It’s a start, at least. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney this evening announced that the most transparent administration ever will bow to public pressure and release the recipe for its home-brewed Honey Ale — if enough people log on and sign a petition.
The petition is indeed real and has a goal of 25,000 signatures. It’s hosted on the White House’s “We the People” site, which promises to give “all Americans a way to engage their government on the issues that matter to them.”
Flip-flop alert! Just hours before, Carney had said he wasn’t aware of any plans to release the recipe.
No White House Honey Ale recipe will be released — even despite petitions and Freedom of Information Act requests (!) http://t.co/IY9xWqg4
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 23, 2012
Who knew it was so easy to tap into White House secrets with just a petition?
https://twitter.com/nicjain/status/238789084796055552
https://twitter.com/twombles96/status/238792881131905024
.@PressSec Forget the WH beer recipe. Release the college transcripts and passport information.
— Randy Spangler (@RandySpangler) August 24, 2012
@PressSec @wethepeople I think Obama's college transcripts would be interesting. SS #, foreign national etc
— PieMan (@Pieman211) August 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/KarlSiemsen/status/238796177699659776
https://twitter.com/MeanwhileinDC/status/238794812260753408
https://twitter.com/MBGlenn/status/238803456838750209
If you can’t wait for the petition to reach the threshold, others are offering alternative recipes.
Save you the trouble,
1. Water
2. Sugar
3. Koolaid
@PressSec: Got a Q today on @wethepeople petition asking us to share WH beer recipe:— Thom (@tatt2d) August 24, 2012
@PressSec @wethepeople @whitehouse How about a recipe for jobs!
— David Cook (@dcook2006) August 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/jmbrown1955/status/238788401158029312
@PressSec @wethepeople now that the economy is fixed we can move on to beer!
— Walter White (@HeizenbergBB) August 24, 2012
For now, at least, it seems you have to drink it to find out what’s in it. But what should we call it? Let’s consult Twitter for some #ObamaBeerNames.
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/238795867337916417
#ObamaBeerNames Blame Busch
— Razor (@hale_razor) August 24, 2012
#ObamaBeerNames Bitter Clinger #tcot
— Reaganesque (@TheReaganWay) August 24, 2012
Fosters Dependency #ObamaBeerNames
— Kathy Wilkins-Jones (@KwjKathy) August 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/COTeaTweets/status/238803364228509696
https://twitter.com/EgoAenigma/status/238801230724476928
Throws Like a St Pauli Girl #ObamaBeerNames
— Area Man (@lheal) August 24, 2012
#ObamaBeerNames The Audacity of Hops
— Scott (@croncrete) August 24, 2012
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