By — Meredith P. Garretson Meredith P. Garretson Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/politics-rocks-bibartisan-state-union Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pubs and Politics: A BiBartisan State of the Union Politics Jan 21, 2015 4:49 PM EDT Video shot and edited by Matt Ehrichs The State of the Union is about the president, policy, promises, and pubs. D.C. residents flocked to local watering holes to imbibe President Obama’s speech and pints. NewsHour’s Pubs & Politics Team headed to Shaw’s Tavern and Meridian Pint Tuesday night to get patrons’ reactions to the State of the Union and their takes on other political topics. We learned their favorite parts of the address, which politician could school them in Zumba, among other “hard hitting” questions. Is there a bar we need to hit up next? Got a burning question you’d like us to ask? Tweet using hashtag #pubsandpolitics. PBS NewsHour’s Pubs and Politics team is Meredith Garretson on the mic and Matt Ehrichs behind the camera. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Meredith P. Garretson Meredith P. Garretson
Video shot and edited by Matt Ehrichs The State of the Union is about the president, policy, promises, and pubs. D.C. residents flocked to local watering holes to imbibe President Obama’s speech and pints. NewsHour’s Pubs & Politics Team headed to Shaw’s Tavern and Meridian Pint Tuesday night to get patrons’ reactions to the State of the Union and their takes on other political topics. We learned their favorite parts of the address, which politician could school them in Zumba, among other “hard hitting” questions. Is there a bar we need to hit up next? Got a burning question you’d like us to ask? Tweet using hashtag #pubsandpolitics. PBS NewsHour’s Pubs and Politics team is Meredith Garretson on the mic and Matt Ehrichs behind the camera. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now