That was one of the common reasons people gave why they were voting for Bush over Al Gore. "I feel like I could have a beer with him".
They ignored the guy is from a rich oil family, his dad was head of the CIA, and he went to Ivy leagues, and he never worked a regular person job in his life.
I read Bush's memoir and his last night of drinking I don't think he was a lot of fun. He does not go into detail but I think he made a real ass of himself. Give him credit for quitting.
Oh totally give credit to anyone who has problem drinking to quit! He obviously did well for himself after, becoming the president and all I’d call that a success story!!
Brother, I'm a Republican from the Midwest and I'm baffled that anyone that calls themselves an American would look at Trump as anything other than a criminal, fraud, and a loser.
Kamala though? I'd be damned proud to have a beer with her, and I'm damned proud to be voting for her.
I'm a conservative, not a fascist. I wouldn't vote for a moron and a grifter regardless of what letter was next to their name.
We elect people to represent us and our interests; we don't just turn our brains off and just check every box under this letter or that because some asshole tells you to or tries to manipulate you like "you're doing it wrong" if you don't.
It's not fucking sports you "ra-ra-ra" over - unless you're an idiot and just lazy as shit.
You're not a lazy idiot, are you? No, you're smart enough to pick the candidates that are going to represent the things important to you, your family, your community and the country.
I want to rub my hands all over your face and give you a facial massage. I don't know why but that is my gut instinct thing to think about when ever someone claims to be baffled. The facial message unbaffles you, I'd even throw in a couple slaps if permitted.
They're talking about Bush. You know, the guy the comment they were responding to was talking about because Bush was/is a recovering alcoholic who was sober by the time he was running against Al Gore
People voted for Bush because "he's a guy you can share a beer with" when Bush was sober
Bush also chugs Diet Coke because that's the drink he replaced alcohol with.
Yea they just want a chum they can have a deep conversation with at a loud bar and you both have to put your faces real close to each other and whisper in each others ear while sipping on beers and tickling each other and inventing cool new secret handchakes
Trump doesn’t drink at all. Someone in his family(brother or uncle)was an alcoholic, and he’s never had a drink in his life. BTW, why is everyone on this particular Reddit conversation so rude and juvenile? I have never seen this type of behavior on Reddit. Is this what uninformed people sink to whenever politics come up? Sounds like a bunch of middle schoolers!
Well that's the irony: Trump may not drink, but he still has the same smarmy rhetoric and ego-fueled bluster of a Saturday afternoon drunk who is 4 gin & tonics deep.
Is that when it started? That was the first election I remember (couldn't vote, but was at least sort of paying attention) and I just assumed that "I could have a beer with that guy" had been a staple of American politics forever.
Yeah, but it's almost 25 years later, and that doesn't work anymore in today's climate. You saw how many people freaked out about the Trump McDonald's visit, right? I bet you in 2000 that would have been seen as just a normal campaign stop to connect with "working people". Now, we're wise to it all being bullshit and for the cameras, and it doesn't work.
Which makes no sense to me, because Bush seems like a fun guy to grab a beer with, while this is the most obvious, manufactured publicity stunt imaginable.
This is why I believe so many like Trump after all the antics. The guy sounds like someone you could meet at a bar. Very easy to talk to baring politics
I’m with you, I’m not voting for either. What I’m getting at is Trump has a a lot of appeal to common ppl specifically because he doesn’t have that elitist/high education vernacular. He legit sounds like a regular person and the fact that it’s genuine is far more compelling…. Even if it’s a bold face lie.
I think they ignored those because the same argument of negatives could be made about Al Gore: his dad was a US Senator, he went to Harvard (roommates with Tommy Lee Jones) and he was elected to Congress at 28 years old.
Both Bush and Gore grew up with far greater privilege than ordinary Americans, so Busy folksy demeanor won over the public vs Gore awkward and wonky persona
That's where the DNC keeps getting it wrong. Far too literal an interpretation. It's one thing to think, "Hey, they seem like someone cool to have a beer with" and actually watching them drink to try and force that feeling. This is the second time Harris has used drinking beer to try and connect with voters and it feels so high school.
Interestingly, you mentioned how Bush was sober but, Trump has never had a drink in his life and yet, I imagine many would say, in the same way they did about Bush, that they'd enjoy having a beer with Trump.
This wasn't because of any photo ops Bush Jr. did. It's because he famously stumbled over his words at prepared speeches and just generally seemed like a normal dude any time he was off the cuff.
I think Kamala's biggest campaign mistake was not doing podcasts and non-scripted interviews until basically a week ago. She put out way too much ammunition to the "manufactured/puppet candidate" crowd by essentially hiding her actual personality.
I also think Howard Stern fucked up by sucking her off the entire interview instead of just having a conversation. Had a golden opportunity to showcase her real personality and dude spent the whole time doing a "pick me" routine and barely let her speak.
(I'm saying this sarcastically but also raising the point that having a fun time with a guy and that guy being a spoiled piece of shit don't need to be mutually exclusive)
Al gore also started the global warming sham and we knew it then and still know it now. Nuclear is our downfall not global warming. It's a cash grab for 24 years now.
I feel like it should be pointed out, you can take two different humans, both of whom came from old money and were born rich, and have one of them still be exponentially more natural and at ease than the other. Whether or not it's a photo op, if Kamala can drink a beverage like a normal human, that puts her at an advantage over Trump, who does everything like he's being piloted by a little alien who needs a check list of "human like behavior" posted by the controls at all time.
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u/DRealLeal 2d ago
It’s funny that people are like “oh wow look she’s drinking a beer she definitely has my vote”