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Slim-Fast Sheds Whoopi Goldberg After Bush Riff
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| 7/14/04
Posted on 07/14/2004 3:01:51 PM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar
Slim-Fast Sheds Whoopi Goldberg After Bush Riff
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comedian Whoopi Goldberg will no longer appear in ads for diet aid maker Slim-Fast following her lewd riff on President Bush's name at a fund-raiser last week, the company said on Wednesday.
Florida-based Slim-Fast said it was "disappointed" in Goldberg's remarks at last Thursday's $7.5 million star-studded fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
"Ads featuring Ms. Goldberg will no longer be on the air," Slim-Fast General Manager Terry Olson said in a statement, adding that the company regrets that Goldberg's remarks offended some customers.
Republicans have expressed outrage over the fund-raiser for presumptive Democratic nominee John F. Kerry and his vice presidential running mate, John Edwards, in which entertainers lined up to skewer the president.
The New York Post said of Goldberg's appearance at the event: "Waving a bottle of wine, she fired off a stream of vulgar sexual wordplays on Bush's name in a riff about female genitalia."
A spokesperson for Goldberg declined immediate comment.
Slim-Fast is a unit of Anglo-Dutch food-to-detergent group Unilever Plc .
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: comeuppance; fundraiser; hatespeech; johnedwards; johnkerry; kerry; mediabias; obscenity; oopi; raunchfest; slimfast; unilever; whoopi; whoopigoldberg; yourefired
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To: whoopifan
Welcome to freerepublic, DUmmy.
Just remember that you and Whoopie's X rated antics don't represent standard American values.
Even John Kerry now says that she went over the line.
To: LoneConservative
It's funny- The DUmmies are going to boycott slim-fast BECAUSE they fired Whoopi! They are even over here now.<P. See post #459.
To: 11th Earl of Mar
RIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP! That is the sound of My Slim Fast bar Wrapper being opened, to enjoy with my Morning Coffee...THANK YOU AGAIN SLIM FAST....WOOOOOOPIE...haha!
To: 11th Earl of Mar
1-800-SLIMFAST (754-6328)
Press 3 to give them a piece of your mind
464
posted on
07/15/2004 6:29:36 AM PDT
by
Stallone
(Make love not war! ~ Lynndie England)
To: 11th Earl of Mar
1-800-SLIMFAST (754-6328)
Press 3 to give them a piece of your mind
465
posted on
07/15/2004 6:29:41 AM PDT
by
Stallone
(Make love not war! ~ Lynndie England)
To: 11th Earl of Mar
1-800-SLIMFAST (754-6328)
Press 3 to give them a piece of your mind
466
posted on
07/15/2004 6:29:45 AM PDT
by
Stallone
(Make love not war! ~ Lynndie England)
To: whoopifan
Maybe if you got a job, you could show your support for Whoopie with cash rather than food stamps.
To: whoopifan
Whoopi fan....you idiot.....slimfast is far from being a Republican supporting Company. Besides....doesn't the Democrats have any concerns on the vulgarity of Whoopi toward the President of the United States? Oh, and one more thing this is a Conservative Forum, not a Republican Forum, but I do happen to be a Republican.
To: 11th Earl of Mar
The heart and soul of America has spoken--and WE ROCK!
I'M PROUD TO BE A FREEPER!
469
posted on
07/15/2004 6:33:47 AM PDT
by
IN Farm Girl
(Hoosier by birth, Boilermaker by the grace of God)
To: whoopifan; dighton; aculeus; general_re; L,TOWM; Constitution Day; hellinahandcart; Poohbah
VARMINT CONG ALERT!!!Whoopiitus DUmbAssia Trollium subspecies"I am once again sickened by the long arm of republican "values" taking away the voice of the people."
Did anyone stop her from talking? She had her say ... now we're having ours.
470
posted on
07/15/2004 6:34:35 AM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Der Elite Møøsënspåånkængrüppen ØberKømmändø (EMØØK))
To: Skywarner
Whoopie is being reported (by CNN) as saying: But it saddens me that people who were not present at the fund-raiser, including anyone from Slim-Fast and others who have not seen the material for themselves but are only reacting to soundbites produced by the media, have opted to judge my 'conduct,' " Goldberg's statement said.RELEASE THE TAPE!!!!
To: FL_engineer; dansangel
To: 11th Earl of Mar
Back to square one.
473
posted on
07/15/2004 6:49:01 AM PDT
by
evets
(God bless president George W. Bush)
To: FL_engineer
Whoopi will now be doing ads for "Dump Fast" and a new product "I's Fugly!"
To: sandlady
C'mon WHOOPIE! Demand your rights! Demand that the media show the entire tape! Opps. The media says they can't do that since they don't have the tape! Whoppie, clear your name and demand that the Kerry campaign RELEASE THE TAPE!
We'll sit back and wait.
And wait.
And wait.
[Insert cricket noise here...]
475
posted on
07/15/2004 7:06:39 AM PDT
by
Skywarner
(Enjoying freedom? Thank a Veteran!)
To: MeekOneGOP
I am a 3-Star "General"
:~)
476
posted on
07/15/2004 7:26:30 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Ronald Reagan to Islamic Terrorism: YOU CAN RUN - BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!)
To: Skywarner
Ok... since we are such fascistic career killers let's get someone else fired from their job..How about Chevy Chase??
Oh wait...he hasn't had a real job in years...
My bad
Nothing to see here, move along..
477
posted on
07/15/2004 7:28:49 AM PDT
by
Armedanddangerous
(The first rule of gunfighting is to have a gun...more than one, if possible..)
To: Lauren BaRecall
If that is you, you're quite attractive and I trust you have enough sense to go along with it to have found yourself a good conservative man to enjoy it.
:~)
478
posted on
07/15/2004 7:37:52 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Ronald Reagan to Islamic Terrorism: YOU CAN RUN - BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!)
To: FL_engineer
George Soros may have a lot of money himself, but together we have more economic clout that ever! Lets just hope we get at least some mention in the mainstream press. If we do, I bet is doesn’t last more than one news cycle.
REMBER KEEP REMINDING THEM: SLIM FAST COMENT SITE
Company president F. Daniel Abraham is a major Democratic donor who, with his wife, has given $1.2 million to groups working to defeat Bush. Source NEW YORK POST
Link to NY POST article
479
posted on
07/15/2004 7:48:14 AM PDT
by
f zero
To: 11th Earl of Mar
Even John Kerry now says that she went over the line. Another flip-flop from the Monday morning quarterback.
480
posted on
07/15/2004 7:58:23 AM PDT
by
stanz
(Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
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