Watchdog Claims Unscrupulous Coors Ad

[Bossy Monkey]

13 minutes ago

By JUDITH KOHLER, Associated Press Writer

GOLDEN, Colo. - A political watchdog group Friday accused Coors Brewing Co. of giving the U.S. Senate campaign of beer baron Pete Coors an unfair boost with ads touting the company's environmental record.

The ads in the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post feature a snowcapped peak and invite readers to visit a Web site detailing the company's environmental activities. It also touted the company's economic contribution to Colorado.

In a letter to Coors CEO Leo Kiely, Colorado Common Cause executive director Peter Maysmith asked the company to stop running the ads, calling it "completely inappropriate to attempt to influence a U.S. Senate race."

Coors' campaign has tried to keep the candidate, who is on leave as the company's chairman, separate from the company. Television ads, some by outside groups, have linked him with what they say is the company's dismal environmental record.
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[Voltaire99]

1. When the beer tastes like piss, can the candidate be any better? (n/t)