that might explain his recent sickness attributed to stomach problems... i'd be a little worried there if past allegations of his drinking are anything to go by and especially if hes mixing it with other medications he allegedly takes.. one sure recipe for disaster

Your source calls Mr. Bush a teatotaller I've never heard that before, I've heard alot of people call him an alcoholic though. I'm not really sure of ethier one.

Well it seems he possibly had an alcoholic drink to me, given the fact that he missed his morning appointment. This is not good if our President has taken up drinking again. I was worried about his alcoholism when he became president. Most alcoholics tend to be weak minded not strong willed and turn to the bottle for comfort. This is not what we need in a president.

theres a suggestion it may have been a brand called 'buckler' which is a low-alcohol (not no-alcohol) beer. thats a bit like an ex smoker just having one or two puffs of a cigarette isn't it?

to 'buckle' means to give in so buckler beer would be a good choice for some tea totaller to cave in with.

i would seriously question why an ex alcoholic who says he is tea totall is drinking low alcohol beer when there are plenty of non alcoholic drinks to hand.

also, would they REALLY make such a mistake as to serve water in wine glasses?

Actually if he is getting sick off of just one beer low alcohol or not. That would jive with him not drinking on a regular basis if he is an ex heavy drinker. If you dont drink for a long enough time you will find that even the smallest amount of alcohol will make you ill. You actually can develop an aversion to it.

Bush had to miss some of the meeting at the G8 Summit today, he had a “stomach ailment” Perhaps his queasiness was because he was slamming Beers with German Chancellor Andrea Merkel

I wouldn't really call that slamming beers lol especially if it's low-alcohol. But if he's a recovering alcoholic then he shouldn't really be drinking any form of beers, even if they're non-alcoholic.

Would this be so bad if he wasn't a recovering alcoholic?

It wouldn't matter. It's Bush, there will ALWAYS be someone ready to bash him over ANYTHING he does.

Originally posted by Zaphod58
It wouldn't matter. It's Bush, there will ALWAYS be someone ready to bash him over ANYTHING he does.

likewise, there will always be those who defend him whatever he does.

now you could go ahead and bash me, or whoever in general, and avoid the point of the thread story in that usual ats thread degeneration style, or you could give your views on what an ex alcoholic (who happens to be president of the us) would be doing drinking a low alcohol beer and whether you think its a good or bad thing for him to do.

It's not a low alcohol beer. It's "Warsteiner", one of my favorite German Beers and very easy to recognize.

George did the same thing last year, got drunk and started feeling up the German Chancellor at the G8.

Yeah, looks like "Warsteiner" to me too.

Nice beer and pretty strong too. Hic!

Great for decision making (not)!

So - first he was drinking Non-Alcoholic Beer (IN GERMANY!);

Then his tummy started hurting.

Hmmmmm, well it sounds kind of familiar after a friday night out (apart from that non-alcoholic beer!)



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well we know he cant pour a beer.
Look at the head on that,he'd just get a mouthful of froth!

ermmm...

can't Presidents drink beer?

*remembers something...*

oh, he was alcoholic once right?

can't stand bush myself but give it a rest.

he was a past alky so he can't have a beer now?
he's an adult. if the man wants a beer he can have one.

you think g dubbs never sips on congnac on the balcony with his hitter buds.
sure he does.

i think this is the first time i have ever stood up for him.
man had a beer. well holy crap stop the sun from shining.

there is no such thing as a former alcoholic... it just doesn't work that way... it is a metabolic thing and once in place, whether you drink or not, you will always be an alcoholic and it is a very bad thing for a non-drinking alcoholic to have even a near beer... it is usually a precursor to heavy drinking or binging again... so bush minor was sick... not good... there have been rumors around of him drinking again for some time.