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| Kucinich backers mad over Pizza Hut ad |
| 2007-12-29 |
| Sabrina Eaton, Cleveland Plain Dealer A new Pizza Hut ad (see YouTube video above) that uses slices of presidential debate commentary to tout a cut-rate pizza deal has angered backers of Cleveland Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich. "Are people seeing lower prices now?" the announcer in the ad asks before cutting to a debate segment where Kucinich says: "More people in this country have seen UFOs." ". . . than voted for me." When the vegan congressman disappears from the screen, his image is replaced by meat-covered pizzas. Operators of several websites that admire the Cleveland congressmen are urging readers to complain to Pizza Hut. They're not mad about Kucinich being linked to pepperoni despite his meat aversion, or being linked to chain pizza despite his anti-corporate rhetoric. It's the UFO reference that's given them indigestion. "I am going to encourage all Kucinich supporters to boycott your restaurant until you change your "debate" advertising," wrote the operator of a website called Dandelionsalad. "That was a low blow to a viable, electable presidential candidate. "Doing it to Kucinich wasn't nice, either!" Consider the word OUT! I also think Pizza Hut should publicly apologize to the Congressman!" Don't complain. They could've used the "no strings dance". That woulda been really embarassing. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #10 I really don't have any reaading at all on my give-a-shit meter about what and where vegitarians graze on, just add thiem to the too-stupid-to-listen-too list and be done with it, (Along with PETA and "Save the Whales, Greenpeace, etc) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-12-29 23:01 |
| #9 I think Pizza Hut should send Fred a pizza as payment for his free exposure. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2007-12-29 17:13 |
| #8 It is hard to know if the Kucinich backers are trying to get more mileage out of whatever publicity they can get for their candidate, no matter how feeble, or if they really think that calling attention to an ad where their candidate talks about UFO's is going to do anything other than further associate Kucinich with his comment about UFO's. The real beneficiary of their boycott is Pizza Hut who is getting free advertising here on rantburg and elsewhere over this issue. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2007-12-29 17:11 |
| #7 So... vegetarians are going to boycott Pizza Hut? Anyone else watching the "Futurama" marathon or remember the episode where they discover the incredibly tasty baby aliens? The vegetarians boycott "Fishy Joe's"... To no effect at all. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-12-29 13:53 |
| #6 Obviously the Pizza Hut folks did their homework and realized beforehand that a Kucinich-backed Pizza Hut Boycott would not be supported by dem-oh-graphics. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-12-29 12:34 |
| #5 There's an odd harmonic convergence happening. Pizza Hut and KFC are owned by the same company... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-12-29 11:41 |
| #4 ...encourage all Kucinich supporters to boycott your restaurant... You mean all three of you? That will really put a dent in our revenue stream! Bwahahahaha! |
| Posted by: Pizza Hut HQ 2007-12-29 11:34 |
| #3 "I am going to encourage all Kucinich supporters to boycott your restaurant until you change your "debate" advertising," wrote the operator of a website called Dandelionsalad. Oh, no! The "chill wind" of Kucinichism spreads across the land!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-12-29 11:07 |
| #2 Kewt commercial Anymore, commercials selling products are more entertainment than the entertainment they are supposedly supporting. Gawd blesscapitalism! |
| Posted by: badanov 2007-12-29 10:55 |
| #1 He said UFO, support what your canidate said. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneath8763 2007-12-29 10:29 |