Before it was the official drink of Hipster USA, Pabst Blue Ribbon was an All-American, mainstream lager. Brewed by the same company responsible for St. Ides, this Cali-based conglomerate dates back to 1844, but seems to have disappeared from any Super Bowl commercial spots.

Well, at one time, the brewery employed a young, Patrick Swayze, for its promotional campaign. In honor of the late actor, and one of his first employers, here’s a look back at some of the beverage’s greatest advertisements…

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Creepy

Libya’s anti-imperialist leader, Muammar Qaddafi, went off the dome for 100 minutes in front of the U.N. General Assembly right after Obama finished his set.

Below, two Western reporters try to make sense of it all. No comment.

And she scored!

Wowzers. I didn’t even know if I wanted to post this clip because it’s so disgusting. But I think it’s crucial to keep our eye on these David Duke politicians and be aware of what’s gong on at their lil hate-filled pow-wows. Quick background: Missouri’s high-ranking Congressman, Roy Blunt, has a long relationship with the racist wing of the GOP. In addition to speaking to various white supremacy groups over the years, he also once dropped $82,000 to cop David Duke’s phone banking list and recruit them into his ranks. What a guy. 

So it shouldn’t be a surprise that he recently delivered this really gross anecdote at a speech to about 2,000 people at the Family Research Council’s “2009 Values Voter Summit”. To summarize their values, Blunt shares a twisted colonial-era story that is basically referring to Obama as a monkey. See below:   

After the jump are various ways to contact Racist Roy in case you wanna reach out and touch someone. No AT&T.

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Widely considered one of the top 10 snowboarders in the world, 23-year-old Shaun White, has been competing since he was nine and kills it each year at the X Games. Here’s some of his best highlight reels…

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Here’s some footage of the Piecebook Battle that recently took place in Paris. Judges included David “Chino” Villorente, JonOne and ego trip’s Sacha Jenkins.  

Finalists – Reso and Katre - converted their designs from book to canvas in 4 hours

Some Work From Other Contestants

The legendary, Dame Dash, has a new project in the works that rocks. It’s a collaborative effort between blues-rock duo, The Black Keys, and various MCs: the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Pharoahe Monch, Jim Jones and others. The album, BLAKROC, drops on “Black Friday” and has a series of high-quality webisodes leading up to its release. They should throw Black Rob on there on GP. 

Unrelated Dame throwback:

Dave Chappelle’s Roc-A-Pads

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BLAKROC Webisode 1

In honor of Steve Nash’s dad getting inducted into Basketball’s HOF, here’s a collection of highlight reels.

No (jump) shots but: Stockton, Ca > John Stockton

    
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