Reply #1: They got used to the

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5 second sound-byte from shrub and those with short attention spans and poor vocabularies found they could relate. Remember these are the same idiots that thought shrubbo was a guy you could enjoy a beer with. People with some modicum of intelligence prefer a leader that understands and comprehends complex issues rather than some dude you'd like to have a beer with.

Obama kind of looks like a lightweight in the beer drinking world anyway, far too healthy of a guy, probably drinks light beer. I'd likely drink him under the table and that could turn into a nasty incident in the morning papers. ;-)