{"id":1934171,"date":"2023-05-19T12:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T16:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beer-distributor-takes-to-airwaves-about-bud-light-controversy-you-deserve-to-know-the-truth\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T12:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T16:25:24","slug":"beer-distributor-takes-to-airwaves-about-bud-light-controversy-you-deserve-to-know-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beer-distributor-takes-to-airwaves-about-bud-light-controversy-you-deserve-to-know-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer distributor speaks out on Bud Light controversy: &#8216;You deserve the truth&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbeer-distributor-takes-to-airwaves-about-bud-light-controversy-you-deserve-to-know-the-truth%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1934171&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Anheuser-Busch Distributor Asks for Support Amid Boycott<\/h2>\n<h3>Alabama-based Bama Budweiser VP and GM Steve Tatum has recorded a radio ad asking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-rich-travis-tritt-join-boycott-of-bud-light-after-brand-partners-with-dylan-mulvaney\/\" title=\"John Rich, Travis Tritt Join Boycott Of Bud Light After Brand Partners With Dylan Mulvaney\">beer drinkers<\/a> to consider his employees when deciding to boycott Anheuser-Busch products due to the company&#8217;s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.<\/h3>\n<p>The partnership has caused a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solar-industrys-reliance-on-chinese-forced-labor-threatens-bidens-green-economy\/\" title=\"Solar Industry\u2019s Reliance on Chinese Forced Labor Threatens Biden\u2019s Green Economy\">nationwide boycott<\/a> of Bud Light, with sales down almost 24% compared to the same period last year. Despite this, corporate leadership has not directly addressed the issue, causing concern for those who rely on selling Anheuser-Busch products to make a living.<\/p>\n<p>Tatum&#8217;s radio ad, which has been playing on 10 stations across the state, appeals to Alabama beer drinkers who were put off by Mulvaney&#8217;s face on a Bud Light can. He acknowledges the mistake and asks them to think of the people who rely on sales of the beer to survive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tatum says in the ad, &#8220;We at Bama Budweiser, an independent wholesaler, employ around 100 people who live here, work here, and our children go to school here.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>He continues, &#8220;You deserve to know the truth, and life is too short to let a couple of individuals decide what you can eat or drink or spend your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hate-being-spewed-in-the-name-of-patriotism-wapo-opinion-attacks-anthem-before-games-2\/\" title=\"\u2018Hate Being Spewed In The Name Of Patriotism\u2019: WaPo Opinion Attacks Anthem Before Games\">hard-earned money<\/a> on. And remember, making friends is our business, not enemies.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While some Facebook commenters expressed sympathy for Tatum and his employees, others remained committed to the boycott. However, Tatum&#8217;s message highlights the impact that corporate decisions can have on local businesses and their employees.<\/p>\n<p>As Tatum says, &#8220;The voice of the consumer has been heard, and Anheuser-Busch has taken action.&#8221; It remains to be seen whether this action will be enough to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bed-bath-beyond-shuttering-stores-announces-layoffs-and-new-financing-to-help-struggling-business\/\" title=\"Bed Bath &#038; Beyond Shuttering Stores, Announces Layoffs and New Financing to Help Struggling Business\">win back customers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beer-distributor-takes-to-airwaves-about-bud-light-controversy-you-deserve-to-know-the-truth\/\" title=\"Beer distributor speaks out on Bud Light controversy: 'You deserve the truth'\">support local distributors<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Alabama-based Anheuser-Busch beer distributor urges locals to support his employees when boycotting the company&#8217;s beers due to a nationwide protest. The corporate leadership has chosen not to confront the partnership between Bud Light and transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, despite facing criticism for two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":1934172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[16425,18499,6733,12229,27144,5339,3625,6426,6540],"class_list":["post-1934171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-beer","tag-bud","tag-controversy","tag-deserve","tag-distributor","tag-light","tag-speaks","tag-truth","tag-you"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_finder_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/beer-distributor-takes-airwaves-bud-light-controversy-deserve-know-truth\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1934171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1934172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1934171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1934171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1934171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}