The new Absolut ad, which shows a majority of the American southwest as a Spanish/Mexican colony:
Funny, right? Well I guess not. Everyone's favorite pain in the ass border security and illegal immigration alarmist Lou Dobbs had a field day on this one on his show tonight. Fun as usual, but he missed the joke. Not only that, he missed the salient point. The map isn't even right:
The folks at Absolut got a little too zealous in their returning of America to Spain/Mexico. They forgot about that little thing called the Louisiana Purchase. The cartophile in me is quite bothered by this slip-up. Close, but no cigar, sorry guys. Besides, people need to learn how to take a joke, I thought this shit was hilarious. Oh well, maybe next time a clever ad campaign won't cause America to pitch a collective fit. Ugh.
P.S.- It's more fun to say Lou Dobbs the way Bob Dole says his name in the third person. Try it, I defy you not to laugh. You know how, all one word in monotone. LouDobbs!
