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Media Gets Trashed On Too Much ‘Beer Summit’

Media Gets Trashed On Too Much 'Beer Summit'

VIDEO So, the President, a cop, and a Harvard professor walk into a bar...er, a picnic table. By this point you probably know the rest. Was there other news yesterday? Who knows. The Presidential "it's not a summit" "Beer Summit" dominated from morning to night. At one point CNN split the screen into six windows in order to cover all the angles, literally. And while cable took to the story like alcoholics to an open bar, print reporters all seemed slightly apologetic that they were devoting this much energy and attention to it. But devote they did. Especially after Joe Biden made an unexpected appearance requiring some quick on-the-spot investigating to determine what he was drinking (Buckley's, it's a non-alcoholic beer -- Biden doesn't drink), and Gates who threw a wrench into the best laid plans by opting for Sam Adams Light at the last minute. (more...)



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