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Slim-Fast Cans Whoopi Over Bush Remarks
Fox News ^

Posted on 07/15/2004 7:49:25 AM PDT by Jivana108

LOS ANGELES — The Slim-Fast diet drink company has dumped Whoopi Goldberg (search) from its advertising because its executives were unhappy with remarks the comedian made at a recent political rally that mocked President Bush (search).

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gotsearch; raunchfest; searchisourfriend; slimfast; whoopi
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1 posted on 07/15/2004 7:49:26 AM PDT by Jivana108
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To: Jivana108

Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


2 posted on 07/15/2004 7:51:05 AM PDT by joedownthestreet
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To: Jivana108

Does Whoopi Goldberg advertise any other products?


3 posted on 07/15/2004 7:51:26 AM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: Jivana108

I wonder what the contract for whoopie said. We she be penalized by doing something stupid or will she get paid in full?


4 posted on 07/15/2004 7:51:40 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple
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To: Jivana108

Maybe Slim-Fast can now hire somebody like Twiggy and say she lost 703 1/2 pounds on Slim-Fast. Just a thought.


5 posted on 07/15/2004 7:54:43 AM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Jivana108

Sweet!

Of course, the looney left will whine that this is corporate sponsored censorship blah blah... Which is pretty funny given the fact that boycotts are a favorite tool of the left. Problem is most people DON'T go along with their boycotts.

So really, a lot of the moaning that will inevitably occur will be from people who are pissed off that no one pays attention to the lefts boycotts.

More proof that the left is becoming more and more irrelevant.


6 posted on 07/15/2004 7:55:25 AM PDT by nuffsenuff
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To: PeterPrinciple

What I would like to know is how much did she get paid, or was getting paid, from Slim-Fast. I bet it was a good chunk.


7 posted on 07/15/2004 7:56:36 AM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: PeterPrinciple

I dunno, can't we just continue using the sign that she says that she's a big loser (and add some strategic commentary that differs from the existing ad)?

If so, pay her in full with a big Hooray!

If not, there's probably a quality clause to terminate her without pay if she is a bad influence on sales.


8 posted on 07/15/2004 7:56:57 AM PDT by saveliberty (Liberal= in need of therapy, but would rather ruin lives of those less fortunate to feel good)
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To: Jivana108

HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!


9 posted on 07/15/2004 7:57:13 AM PDT by Laura Earl
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To: Jivana108

Maybe Fergie is available -- she was the spokesperson for another Diet Foods line.


10 posted on 07/15/2004 7:57:31 AM PDT by Ciexyz ("FR, best viewed with a budgie on hand")
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To: Tai_Chung

We can safely assume she doesn't advertise any sort of beauty cream.


11 posted on 07/15/2004 7:57:50 AM PDT by Laura Earl
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To: Ciexyz
Maybe Fergie is available -- she was the spokesperson for another Diet Foods line

I believe it was Weightwatchers

12 posted on 07/15/2004 7:59:38 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Jivana108

HELL YEAH!!!

What makes this even sweeter is that the guy who owns SlimFast is a huge lib, and has pumped a bunch of money into 'Rat causes over the years...

Job well done to those who complained to SlimFast!!!


13 posted on 07/15/2004 8:00:03 AM PDT by Bean Counter
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To: Jivana108

I had the tv guide station on and they had her ad on the top of the screen. That was about an hour ago. Did they just pull magazine ads?


14 posted on 07/15/2004 8:03:04 AM PDT by MamaB (mom to an angel)
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To: nuffsenuff

I was watching Fox news this morning and one of the newscasters said that he would look like he lost weight too IF he wore larger pants! Anyone else see that?


15 posted on 07/15/2004 8:04:28 AM PDT by MamaB (mom to an angel)
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To: Jivana108

We here at Free Republic had a large part in this, and I think we should congratulate ourselves. And I'm glad all the mainstream media has picked up the story and explained whys he was canned. Hopefully these morons will think twice before making fools of themselves and embarrassing the rest of us.


16 posted on 07/15/2004 8:04:49 AM PDT by Hildy ( If you don't stand up for what's RIGHT, you'll settle for what's LEFT.)
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To: Jivana108

Looks like the position is WIDE open for Micky Moore to step right in. Imagine that Mr Moore... all the Slimfast you can drink. Yummmeeee!


17 posted on 07/15/2004 8:08:39 AM PDT by BillyCrockett
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To: Hildy
Yup, I fired off a complaint to management as I'm sure many others did as well.


18 posted on 07/15/2004 8:09:37 AM PDT by ride the whirlwind
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To: Jivana108

FoxNews revealed the President of SlimFast is a major contributer to the Democrat-Socialists Party. In other words, he's a flaming liberal.

Its all fine and dandy to get the vp of slimfast to fire Whoopie for foul language, et al (the president wouldn't do it, according to FoxNews), but Slim Fast as a company does not support the values of the United States, so I will no longer buy slimfast products anyway.


