Rather than report on real life in Kansas City, more than a few "news" outlets are taking a great deal of time to offer hard liquor promotion.
Here's a real news perspective on the reality of rising alcohol abuse and "deaths of despair" among Americans:
WaPo: The Big Number -- 17.6 million Americans suffer from alcoholism
Forbes: Problem Drinking Rises In Older Americans
Reuters: Alcohol's secondhand harms prevalent among U.S. women and men
And so . . .
SHAME ON KANSAS CITY MEDIA HACKS WHO SPENT THEIR AFTERNOON PROMOTING HARD LIQUOR TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT ANY FACT CHECK ABOUT THE HORRIFIC CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL!!!
A sampling of hype for edification and to boost TKC's keyword search traffic:
If You Don’t Swing By The New J. Rieger & Co. Distillery This Weekend, You’re Not Living Your Best Life
J. Rieger & Co.’s new welcome center ties KC’s past to its future
A PEEK INSIDE: J. Rieger & Co. holds grand opening Friday afternoon
Now, our blog readership is comprised of adults . . . We don't condescend to our blog community who have the FREEDOM to put whatever they please into their mouths.
But there's simply no denying that "family friendly" and "professional" news outlets are dedicating a great deal of freebie promotion to this local whiskey joint and ignoring the ravages of alcoholism endured by their audience.
You decide . . .
^^^ Lulz.
ReplyDeleteits the media and the liquor businessliquor business world and something called payola
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ReplyDeletethe liberal MSM is a big part of the cultural, social and industry factors that foster alcoholic dependence in waay too many Americans.
Good post by TKC!
This place is going to be awesome and can't wait to go when I get back in town. You guys sound like you're a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteIt's okay, seems like it's already overrated.
DeleteDid they also provide information about Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Al-Teen & Adult Children of Alcoholics?
ReplyDeleteAlcohol destroys more lives than all other drugs combined.
If your drunk uncle says it's not an addiction, & it's not a drug. Tell him to prove it by stopping.
^^^^ My drunk uncle isn't a quitter, you scumbag!
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ReplyDeleteI'm not pickled but most people in the world are including Byron the American hating commie. Pickled pickled pickled drinking is for little babies who can't handle life and have no social skills unless they are pickled.
What's up pickles?
6:03 - My nephew's drunk uncle gets up and goes to work five days a week, sometimes six. How about your nephew's sober uncle?
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ReplyDelete"Living Your Best Life"... hanging out at dive bars..
LOL
That is some damn good whiskey. Problem is the price. Way to much.
ReplyDeleteRieger is awesome. Don't hate!
ReplyDeleteMan, I get fired up for some Jim Beam!
ReplyDeleteOops! Bad. Sad. That huge whiskey spill caused a massive fish kill.
Wait! What? Oh, you say those are frat-boy fish. So, they were just passed out.
It's not as bad as TKC wants you to believe. There is nothing wrong with an occasional sip of liquor. I try to limit mine by only drinking on the days ending in "Y".
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