8/7/2009, 10:57 am
AP BURBANK, Calif. - Riding on the success of last month's "Beer Summit," President Barack Obama utilized the same winning negotiation technique by sending former President Bill Clinton for a round of beers with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, so that the two world leaders could share a few chuckles and discuss the release of two American journalists imprisoned for playing peek-a-boo on Kim Jong-Il's property.

Released female journalist: He's really into strange things. God, I'll never be able unsee those things!

You don't buy beer, you rent it.

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On how President Clinton was chosen: "It had to be someone who is diplomatic, dresses nice, and can hold his beer," Obama recalled during the Q&A. "After all, you don't buy beer, you rent it. So I could only see one man right for this task - Slick... I mean my Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's husband."
"The real difficulty was deciding what to name our new venture," Obama admitted with a charming smile. "It was a long, time consuming decision. So I decided that anyone who wanted to name it had to put five dollars in the pot, write a suggestion with their name on a piece of paper, and put it into a hat. Beer Summit! That's the winner. Kudos and $35 go out to HUD Secretary Donovan for the imagination and lovely penmanship.""We're even thinking about expanding the program," the President continued. "Offer pretzels, chips and dip, maybe even Chex Mix. What? Hot Wings? Slow down, slow down. That may be taking it a bit too fast now. With something like that, you have the 'Spiciness Equation' to worry about... and napkins... and maybe more than one beer... it's all really too complicated to get into right now without first knowing if A + B equals C. See? Now, don't get me wrong, the possibilities are endless. Just right at this moment, we want to keep it simple before we know if we need to put another 100 billion in it or 150."
Asked about the upcoming Beer Summit, Bill Clinton stated, "I want to make it clear: we don't deal with tyrants and terrorists; we have dinner and a movie. Maybe a glass or two of Thunderbird. Go halfsies on a hooker. And, of course, a beer. But no deals whatsoever."
Clinton cited logistical difficulties, explaining that "Due to the lack of cell phone reception in North Korea, we weren't able to actually talk to (Kim Jong-Il), so we're just going over to surprise him. Does anyone here know if he likes Coors or Bud?"
The beer finally chosen was Lucky Lager. "There was a sale at Circle K," said Clinton. "Always trying to save the American taxpayers some money, that's me."
After former president Clinton returned home with the two American prisoners, President Obama praised the success of his foreign policy as he read the following message from his new teleprompter: "There's just no telling just how far we can take this. We can achieve peace in the Middle East. Imagine, if you will, Muslim and Jew, with beer in hand. And me in the middle, topping off the mugs."
