[FRIAM] Who knew a good Coors head could make this shutdown hillarius

[Steven A Smith]

Glen -

Thanks for the GoogleFu help/instruction.   You have a good kit of go-to 
sources that I'm only hit or miss with, like OpenSecrets.org.

Tugging the threads you offered a little further, I was surprised to 
find that he is on the board of the World Affairs Council of America and 
former chairman of the San Antonio Branch.  I had never even heard of 
them, and the little bit of continued tugging suggests they are pretty 
neutral/non-partisan and *seem* to be honest players.   Unfortunately 
lots of people in this contemporary media-savvy culture seem to be able 
to present as non-partisan when they really aren't even close.   For 
example, I'd heard of Prager University before they started polluting my 
YouTube experience with their high production quality, seemingly 
progressive or at least not radical-right messaging which always 
devolves into some kind of devious right-wingnut twisting of the ideas 
being presented.   It doesn't take much searching around for find 
criticism of them, however, I could not find any description of this 
World Affairs Council that addressed how well they act out their 
non-partisanship.

I'm wondering if anyone here is familiar with them?   It is a mostly 
casual curiosity on my part, lead there by my maunderings about whether 
I'm supporting right-wing whackos with my beer $$ (when I buy Shiner).

- Steve

On 1/9/19 12:37 PM, uǝlƃ ☣ wrote:
> Just a little googly:
>
>    http://www.gambrinus.com/brands.html
>    https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?employ=Gambrinus
>    https://www.frostbank.com/leadership/carlos-alvarez
>
> FWIW, I drink Bridgeport all the time, regardless that I'm sending my money to TX.  (I'm also sending some of that money to the few employees here in Portland that I know work there.)  And I don't think Alvarez is a virulent type of Republican.  So, there's that, I guess.
>
> On 1/9/19 11:05 AM, Steven A Smith wrote:
>> Thanks a LOT Gil/Glen, NOW I'm thirsty for beer, and have been since I read it soon after you posted.
>>
>> Good writing & delivery as you noted, would we call this some kind of Beer Rebus?
>>
>> I do love the craft brew movement, but have to admit that my fridge has the remnants of a Shiner variety pack in it.  I do love me the Alien Amber, but only on tap... with Shiner Bock being my best substitute in a bottle.  I feel a tad guilty every time I buy a 12 of Shiner, what being it a product of the nominally uber-conservative state of Texas.  Of course, I have not a clue of the politics of the people making money from it's sale.  I do try to align my purchases (especially luxury goods) with my belief systems (if not outright politics) but it is surprising how often I realize I've lapsed in that awareness.