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Does This New Budweiser Beer Ad Feature a Gay Soldier?

Before I write anything, watch the following new commercial from Budweiser:

Now, did you get a “gay vibe” from that? That’s the controversy brewing over the ad after the gay website AfterElton.com suggested, in those words, that it’s possible. Here’s how blogger Michael Jensen explains it:

So the first person our soldier calls is this other guy. Let’s call him PB for Potential Boyfriend. Clearly the solider isn’t married or in a serious relationship with the girl we later see him hugging. Otherwise he surely would’ve called her first. So the possibilities are that either that PB is a best friend or … a boyfriend. Hmm, would a soldier coming home really call his best friend before his parents?

If PB is his brother, the brother clearly doesn’t live at home as we see the solider also call his parents, while PB is driving away from his house to start getting the party ready. And PB sure seems to be much of the focus of the commercial as he prepares for the party. And then who is the first person to greet and hug our soldier? It’s PB of course. And it’s a fairly intense hug.

Another gay blog, Towleroad.com, calls the ad “ambiguously gay” and includes the pun, “Budweiser’s latest is asking, but not telling.”

And that seems to be the consensus in the blogosphere.

Still, Jensen concedes that it’s possible the coziness of the two men is inadvertent. But considering that a large company such as Budweiser has a large marketing arm, he says, that’s unlikely.

A homosexual-themed ad from Budweiser wouldn’t be out of the ordinary considering the beer company has done it in the past. In 1999 Bud Light ran an ad in a gay magazine featuring two men holding hands and the line, “Be yourself and make it a Bud Light.”

At the time, Rev. Jerry Falwell spearheaded a campaign to flood the company with complaints.

What do you think?


(H/T: Gawker)

Comments (259)

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  • qjill
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:51pm

    It’s intentionally ambiguous. Gays will see it as gay, my grandmother and mother will think they are brothers who now own the Family Farm together.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:55pm

      Bingo, exactly….excellent point picking that up.

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    • Gobomama
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 6:38pm

      Yep, that’s what I first thought. But since all beer makes me ill (literally) I really couldn not care less.

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  • UpstateNYConservative
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:50pm

    I don’t often drink beer. But when I do, I drink Beck’s.

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  • anutter
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:50pm

    I thought it was a rather touching commercial. However all those peeps are gonna have some massive headaches in the morning after drinking Bud.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:48pm

    Great idea, JTTRI; I’m there!

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  • need_term_limits_now
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:48pm

    Are you crazy!!,

    When I came home from my 1st deployment I called my brother 1st who is older and the so called PB looks older, I also told my brother if he was going to have a party to invite a bunch of girls I could exagerate war stories too for potential late night activities, I called my parents second then I called some of my buddies, I guess since I was not married and I did not call any women (besides my mom) I was wearing a rainbow shirt under my uniform and a full on homosexual?
    Hey be as gay as you want just not in my foxhole or trying to shove your lifestyle down my throat (not litterally)

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  • jttri
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:46pm

    You all need to go to the Huffington Post, get an account and start writing. There are more and more of us on it every day and it is driving them crazy!!

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  • johnannegalt
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:45pm

    As a military wife, I showed this to my husband (who is against the repeal of Don‘t Ask Don’t Tell), and we both found this to be non-homosexual. I think people truly are reading too far into this commercial, and it came out during an iffy time (considering the repeal). It appears to be his brother, or at the most his best friend/college roommate/etc. While in the military, I know a lot of men who have strong relationships with their brothers, so it seems as though he was merely heading straight for family.

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    • TRUTH
      Posted on April 28, 2011 at 12:47pm

      It’s Seidl, worst editor on here.

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  • chirodoc007
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:45pm

    Sure seems Gay to me. The ad starts with a “Gay Vibe” with tears following the phone call and then you kind of think that maybe he‘s just emotional telling friends that he’s coming home. But when the first person to meet him at the barn door is “The guy” followed by his sister and then his mother it seals the deal. Definitely a strong lean if not an outward statement following the elimination of “Don‘t Ask Don’t Tell”.

