UPDATED: Olive Garden Denies Pulling Letterman Ads Over Palin Joke

[The Sushi Bandit]

Source: Huffington Post

The Olive Garden tells the Christian Science Monitor that they have not pulled their ads from the Letterman show.

"Information reported today by Andy Barr of Politico regarding Olive Garden's advertising on the Late Show with David Letterman was erroneous. No authorized spokesperson for the company confirmed the information in his report," said Olive Garden spokesman Rich Jeffers in an email to The Vote.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/18/olive-garden-p...

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Number 10.....

[Ian David]

1. They're disputing details, not the main gist of the story. n/t

[The Sushi Bandit]

3. What?? seems clear to me that story was FABRICATED

by Palin Operatives

[Ian David]

6. Series??

Caribou Barbie's people fabricated it?

Politico didn't screw things up on their own?

Now I have to go read the whole thing.

[Mrs. Overall]

7. But the result seems to be that Democrats/Progressives are now boycotting Olive Garden whereas

the right wingers are all flocking there for dinner tonight in support of them pulling ads from Letterman.

I wonder what their goal was?

[robertpoe]

21. Knockdown, Drag out Queen

Knockdown, Drag out Queen Novicky 621/2009


Well she spent all our money on airplanes and clothes

Wardrobes and makeup and pompous old shows

She’s been dragging her kids through thousands of towns

And she’s miffed at McCain for letting her down

So it’s out with the Letters of each baseball suit

She’s found a banana to shake and to toot

I’ll plant me a Willow I’ve got lots of mud

And a liberal named Dave will be nipped in the bud

I’ll Rush out O’Reilly who packs a real punch

And Hannity’s Irish he fights I’ve a hunch

No stopping her now for she’s going the distance

Well I’ve heard that she’s taking some lessons in diction

She may even get pregnant if she thinks it will spin

It’s not only her daughters that know how to sin

Now I think it’s appropriate, politically correct

We all Pal-in comparison when she arrives in her jet.

[Mrs. Overall]

2. They still make contributions to far right wing Republicans.

[sabra]

4. I wonder if the report by Politco re: Froomking leaving WP is also not totally kosher?

[Drunken Irishman]

5. I still hate their food.

[monmouth]

8. That's what I meant by "Who do you believe?" in my prior post....n/t

[O is 44]

9. I trust nothing that comes out of that right wing

rag Politico.

[Robbien]

10. It doesn't matter. They brownshirts achieved their goal

The story is out there that if one criticizes the right wing nuts one loses advertisers.

The retraction of the lie will get almost no play.

[aquart]

14. Their goal? ONE rightwing sponsor?

Maybe next time Politico won't be considered an unimpeachable source when it's really just fancy dress Drudge.

[montanto]

11. Who cares? Olive Garden sucks anyway.

[Robb]

12. This was all a plot from teh Lounge, you know.

[jdadd]

13. MEH....

I still won't eat there...

[Downwinder]

15. I've been boycotting them for a long time, not because of the food, but because of the inc. n/t

[cindyperry]

16. I knew there was a reason I eat at

Fazzoli's

[mzmolly]

17. K

and R.

[TommyO]

18. Authorized or not, an Olive Garden spokesperson did send the following

"We apologize that Mr. Letterman's mistake, which was not consistent with our standards and values, left you with a bad impression of Olive Garden," wrote Sherri Bruen, the company's guest relations manager.

[Hugin]

19. My gift certificates are saved!

Hallelujah!

Now, I'd better spend those things before something else happens.

[depakid]

20. Gee, Politico making shit up? Who'd have thunk it?

I wish folks would quit posting garbage from that site. Dumbs us all down.

But then, folks like watching Fox "news," etc., and then coming here to bitch about it. Go figure.