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1/15/2009

Pepsi: Isn’t Obama the Greatest?!?! (Alternate Title: No Pepsi, Coke)

Filed under: General — Patterico @ 10:29 pm

Via Hot Air, it’s another reason to drink Coke instead of Pepsi. (The first reason is that Pepsi tastes like sugar-flavored battery acid.)

Comments (51)

51 Comments

It’s a joke. So many people (read: libs) are going to be so disappointed when they realize that he is — and ALWAYS has been — just another politician.

Comment by Icy Texan — 1/15/2009 @ 10:52 pm
It is kinda crazy how intense the adoration is. Can’t they at least wait and see what Obama does first?

So far he’s changed nothing at all. He promising to do the same stuff Bush did, but maybe spend more on some of it (just as Mccain would).

but hey, I’m actually pretty upbeat that Obama isn’t undoing bush’s great policies. Will Obama ever get scrutiny?

Comment by Joco — 1/15/2009 @ 10:58 pm
That is the part that irritates me. I knew—and BO knew—that he wasn’t going to deliver any of the Hope and Change nonsense.

And STILL people are buying into this.

Suddenly, things that GWB wanted that were terrible are now wonderful and practical ideas from BO. Puh-leeze.

I often hear how “stupid” Republicans are from some “progressives.” Well, I call more projection on that one.

Sweetness and Light doth not emanate from Chicago politics. Even from its brooding omnipresence.

Comment by Eric Blair — 1/15/2009 @ 11:14 pm
Amen, brother-man. Amen.

Comment by JD — 1/15/2009 @ 11:27 pm
As some liberals have done, I admit to recently giving Obama some slack too (but, in my case, coming from a rightist POV) — for finding it hard to be too cynical towards the upcoming president (in spite of my knowledge of what a flake he is) — for meeting the other day with several well-known conservatives. Of course, my reaction is for reasons that are totally opposite to the “slack” coming from liberals.

But when all is said and done, I think this brief assessment probably is going to be more accurate than not:

Howard Kurtz, Washington Post:

Liberal Web sites tended to cut Obama some slack for courting the media’s right flank, but some conservatives were suspicious. Right Wing News said Obama is “making a P.R. move by making meaningless nods to the right so that when he supports policies that Lenin would blanch at, he can come back and say, ‘Sure, I ran a trillion dollar deficit, got rid of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and stopped the building of the border fence — but I ate dinner with George Will! See? It all balances out! I’m a moderate!’ ”

Comment by Mark — 1/15/2009 @ 11:34 pm
“Suddenly, things that GWB wanted that were terrible are now wonderful and practical ideas from BO. Puh-leeze.”

Hey, I’ll take as much of that as I can get.

Comment by Patterico — 1/15/2009 @ 11:55 pm
Patterico, what’re you, nuts!? Everybody knows that Pepsi rulez!

Hey, any beverage company that’s willing to set Michael Jackson on fire is all right by me…

That said, the new logo is way too ghey for me, and Whiskey Foxtrot Tango is Mtn Dew!!?

Comment by Casey — 1/16/2009 @ 12:01 am
Best to live by that old WWII ditty quoted below.

“Pepsi Cola hits the spot. 12 full ounces, thats a lot. tastes like vinegar looks like ink, pour it down the kitchen sink.”

Comment by Paul Albers — 1/16/2009 @ 2:46 am
I think the Obama faithful in the media and Hollywood want his stature to at least that of Reagan. Lots of jealousy about how revered Reagan is and an unabashed willingness to help “write the script” to give Obama similar status.
Of course what they miss is that Reagan earned that stature and much of the acknowledgement came after he left office.

Comment by voiceofreason2 — 1/16/2009 @ 4:20 am
“It is kinda crazy how intense the adoration is. Can’t they at least wait and see what Obama does first?”

It really is a testament to how Bush left the country feeling.

“I knew—and BO knew—that he wasn’t going to deliver any of the Hope and Change nonsense. ”

There are signs of change. Change.gov is a good first step, for example.

Comment by imdw — 1/16/2009 @ 4:49 am
OMG, Barack has a website. Change we can believe in !!!

It is always Bush’s fault folks. imdw said so.

Comment by JD — 1/16/2009 @ 5:26 am
To me nothing beats the old coke in the green 6 oz. bottles. That or RC Cola. Never tried Jolt with twice the caffeine and sugar but a diabetic friend guzzles it with abandon.

When will the tobacco industry use Jugs’ cool smoking image to promote sales of ciggies?

Hasn’t octogenarian studmeister Hefner drank Pepsi in copious quantities for decades?

Anyway O! is on notice from ImADamnNutJob. Let’s see how he and super SecState her Thighness handle all that foreign intrigue.

Comment by aoibhneas — 1/16/2009 @ 5:50 am
Disappointed that no one has acknowledged Patterico’s nod to classic SNL (”No coke, Pepsi”) here reversed for the sake of the point he is making.

Comment by Icy Texan — 1/16/2009 @ 6:16 am
Good, lord, I wonder if my Tiger Beat cover is more prescient than parody.