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  • Of the Free
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:45pm

    Hmm – first time I saw it, I thought figured “brother”, and thought it was a great ad. Look for boogie-men (or booger bears?), and you’ll certainly find them. I‘d hate to think that a guy can’t hug is brother whom he hasn’t seen for a long time and instantly thought to be gay.

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    • MOLLYPITCHER
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:45pm

      @OF THE FREE
      Yes, I agree with you. I hope that every time I hug my Mom or sister-in-law people don’t think that were gay.

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  • mikenleeds
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:45pm

    If that is nt his brother they sure did make him look like a ***** ,, i ll never buy another Budweiser or promote homosexuals in anyway because it s a sin and they will go to hell for that behavior

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    • SgtB
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:03pm

      It looks like a nineteen something soldier with a 25y/o brother who probably also served. The acting might be bad, and one of them might actually be gay, but the commercial is as straight as a arrow.

      An aside. I don’t think that gay people are right in what they do or how they choose to live their lives, but it is beyond me to tell another human being how to live and what to do. That is the Libertarian in me. The only exception that I make to that rule is when a child is being physically or mentally tortured by the acts of the parents. The problem isn’t who people sleep with, but it is about what people believe in. For me, what I believe in is freedom and liberty. You seem to masquarade as a person who believes the same, but you are just another control freak like alot of people. You are a social conservative who wants government, or lacking that, the church to tell people what they can and can’t do. That is the kind of thing that drives the gays who might otherwise be republican or libertarian to the other party.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:15pm

      I bet if you never saw this on the blaze and only saw it on t.v you NEVER would picked up on the gay vibe, and would’ve been out the same day buying an 18 pack.. come on..

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  • MightyBee27
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:44pm

    What’s new? if it was a woman soldier and female PB, then we can start talking

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  • Lincoln1
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:44pm

    Agree with Gonzo, saw it yesterday and did not think otherwise, coming home to family and friends.

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  • nocomment
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:44pm

    Don’t see it. No visible ‘blip’ on the ‘gaydar’

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  • mgibs363
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:43pm

    I think it’s pretty clear. I would say the look before the hug gave it away. Didn’t drink Bud before, and still won’t. So, whatever.

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  • CloudNine
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:43pm

    Bud, Bud Light, Butt Light…you make the call!

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:42pm

    Blaze, what’s up with the non-stories lately? Come on, guys and gals. Dig deeper like you did in the beginning.

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  • texasfarmer
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:41pm

    Must be true. He didn’t have a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.

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  • Greg8812
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:40pm

    here is a thought how about it’s his Brother. Secondly why do we care!!!! Neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg

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  • dtitus1304
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:39pm

    Not gay. He is heterosexually challenged.

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  • rightwingheroes
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:39pm

    That’s his older brother whom he looks up to and was a former military guy himself, the reason why little bro joined up in the first place.

    ? Yea ? No?

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:43pm

      Yea

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    • code green
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:48pm

      Yea. Any time you hear something from the “Blogosphere” think over thought BS

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    • chirodoc007
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:50pm

      Come on — An older brother that doesn’t call him any names to bust on him and then just happens to have a “Flare” for decorating. The guy was so good he made that old barn look the Senior Prom.

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    • SgtB
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:54pm

      yea, I’ll agree to that.

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    • Hiswill
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:19pm

      Yeah

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    • Mainer forever
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:40pm

      You guys need to have your “gay-dar” checked!!! Them two boys is in L-O-V-E !!!!! Just like in “brokeback mountain” “I can’t quit you”

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:08pm

      @hawt.. I know bro, I was breaking them off on ya… :~)

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  • Hawt'n'secksie
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:38pm

    It is clearly his brother. What gay dude calls his lover and says “hey man!” I think they would have a different greeting, like “Hey there lover lips.“ Or maybe ”how’s it hangin.”

