“Some dismissed the event as a mere photo op, but surely there is a place for symbolic gesture in the effort to instill in future generations the importance of facing racial difficulties with relaxed, respectful conversation. It seems that message is being received loud and clear. When asked what he learned this week, third-grader Billy Etherington, of Plano, Texas, said, ‘If you have fights or problems or whatever, you can usually fix them with drinking.’”
The Cartoon Lounge : The New Yorker
My own best beer talk line: “Obama should have ordered a Dos Equis; Lou Dobbs’s head would have exploded.”