Slim-Fast fires Whoopi over Bush jokes furor

[Gothic Sponge]

This is unreal!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/07/14/slimfast.whoopi/index.html

[Not Me]

1. Too bad...

I don't think she will miss it; she is better than hawking fatloss products anyway.

[Gothic Sponge]

2. I'm telling them just what i think of this

Everyone should do the same.

http://www.slim-fast.com/contact/comments.asp?bhcp=1

[Piperay]

10. I gave my comment,

told them I would not deal with a company that denied an American their right to freedom of speech, told them they were UN-American.

[Bruce McAuley]

18. Done.

I blasted them for caving in to right wing pressure and said neither my wife or I would EVER buy their products again.

Bruce

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

3. Good. The Kerry campaign refused to relese the tape unless

* releases the Cheney Energy Task Force stuff.

Great turn around.

[Gothic Sponge]

5. Very good turn around!

I guess Halliburton will also have to get rid of Cheney for his Potty mouth. Oh wait, Cheney doesn't work for Halliburton....*wink!* *wink!* ;)

[DieboldMustDie]

4. It's time to fire Cheney for his remarks on the floor of the Senate.

:evilgrin:

[Kat45]

6. I'm a Slim-Fast consumer and I'm offended by their action

in firing her for her jokes about bush. I haven't heard the jokes; I don't even know what they were and it doesn't matter what they were, the company's action is pissing me off. Perhaps I should let them know.

[Gothic Sponge]

7. Send them a message!

Nobody fired any comedians for doing Clinton cigar jokes!

[lpbk2713]

8. That's OK.

Dennis Miller will be available in a few months. He will probably be glad to get any work he can get.

[VOX]

9. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll give 'em my nickel's worth...

I'm really fed up with this crap.

[arwalden]

11. I Can Boycott Too Ya Know....

I find their pandering to the noisy whining GOP babies to be more offensive than ANYTHING Whoopi could have said about "bush" and Bush*.

What other products is Slim-Fast (or its parent company) associated with?

-- Allen

[Gothic Sponge]

15. The parent company is Unilever

http://www.unilever.com/brands/

[arwalden]

16. Thanks... Here's A List Of Unilever Products To Boycott

Here's a list of their products based on my quick review of a few pages on their web site. It's not a complete list... but it's a start.

Some of them will be familiar to many Americans... others are products that are available with a limited regional distribution, or are brand names of products available only in Europe or Latin America.

The highlighted product names are the ones that I personally currently use (or have used in the past) and which I will no longer purchase.

I hope this list is helpful to you. You can make up your own mind whether or not you want to support a company that bows down so willingly to the "hurt feelings" of a few whining crybaby Bush-loving repukes.

Axe, Bertoulli, Birdseye, Cif, Comfort,
Domestos, Dove, Family Brand, Findus,
Healthy Heart, Heart, Hellmann's, Iglo,
Knorr, Lipton, Lux, Omo, Ponds, Radiant,
Rexona, Signal, Slim·fast, Sunsilk, Surf

Other products include:

Suave
Vaseline
Lifebuoy
Ragu
Breyers Ice Cream
I Can’t Believe It's Not Butter
Snuggle Fabric Softener
Lever2000 Body Soap

Below are the URL's that were most helpful in compiling this list of Unilever products to boycott.

http://www.unilever.com/brands/hpc/
http://www.unilever.com/brands/food/
http://www.unilever.com/brands/strategy/

-- Allen

P.S. There are plenty of FINE products on the market that are comparable substitutes for Unilever products.

[Gothic Sponge]

17. Lucky for me i didn't use any of their products

However, they don't need to know that. ;)

[LynneSin]

12. Just so you know, I believe she was using the c-word in describing Bush

but she is a standup comedian at heart

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

13. I just sent Slim Fast a piece of my mind.

:grr:

[BlondieK143]

14. They received a mouth full from me this morning.

Bastards. Free speech my ass! It's not like the woman was wearing a Slim Fast t-shirt when she made the comments. Pricks. :mad: