Boycott On Miller Beer Finally Ends

[kepha31]

MILLER’S APOLOGY IS INSULTING
http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1350

MILLER’S LATEST APOLOGY REJECTED
http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1351

MILLER MAKES CONCESSIONS; BOYCOTT AND ANTI-MILLER PR CAMPAIGN END
http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1352

 

[BAFRIEND]

I missed the ban and unfortunately the folks from the Liberal Forum turned me on to Miller Chill which I have had every night for the last two weeks.

That being said, JPII opposed boycotts.

 

[colleen]

I missed the ban and unfortunately the folks from the Liberal Forum turned me on to Miller Chill which I have had every night for the last two weeks.

That being said, JPII opposed boycotts.

me waits for JPII quotes where he opposes boycotts

 

[Fish and Bread]

I guess, had I ever stopped drinking Miller Chill, I could probably start drinking it again now. But I didn't, so I guess I can just keep buying it every so often as per usual.

My boycott of Miller and Miller Light continue, though, if not buying something because one does not want to drink it actually qualifies as a boycott. If terms of typical American-style beers, National Bohemian tastes better than Miller and is cheaper.

 

[MikeK]

If I'm going to drink a crappy domestic mass produced almost-beer, it's gonna be a High Life.

From the first link:

This was done to provoke, taunt and insult Catholics. And who greeted everyone at the street fair? Men dressed as nuns. Had they been dressed like Al Jolson—with blackened faces—they would have been run out of town as racists.

So had they been mocking a race, we'd call them racists? Compelling journalism.

 

[colleen]

If I'm going to drink a crappy domestic mass produced almost-beer, it's gonna be a High Life.

From the first link:



So had they been mocking a race, we'd call them racists? Compelling journalism.

High life... really. That saddens me. But, I could be biased my dad works for Anheuser Busch.

 

[MikeK]

High life... really. That saddens me.

Sorry. Wisconsin, represent!

 

[colleen]

Sorry. Wisconsin, represent!

lol

 

[BAFRIEND]

me waits for JPII quotes where he opposes boycotts

Don't have any. But I do recall from earlier research on boycotts that he never supported them.

Anyone recall an endorsement by the Pope on any boycotts ?

 

[colleen]

Don't have any. But I do recall from earlier research on boycotts that he never supported them.

Anyone recall an endorsement by the Pope on any boycotts ?

Honestly, you really shouldn't say, "This pope didn't support ....", unless you have the evidence to back it up.

 

[colleen]

There is also a big difference between not endorsing particular boycotts and opposing the idea of boycotts.

 

[Carrye]

Sorry. Wisconsin, represent!

Did someone request brats?

 

[BAFRIEND]

Honestly, you really shouldn't say, "This pope didn't support ....", unless you have the evidence to back it up.

He did not support boycotts, believe me.

 

[colleen]

He did not support boycotts, believe me.

Why in the heck would I believe some random post from someone I've never met when they have no evidence to back it up.

 

[RJAZ]

lol

 

[Fish and Bread]

By the way, not to derail the thread back onto it's original topic (Or would that be rerailing? ), but I thought this might be interesting, for those who aren't aware:

Millers and Coors recently announced a merger. Presumably, all the beers they produce will continue to be produced, but they're going to a joint company that shares breweries and so on and so forth. Though Miller is known for associating itself with more liberal causes like immigrant-rights and this gay pride parade thing, Coors is known for associating itself with more conservative causes. Pete Coors, the CEO, ran for the Senate in Colorado as a Republican a few years back and lost a close race to Ken Salazar. So, it'll be interesting to see what this new joint company does "politically". Maybe they'll advertise at only moderate events.

 

[kepha31]

Whether or not Pope JPII supported boycotts is hardly the point. I doubt if he would support men being beaten with chains in broad daylight, men who touch in the street, and men who perform oral sex on each other in public, and sex toys in the form of Christian symbols with obscene and blasphemous names, all sponsored by Miller Beer.

I will never drink another Miller for as long as I live, even with the boycott called off.

 

[stephenc]

"As the Miller told his tale...
Her face at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pa-ale"

 

[geocajun]

I totally missed this boycott, but on the rare occasion that I do drink beer anymore, it is always either from a local brewery or imported

 

[BAFRIEND]

Why in the heck would I believe some random post from someone I've never met when they have no evidence to back it up.

Out of Christian charity.