If Only I Drank: Boycott Absolut Vodka

If I were an alcohol drinker, I could boycott Absolut Vodka and buy American-made SKYY Vodka. Alas, medications keep me from enjoying cocktails these days. However, I can urge anyone who does drink to reject Absolut and switch to SKYY Vodka.

Swedish-made Absolut ran ads in Mexico that showed maps of the United States in which Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and large parts of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California were part of Mexico. Somehow the company must have imagined that U.S. customers would not hear about this affront to our sovereignty. They claimed it was only a joke and not meant to offend. Well, it did, especially in the Southwest where radical groups, like La Raza (the Race), support a reconquest and return of land to Mexico. It is called the Reconquista Separatist Movement.

"Like SKYY Vodka, the residents of states like California, Texas and Arizona are exceptionally proud of the fact that they are from the United States of America," said Dave Karraker, SKYY Vodka. The Absolut ad was absolutely insulting to them. It suggested that in an absolutely perfect world, a large chunk of the U.S. would be ruled by Mexico.

The National Illegal Immigration Boycott Coalition (NIIBC) and Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) have joined forces to boycott Absolut. Go to www.boycottabsolut.com for more details. "We are launching a formal, national, and sustained boycott against the Absolute Vodka corporation for promoting, encouraging, and pandering to separatists that threaten the territories, sovereignty, and national security of the United States of America," according to their website.Besides Vodka, Absolut manufactures Aquavit, bitters, rum, gin, and wines. A complete list of products can be found at www.boycottabsolut.com .