The Big Bad Wolff is No More

Not sure about champagne... (4.00 / 3)

but you can always crack open a good beer to celebrate!

And especially since it's from down your way... wouldn't an Arrogant Bastard be soooo fitting in this case?

:)

I know, you don't like those.

Anyways...

You'll be in The Land of Great Beer starting next week, so I'm sure you'll find at least one (or twenty!) worth celebrating the absence of Dennis Wolff to!

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 05:35:13 AM UTC

I love Arrogant Bastard! (4.00 / 3)

They often have it at the Celtic Bayou in Redmond, WA.

And good point, surely Jill meant a California sparkling wine. Champagne is imported from France.

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by: sarge in seattle @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 07:42:22 AM UTC

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Oh, so do I! (4.00 / 2)

I've made the offer many times before - I will trade San Diego a second round draft (draught?) pick and 3 Portland Beers To Be Named Later, for Stone's Arrogant Bastard.

No takers so far, though...

Don't blame 'em, it's a fantastic brew.  I'm having one right now, actually...

:)

By far my favorite non-PNW brew.  And that includes all the Dogfish Heads, of which I used to be (and still am) quite a fan, from my days back in Jersey...

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 08:59:43 AM UTC

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sure, sparkling wine, whatever (4.00 / 1)

something celebratory. Anything but Arrogant Bastard. I'll take a Stone Pale Ale though, or even a Stone IPA.

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 21:11:48 PM UTC

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Just a hunch... (4.00 / 4)

he'll turn up on K Street lobbying for the Big Milk Producers (git yer minds outta the gutter!).

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -- Calvin Trillin

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by: Youffraita @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 06:36:07 AM UTC

I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't (4.00 / 3)

got to work for the Wisconsin Livestock Consortium given the way he was pushing for NAIS at the NIAA's ID Info Expo a couple years ago. Why it's jest the besth thang since suliaced bread doncha know!

Regarding locavores as elitists - explain to me how supporting local business is elitist....

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by: Joanne Rigutto @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 11:44:09 AM UTC

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fortunately for us (4.00 / 3)

Unscrupulous people often prefer well-compensated work in the private sector to government jobs.  

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by: desmoinesdem @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 11:50:59 AM UTC

Yah, but the bad side of that (4.00 / 4)

is that they still have plenty of influence with public officials and you can't even fire them at election time, recall them before they're up for reelection, or put pressure on their elected boss.

Regarding locavores as elitists - explain to me how supporting local business is elitist....

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by: Joanne Rigutto @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 16:37:49 PM UTC

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now there's a market ...organic champagne (4.00 / 3)

I've never seen it..

I'm in PA....YEAH...he's gone..

Why would they want him in the Obama administration??

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by: LeeN @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 16:26:31 PM UTC

Well (4.00 / 3)

they took Tom Vilsack, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Gates, and a bunch of other corporatists, so I don't think taking this guy would be such a surprise.

Vote for yourself at www.ni4d.us!

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by: rossl @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 18:16:06 PM UTC

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not to mention Larry Summers nt (4.00 / 2)

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 21:12:31 PM UTC

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Do you have any idea (4.00 / 2)

who's gonna be Ag secretary in PA now?

Vote for yourself at www.ni4d.us!

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by: rossl @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 18:15:05 PM UTC

It mighta said it in the article (4.00 / 1)

I linked to, but it wasn't a name that was terribly familiar to me.

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 21:12:53 PM UTC

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