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Pepsi president likens U.S. to middle finger (Food giant now doing damage control in wake of speech)
WorldNetDaily ^ | May 20, 2005 | Joe Kovacs

Posted on 05/20/2005 1:21:27 AM PDT by An American Patriot

The remarks by Indra Nooyi, an India-born woman who also serves as PepsiCo's chief financial officer, came during a speech Sunday to graduates at Columbia Business School. Nooyi then went on to say the five major continents in the world can each be represented by a finger on the hand. She said Africa was the pinkie; She said our thumb is Asia; Europe was compared to the index finger; South America, including Latin America, was likened to the ring finger; She said her analogy "leaves the long, middle finger for North America, and in particular, the United States.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: cary; cfo; finger; indranooyi; likens; middle; pepsi; pepsico; to; usa
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To: Glenn

Looks like this woman will soon be enjoying retirement.


41 posted on 05/20/2005 4:51:15 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Born Conservative

To Indra.

FU2! Go back to India if you don't like it here.


42 posted on 05/20/2005 4:51:49 AM PDT by Fithee (US Fifth Column = Leftist Press + John Kerry + Clintonistas + Leftist Socialist Democrats)
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To: libs_kma
I don't even understand her analogy. If anything, the US would be considered the thumb. The digit that seperates us from the animals in other parts of the world.
The apology means little to me. If she didn't mean it why did she say it?
43 posted on 05/20/2005 4:52:21 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
"Coke is it."

I live in Atlanta. What is this Pepsi stuff you keep talking about?

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

44 posted on 05/20/2005 4:59:30 AM PDT by mhking (That's no moon...it's a space station...)
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To: An American Patriot

Pepsi needs to fizzle that America Haters' employment contract, and now!


45 posted on 05/20/2005 5:06:28 AM PDT by Prince Charles
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To: An American Patriot

Time for Indra Nooyi to be given a Noogie.

Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk


46 posted on 05/20/2005 5:06:36 AM PDT by aShepard
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To: oh8eleven

I know..those guys made the modern world out of materials people'd been letting sit around for generations...


47 posted on 05/20/2005 5:10:39 AM PDT by mo
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To: jaydubya2

I think she was simply using her hand as an impomptu bar graph.
Her apology sounds reasoned and sincere.

I still dont drink Pepsi tho


48 posted on 05/20/2005 5:22:19 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: mylife
I think she was simply using her hand as an impomptu bar graph.

Having actually read the article now...I see that Im full of it L0L

49 posted on 05/20/2005 5:24:41 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: An American Patriot
"Unfortunately, I think this is how the rest of the world looks at the U.S. right now. Not as part of the hand – giving strength and purpose to the rest of the fingers – but instead, scratching our nose and sending a far different signal."

Thank You MSM! /sarcasm

50 posted on 05/20/2005 5:30:40 AM PDT by raivyn (http://www.petakillsanimals.com/)
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To: USAFJeeper
I will stick with RC Cola!

And a Moon Pie.

It's a southern thing.

51 posted on 05/20/2005 5:31:07 AM PDT by 11Bush (If the shootin' don't start soon, I'll have to mount the Ma-Duece on my wheelchair.)
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To: Lokibob
my words and examples about America unintentionally depicted our country negatively and hurt people.

If the negativity was unintentional, she is a certified fool.

Over the years I’ve witnessed and advised others how a thoughtless gesture or comment can hurt good, caring people.

It would be very difficult to argue that her comments were thoughtless. As foolish as they were, they were obviously calculated.

The kind of judgement she exhibited don't have any business leading a large company like Pepsi.

52 posted on 05/20/2005 5:31:12 AM PDT by pjd
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To: aShepard

The middle finger is one of the two necessary for a successful eye poke.


53 posted on 05/20/2005 5:58:16 AM PDT by steveegg (If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry, it was probably sarcasm - thanks, Owl_Eagle)
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To: An American Patriot

BUMP---

and save


54 posted on 05/20/2005 5:59:30 AM PDT by krunkygirl
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To: An American Patriot
Your post# 2 was very good.

How many American women go to India and become CFO of multi-gazzillon dollar companies?

Is anyone else here questioning how she got her job?

55 posted on 05/20/2005 6:00:45 AM PDT by Eaker (..Let them throw cake!! . (TheMom)
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To: Lokibob
Please accept my sincere apologies.


– Indra Nooyi

As soon as you resign.

56 posted on 05/20/2005 6:03:44 AM PDT by Stentor
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To: Brilliant
Looks like this woman will soon be enjoying retirement.

Or at least fired or given a golden parachute payment to leave the company.

Because PepsiCo--like the Coca-Cola Company--is a highly image-conscious company, they know that any bad PR could cause financial distress for the company in no time flat (does anyone remember the New Coke fiasco?). Indra Nooyi's comments could end up causing Americans to shun PepsiCo products, which could seriously cut into their revenues and will cause their stock value to fall. The PepsiCo people may want to read Hugh Hewitt's latest book BLOG: Understanding the Information Reformation That's Changing Your World, which shows how the New Media--especially weblogs--can cause change at lightning-fast speeds.

57 posted on 05/20/2005 6:09:14 AM PDT by RayChuang88
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To: An American Patriot
What a freakin' jerk.

She may THINK anything she wants, but as an officer of the company she has an obligation to uphold certain guidelines.

Since she can't, and seems to want to act-out on these thoughts, she is a danger to the viability of the company and should be canned.

58 posted on 05/20/2005 6:12:33 AM PDT by DoctorMichael (The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: 11Bush

Big Jim, a fishing partner would always bring plenty moon pies and RC Cola. He knew I couldn't resit them and while I was eating a moon pie and washing it down with an RC, he would usually catch one or two fish and beat me at the end of the day.

He is always looking for and edge...


59 posted on 05/20/2005 6:14:01 AM PDT by FireTrack
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To: An American Patriot; mhking
Well, Ms. Nooyi, here is an anchor finger hoisted in your general direction.

As Col. 'Bat' Guano said to Group Captain (G/C) Lionel Mandrake, "You're gonna have to answer to the Coca Cola Company."

60 posted on 05/20/2005 6:16:49 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (NEWSWEEK LIED, PEOPLE DIED)
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