This is beer!
Posted on 09/12/2006 11:44:28 AM PDT by NapkinUser
Two years ago Miller Brewing Company announced its “president of beers” ad campaign. The campaign was supposed to be humorous because one of their rivals calls their brand, “The King of Beers” and the Miller ads called their appellation more patriotic.
The CEOs who run Miller are anything but patriotic. The company has started an aggressive Spanish language campaign with a translation of their slogan “Live Responsibly.” But this latest news takes the cake. According to the Chicago Tribune, as pro-illegal “demonstrators march from Chinatown to House Speaker Dennis Hastert's (R-Ill.) Batavia office this weekend, they will have Miller Brewing Co., as a sponsor. The brewer has paid more than $30,000 for a planning convention, materials and newspaper ads publicizing the event.” When angry customers contacted Miller, the company responded:
Miller Brewing Company does not support illegal immigration or any other unlawful act. We do support a public policy discussion that will lead to a clear path to legal naturalization for people who meet the requirements for U.S. citizenship. We also oppose any legislation that would unfairly and unjustly seek to constrain immigration.
They must think we’re drunk, if we’re going to believe this. They are trying to say they are against illegal immigration, yet for rewarding illegal immigrants.
Michelle Malkin’s call for a Boycott
Contact Miller
Lucky me, I don't drink beer.
I don't drink their yellow water anyway..............
Thankfully I don't drink that swill anyway...
beer
Making good homebrew is easy. Making bad homebrew is just as easy!
Miller Beer is not an American corporation. It is South Africa-owned.
Miller Brewing Company DOES support illegal immigration and other unlawful acts when they support those committing the acts. That would be like me loaning a truck to move illegals north and then saying I only did it to help them learn how to become legal. Hope other companies are paying attention.
In August 2006, Miller Brewing faced consumer backlash after it was reported by the Chicago Tribune that the company had provided financial backing for a march in support of illegal immigrants. A company spokesman has denied this, stating that funding was only authorized for "a recent convention on immigration issues in Chicago, which provided attendees with information on how to become legally naturalized citizens of the U.S." However, to deal with a boycot threat from a larger latino community group over Miller's political action committee campaign contributions, Miller agreed to run newspaper ads against an immigration bill viewed by the group to be too harsh and to help them fight it.
And they're not even majority American-owned anymore:
It was acquired by South African Breweries from Philip Morris (now Altria) on May 30, 2002, to form SABMiller for $3.6 billion worth of stock and $2 billion in debt, with Philip Morris retaining a 36% share, with voting rights of 24.99%.
Miller beer is like making love in a canoe.
I stopped drinking Miller 12 years, 7 months and 7 days ago, today.
Precarious?
Team America has a PAC?
Sorry but I don't agree.
No. Miller is like making love in a canoe because it's f***ing near water. Wouldn't drink it on a bet.
I'm a Jack & Coke gal.
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