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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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To: BCrago66

I haven’t been to Olive Garden for a while - I think I’ll be going and make sure they know the reason why.


41 posted on 06/18/2009 10:43:25 AM PDT by gramho12
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To: nomoremods

I guess we all could go to an Embassy Suites hotel, and then call Olive Garden to get Italian Food delivered to the room, with extra Hellman’s mayo.

But that would kind of strange.


42 posted on 06/18/2009 10:43:31 AM PDT by BCrago66
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To: domenad

Among the people who did attend the rally on Tuesday was a woman with a sign shaming Olive Garden for not standing up for women... she got face time on the news... that is what it takes.


43 posted on 06/18/2009 10:45:22 AM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Lesforlife

Maybe Olive Garden’s motto is really true. When you’re here your family


44 posted on 06/18/2009 10:45:59 AM PDT by shadeaud ("If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." -- George Carlin)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Alright! And I did my part with Olive Garden and Hellmann’s.


45 posted on 06/18/2009 10:46:32 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (The plan... 0 in power for life. At least that's what they told him.)
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To: BCrago66

Cool! I think I’ll celebrate by eating at Olive Garden soon. Chicken and gnocchi soup, breadsticks, etc.

YUM!


46 posted on 06/18/2009 10:46:45 AM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( ))))
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To: BCrago66

Good!! I like Olive Garden and looks like I can visit them for a meal now.


47 posted on 06/18/2009 10:47:23 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: DogBarkTree

Contrite how exactly? I have Cap one.


48 posted on 06/18/2009 10:49:17 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (The plan... 0 in power for life. At least that's what they told him.)
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To: rwfromkansas
Remember also that you can purchase bottles of their great salad dressing to take with you. I think maybe I shall take the wife out there tonight. Thanks for the heads-up, FReepers
49 posted on 06/18/2009 10:49:31 AM PDT by rightly_dividing (Eph.2:8,9 2nd Tim. 2:15, Pray for our nation and its leaders)
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To: BCrago66

I am curious to see how many people are going to call corporate Olive Branch and thank them for pulling out of Letterman and also telling them that they will be patronizing the restaurant even more...


50 posted on 06/18/2009 10:51:44 AM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Mac Conchradha - "Skeagh mac en chroe"- Skaghvicencrowe)
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To: DogBarkTree

do tell.. do tell. What did they write?


51 posted on 06/18/2009 10:51:51 AM PDT by LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot ("If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir"-Gen.Sherman)
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To: DJ Republica

That’s three companies that deserve consideration for patronage.


52 posted on 06/18/2009 10:51:58 AM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: YankeeReb

thats an interesting point if you recall he was loudly calling for imus to be fire - yet silence on this


53 posted on 06/18/2009 10:53:47 AM PDT by Revelation 911 (How many 100's of 1000's of our servicemen died so we would never bow to a king?" -freeper pnh102)
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To: TigersEye

Guess those emails work.


54 posted on 06/18/2009 10:53:56 AM PDT by pandoraou812 (elected officials should be required to pass drug, alcohol & dementia testing)
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To: Ann Archy

I don’t like Olive Garden BUT I will visit next time I dine out and thank them.


55 posted on 06/18/2009 10:54:28 AM PDT by LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot ("If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir"-Gen.Sherman)
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To: rightly_dividing

I buy their dressing. I love it because it’s good and it doesn’t take a lot.

We also eat there ah, more then we should. :>)

Series at least every other week and when family
comes in. In fact we & family ate there Tues lunch.

I like them even more now.


56 posted on 06/18/2009 10:55:04 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (The plan... 0 in power for life. At least that's what they told him.)
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To: HIDEK6
I don't think that's fair. Corporations buy ad time way in advance and really have no control whatsoever over content. They just buy eyeballs for their ads-- that's all.

Olive Garden did the right thing under pressure and that's fine with me.

57 posted on 06/18/2009 10:57:09 AM PDT by LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot ("If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir"-Gen.Sherman)
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To: napscoordinator

Are you going to make us add it up to see how long it has been? Too much work, just tell us. LOL!


58 posted on 06/18/2009 10:57:40 AM PDT by christianhomeschoolmommaof3 (I home school because I have seen the village and I don't want it raising my children.)
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To: SolidWood

Ping


59 posted on 06/18/2009 11:01:24 AM PDT by EdReform (The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*CCRKBA)
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To: christianhomeschoolmommaof3

10 years, 1 month and 16 days.


60 posted on 06/18/2009 11:08:48 AM PDT by napscoordinator
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