over to the White Hose - bring some lethal, twig filled 8% English Real Ales with me and try to persuade Obama to invade France.

EFA

Why?

[Digga]

Eric Mc said:

Digga said:

Eric Mc said:

I volunteer to pop over to the White Hose - bring some lethal, twig filled 8% English Real Ales with me and try to persuade Obama to invade France.

EFA

Why?

Just because I was having an Al Murray "Pub Landlord" moment.

None intended.

[Eric Mc]

Fair enough.

I thought Obama was trying to mend fences with the French - so a couple of bottles of English Real Ale might not be the best diplomatic move. Maybe a few bottle of Biers d'Alscace would do the trick.

[wombat172a]

[Eric Mc]

Which one is Sarkozy?

[Balmoral Green]

Obama screwed up on this, and he knows it. He jumped in far too soon and this is the best he can do by way of an apology, other than a complete retraction, to the cop he prematurely maligned.

Race card played 100% by the Prof

[Uncle Fester]

Quite the Harold Wilson touch hasn’t he. What happened to the sandwiches? Perhaps he should try sorting out the Middle East problems next.

I wonder what they’d say to the offer of a few beers and some nice ham sandwiches.

[Jimbeaux]

Eric Mc said:

I volunteer to pop over to the White Hose - bring some nice English Real Ales with me and try to persuade Obama not to axe NASA's plans for a return to the moon.

[Tadite]

Balmoral Green said:

Obama screwed up on this, and he knows it. He jumped in far too soon and this is the best he can do by way of an apology, other than a complete retraction, to the cop he prematurely maligned.

Race card played 100% by the Prof

I agree. He spoke without thinking and thought up a decent way to try to deal with the firestorm.

[Jimbeaux]

Tadite said:

Balmoral Green said:

Obama screwed up on this, and he knows it. He jumped in far too soon and this is the best he can do by way of an apology, other than a complete retraction, to the cop he prematurely maligned.

Race card played 100% by the Prof

I agree. He spoke without thinking and thought up a decent way to try to deal with the firestorm.

To cover his own a$$.

[Tadite]

Jimbeaux said:

To cover his own a$$.

And because it was the right thing to do. He made a mistake and owned up to it. I can't remember to many politicians doing that....

[Jimbeaux]

Tadite said:

Jimbeaux said:

To cover his own a$$.

And because it was the right thing to do. He made a mistake and owned up to it. I can't remember to many politicians doing that....

IMO, he did it for his benefit, not the good of the country. That is what all politicians do, cover their a$$. However, it was a good move and good damage control.