Sunday, April 25, 2004
Big Boo-Boo on the Beer Baron
"Thursday's New York Times misidentified GOP Senate candidate Pete Coors as a Ku Klux Klan member who murdered a black sharecropper."
"The Coors campaign found the error "so outrageous it's kind of funny," said spokeswoman Cinamon Watson."
"It could have been worse," she joked. "Pete could have been identified as John Kerry."
"The story indicated the accompanying photo was of Avants. But the picture actually was of Coors on the day the Golden beer baron announced he was running in Colorado's open Senate race."
"Watson said she notified the Times after the Rocky Mountain News spotted the mistake."
"I think there will be a correction," she deadpanned.
Colo. GOP's Statement on Kerry Draws Fire
"Democrats are furious about a statement by Republicans saying that comparing one of their candidates to presidential candidate John Kerry would be worse than comparing someone to the Ku Klux Klan."
"Cinamon Watson, spokeswoman for Coors, said the error was "so outrageous it's kind of funny. It could have been worse. Pete could have been identified as John Kerry."
"Chris Gates, chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party, demanded an apology. He said Democrats are "out there campaigning positively on the issues, and the Republicans can't help but resort to the lowest level of insult and name-calling."
"Kerry spokesman Phil Singer said the comment was "the kind of thing people hate about politics."
"Coors, head of the Coors brewing empire, is seeking the Republican nomination to fill the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who is retiring."
"Thursday's New York Times misidentified GOP Senate candidate Pete Coors as a Ku Klux Klan member who murdered a black sharecropper."
"The Coors campaign found the error "so outrageous it's kind of funny," said spokeswoman Cinamon Watson."
"It could have been worse," she joked. "Pete could have been identified as John Kerry."
"The story indicated the accompanying photo was of Avants. But the picture actually was of Coors on the day the Golden beer baron announced he was running in Colorado's open Senate race."
"Watson said she notified the Times after the Rocky Mountain News spotted the mistake."
"I think there will be a correction," she deadpanned.
Colo. GOP's Statement on Kerry Draws Fire
"Democrats are furious about a statement by Republicans saying that comparing one of their candidates to presidential candidate John Kerry would be worse than comparing someone to the Ku Klux Klan."
"Cinamon Watson, spokeswoman for Coors, said the error was "so outrageous it's kind of funny. It could have been worse. Pete could have been identified as John Kerry."
"Chris Gates, chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party, demanded an apology. He said Democrats are "out there campaigning positively on the issues, and the Republicans can't help but resort to the lowest level of insult and name-calling."
"Kerry spokesman Phil Singer said the comment was "the kind of thing people hate about politics."
"Coors, head of the Coors brewing empire, is seeking the Republican nomination to fill the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who is retiring."
