Lipton Iced Tea Dixie Chicks Ads Pulled

AdAge.Com ^ | June, 19, 2003 | Hillary Chura

[TennTuxedo]

LIPTON ICED TEA DIXIE CHICKS ADS PULLED

Unilever Says It Will Continue Running Current Spots June 19, 2003 QwikFIND ID: AAO77M By Hillary Chura

BOSTON (AdAge.com) -- An ad for Lipton Iced Tea that features the Dixie Chicks is being pulled, according to people familiar with the situation. The country music group's lead singer in March during a concert was made comments critical of President Bush in the days leading up to the country's war with Iraq.

No comment A spokeswoman for Unilever, which jointly markets Lipton with PepsiCo in the Pepsi-Lipton Tea Partnership, would not comment on why the Dixie Chicks ad is not running but said, "Lipton has a number of different advertising and promotional plans in the works and has opted for now to run the commercials that currently are on air."

It's uncertain when or if the ad will run. The ads were to have debuted in May to coincide with the group's first world tour in three years.

Three current 30-second spots, which focus on getting back to a healthy way of living, started running in May in the slots designated for the Dixie Chicks ad, according to one person familiar with the situation. The person said the ads were rushed into production after comments made by Natalie Maines, the group's lead singer, caused a furor among some country music fans.

Texas dustup In a concert in England just prior to the start of the war in Iraq, Ms. Maines told the crowd: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." The group is also from Texas. Radio stations organized boycotts, and Ms. Maine's later issued an apology

J. Walter Thompson Co., New York, produced the Dixie Chicks ads as well as those on air now. The decision not to run the ad has had no effect on the Lipton's sponsorship of the Grammy-winning group's "Top of the World Tour." The plan was for the tour was to offer Lipton a portable integrated marketing opportunity that would have included an associated Lipton Iced Tea TV spot.

PepsiCo and JWT, part of WPP Group, did not return calls for comment.

Lipton Iced Tea spent $2.9 million in measured media last year, according to TNS Media Intelligence/ CMR.

[Eustace]

Discussion takes more than one line or paragraph. But like everyone else you leaped in with both feet.

The same mistake I made in this article.

[Eustace]

One day soon , You will see the bigger picture I was trying to talk about.

Enjoy Your Freedom.

[Eustace]

Keep trying to put words in my mouth.

I only used the Disciples as examples in history of people not wanting to hear the Truth. And the TRUTH is FREEDOM in America has become an illusion.There was no comparison , I'm so far from perfect I'm humble.

Practice and You will get better.

[CyberCowboy777]

I understand your point.

But you cannot protect against the excesses of Freedom by limiting Freedom.

The wind blows against the DC today and will blow against me tomorrow. But I cannot say that those that express themselves within the rule of law are limiting freedom by taking advantage of it. They are not.

Better to have the rule of law to protect the person and property and let the rest work itself out.

I will not give up freedom for a little personal security.

[Jeff Gordon]

4Q2

[Jeff Gordon]

they give us an extra reason to tell off the poor telemarketers

I actually look forward to MCI's telemarketing calls. It is fun to stick Danny Blubber in their ear.

[Eustace]

I agree.

[Eustace]

Go look at the profile and what he writes on other threads. There's no way he's an American.

He's a plant from the tinfoil company.

Kiss Kiss ..........

[zip]

You people don't understand that I'm on your side

If our churches can no longer say what Christ would say about us our society or our government then they no longer speak for Christ. So You see we do not have Freedom of Religion or Speech.

We finally agree. I don't understand your parroting the tired old leftist tripe and expecting me to think that you are an American. Second: Every inner city church is anti conservative and preach "vote for a dimocRat even if he is a rapist, perjurer and has been accused of Arkancide" before every election. Tax exempt?? yeah, right. My Church has never and will never bow to the government when it comes to religious doctrine, so where do you go (if you go) to church? It must be some islamic bomb factory. Get a life.

[zip]

I'm Pro God , Pro Life , and Pro Constitution , Troll.

How do you become pro troll?

Now my questions: Which God and which Constitution?

[zip]

You won't bait me into saying something so You can run back to Free Republic crying Abuse ,Abuse.

Oooops, you forgot that you were posting on FR not DU. Do you honestly think that EVERYONE here is wrong and you are right? Think about it.

[Eustace]

I quit going to church when the pastor said "Be sure to pay all of your taxes." and "Only the government has the right to carry the sword."

It was a Lutheran church / State church.I'm glad your Church is willing to stand against Caesar. It must be a very uplifting place.

Do you put gold or silver in the collection plate , which God said is His? Or do you put what's Caesar's in the collection plate ( federal reserve notes )?

It's much easier to give God lip service than it is to walk with Him.

I've got a Life , why don't You get one.........

[zip]

...I quit going to church....It's much easier to give God lip service than it is to walk with Him

So which is it? Those are quotes from your post.

[Eustace]

Sorry , I didn't realize what a simple person I was dealing with.

When I pray , I pray to the Father in Heaven. Father of the son Jesus Christ. Obviously I'm not Jewish , which isn't a bad thing.

I guess now we get into which Heaven , because to some Heaven could be hell and hell could be Heaven. Or black could be white or white , black. Or even good being evil or evil being good.

I believe in the God that's in the King James Bible and my heart.

But there's a lot of little pinheads like yourself to deal with , but that's okay. There have been little pinheads in life for a long time , they don't really matter.

[Eustace]

I haven't forgot where I am , there have been A holes here for a long time.

[Arpege92]

Hey Eustace.....Janet Reno is more of a man than you and that isn't saying much! Real men don't run from a fight, if only an argument and return the next day to have their say......just like you did! You should have toughed it out.....I would have had more respect you!

Have a nice day :-}

[Eustace]

What's your question?

[Eustace]

Sorry.

I have other things to do besides sit in front of this computer.

You will never see me run or be afraid to admit I was wrong.

Here I am , big boy.

[Arpege92]

"Here I am, big boy"

So is Al Sharpton!! Your first post from YESTERDAY was a huge target and I must say that you got nailed....BIG BOY!!!

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

But like everyone else you leaped in with both feet.

Ahh, its everybody else's fault that you didn't come close to articulating your point, and they all "assumed" the exact same thing; that you were calling this article describing the ending of the Dixie Chicks comerical a "free speech" issue. Gimmie a break with your rationalizations. They don't pass the smell test.