There Was Senate Battle About Whether Spuds Encouraged Underage Drinking
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In one of the more ridiculous Senate meeting of the 1980s, Strom Thurmond waved a Spuds doll in front of other representative and blamed the mascot for underage drinking. During his big moment, he also positioned himself in front of posters with the “Ayatollah of Partyollah.”
Waving the doll around, Thurmond made this statement, “‘I am not confident in the voluntary efforts of the alcohol beverage industry to increase public awareness of the hazards of alcohol abuse with 12-year-olds drinking wine coolers and wearing Spuds MacKenzie T-shirts.” Up ahead, Spuds’ campaign comes to its frosty end.