Comment by Darleen — 1/16/2009 @ 6:24 am
“Pepsi tastes like sugar-flavored battery acid.” C’mon, knock off the hyperbole! It doesn’t taste THAT good.

Comment by gp — 1/16/2009 @ 7:00 am
Disappointed that no one has acknowledged Patterico’s nod to classic SNL

Some of us aren’t that old…

Comment by Scott Jacobs — 1/16/2009 @ 7:09 am
The best example of the double standard so far is the cost of the inauguration. Being a lefty means you never have to remember what you said last year.

Comment by Mike K — 1/16/2009 @ 7:16 am
Re: #16
I resemble that remark. *Sigh*

Comment by Icy Texan — 1/16/2009 @ 7:33 am
Sorry Icy… I couldn’t help myself.

Comment by Scott Jacobs — 1/16/2009 @ 7:35 am
oh hell no! I saw a Pepsi commerical last week and the revised logo and my first thought was “this sure looks like a Obama commercial”. Hope in a can. Change in a (plastic) bottle. Oh how inspirational.

While I prefer Pepsi, I think I will give Coke my money. Though I figure it won’t be long before Coke goes to the dark side with their new revised theme song:

Chorus:
I’d like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I’d like to give the world some “hope”
And keep it company
“Change” – That’s the real thing.

What the world wants today
(Barack Obama in the background)
Is the real thing

Comment by tango — 1/16/2009 @ 7:48 am
a complete listing of brands can be found here.

Frito Lay, Quaker Oats, Gatorade and Tropicana are all included.

/no more Rice a Roni @ our house.

Comment by redc1c4 — 1/16/2009 @ 7:57 am
Hopey Changey Product Placey

Comment by Icy Texan — 1/16/2009 @ 8:24 am
Disappointed that no one has acknowledged Patterico’s nod to classic SNL (”No coke, Pepsi”) here reversed for the sake of the point he is making.

Johnny’s Grill, where Belushi probably picked that up*, is still at the corner of Kedzie and Logan Boulevards in Chicago’s Logan Square but the demographic has changed a lot since that time so you might not hear it now. My local Tony’s has Mexican Coke, made with sugar and not corn syrup, for the afficionados, in a neighborhood where you are not afraid to get out of your car.

*No, it was not Billy Goat Tavern. Sianis stole it from Belushi and not the other way around.

Comment by nk — 1/16/2009 @ 8:26 am
After saying “no Coke, Pepsi” dozens of times, there actually was one episode where someone asked for Pepsi and Belushi said, “No Pepsi, Coke.”

Comment by Official Internet Data Office — 1/16/2009 @ 8:40 am
Question is, what will they say now when a Chicago Democrat pol walks in?

Comment by Icy Texan — 1/16/2009 @ 8:42 am
And then the Left wonders where we get all this “Cult of Personality” stuff from………….

Comment by Techie — 1/16/2009 @ 8:43 am
Question is, what will they say now when a Chicago Democrat pol walks in?

Richard Mell, Blagojevich’s father-in-law, would stop by there after he bought his newspaper from me. I don’t know that he still does. I doubt it.

So would the neignborhood bookie (not Blagojevich, someone else). He was my steadiest customer for the Racing Form, Green Sheet, and for the last digits of the Final Markets.

Comment by nk — 1/16/2009 @ 9:06 am
And Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts.

America runs on Dunkin — and Coke.

Comment by rightwingprof — 1/16/2009 @ 9:44 am
One of the best uses for Pepsi is cleaning rifle barrels. Really cuts the powder residue. Another reason to drink beer.

Comment by Barsinister — 1/16/2009 @ 10:02 am
“…and STILL people are buying into this…”

That’s because hope-n-change are all those people have. Like the Ill Gov’s job is all RodBlago will ever have, so he (and they) are going to cling like remoras on a shark.

They’re like Wile E. Coyote, suspended in midair over the canyon arms and legs furiously pumping — it’s when they open their eyes and look down that they plunge to the bottom.

Comment by furious — 1/16/2009 @ 10:22 am
nk,

I just read a book about the Billy Goat, and it never mentioned Johnny’s in Logan Square. I used to love going to the Billy Goat under Michigan Ave., which had 2 draft beer choices – Schlitz and Schlitz Dark. Good stuff. The newer one, back by the stadium where the original Billy Goat was, lacks personality. Can you believe that they opened one in Washington DC?

As for ‘no fries – chips’ and ‘no pepsi – coke’ – What, now I have to read another book?

Comment by carlitos — 1/16/2009 @ 11:37 am
Change.gov is a good first step, for example.

Funniest line here in days.

My local Tony’s has Mexican Coke, made with sugar and not corn syrup, for the afficionados

When I first picked up a few 6 – ounce bottles of Mexican Coke at the local Delray supermarket in my hood, I was amazed at how much it resembled the soft drinks from my youth, before all that artificial crap was put in. There’s no comparison, and the added cost is well worth it – real glass bottles, too.

Comment by Dmac — 1/16/2009 @ 2:19 pm
BTW, if you’re really interested in reading about how Billy Goat’s became famous, read Mike Royko’s old columns on the place – truly hilarious.