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    • Airb0rne4325
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:58pm

      I agree, it’s his brother. First person who answered the phone in ‘91 was my brother and that’s roughly the first thing I said to him. “Hey man, I am coming home”. The girl he hugged was prob his sister. I think Jon Seidl may be a little gunshy on the DADT policy.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:07pm

      @ hawt‘n’secksie… You’re alone , huh ? lmao ,“ hey lover lips” ???… OMG !!!

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    • Hawt'n'secksie
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:31pm

      @ demint…i‘m just sayin’, that’s probably more realistic for two gays than “hey man!” lol.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:37pm

    There’s nothing gay about it. The guy is coming home to his family.

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    • Bearfoot
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:12pm

      That is the way I see it, the guy on the phone is his brother who he is close to.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:35pm

      GONZO,
      Agreed! Even having read the setup, when the video started, I thought older brother.The woman he hugs looks a lot older than him…, Mother? He was coming home to family. DUH!

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    • OK3Wire
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:06pm

      Too much unfounded supposition going on here. It’s just a guy calling home to another guy — probably an older brother. I’ll hug my son the same way when he comes home from Afghanistan. Nothing gay about it.

      Besides, it would be a Michelob Light if they were gay. :-)

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  • SnowWolf
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:37pm

    Nope…Don’t see it

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:37pm

    Don’t care if he is gay or not. All I seem to remember is Liberals, Socialists , Progressives, Communists, Anarchists, DEMOCRATS ALL, spitting on any soldier coming home from Vietnam.
    It‘s five o’clock somewhere, I think ill crack a Rolling Rock

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:04pm

      Hate to tell you but, anarchist are closely more inline with us conservatives than liberals… Look the word up.. we want small government and to just leave us alone ,so to speak.. And what does an anarchist believe in ? Just saying..

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    • Psychosis
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:18pm

      @ demint

      anarchists believe in NO government …………….big difference there is absolutely no correlation between the two

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:15pm

      I was with many conservatives on 8/28 in DC. Nary an Anarchist among us. Limited Gov does not mean no gov.

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    • ginsberg
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 6:39pm

      13th iman, not one soldier ever came forward to say they were spit on after nam. I think you eatched first blood one to many times.

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    • sweet37
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 7:42pm

      I’ll crack a Rolling Rock too!

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    • American Soldier (Separated)
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 8:27pm

      No government is closer to limited government, then no government is to complete government ownership, control and dictation of your every day life.

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    • American Soldier (Separated)
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 8:29pm

      I’ve been accused, on multiple occasion, of being an Anarchist because I want such limited government that in contrast to the over-regulated system we have to day, it appears like anarchy.

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    • marine249
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 11:02pm

      I drink D. Coke lets me out.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 11:20am

      Hey ginsburg

      You spoke to All the returning Vietnam vets?? You are just another self hating Jew that loves Socialism, until you run screaming for someone with courage to protect you.. Your view on Israel and the Palestinians would be enlightening.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:33pm

    I’m a Keystone beer guy, so I don’t care.

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    • AriBenTZion
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:43pm

      We could send Budweiser and email asking if the soldier in this video is gay or not but I’ve been told that Budweiser has a Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy on their videos.

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:44pm

      Those “Keith Stone” commercials are hilarious.

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    • Blackhawk1
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:45pm

      Well McCains wife inherited majority control and became chair of Hensley & Co., one of the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributors in the United States so I guess anything is possible. I drink Miller so what Buttwiper does is a non-issue for me.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:45pm

      I am a real MAN and I prefer a strawberry daiquiri instead…

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:49pm

      I quit drinking long ago. Drinking is gay…

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:50pm

      I do not drink, so no problems from my perspective.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:53pm

      If they weren’t kissing, how could we even tell, or care?

