Did y'all know the wingers are boycotting Miller Beer?

[AnnInLa]

M.Malkin is calling for the boycott on her site....saying that Miller Beer is SPONSORING an illegal immigrant march in Chicago. Now, I'm sure that Miller is not sponsoring an "illegal" immigrant march, so does anyone else know what's going on in Chicago today? After someone checks it out, if we want to counter the boycott, here's the site where we go to express support for Miller: https://www.millertalk.com/emailmanager/millerbrewing/contact.aspx

But, what's it all about, Alfie?

[napi21]

1. I thought they didn't DRINK alcohol? HAH! Does that mean

a boycott of something you never buy is aboycott at all?

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. Maybe I'll have to pick up a 6 pack of High Life just for kicks now

[pnb]

3. It has to do with Miller donating money to James Sensenbrenner

“Miller Brewing Co. put out an unusual one-page advertisement in Thursday’s edition of Hoy in Chicago. The headline reads: “Miller Brewing Company se opone a la legislación HR4437 contra la inmigración” (Miller Brewing Company Opposes HR4437 Anti-Immigration Legislation).

The ad is in response to growing support to boycott Miller products after a group of pro-immigrant organizations in Chicago found out the company has contributed to the political campaign of Republican Sen. James Sensenbrenner, of Wisconsin. The senator is behind the HR4437 bill, which calls for strengthening the anti-immigration laws in the United States, including the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.”

http://hispanictips.com/2006/03/17/miller-brewing-co-responds-to-immigrants-boycott-to-beer/

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Found this:

Miller Brewing Co. Responds to Immigrants Boycott to Beer
Marketing y Medios ^ | March 16, 2006


Posted on 04/02/2006 5:27:20 PM PDT by HEMICRASHBOX


Miller Brewing Co. put out an unusual one-page advertisement in Thursday's edition of Hoy in Chicago. The headline reads: "Miller Brewing Company se opone a la legislación HR4437 contra la inmigración" (Miller Brewing Company Opposes HR4437 Anti-Immigration Legislation).

The ad is in response to growing support to boycott Miller products after a group of pro-immigrant organizations in Chicago found out the company has contributed to the political campaign of Republican Sen. James Sensenbrenner, of Wisconsin. The senator is behind the HR4437 bill, which calls for strengthening the anti-immigration laws in the United States, including the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The boycott against Miller was conceived for March 10, during a massive demonstration in Chicago to protest the proposed bill, which is currently under debate in the Senate. According to the organizers, Miller Brewing Co. contributes "economically with anti-immigration politicians" such as Sensenbrenner.

According to a story in Hoy,, some small business owners said they have considered not selling any Miller products in their shops.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1608043/posts

[William769]

5. Damn! Don't they know about all the advertising they pay for

in Gay publications & bars? I guess we've been put on the back burner for now.

[warrens]

6. Their beer sucks anyway

Let me know if they threaten Bell's, though.

Pretty thin stuff, boycott over apologizing for supporting that psycho.

[FILAM23]

7. Just another reason not to drink Miller

other then the fact its just plain nasty

[AnnInLa]

8. Today's Chicago Tribune:

snip

This time, as 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.






The support of a major corporation for a controversial political cause shows how fierce the competition has become to woo the growing market of Latino consumers.

For Miller, the march offered a special chance to catch up. This spring the brewer drew the ire of pro-immigrant forces over contributions to U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who sponsored legislation that would crack down on illegal immigrants. That prompted a short-lived boycott by some Latino groups.

Now, march advertisements feature not just the organizing committee's trademark blue globe but Miller's logo and a Spanish translation of its "Live Responsibly" slogan, a company effort to build goodwill among Latinos.

more at

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0609010141sep01,1,5722047.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

((well, I guess that's it then, rather than truly believing in the cause of immigrants, Miller is catering to the "growing market of Latino consumers." I find it interesting that Miller doesn't give a whit about the boycott of right-wingers as long as it can make up the $ from Latinos.))

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[winter999]

10. Illegal Immigrant Piss at that.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. That's offensive

[Virginia Dare]

15. I guess you would know what piss tastes like..n/t

[Javaman]

11. Here's your first clue: Malkin is a moron. the rest writes itself. nt

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Miller is sponsoring ($30K) an immigrant rights' march. Here's the link.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/09/miller_brewing_.html

Miller spokesman Mathew Romero told the newspaper that Miller opposes Sensenbrenner's legislation. He also noted, the Tribune reported, that company founder Frederick Miller was a German immigrant and many current executives are foreign nationals.

Romero told the Tribune he isn't worried that some opponents of illegal immigration would be upset at the company's support of "the free movement of people, labor, goods and services." Miller also outlined its position in this press release.

[Virginia Dare]

13. Good, an excuse to go out and buy me a 12 pack...

most of the wingers I know drink Coors lite anyway. :puke:

I like Miller :beer:

[Coexist]

14. Good - I hope y'all are boycotting Coors

the original Neocon checking account.

[annabanana]

17. Malkin is dumber than dirt... . . . n/t

[JackRiddler]

18. Sounds like a good marketing strategy...

Having read all the posts on this thread and now up to speed... have to think Miller has solved its bind (caused in the first place by its stupid support for Sensenbrenner) as well as possible. From a marketing perspective, I'll take the well-organized pro-immigrant party (plus a few liberals as evidenced in this thread) over the anti-immigrant groups who will actually line up for a boycott of Miller specifically (minuscule! How often even among rabid right-wingers is this "buy American" stuff actually practiced?).

From a drinker's perspective... who cares, it's swill!