Posted on 05/21/2005 1:04:44 AM PDT by Brian Allen
Rush Limbaugh sounds off on controversy as many urge boycotts, firing of president
An apology by PepsiCo's president who likened the United States to a middle finger is apparently doing little to calm outrage caused by her remarks.
In the wake of WorldNetDaily's coverage of Indra Nooyi's commencement speech to graduates at Columbia Business School in which she compared the U.S. to the middle finger with both positive and negative connotations, consumers are vowing to boycott the company, and the topic is being widely discussed on talk radio.
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<< The key issue here is a "US" multinational has gone extra-national and they now tend to NOT hire US management thus the culture will shift to a global nonlegal pablum of non-offensive positions. They clearly just don't see American Beating as offensive anymore! Pepsico is not alone in this take a look at all of the Fortune 500 and note the trend over the last 20 years. >>
I have lived abroad, mostly in Africa and Asia for much of the past almost 45 years and during that time have watched the erosion of any requirement for even a nominally patriotic attitude and mindset among "representatives" of America [Foreign-er Service-ing] and/or of American companies -- and especially among our [Universally -- as is the case with those who represent Foggy Bottom's bastard offspring of the Communist Party of America-descended brahmanas -- Peter-Principle-operated] corporations.
And if you are in Hong Kong I have no doubt we share disdain toward and disgust at the hostility to and hatred of America expressed in the words and attitudes of the mish-mash of mealy-mouthed Asian, Australasian and Euro-peon foreigners who deliver the endless steam of America-bashing propaganda and mis-and-dis-information spewed out around the clock by the "American" news media.
As often as not if I bother with tv news at all I find the standard America-loathing of the BBC's loony leftist's refreshing and honest by comparison with the obscene bile projectile vomited for its client states by CNN's hate mongers.
There is a link to the entire speech on the pepsi home page. There is also her apology there.
No. They are morons. I expect morons to say moronic things. It would be like getting upset about a infant messing his diaper. Come to think of it, both have a lot in common.
Thank you. That will make it easier for me.
lol. Allright, allright, I submit! That is way crossing the line. Besides, Publix has been doing those deals on Coca-Cola too often for me to buy pepsi products. (4 12-packs for $10 plus an additional 3 2-Liters for freewith coupon)
We used to get Quaker Oats too, my wife gets organic oats from a Mennonite bulk store. It's cheaper and I don't notice a difference.
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