Absolut vodka ad stirs a U.S.-Mexico debate - Some in the north take offense at the depiction of an old border.

The latest advertising campaign in Mexico from Swedish vodka maker Absolut seemed to push all the right buttons south of the U.S. border, but it ruffled a few feathers in El Norte.

As word of the campaign spread across the border, primarily via the Internet, some in the United States began giving the campaign a much more hostile reception.”*

*From: http://www.latimes.com
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