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Monday, August 27, 2012

Geico Fires Actor in Drill Instructor Therapist Ad for Denouncing Obama

R. Lee Ermey, Geico’s drill instructor therapist, is out for having denounced Barack Obama in December 2010 for trying to “impose socialism” and suggested that the Obama administration was “bringing this nation to its knees.” But that was too much for Geico, who featured the Vietnam veteran in a recent advertisement as a therapist drill instructor. Emery appeared in the Geico commercial calling a sad patient a “jackwagon” before throwing tissues at him. According to TMZ, the insurance company fired Ermey for his views on Obama...more

Here's the Geico ad, one of my favorites wouldn't you know:

http://youtu.be/Rajva-Ugjd4

1 comment:

Tick said...: On the other hand Geico might be non-partisan and just covering their ass and fires anyone who makes political statements. Seems they also fired the great announcer D C Douglas for badmouthing the Tea Party. http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978193439; 10:53 AM