Pennsylvania Governor Carded, Couldn't Buy Booze

Friday, September 20, 2024

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), 51 years old, may have been the first consumer denied an alcoholic beverage under a new state law expanding access to canned cocktails. Previously, Pennsylvania convenience stores and grocery stores could not sell ready-to-drink beverages under a Prohibition-era law that mandated hard liquor be sold through state-run stores. Local stores could only sell beer and wine.

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Shapiro forgot his ID and couldn't buy his spiked lemonade. pic.twitter.com/DTxHc3YiC6
" Stephen Caruso (@StephenJ_Caruso) September 17, 2024

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I guess he could take it as a compliment?

#1 | Posted by censored at 2024-09-19 05:55 PM | Reply

Reminds me of an incident that occurred about three decades ago.

I was attending a concert at the famed Toad's Place in New Haven, CT ( www.toadsplace.com ) as I frequently did back then.

I walked in and the bouncer (likely in his early 20's, but built like a brick sh*thouse) asked my for my ID.

I said, you're kidding (at the time, I was 40+ years old). He said, "no, ID please."

So I took out my driver license and showed it to him.

His comment was, "oh."

I said, "yeah."

We both smiled about it.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-19 07:18 PM | Reply

#2 | Posted by LampLighter

I performed there a few times...4 decades ago...

#3 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-09-20 02:07 PM | Reply

This don't make no sense...there's lots of states that will not sell booze without proper ID, regardless of your 'age appearance'. Georgia comes immediately to mind...do not understand what the issue is here...

#4 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-09-20 02:14 PM | Reply

I am in my 70's and cannot buy a lottery ticket in some stores without letting them scan my id. Personally, it feels like the store will just sell the info.

#5 | Posted by Hughmass at 2024-09-20 02:20 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Maybe he's used to not being carded because he's the governor? Or because he frequents a particular state liquor store and the cashier here is following procedure down to the letter because that's what's required for convenience stores?

Or, my favorite, Josh Shapiro is secretly a devout Muslim and was trying to avoid temptation because alcohol is haram.

Those are the only possibilities. Choose wisely!

#6 | Posted by censored at 2024-09-20 02:21 PM | Reply | Funny: 3

I always felt insulted when they stopped carding me.

#7 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-09-20 09:03 PM | Reply

It's hilarious to me that someone who no is obviously well over the legal age to purchase alcohol must show ID but requiring an ID to vote is the most horrific thing ever in spite of it having overwhelming support as a voting requirement.

#8 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-09-20 09:28 PM | Reply

" I always felt insulted when they stopped carding me.

#7 | POSTED BY TWINPAC AT 2024-09-20 09:03 PM | FLAG:

It sucks when I'm at a kiosk purchasing alcohol and an employee walks over types in their employee info and the screen asks "over 50" and they turn around, look at me and immediately reply affirmative.

#9 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-09-20 09:31 PM | Reply

#8 Bellringer Let me explain to you 1. No one can vote without a valid ID. 2. The problem is the GOP in certain states are continuously changing what is considered a valid ID. 3. They maybe eliminating showing Student picture ID (college), Military ID, etc.

#10 | Posted by Ronnie68 at 2024-09-20 11:38 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#8 | Posted by BellRinger

A. ID to buy booze is to prevent underage drinking and keep youngsters safe.
B. ID to vote was a solution looking for a problem that didn't exist. Voter fraud/impersonation is exceedingly rare.

#11 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-09-21 12:21 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Here you go BellRinger:
"Last year, Alabama began enforcing a controversial voter ID law that disenfranchised hundreds of otherwise eligible voters who lacked the proper documents. This month, the state plans to close 31 driver's license offices - most of them in rural, impoverished, majority-black counties - making it even harder for residents to get the most common form of ID used to vote." archive.thinkprogress.org

That was always the plan. Institute voter ID, knowing that it is poor people who tend to vote Dem that will lack that ID. Then make it difficult for those poor people to obtain ID without taking day(s) off from work (which most of them cannot afford to do, even assuming their employer let them do so).

It you're genuinely curious as to the goal and impact of voter ID laws, and not just repeating MAGAt talking points: "A Dead-Simple Algorithm Reveals the True Toll of Voter ID Laws Critics of voter ID laws have had a difficult time proving their menace in court. A new algorithm could change that." www.wired.com

#12 | Posted by censored at 2024-09-21 08:30 AM | Reply

Lamplighter: "I was attending a concert at the famed Toad's Place in New Haven, CT."

I used to go there when it was "Hungry Charlie's". Drinking tea and discussing philosophy with the Yalies of a certain type. Circa 1969.

#13 | Posted by randomcanyon at 2024-09-21 11:15 AM | Reply