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Anonymous
| I see that Olive Garden has pulled its ads from David Letterman's show because of his Rodriguez/Palin joke. I thought the joke was silly, I thought Palin's reaction was silly, and I thought Letterman was silly not to apologize immediately. However, the first aspect of the whole affair that actually angers me is Olive Garden's prissy response. How do others feel? |
Anonymous
| Why do you feel Olive Garden was pissy, sorry, pRissy? |
Anonymous
| Their food is gross anyway. |
Anonymous
What was it that you had to eat there that you didn't care for? |
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| I dropped Olive Garden years ago. I'd be happy if they boycotted everything on TV so that I didn't have to watch their stupid commercials. Is there anything Rachel Maddow can do to get the penis enhancement people to drop advertising on her show? |
Anonymous
I take it you're not Kendra from The Girl's Next Door. |
Anonymous
They said “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” . I don't give advertisers either credit or blame for the content of shows that carry their ads, and I consider it pompous, moralistic and self-involved for them to act like this kerfuffle was about them. To be charitable, perhaps I should assume they were just engaging in the good old American pastime of grabbing publicity. Anyhow, I will not refuse to go to Olive Garden on this basis. But since I was already not going there because the food I saw in their ads did not look anything like food I have seen in Italy, it's a moot point. BTW, has anyone heard what A-Rod thought of the joke? |
Anonymous
You don't believe in "put your money where your mouth is"? |
Anonymous
| I found Letterman's comments bad just like I found Don Imus' comments bad but didn't want either fired. I do notice that many of the people who were outraged and wanted Imus fired during his rude spectacle were silent. AL Roker where are you now???? Al Sharpton I am waiting? I actually applaud Olive Garden because they took the only kind of stand that I respect-they decided they can invest elsewhere and that is their right. |
Anonymous
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That's OK. I dropped them because they mock Italian culture -- Hospitaliano?!! When you're here you're family eh Ma! -- and because they never met a dish that couldn't do better by melting cheese on top. Maybe they teach that at the Culinary Institute of Tuscany.
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Anonymous
| I plan to go this weekend.--love cheese |
Anonymous
For some reason, the reaction to Imus's comments focused on the racial insult to the exclusion of the feminine insult or both. |
Anonymous
| OP here. I feel better now; Olive Garden is apparently not pulling their ads: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23889.html |
Anonymous
| Oh the hypocrisy of liberals and Palin. I love it! |
Anonymous
As some comedian put it "as an Italian American, I'm not offended by the Sopranos, I'm offended by The Olive Garden." 
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