In Effort To Not Be Racist, Americans Become Xenophobic

I cannot help but notice, and point out the irony of this situation. In an effort to not be seen as racists, Americans have become xenophobic! Allow me to illustrate...

In the article, White House 'Beer Summit' Becomes Something of a Brouhaha, Americans are not happy with the choice of beer chosen by the participants in the "beer summit" called together by Obama, which consists of him, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr and Officer Crowley.

How so?

The president's plan to toss back a few cold ones with some high-profile guests at the White House has the American beer industry hopping mad.

It seems people are upset the President and friends are not drinking, American beer.

Late Wednesday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs hinted the presidential cooler will likely be stocked with what he understood to be the two guests' own personal favorites -- Red Stripe and Blue Moon.

"The president will drink Bud Light," Mr. Gibbs added.

The problem is that all three beers are products of foreign companies. Red Stripe is brewed by London-based Diageo PLC. Blue Moon is sold by a joint venture in which London-based SABMiller has a majority stake.

And Bud Light? It is made by Anheuser-Busch -- which is now known as Anseuser-Busch InBev NV after getting bought last year by a giant Belgian-Brazilian company.

Wo cares what kind of beer a guy drinks? Not everyone has the same likes and dislikes and when it comes to beers, that is every man's personal choice! There is no need to get xenophobic about it!

It gets better, look at these quotes:

Among rival brewers, the news fell flat. "We would hope they would pick a family-owned, American beer to lubricate the conversation," said Bill Manley, a spokesman for the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., a California-based brewer that happens to be family-owned.

Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer Co., which brews Samuel Adams, decried "the foreign domination of something so basic and important to our culture as beer."

I love the use of "foreign domination," it almost sounds like a war! Lubricate conversation? Is that what they call getting a buzz now? Alcoholics and those who promote alcohol use sure are funny when you don't drink.

Genesee Brewery, Rochester, N.Y., released a statement congratulating the president for having beer at the meeting but adding: "We just hope the next time the President has a beer, he chooses an American beer, made by American workers, and an American-owned brewery like Genesee."

Make no mistake, this is xenophobia at it's finest. A clear indication that America is still not only racist, but we still dislike foreigners! What a way to make even this event look bad. Embarrassing, but what do you expect from a bunch of alcoholics? if they act this way sober, you should hear what they say when they are drunk and behind closed doors...

But this is nothing new, even President Bush had names of desserts changed, what does old Bushy have against the French?

In general, the White House strives to showcase American food, wines and traditional concoctions at official meals and parties. Sometimes, even menu items with a foreign provenance are Americanized. In the George W. Bush White House, a favorite chocolate dessert was referred to not as a French-style soufflé, but as a "chocolate freedom."

Anyhow, a man's personal decision on what type of beer he drinks is his own business, and it is a shame that even in an event trying to bring people together and quell a bit of racism, Americans show their #1 characteristic, to hate and fear that what is different than our own. Which strikes at the heart of racism and xenophobia.

You people should be ashamed.