DUKE LINKED TO A NEW KIND OF INTOLERANCE
posted: 11-11-2002
The animal-rights group PETA has made David Duke a poster boy for one of its issues.
A picture of Duke -- the former Ku Klux Klan leader, state Representative and gubernatorial candidate -- is on a billboard put up in Shreveport by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals encouraging people not to drink milk. The billboard is located on the Industrial Loop near the General Motors plant.
Sporting the white mustache that has become the trademark for the dairy industry's "Got Milk?" campaign, Duke's picture carries the caption: "Got (lactose) intolerance? The white stuff ain't the right stuff." PETA's logo and "MilkSucks.com" is on the bottom right corner.
PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich called Duke the perfect milk-industry poster child, since he's identified by many as being
intolerant.
PETA objects to the treatment of dairy cattle, and also argues that dairy products have some health drawbacks, including lactose intolerance.
Friedrich said advertising agencies in New Orleans and Baton Rouge refused to put up the billboard. The one here, which went up last week, is the only one planned and will be displayed for about a month, Friedrich said. PETA paid $2,400 for the billboard space, he said.
The "Got Milk?" campaign web site is www.gotmilk.com
Taken From: KTBS News
I hope he's not against milk merely because of it's color
posted: 11-11-2002
The animal-rights group PETA has made David Duke a poster boy for one of its issues.
A picture of Duke -- the former Ku Klux Klan leader, state Representative and gubernatorial candidate -- is on a billboard put up in Shreveport by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals encouraging people not to drink milk. The billboard is located on the Industrial Loop near the General Motors plant.
Sporting the white mustache that has become the trademark for the dairy industry's "Got Milk?" campaign, Duke's picture carries the caption: "Got (lactose) intolerance? The white stuff ain't the right stuff." PETA's logo and "MilkSucks.com" is on the bottom right corner.
PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich called Duke the perfect milk-industry poster child, since he's identified by many as being
intolerant.
PETA objects to the treatment of dairy cattle, and also argues that dairy products have some health drawbacks, including lactose intolerance.
Friedrich said advertising agencies in New Orleans and Baton Rouge refused to put up the billboard. The one here, which went up last week, is the only one planned and will be displayed for about a month, Friedrich said. PETA paid $2,400 for the billboard space, he said.
The "Got Milk?" campaign web site is www.gotmilk.com
Taken From: KTBS News
I hope he's not against milk merely because of it's color

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