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Olive Garden pulls Letterman ads
Politico ^ | 06/18/09 | ANDY BARR

Posted on 06/18/2009 10:23:58 AM PDT by BCrago66

Following a week of back and forth between CBS late night comic David Letterman and Sarah Palin over a crude joke he told about the Alaska Republican governor’s daughter, the Olive Garden restaurant says it is cancelling all of its scheduled ads on Letterman’s “Late Show” for the rest of the year.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ads; letterman; olivegarden; palin
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Excellent. To my knowledge, this is the first TV sponsor to pull its ads from the Letterman show (Embassy Suites pulled its web ads from CBS.com, which is much smaller money.) And this is a big one, too.
1 posted on 06/18/2009 10:23:59 AM PDT by BCrago66
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To: BCrago66

Keep the heat on.


2 posted on 06/18/2009 10:25:42 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: BCrago66

So let’s see:

Embassy Suites removes it’s ads from CBS’s website.
Hellman’s/BestFoods does the same.
Olive Garden now removes all ads from the Letterman show timeslot.

Congrats everyone! Keep the pressure on people. :D


3 posted on 06/18/2009 10:26:09 AM PDT by DJ Republica (Sarah Palin is my commander-in-chief. Obama can go to hell.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

On the other hand, between the controversy and people switching from Conan, Letterman’s ratings are actually going up. They’re not going to have a problem replacing that ad revenue and if the trend continues, being able to charge more for ad time.


4 posted on 06/18/2009 10:27:37 AM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: BCrago66

Wow, pulled AFTER the apology. I’m stunned, really stunned. I thougth that this guy pissed a lot of people off, but it looks like I seriously underestimated the impact of such a comment.


5 posted on 06/18/2009 10:27:45 AM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: BCrago66

First the Never-Ending Pasta Bowl, now this. I love Olive Garden!


6 posted on 06/18/2009 10:27:57 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: BCrago66

Olive Garden’s breadsticks and salad are great. will have to eat there.


8 posted on 06/18/2009 10:29:00 AM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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LOL.

Haven’t been there in a while. We usually go to Macaroni Grill. It’s a loud place and the kids can draw on the tables. Still, we may have to go to Olive Garden soon.


9 posted on 06/18/2009 10:29:43 AM PDT by new cruelty (Shoot your TV. Torch your newspaper.)
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To: BCrago66

Dave reminds me of an old bitter Alfred E Newman. I hope all his sponsors drop him. If he was making a “joke” about Zer0’s kids not only would he be canned but the messiah would sack the head of CBS on top of it.


10 posted on 06/18/2009 10:29:52 AM PDT by YankeeReb
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I just had an immediate and overwhelming craving for the best Italian food one can find in the United States.


11 posted on 06/18/2009 10:30:20 AM PDT by Safrguns
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To: BCrago66

Ok. The next family meal out is at Olive Garden.


12 posted on 06/18/2009 10:30:24 AM PDT by Tax Government
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SWEEEEEET


13 posted on 06/18/2009 10:31:02 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

conan’s actually funny...I was worried about it since I didn’t used to like him.


14 posted on 06/18/2009 10:31:35 AM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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Olive Garden will now experience an uptick of customers, even in a recession. There’s a lot more of us than there are of them.


15 posted on 06/18/2009 10:31:58 AM PDT by BCrago66
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Good for them!....Bucktooth Deadletter needs to be turned out to pasture.....
16 posted on 06/18/2009 10:32:12 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: BCrago66

I got a very contrite email from Capital One after I closed the account.


17 posted on 06/18/2009 10:32:14 AM PDT by DogBarkTree (Support The American Tea Party)
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To: irishjuggler

Their ‘Tour of Italy’ just got even more delicious.


18 posted on 06/18/2009 10:32:16 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: Safrguns
I just had an immediate and overwhelming craving for the best Italian food one can find in the United States.

I thought this article was about Olive Garden?
19 posted on 06/18/2009 10:32:17 AM PDT by rom (Obama '12 slogan: Let's keep on hopin'!)
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To: Tax Government

Just book a three day stay at Embassy Suites because of what they did re: Letterman. Now it looks like we will be eating at Olive Gardens during our trip!


20 posted on 06/18/2009 10:32:21 AM PDT by Lawdoc (My dad married my aunt, so now my cousins are my brothers. Go figure.)
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