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Lindsay Lohan has received a bit of public recognition she probably could have done without by becoming the new poster girl for the American Beverage Institute, a restaurant industry group with an interest in one of Lindsay’s two favorite beverages (hint: it’s not Red Bull).The group kicked off an ad campaign against ignition interlock devices with this full-page ad in USA Today (go to Faded Youth to see a larger, but still blurry, version):

To save you whatever they’re charging for a copy of USA Today, here’s what the text at the bottom says:

Ignition interlocks, or in-car breathalyzers, are a great tool for getting hard-core drunk drivers off our roads. However, activists now want to put one in every car in America. That means the end of moderate and responsible drinking prior to driving…No more champagne toasts at weddings, no more wine with dinner, no more beers at a ballgame.
Let’s stop drunk driving without eliminating our traditions.

Unfortunately, mug shots are considered public domain, and the ad clearly identifies Lindsay’s picture as her mug shot. So she can’t sue the ABI, and she won’t be getting any residuals for the use of her picture in a PSA which really isn’t going to improve her public image. Compared to this, Paris Hilton really is a marketing genius.