Posted on 07/14/2004 9:51:27 PM PDT by Jenya
Slim-Fast Dumps Goldberg Over Bush Jabs
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Slim-Fast diet drink company has dumped Whoopi Goldberg from its advertising because its executives were unhappy with remarks the comedian made at a recent political rally that mocked President Bush.
"We are disappointed by the manner in which Ms. Goldberg chose to express herself and sincerely regret that her recent remarks offended some of our consumers. Ads featuring Ms. Goldberg will no longer be on the air," Slim-Fast general manager Terry Olson said in a press release Wednesday.
Goldberg participated at a recent Democratic fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York, joining performers such as John Mellencamp, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange and John Leguizamo.
At one point in a speech mocking the Bush administration, Goldberg used his surname as a sexual reference.
The event raised $7.5 million for the John Kerry-John Edwards presidential ticket. Both Kerry and Edwards attended, but neither commented about the jokes made by the celebrities toward Bush.
Goldberg's representatives did not immediately return a call for comment Wednesday.
Slim-Fast Foods is based in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Nor I, feel free to post it every day!
Funny, I saw the title and thought, "Since when was Jonah Goldberg a spokesman for Slimfast?"
Maybe this is his big chance!
She was a dirtbag before she did this and they STILL hired her as their REPRESENTATIVE!! Sorry....TOO LATE, Slim Fast.
That's a LIE!!! Kerry said that ALL the performers represnted the heart and soul of America!!!!
AP LIES!!
You Damn conservatives won't be happy until she is homeless again!!!!!..............I can't keep a straight face.
All this high-fiving! Something tells me this is going to blow up in our face.
I am still confused as to why Slim Fast would hire Whoopi in the first place.
I guess they were using reverse psychology...
I never get tired of it, either!
Wait until the screaming starts about censorship!
Nah!!!
That sure is the other shoe that's going to drop. How will the alphabets handle this? Haven't seen anything there yet.
The job is far from over. This is just a beginning of all valued citizens regaining our country and respect for the highest office in the world, The President. As I recall there was others at this fund raiser that require our attention. Liberal networks, lying newspapers, propagandist entertainers/filmmakers and all liberal propagandist groups need to be aware of our mission.
I never realized what a fan club Whoopie had here on FR. But y'all are certainly exposing yourselves.......
"All this high-fiving! Something tells me this is going to blow up in our face." Nah! Remember, we're those mean, nasty, little-old-man-and-lady-robbing, taking-food-from-the-poor-little-cheeldren Republicans anyway. She got what she deserved. Slim-Fast saw the bottom line.
It would have been different if she had toned down her remarks and not been so vulgar, I think.
My favorite line from another Freeper...
"Lose 200 lbs of ugly fat in a day! SlimFast really works!"
"exposing ourselves" ? How so?
Bottom line for me is, criticism is all fine and dandy, hate speech and vulgar language are not. She deserved to be let go.
This is my very favorite new line, I've noticed on FR.
OMG, WHAT IS THE MEDIA GOING TO SAY!
wring hands, wring hands, wring hands.
It's as if some of the loser media themselves are here to try to make themselves feel more important.
I'm sure they've all got their little pea brains together, trying to figure out a way to use it against Pres. Bush and conservatives.
I have no special animus toward WG, what she's done in the past. Some here act like posing naked covered with milk is somehow degenerate. I think it's funny.
I am thrilled at this development nonetheless. I do think her Bush, stay out of my Bush spiel is out of line, but most especially with Kerry right there smiling. This looks like all upside. Think of the subtext. Whoopi is winged out of SlimFast for stuff that she did right there in front of the Presidential candidate, and he did not have anything resembling a Sistah Souljah moment.
That was an odd response. I didn't direct my post to you, but if you are signing up for Whoopie's fan club....so be it.
Tell it to the Dixie Chix.....if you can find them.
wring hands, wring hands, wring hands
It's a simple question because I am curious. It is hard for me to believe they would treat this as a big story because to me it will definitely reflect poorly on poorly, and they can't have that. Any wringing of hands is strictly in your imagination. But I am certainly not stupid enough to think it doesn't matter what the alphabets do.
Check out this story that chronicles some of the remarks that night; they deliberately fail to mention WhoopiG's most vulgar utterances..
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/ap20040709_904.html
Where's that picture of her in the bathtub full of Vanilla Slimfast?
LoL! Very funny. But seriously, it shows what an electronic FReep can do! Every little bit helps.
Then let me say, that you strike me as a person who might be a little "full of himself".
Tell it to the Dixie Chix.....if you can find them.
That's a very good point, randog. Actually, the only reason I said that about "blow up in our face" was because I am so giddy and everyone is so high-fiving. You know? Murphy's Law?
On the other hand, the Dems may not know it yet, but their campaign is about to fall out of the sky. Things are breaking pretty well for the good guys -- that's why I am worried. (/irony)
We don't need hand wringers, and worriers.
You don't contribute a thing when you jump on a website and take the side of the MEDIA. People are getting the message, and companies can't afford Whoopies anymore. It hurts their stock price.
I'm skeptical about this part. If there hadn't been an uproar and a flood of complaints, I think Whoopi would still be in all the ads.
I gotcha--too much good news. The yin balances the yang.
Give me a break. Do you get your lines from Hillary? Yes, I noticed your (tag)....I also note the content of your words.
All I gotta say is, high five to Free Republic, we were responsible for this. Next mission: Get Kerry to release the tapes of the event! (And get Cheney to drop the ticket maybe? I dont know...)
Maybe Oil of Olay will sign her on to endorse their beauty creams.
I guess I never should have posted those 57 threads and 2,462 replies of bad content.
If he takes the bait then 'poof' we'll be rid of a BIGGER loser and be happier again.
"All this high-fiving! Something tells me this is going to blow up in our face.
7 posted on 07/15/2004 12:05:55 AM CDT by NutCrackerBoy"
Let's just say that I took exception to your use of the word "our"......
Fatal Attraction?:)
While I don't agree with your media worry, there's no reason for you to be hounded over it.
Whoopee Goldberg would be the perfect spokesperson for laxitives.
Very funny. Do you find it similiarly amusing that NCB was willing to jump on this thread to defend Whoopie? I don't.
Preparation H, I hear is looking for a spokesperson.
"All this high-fiving! Something tells me this is going to blow up in our face.
7 posted on 07/15/2004 12:05:55 AM CDT by NutCrackerBoy"
How about this one: all of 42 seconds later
Nah!!!
10 posted on 07/15/2004 1:06:37 AM EDT by NutCrackerBoy
I actually realized it might sound downer, so I corrected it. Anyway, I know what you're suspicious of. It's not true, it's ridiculous. See you later. By the way, I looked at your recent posts. It appears you've been pretty cranky lately.
NutCrackerBoy did no such thing, and he's right, you've been all over him. Anyone can see that. We're all on the same team, right. Why don't you drop the combative attitude.
Oh yes, Jenya. I'm sure we're all on the "same team".
Gee. I forgot to add......thanks for posting the thread......
Why do I care what this fat old lazy bitch has to do with this country. Y'all give this issue roo much bandwidth.
I don't think he was defending Whoopie Goldberg. But you jumped in and tried to act like Dudley Do-Right and there wasn't a problem.
Re-read the whole thing, you're hyper and just looking for someone to jump on. Good night and cool off.
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