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    • Obama Snake Oil Co
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:54pm

      I don’t think it was an add for Queer Beer…its just speculation. I have always heard gay don’t drink Bud…the drink Miller and Keith Stone…..just kidding!

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:55pm

      Sorry, I’m not catching the gay vibe. Somebody might need a little adjustment on the gaydar there. It‘s about as subtle as an O’Doul’s.

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    • Redd
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:57pm

      more willing, less chaste. This is a **** commercial.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 3:58pm

      Yeah after a long trip when no one knows when ill be arriving i always call my girlfriend and say, hey “DUDE ” I’m coming home.. I don’t know about anyone else but I say to her ” I HONEY I’M COMING HOME” … not,.. hey man, I’m coming home…

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:00pm

      It doesn’t give a gay vibe.
      It gives a bi vibe

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    • Political_Freak
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:01pm

      Bud isn‘t a good beer and they aren’t an American company anymore…so eh

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:05pm

      Come on fellow Blazers! “Conventionally” the ad would either show a girlfriend/wife/sister (FEMALE) on the other end of his call home ANNOUNCING that HE IS COMING HOME…happens to be THE BIGGEST OF NEWS for him to ANNOUNCE! OR the ad would have his parents on extensions at home listening to his announcement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After taking the poll, I can see that even here at the Blaze people are still second guessing their own eyes! Is Bud blatantly condoning “gay”?…I think so…wonder if they are looking for a stimulus check? Disgusting!

      Hey, now that I think about it…you should ask a REAL soldier what HE thinks about it!

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    • bccrane
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:11pm

      Nope, don’t see it. The writer makes way too many assumptions. To me it is either his brother or best friend. To make the ad they wouldn‘t have shown him calling his parents and then have his parents plan a party to get him drunk once he got home and his girlfriend wouldn’t be trying to get him drunk either, I would think she would have something else in mind.

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    • J.C. McGlynn
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:14pm

      Obviously, you can’t call or hug your brother or male cousin.

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    • Dahart
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:16pm

      I have seen this commercial before and gay never crossed my mind…… dose is really matter they were honoring the man and women of our military and I am ok with that.

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    • Issachar
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:39pm

      Um, LOL, could it be an actor playing the soldier’s brother? I believe he hugged a woman too, maybe she was a lesbian? Dang it, I don’t know, but I don;t like gays very much, HAVE A LAGER!

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    • Issachar
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:40pm

      A certain Sgt. says hello Blazers!

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    • 2bluestarmom
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:42pm

      Sorry guys but I don’t see this as being anything but a U.S. soldier who is calling one of his Buds, perhaps his Best Friend. I’m a mother. I have 3 sons. I can see one of my sons calling his best friend to let him know. And who said it was the first call he made? Come on, let’s not read so much into things. I watched this twice and didn’t see anything like that happening. All 3 of my sons are heterosexual, be besides the point, nothing in this video but a Troop coming home. ;-)

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    • Issachar
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:54pm

      @2bluestarmom – God Bless ya ma’am! You are an American Spartan mom! Thank your sons for their service from me please!

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    • blacksmith
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:56pm

      IT seems that if I was calling in the middle of the night I would not want to wake my elderly parents up and would probably call my brother to let them know. He may not have had time for an indepth conversation or 20 questions.
      Pabst Blue Ribbon. The last American owned beer!

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    • sleazyhippo
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:57pm

      @Is Sa “Char
      acter”

      Hee heee ISSACHAR is Sarge Crusty in Botox! He ha – Nice outfit, Sgt!

      I had heard that The Blaze hired “actors” to get things stirred up – in addition to posting “suggestive” headlines that get lots of socially meaningless (But Profitable!) clicks.

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    • mickie4
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:57pm

      azbebi…..couldn’t agree with you more. The ad definately sends a sly message to the “gay” community.

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    • Bloody Sam
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:03pm

      “If PB is his brother, the brother clearly doesn’t live at home as we see the solider also call his parents, while PB is driving away from his house to start getting the party ready.”

