A sure cure for "foot in the mouth". A cold refreshing beer. Earlier in the week,
President Obama stuck his foot in it big time when he accused Cambridge police of acting "stupidly". Whether he was ill advised, ill timed or just ill, the comment brought about negative reaction across the country where most people agreed that Obama should have kept his nose or in this case his foot out of it.
But the crafty Obama found a solution. Bring all the parties together for a beer.
The stupid policeman, the cranky professor (this sounds like something from Gilligans
Island) the Vice President and the President himself all sitting down for a beer to discuss the situation. The result:
Said Obama: "I have always believed that what brings us together is stronger than what pulls us apart. I am confident that has happened here tonight, and I am hopeful that all of us are able to draw this positive lesson from this episode."
And Obama is hailing his meeting with professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and policeman James Crowley as a "friendly, thoughtful conversation."
So there you have it the Gilligan's Island beer summit, everybody's happy. beer companies will be capitalizing on hopeful advertising opportunities and the country is left wondering, what will happen the next time the President sticks his foot in his mouth. Perhaps we will look back at this beer summit as being the secret to good government.
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