Ted Cruz rails against Anheuser-Busch for stonewalling his probe of partnership with Dylan Mulvaney

[Pommer]

So is every billboard on the highway. That's why it's important that alcohol companies shouldn't create ads that target children.

Cruz is going to run out of paper with all of the subpoenas he’ll need.

 

[iluvatar5150]

So is every billboard on the highway. That's why it's important that alcohol companies shouldn't create ads that target children.

They don’t merely provide ad time. They name their products after alcoholic beverages and insert alcohol branding into the game space.

 

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Alternative lede:
Senator Concerned Publicly-traded, Private Company Misuses Their Free Speech

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It's a nonstory that a senator wants to actively tyrannize people who disagree with him ideologically?

 

[HARK!]

Three of the official corporate sponsors of nascar are alcohol producers.

NASCAR drives into season with 53 official corporate partners

NASCAR heads into the 2023 season with 53 official partners, maintaining the deepest such roster on record for the sanctioning body.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

One race is named after a beer:

Nascar 2023 commercial guide: Every team, every sponsor, all the major TV deals - BlackBook Motorsport

BlackBook Motorsport presents all the commercial details you need to know about Nascar as the US stock car racing series prepares for the season-opening Daytona 500.

www.blackbookmotorsport.com

Annheiser-Busch is the official beer sponsor of the NFL and the primary sponsor of the “NFL Draft presented by Bud Light”

https://nflcommunicationsadm.nfl.net/Pages/2023-NFL-DRAFT-PRESENTED-BY-BUD-LIGHT-DAY-ONE-OPENING-FESTIVITIES-TO-TAKE-PLACE-IN-KANSAS-CITY-THURSDAY,-APRIL-27.aspx

AB has a similar deal with NBA where Mich Ultra ads will be displayed on the physical court:

Michelob Ultra becomes NBA's first-ever global beer partner

New partnership will see a bolstered Michelob Ultra presence across the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and more.

www.nba.com

Are you suggesting that companies and charities that are sponsored by alcohol companies should be held accountable for the content of the advertisements of their sponsors?

That would be quite a stretch.

 

[HARK!]

They don’t merely provide ad time. They name their products after alcoholic beverages and insert alcohol branding into the game space.

And billboard companies insert alcohol branding along road space. What's your point?

 

[Pommer]

It's a nonstory that a senator wants to actively tyrannize people who disagree with him ideologically?

Yes, if we ignore it, he’ll stop.

 

[Pommer]

And billboard companies insert alcohol branding along road space. What's your point?

No, billboard companies rent space on their billboards.

 

[HARK!]

No, billboard companies rent space on their billboards.

What's the difference?

 

[Pommer]

What's the difference?

If a renter (of an apartment, say) decides that they’d like to display a Pride flag from their balcony and it causes a ruckus, the renter is the center of attention, not the landlord.

In the case of a billboard company, they are subject to public accommodation-laws as well, so that they cannot be held liable for ads that others have paid them to display.

 

[HARK!]

Yes, if we ignore it, he’ll stop.

Who is "he"?

 

[iluvatar5150]

Are you suggesting that companies and charities that are sponsored by alcohol companies should be held accountable for the content of the advertisements of their sponsors?

That would be quite a stretch.

And billboard companies insert alcohol branding along road space. What's your point?

My point is that Cruz is a bigot for alleging that Bud Light is improperly marketing to kids by signing an endorsement deal with an adult trans celebrity while not expressing similar concerns over marketing to kids via endorsement deals with professional sports. The association of transgenderism with threats to children is nothing but hateful propaganda.

 

[Pommer]

Who is "he"?

Cruz be he.

 

[HARK!]

If a renter (of an apartment, say) decides that they’d like to display a Pride flag from their balcony and it causes a ruckus, the renter is the center of attention, not the landlord.

The landlord can be the center of attention. If I had a problem with the behavior of a fellow tenant in an apartment complex; the landlord would be the first person that I would call.

In the case of a billboard company, they are subject to public accommodation-laws as well, so that they cannot be held liable for ads that others have paid them to display.

Yes they can. I can boycott a billboard company just as easily as I can boycott a beer company.

 

[HARK!]

Cruz be he.

Ignoring him won't make him stop.

 

[HARK!]

My point is that Cruz is a bigot for alleging that Bud Light is improperly marketing to kids by signing an endorsement deal with an adult trans celebrity while not expressing similar concerns over marketing to kids via endorsement deals with professional sports. The association of transgenderism with threats to children is nothing but hateful propaganda.

No he's not.

What's wrong with reviewing Busch's demographics concerning that ad?

 

[iluvatar5150]

No he's not.

What's wrong with reviewing Busch's demographics concerning that ad?

I have no problem with a broad examination of their practices. I do have a problem with Cruz’ grandstanding that’s intended to push the lie that trans people are a threat to children.

 

[Pommer]

Ignoring him won't make him stop.

Perhaps not, but if I’m ignoring him, I won’t be actively aware of whatever cockamamie thing he’s up to, at a given point.

 

[Servus]

Where is Camel Joe when you need him?

I was just about to ask if Dylan Mulvaney was Anheuser-Busch's version of Joe Camel.

 

[Servus]

I have no problem with a broad examination of their practices. I do have a problem with Cruz’ grandstanding that’s intended to push the lie that trans people are a threat to children.

Perhaps if such a strong connection hadn't been formed between trans and children, the perceived threat would be less palpable. These days trans and children seems to go together like bread and butter.

 

[HARK!]

I have no problem with a broad examination of their practices. I do have a problem with Cruz’ grandstanding that’s intended to push the lie that trans people are a threat to children.

When did he say that? Do you have a link; or did you just make that up?