      Maybe PB is the brother….who then tells Mom and Dad then runs out to his Jeep to get things rolling. Mom and Dad then start calling others. How can it be clear or definitive that soldier is the one calling Mom and Dad? Soldier is not on the phone when Dad is on the phone. Is Dad making an outgoing call?

      Some people have way too much time on their hands to be worrying about this kind of crap. Let ButWidener make whatever ads they like. If you don’t like the ad, don’t buy their particular brand of malt beverage (I refuse to call that crap beer). Let the market decide. Everything else if BS.

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    • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:03pm

      Its all in the eye of the Beholder … all i saw was a guy coming home from the war, gave his brother and family a phone call. and threw a homecoming party for him….. in the eye of the beholder

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    • RockstarRepublic
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:15pm

      pfft, whats with all these “wimpy beer” guys. Miller, Bud, Keystone…basically piss water, its nothing to brag about. Its not a beer so much a lager and its not a very good lager at that. Sam Adams would be worth bragging about on the other hand or a good american IPA.

      Btw I am not surprised if this video is pushing a gay theme, Anheiser Bush is no longer american owned. They sold out to some mass beverage company in Belgium I believe.

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    • GayDem4Beck
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:21pm

      I thought it was just another beer ad… Wasn’t that the military guys brother ? I didn’t see anything that referred to it being gay. People try making too much out of this crap.

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    • LittleLordFauntleroy
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:43pm

      I guess they need to change the name to ButWiper

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    • theonefromabove
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:44pm

      I could care less if he is supposed to be gay.

      http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos

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    • Bob15
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:45pm

      No No No it is his brother. I guess if you don’t have a brother you would not know how important it is to see your brother that you have spent your hole life with and are very close to this is a good video for the hole family. Get your mind on good home values.

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    • pugsly84
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:47pm

      Now if they were serving ZIMA then it would be gay.

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    • 5 seconds
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:52pm

      All I see is a bunch of homophobes that need to be shot in the face.

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    • lemmings4obama
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 6:04pm

      Haha, how did the blogger KNOW that he didn’t call his parents first before the commercial started… is there a prequel? Just because you see parents of someone on the phone afterwards does’t mean that it was there son. I‘m not gay and don’t hang out with a bunch, but I call all my friends man, or dude, or dumbass etc. So if “Hey man, it’s me, I’m coming home” is some underground gay phrase please let me know!

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    • 4theRepublic
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 6:09pm

      You all are reading too much into this… I first saw it I thought it was his brother. I think the homophobes are scared and the gay rights ppl are trying to hard to push their agenda. Keep moving there is nothing to see here.

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    • OLDBIKEFIXER
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 6:20pm

      If the ad was for “Bud Light” then I would say yeah, he’s gay. Real men don’t drink light beer.

      By the way, ever tried “Golden Monkey”? Dark-ish, heavy, and 3 bottles will get’cha hammered. Yee-friggin-haw!

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    • Professional Infidel
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 6:45pm

      Butt wiper?? “I don‘t drink beer very often but when I do I prefer 2X’s”

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    • KOCHLEFFEL
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 6:48pm

      Would somebody please tell me what is gay in this advertisement?

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    • American Soldier (Separated)
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 8:19pm

      Everyone that saw this and thought “gay” are just blatantly retarded.

      Let’s look at it from my perspective, and the perspective of other soldiers that I am friends with. What is a man who’s been deprived of the finer things in life, who is old enough to drink beer, going to be thinking about going home to? PARTYYYY! I could name a laundry list of the guys I was deployed with that they’re first thoughts were to go home and get wasted with their friends. Yes, they’d call their best friend, they’re boy. The guy was single, so he called his best friend to let him know it‘s party time because I’m on my way home. It’s not gay at all. Hell, I’ve had guys in my unit organize with fellow soldiers to not even go home but to go to Germany on R&R to party and get wasted. Were they gay? Come on!

