12 Angry Drunks.
MEXICO CITY — The Absolut vodka company apologized over the weekend for an ad campaign depicting the southwestern United States as part of Mexico amid angry calls for a boycott by U.S. consumers. But the ads, which ran only in Mexico and have since ended, were less than ideal for Americans embroiled in an emotional debate over illegal immigration from their southern neighbor. More than a dozen calls to boycott Absolut were posted on michellemalkin.com , a website operated by conservative columnist Michelle Malkin. The ads sparked heated comment on a half-dozen other Internet sites and blogs. Really, a dozen calls ? Out of 310 million Americans? What a furor must have developed at Absolut headquarters, which, according to the map is somewhere in Venezuela. ABSOLUT: Hey, remember that ad with the big Mexico thing? AD GUY: Barely. I think it was just for the Mexicans. ABSOLUT: I know, but guess what? We had 12 people complain about it. AD GUY: Wow. That doubles our projected exposure. A...