Comment by Dmac — 1/16/2009 @ 2:20 pm
FWIW, I always remembered the Coke bottles as being seven-onces, not six.
I always thought that Pepsi got it’s big marketing surge when they went to a twelve-once bottle,
but I always appreciated Joannie Summers more.

Comment by AD — 1/16/2009 @ 2:47 pm
This is a direct quote given by the CEO of Pepsi:

“Remember that the middle finger — the United States — always stands out. If you’re smart, if you exhibit emotional intelligence as well as academic intelligence, if you ascribe positive intent to all your actions on the international business stage, this can be a great advantage. But if you aren’t careful — if you stomp around in a tone-deaf fog like the ignoramus in Beijing — it will also get you in trouble. And when it does, you will have only yourself to blame” Indra Nooyi PepsiCo CEO

She has made other comments critical of the USA and the American business community and male business old boy network.

Comment by St Clair — 1/16/2009 @ 2:51 pm
“Never tried Jolt with twice the caffeine and sugar but a diabetic friend guzzles it with abandon.”

Not for long!

Comment by GM Roper — 1/16/2009 @ 2:53 pm
My local Tony’s has Mexican Coke, made with sugar and not corn syrup, for the afficionados

Some Smart&Final markets carry the 12-ounce Mexican imports in bottles, $20/case of 24.

Those of you who remember Coca-Cola from before New Coke will be surprised to learn that “Coke Classic” isn’t the same as Old Coke. Mexican Coca-Cola is. The taste is unmistakable.

Of course, New Coke happened because Coke was trying to be more like Pepsi. Bet you that happens in politics, too.

Comment by Kevin Murphy — 1/16/2009 @ 3:13 pm
When I go into restaurants and order Pepsi, they generally ask “Will Coke do?” My response is “second-rate will do.”

But I miss 7-Up Gold. That was a good break from the heavy colas.

Comment by John Hitchcock — 1/16/2009 @ 3:16 pm
“(The first reason is that Pepsi tastes like sugar-flavored battery acid.)”

- Patterico

“Malted battery acid” (unless by some freak accident both you and Berkeley Breathed compared the taste of Pepsi to battery acid… at which point I would start to wonder where the two of you bought such delicious battery acid).

Comment by Leviticus — 1/16/2009 @ 5:40 pm
pepsi tastes like expired coca cola. How many fans do we have in the house?

Comment by love2008 who will now be known as Emperor7 — 1/16/2009 @ 8:02 pm
Coca Cola is a second-rate substitute for Pepsi Cola. Even the old glass bottles of Coca Cola were second-rate. They couldn’t twist the bottles while forming the grooves.

Comment by John Hitchcock — 1/16/2009 @ 8:11 pm
But the Bubble-Up bottles were way groovier than the 7-Up bottles.

Comment by John Hitchcock — 1/16/2009 @ 8:12 pm
When I was a child, I spoke as a child – and preferred Pepsi. After I became an adult, well – there you go.

Comment by Dmac — 1/17/2009 @ 7:20 am
I tasted the Pepsi in Baby Bear’s glass, too sweet.

I sampled Papa Bear’s Coke, too harsh and acidic. Or maybe it was the two fingers of rum?

But the RC in Mama Bear’s ice-filled chest was just right.

Comment by allan — 1/17/2009 @ 8:04 am
I personally preferred Dr. Pepper among all the others. Still do, when available.

Comment by Dmac — 1/17/2009 @ 8:10 am
“She has made other comments critical of the USA and the American business community and male business old boy network.”

Imagine that. Pepsi. Opposite of Georgia based coke, critiquing the male old boy network.

Comment by imdw — 1/17/2009 @ 9:31 am
Okay, Coke is much better than Pepsi. But Diet Pepsi is way better than Diet Coke could hope to be. Dunno why that is but there you have it.

Fortunately for purposes of this Obama related thing, I usually drink the cheapo off brands of both.

Comment by no one you know — 1/17/2009 @ 10:09 am
The only really good Diet Coke is the Caffeine Free.

Comment by AD — 1/17/2009 @ 10:12 am
All those colas are garbage and better used for cleaning things. I think I posted this healthy alternate soda recipe here some time back:

Dream Soda
Two ounces of almond milk
Two ounces of acai liquid
One teaspoon of organic clover honey
Six ounces of unflavored sparkling water (such as San Pellegrino)

Gently stir first three ingredients together and top with sparkling water.

Comment by aoibhneas — 1/17/2009 @ 10:36 am
Walmart Diet is pretty good.

Comment by Da'Shiznit — 1/17/2009 @ 10:39 am
The only diet soda I could stand used to be Fresca and now even that tastes like crap with the chemical aftertaste. I haven’t even seen the small green bottles of tasty coke since I left suburban Philly.

http://www.mexgrocer.com has a variety of mexican sodas though and they have Inca Kola from Peru which is licensed by Coke and was available in Ct. Anyway Inca whipped both Coke and Pepsi in Peru. It looks like Mountain Dew, but I hope it doesn’t taste like that bilge water.

Comment by aoibhneas — 1/17/2009 @ 10:53 am