      I never even called my parents when i went home on R&R the first time until I was already home recovering from a hang over. Some people are close to their parents, others are not. This guy was close enough to at least call them second but apparently not close enough to call them first.

      Plus the outrageous assumption that this man couldn’t be his brother because he called the parents separately. Did this guy look like he was under 18? Come on, why would he be living at home? Perhaps he was at college. He looks old enough to be out of college honestly. Do all siblings live at home, even as grown adults still? Ridiculous!

      Interesting hug? I‘ve got some close friends that I’ve been in COMBAT with. Yea, I give em all hugs. There‘s no handshakes with a man that I’ve almost died with. There’s no handshake with a man that watched my back for a 12 month deployment. There’s no simple high five-ing them! Who knows, this guy could have been his old Sergeant from a previous deployment that saved this guys life. It could be his best friend that he knew since Kindergarten.

      To pull homosexuality out of this is appalling. I’m not even against homosexuality. They are as free as you and I to pursuit their version of happiness and the American dream. But this was a friggin’ stretch!

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    • Armed Patriot
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 9:29pm

      Oh please!!!

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    • jzs
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 9:41pm

      Studies have show that Republicans tend to be a lot more interested in whether two people are gay or lesbian. These are people who they know little or nothing about, and whose lives couldn’t be more separate theirs if they lived on the moon. These are the Republican who want Big Government to regulate the lives of Americans, especially those gay and lesbian people.

      Democrats, on the other hand, don’t even notice, or if they do, not give a dang. They want government out of our lives.

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    • Patrick in AZ
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 10:49pm

      I don’t see a gay thing, but if you want to read into it, why not worry about something more likely. That is that Budweiser is actually promoting under-aged drinking – it is much more likely that this soldier is under-aged than gay.

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    • Patrick in AZ
      Posted on April 26, 2011 at 10:52pm

      And by the way, why is Budweiser trying to tarnish the image of our fine young fighting men & women by associating them with the consumption of alcohol. The next thing you know they will associate them with violence and profane language.

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    • royrescue
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 5:50am

      these young men are Brothers.

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    • kennyg933
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 8:00am

      I’m not sure if this could be considered yellow journalism, but it’s definitely a skewed opinion. I got the vibe that it was the soldier’s older brothe, and he was fixing up the family barn, excited to see his little brother come home safe. I did see a woman hug him too. Maybe an aunt and the kid were going to have incestual sex? Maybe it was about incest? OR, they did end up in the BARN, where the keep the animals-maybe it was about beastiality? And the BEER BOTTLE is definitely a phallic symbol. Maybe they were all there for a beer enema party? Is this entry an attempt at humor or is the over-gay-porned blog writer just a perv looking to sex-up the blog a little?

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 8:19am

      you mean keith stone….

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 8:23am

      It‘s commerical of a brother coming home from the war I don’t know which one being that there’s three plus wars going on. And the fact that ****‘s believe it’s about a gay soldier shows how delusional they are and how badly they want their mental illness to be normal.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 8:32am

      That’s really digging and forcing an agenda, isn’t it? I had friends who were gay, and I’m not homophobic. Love the sinner, hate the sin. I got he called his older brother, then his family. The girl he hugged was probably his sister. Maybe older brother had already done a tour and knew where he was coming from, therefore the SLIGHTLY more intense hug. He didn’t go to a “boyfriend’s” house first, he went home, then out to the barn. And come on, seperate phones? Of course! in the age of the cell phone? He called his brother’s cell phone first, then the house phone. These people will make anything support their cause.

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    • 4theRepublic
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 8:35am

      @JZS… Delusional much? Your comments are 100% backa$$word.

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    • Cerealface
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 12:03pm

      The guy who didn’t get the part started this controversy.

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    • obamanation
      Posted on April 27, 2011 at 12:53pm

      I drink beer, not dirty water, so I don’t know.

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