19 posted on 07/15/2004 8:26:00 AM PDT by Iron Matron (Those who serve two masters also have two faces)
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To: nuffsenuff
Of course, the looney left will whine that this is corporate sponsored censorship blah blah

The left used this tactic on Dr. Laura. They have no standing to complain about this.

20 posted on 07/15/2004 8:28:47 AM PDT by randita
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To: Jivana108
"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"

Wrong!

That piece of waste was dumped because "we the people" sent Slim fast and Unilever mass amounts of email, and phone calls, showing our displeasure in their business relationship with Goldberg.

21 posted on 07/15/2004 8:30:29 AM PDT by G.Mason (A war mongering, red white and blue, military industrial complex, Al Qaeda incinerating American.)
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To: Jivana108

If Whoppie lost weight she can look behind her and find it.


22 posted on 07/15/2004 8:31:41 AM PDT by SF Republican
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To: Jivana108; Admin Moderator
Slim Fast pulls the plug on Whoopie!

FR Mod pulls plug on dup thread!

23 posted on 07/15/2004 8:37:07 AM PDT by Revelation 911
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To: Revelation 911; Jivana108; Admin Moderator
heheh. .. this is a popular thread topic, you'll likely see it posted numerous more times from different sources now that she's been fired.

The liberal media is in shock.

24 posted on 07/15/2004 8:39:52 AM PDT by Happy2BMe (Ronald Reagan to Islamic Terrorism: YOU CAN RUN - BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!)
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To: Happy2BMe; Jivana108

I know - and Jivana - Im not yelling at you - just expressing a general frustration - please dont take it personally


25 posted on 07/15/2004 8:44:12 AM PDT by Revelation 911
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To: Revelation 911

Huh?


26 posted on 07/15/2004 8:47:39 AM PDT by Jivana108 (Dont mistake kindness for weakness...)
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To: Tai_Chung

She has a children's show on Nick Jr.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171916/posts


27 posted on 07/15/2004 8:49:52 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Jivana108

Please use original titles.


28 posted on 07/15/2004 8:52:46 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Jivana108

Maybe, the Unilever people got a photocopy of Whoopi's booty. Maybe they were embarrassed that the grande boot grossly misrepresented Slim Fast's product effectiveness.

So, this song is for you Whoopi...you and your overly bulbous booty

(Lyrics taken from Pump Up The Jam)

Pump up the slam
pump it up
why your brain's are flopping?
And the jam is pumping
look at it get the crowd hurlin'

pump it up a little more
get the party goin' at the Music Hall floor
see 'cause that's where DNC party's at and you slamming Bush, to bad

(chours)
I want a place to say:
"get your booty on the floor tonight"
make my day
I want a place to say:
"get your booty on the floor tonight"
make my day

Make my day (4xs)



Whoopi, your antics just got your big ole BOOTY in a vice. Go on Whoopi make our day. (Bwahahahahahahahahaha)


29 posted on 07/15/2004 8:59:41 AM PDT by sully777 (Our descendants will be enslaved by political expediency and expenditure)
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To: PeterPrinciple

I'm sure she'll get paid in full, but her contract certainly won't renewed and other companies will pass on giving her contracts. Yeah!


30 posted on 07/15/2004 9:03:34 AM PDT by utahagen
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To: ride the whirlwind

Even before old Whoopa$$ed got canned I thought the fact that in every commercial she wore huge shirts as if she were trying to hide the fact that she really hadn't lost all the weight she claimed to have lost.

Good riddance!

31 posted on 07/15/2004 9:12:09 AM PDT by Slyfox
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To: MamaB

I saw it. It was the entertainment reporter who said "I can buy big pants too."

LOL!


32 posted on 07/15/2004 9:32:33 AM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: Jivana108

This is the most Whoopi has made me laugh in a long time - seeing her get b%&#$ slapped by people angered at her vulgar, stupid, and crude remarks!

You really have to wonder how much revenue Hollywood celebs have lost because SO MANY are FED UP with them. You would think that after a while they would take the "shut up and sing" advice.


33 posted on 07/15/2004 9:36:57 AM PDT by Made In The USA (NO, I don't have to call you the President of Iraq. Now sit down!)
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To: BushisTheMan
Whoopi Goldberg

No longer Slim-Fast

But still Half-Fast

34 posted on 07/15/2004 9:36:58 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedy family legacy - can't skipper a boat, can't fly, can't drive, can't ski)
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To: N. Theknow

How about:

Whoopi was neither slim nor fast
As she performed her drunken blast


35 posted on 07/15/2004 9:58:40 AM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: BushisTheMan

New nickname:

Whoo-pig Oldberg


36 posted on 07/15/2004 10:05:37 AM PDT by SerpentDove (November 2004: Win One for the Gipper.)
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