Can we stand together like this again?

Question

The Budweiser Story (not a joke) This is TRUE!
>> > >
>> > > How Budweiser handled those
>> > > who laughed at those
>> > > who died on the 11th of September,
>> > > 2001...Thought you might like to know
>> > > what happened in a little town north
>> > > of Bakersfield, California.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > those who laughed when
>> > > they found out about the tragic
>> > > events in New York, Pennsylvania, and
>> > > the Pentagon.
>> > >
>> > > On September 11th, a
>> > > Budweiser employee was
>> > > making a delivery to a convenience
>> > > store in a California town named
>> > > McFarland. He knew of the tragedy that
>> > > had occurred
>> > >
>> > > in New York when he
>> > > entered the business to find the two
>> > > Arabs, who owned the business,
>> > > whooping and hollering to show their
>> > > approval and support of this
>> > > treacherous attack.
>> > >
>> > > The Budweiser employee went
>> > > to his truck, called
>> > > his boss and told him of the very
>> > > upsetting event! He didn't feel he
>> > > could be in that store with those
>> > > horrible people. His boss asked him,
>> > > "Do you think you could go in there
>> > > long enough to pull every Budweiser
>> > > product and item our beverage company
>> > > sells there? We'll never deliver
>> > > to them again." The employee walked
>> > > in, proceeded to pull every single
>> > > product his beverage company provided
>> > > and left with an incredible grin
>> > > on his face. He told them never to
>> > > bother to call for a delivery again.
>> > > Budweiser happens to be the beer of
>> >! ; > c hoice for that community. Just
>> > > letting you know how Kern County
>> > > handled this situation.
>> > >
>> > > And Now The Rest Of The
>> > > Story:
>> > >
>> > > It seems that
>> > >
>> > > the Bud driver
>> > > and the Pepsi man
>> > > are neighbors. Bud called Pepsi and
>> > > told him. Pepsi called his boss who
>> > > told him to pull all Pepsi products as
>> > > well!!! That would include Frito
>> > > Lay, etc. Furthermore, word spread and
>> > > all vendors followed suit! At
>> > > last report, the store was closed
>> > > indefinitely. Good old American
>> > > Passive-Aggressive A$$ Whoopin!
>> > >
>> > > America
>> > > needs to know that
>> > > we're all working together!
>> > >
>> > > If you can read this...
>> > > Thank a teacher... If
>> > > you are reading it in English....THANK
>> > > A SOLDIER!!! God Bless America !!

Answer 1

This Bud's Not for You


Claim: A Budweiser employee who saw Arabs celebrating the 9/11 attacks at a convenience store pulled all the Budweiser product from that store.

Status: False.

Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2001]

Thought you'd like to know what happened in a town north of Bakersfield California. After you finish reading this, please forward this story on to others so that our nation and around the world will know about those who laughed when they found out about the tragic events in New York, PA and the Pentagon.

September 11th, a Budweiser employee was making a delivery to a convenience store in a town called McFarland. He knew of the tragedy that had occurred in New York. He entered the business to find two Arabs whooping and hollering and really cheering it up. It was obvious they were elated with what had happened earlier. The Budweiser employee went to his truck, called his boss and told him of the very upsetting event. He didn't feel he could be in that store with those horrible people. His boss told him, "Do you think you could go in there long enough to pull every Budweiser product and item our beverage company sells there? We'll never deliver to them again."

The employee walked in, proceeded to pull every single product his beverage company provided and left with an incredible grin on his face. He told them never to bother and call for a delivery again.

Budweiser happens to be the beer of choice for that community. Just letting you all know how Kern County handles this situation!! [And now the rest of the story: It seems that the Bud driver and the Pepsi man are neighbors. Bud driver called Pepsi driver and told him. Pepsi called his boss who told him to pull all Pepsi products as well!! That would include Frito Lay, etc. Furthermore, word spread and all vendors followed suit! At last report, the store was closed indefinitely. Good old American Passive-Aggressive Butt-Whoopin'!]

Pass this along. America needs to know that we're all working together.

Variations:
An 18 October 2001 version of the standard e-mail changed the beer company from Budweiser to Beck.

A 30 October 2001 version opened with the canonical "Budweiser" story but continued on into a new second part about the Bud driver's calling "his Pepsi friend" and that driver's removing all Pepsi and Frito Lay products from that store as well.
Origins: This tale about an avenging Budweiser employee first surfaced on the Internet around 20 September 2001. It is but one of the
innumerable "celebrating arabs" tales that circulated in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that year. This rumor about Arab employees caught celebrating on the 11th as they watched the events of the day unfold has been aimed at countless businesses, both big and small. Invariably, when the authorities check into them, there is never anything to these stories, but the negative effect such slanders have on the businesses named in them is enormous. (Our "Hole in the Middle" page details a few of these rumors, making specific mention of the ones aimed at Dunkin' Donuts and National Liquidators.)

The Budweiser version is every bit as much a fiction as all the rest of this genre: The events described never happened, said Dennis Muleady, marketing director for Advance Beverage of Bakersfield, the Budweiser distributor for the McFarland area. As well, a query to Anheuser-Busch produced the following response:
Please know that we have investigated the matter and have found there is no truth to this story. We've checked extensively on this story in a number of different locations, with wholesalers and retail accounts and there is no report of a customer reacting in such a manner. Therefore, no product has been pulled from any retail account.

Like all Americans, we at Anheuser-Busch along with our wholesalers were shocked and saddened by the tragic and violent terrorist attack on our country. We keep the victims and survivors in our thoughts.
Barbara "bud wiser" Mikkelson

Last updated: 6 December 2005

Answer 2

God Bless America

Answer 3

Did you ever stop and think that maybe these Arabs may have had members of their families blown up by American or Israeli bombs and this was just a knee-jerk reaction. That maybe they believed that America is finally getting what it has been giving all these years?

What was the American reaction to the bombing? Kill the Arabs, right? Are we better than they are? How many people on Y!A alone have written that all Arabs or Muslims must die? Or how many wish they had the courage to say that? How many didn't care about blowing up babies in Lebanon? We are no different than those two California Arabs. Remember that.

Answer 4

via fact this usa is created from self based, stupid, morons whose theory of "destiny making plans" is whats on television this night. united states of america of america additionally has a sever case of collective upload. they choose an end to each little thing at a definite time. human beings think of that the actual international is rather like television, the place on the tip of the practice, the undesirable guy gets caught and all and sundry stay luckily ever after. Fools and troglodites all.

Answer 5

That story is a myth, budweiser said it never happened.

Answer 6

Too good to be true?? I wonder!

Answer 7

And God Bless You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!