That finger/continent analogy is incredibly lame. The thumb is much more important than the middle finger, as Miss Nooyi would realize if she would pull it out of her ass once in a while....
I've gotta admit the analogy is clever,but could we find a way to revoke Ms. Nooyi's citizenship?I know very little of Columbia/Business College(?),but i assume it's(very)liberal if she thought she could say something like that and get away with it.Pepsi-Co should have canned her immediately.BTW,i can think of better selections for the middle finger.
Yes..heard this before...
America is good if she is willing to lay down and be used..
and bad if she fights back...blah blah blah
The enemy always would prefer those they fight surrender..
We've got a nation full of these putzes....they should all
crawl back under the rocks they crawled out from under
imo
...and it isn't even original.
She ripped it off from Soupy Sales.
I recall him ticking off on his fingers to whom he owed thanks, "First is my producers..." finishing up with his middle fingle "...and this finger is for my sponsors!" (Fade rapidly to black screen.)
We have the crimes of anti-Americanism at worst and bad judgment at best, compounded by Pepsi's refusal to be candid and blatant efforts to cover up.
No, as a sign of the good will of Pepsi and a measure of their desire to be a good corporate citizen and to avoid even the appearance on inpropriety, this bimbo must be terminated immediately. It is the least Pepsi can do to demonstrate that the corporation wishes not to offend Americans.
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Ms. Nooyi knew exactly what she was saying, and Pepsico's refusal to release a transcript of the speech is tacit proof of that. Nooyi attended Yale for her MBA, so there is no "confused foreigner" fallback position for her to cling to. A Yale newsletter described her position as rewarding her with a lordly sum of millions of dollars in salary and benefits (http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromMktGuideIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedMktGuideId=361040). Pretty good for someone who finds the U.S. so "overbearing, insensitive and disrespectful," wouldn't you say?
My wife, who, coincidentally, is also Indian, was outraged and said that Nooyi should consider a position in a country she finds more palatable to her political sensitivities instead of giving the finger to her adopted country (edited for clarity and FCC regulations!).
One also wonders how much of that $3.5million makes it back to India and elsewhere as charity to the impoverished people in the other "fingers" of the world. Maybe she follows the Gore/Kerry method of charitable giving: "that's for other people. We just talk about it."
Bottom line: get the full transcript out, Pepsico. The refusal to do that, and the stories coming out that are contrary to the "explanations" of Pepsico's flack, Elaine Palmer, simply make them look like they are in the middle of some serious PR damage control.
To the Pepsico Board of Directors:
Dear Pepsico Board of Directors,
Recent reports of the content of a speech given at Columbia University allege that Ms. Nooyi make remarks that were decidely critical of the United States, metaphorically associating us with the figurative middle finger of the hand, with the not-so-subtle implication that is the message the U.S. gives to the world.
Pepsico's refusal to date to release the full text of this speech to refute the claims made by attendees of the speech give credence to those claims.
Someone such as Ms. Nooyi, who presumably became an American out of some level of respect for this country should consider what this country has given her in terms of a level of freedom unmatched in many countries, particularly for a woman. Considering her rather substantial compensation package (as listed by Forbes), she might be a bit more thankful for the U.S. than she apparently is.
I would request that the Pepsico Board of Directors authorize the release of the full text of her speech and let the chips fall where they may. Being an American gives one the right to say what they will, but with that freedom comes responsibility, a responsibility both Pepsico and Ms. Nooyi seem to be desperately trying to avoid.
Sincerely,
SpinyNorman
I called Pepsi (914) 253-2000, politely expressing my disgust with the statement and disagreement with Pepsi's position that she was misunderstood. The telephone representative was polite, asked my zip code and said the comments were being forwarded to Pepsi's CEO.
Hugh Hewitt on this NOW!
Wanna bet?
If America is the world's middle finger, then Ms. Nooyi's speech proves that she's the world's anus.
Especially nice was her requirement that Americans thank China for inventing the hole in the floor as superior to the Bold Look of Kohler.
Sorry, Pepsi, the Bold Look of Holer is counter to consuming Pepsico product.