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Letterman's Palin Joke Costs CBS an Advertiser
TVGuide ^ | Monday, June 15, 2009 | TIM MOLLOY

Posted on 06/15/2009 3:14:35 PM PDT by BraveMan

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Embassy Suites, part of the Hilton Hotels Corp., pulled advertising on CBS' site because of complaints, company spokeswoman Kendra Walker told TVGuide.com. The company was not an advertiser on Letterman's show.

"We received lots of e-mails from concerned guests and we assessed that the statement that he made was offensive enough to our guests and prospective guests that we elected to take the ads down," Walker said. She declined to release the cost of the ads.

CBS declined to comment Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: advertiser; advertising; bitterlibtard; boycotts; cbs; davidletterman; embassysuites; hilton; letterman; palin; palinfamily; pds; pravdamedia; sarahpalin; seebs; stalinisttactics; trashtv; viacommies
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To: LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot

“No. I figured she was expressing a personal opinion and she’s entitled to that. “

I disagree. Her job was to dispassionately deliver customer service. Not tell you what she thinks or even represent the company’s thinking in some way (unless she was empowered to read a statement about the matter). Now when she leaves that phone bank and is chatting with her friends, she’s entitled to express her opinion just like we are. I don’t go carting my political opinions out and down people’s throats on the phone at work. Neither should she.

By the way - I don’t envy the phone bank reps - it’s a tough job. But it’s not hers to characterize public sentiment. That’s the PR dept’s job - if they wish to make a statement for the company.

I say, when people are rude or out of place, talk to their supervisors. It does help.


181 posted on 06/16/2009 4:35:54 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back! [I hate the BIGOTRY in the enemedia.])
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

“Met Life, they’re one of those thieving whole-life scams.”

Good point. But term life - and only in the season of your life that you need it - married, young kids...


182 posted on 06/16/2009 4:40:10 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back! [I hate the BIGOTRY in the enemedia.])
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To: wpa_mikeb
Rush Limbaugh and John McCain. The left claims both said awful things about Chelsea Clinton

What do you get when you cross a crooked lawyer with a crooked politician?

Chelsey Clinton.

183 posted on 06/16/2009 4:58:49 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs...nothing more than Bald Haired Hippies!)
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To: b4its2late

“Haters launch? I think PMSNBC has that backasswards.”

We’re getting pretty versed in reversing the leftards messages (ala ‘1984’).


184 posted on 06/16/2009 5:06:51 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back! [I hate the BIGOTRY in the enemedia.])
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To: SeattleBruce

Did I say anything bad about term life?


185 posted on 06/16/2009 5:13:48 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs...nothing more than Bald Haired Hippies!)
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To: ClancyJ

Let me put it to you this way - if we get Letterman fired or force him to resign, he won’t be donating vast sums of money to liberal causes. He won’t *have* the money to donate.

Don’t think of it as “getting sidetracked.” Think of it as “depriving the enemy of money.”


186 posted on 06/16/2009 5:32:10 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: maggief
I'm a hater because I find his puerile humor repugnant.

The bar is set pretty low these days . . .

187 posted on 06/16/2009 7:04:13 PM PDT by BraveMan
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To: dervish
That's strange...I can't find where I sent the email but here's what they sent me with their email

From: "do-not-reply@masterfoodsusa.com" Add sender to Contacts

To: 000000000000

In response to your email regarding MARS SNACKFOOD US.

We are writing in response to your recent communication which objects to the placement of advertising on David Letterman. We appreciate your concern and thank you for taking the time to contact us.

While we do not "sponsor" television shows, we do contract for commercial time months in advance for those programs which we feel effectively reach our consumers. As a matter of policy we make every effort to avoid programs containing exploitative examples of ethnic, racial, religious or sexual stereotyping. We apologize if we were unsuccessful in this instance, and we will share your comments with our advertising agencies.

Our loyal consumers are very important to us, and we thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention.

Have a great day!

Your Friends at Mars Snackfood US

MM/HERNLIND010961144A

Please do NOT reply to this email. If you would like to respond to this message, click on the link below.

http://www.econsumeraffairs.com/mars/ContactUsFollowUp.htm?F1=010961144A&F2=MARSC

188 posted on 06/16/2009 8:47:38 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

thank you


189 posted on 06/16/2009 9:25:19 PM PDT by dervish (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

“Did I say anything bad about term life?”
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No, you didn’t. I meant to say ‘buy’ term life. I was just reiterating was has become more conventional financial wisdom...


190 posted on 06/16/2009 9:28:06 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back! [I hate the BIGOTRY in the enemedia.])
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To: BraveMan

Great. I love Embassy Suites and will use them from now on when we travel.


191 posted on 06/17/2009 1:43:55 AM PDT by kenth
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

The point was, the left claims that both Rush and McCain said awful things about Chelsea Clinton. They can’t point to any first person confirmation of anything, just some liberal that “said” it happened and it’s reported.

The sad thing is....many claiming to be on the right just lap it up. People, the drive by media is totally in the pocket of the liberal activists and the democrats. Don’t believe it just because they report it.


192 posted on 06/17/2009 10:21:36 AM PDT by wpa_mikeb
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To: razorback-bert

Glad you said it was a joke...I have seen her pic and I thought your post was just pure reporting.


193 posted on 06/17/2009 10:26:36 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Who ever thought we would long for the days of the Clinton administration...)
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To: Churchillspirit
but at the end of the letter they tried to sell me a car!

... not that there's anything wrong with that.

194 posted on 06/17/2009 11:40:04 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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