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Burger King: 'Global Warming is Baloney'
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by Jarrett Martineau | June 1, 2009 at 11:05 am
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Burger King outlets in Memphis, Tennessee are getting in hot water over signs posted on several franchise outlets last week boldly declared "Global Warming is Baloney".
Would you like a side order of climate denial with your flame-broiled Triple Whopper? If so, then you need to get yourself over to Tennessee where a number of Burger King franchises in the US state that gave us Al Gore have been displaying "Global Warming is Baloney" signs outside their fast-food restaurants.
When contacted about the signs by a local reporter, one of the aforementioned whopper shops pretended that the signs were totally in line with corporate BK policy.
BK: The sign was put up yesterday.
Davis: And it's not a mistake?
BK: No.
Davis: It reflects the opinion of BK international?
BK: Yes. Would you like to talk to the home office? I can give you a number.
Nice try. But not exactly in line with the rest of the fast food franchise's views or policies.
This statement ["Global Warming is baloney"] does not reflect a Burger King Corp. (BKC) opinion or view. The two restaurants where these signs appeared are independently owned and operated and were not authorized to display this statement. The signs have since been removed. BKC believes in operating as a socially responsible company and is committed to making a positive impact in the communities where it lives and works.
Well said.
Well, except for that last part about being "a socially responsible company" and being "committed to making a positive impact".
Does being "socially responsible" include sexualizing SpongeBob and promoting objectified, sexualized images of women" to sell kid's meals?
Set to a remix of Sir Mix-a-Lot's famous ode to the well endowed, "Baby Got Back," and featuring girls in tight shorts dancing with the King, the ad certainly does sexualize SpongeBob. As the King sings about his love for square butts, and his desire to "get with" SpongeBob, ladies dance provocatively, shaking their phone-book-enhanced derrieres. At the end of the 30-second ad, Sir Mix-a-Lot appears lounging on a couch with two ladies and says, "booty is booty."
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at 11:23 on June 1st, 2009
Simply Beautiful!
at 17:23 on June 7th, 2009
I now am a HUGE Burger King fan. Fantastic.... I love seeing the obvious stated, and in a world full of balony, let's all call out the obvious!
at 05:11 on June 8th, 2009
Way to go Burger King! I appreciate a franchise that isn't afraid to exercise their RIGHT as Americans to freely voice their opinion on a THEORY (remember the First Amendment, Democrats?) To revoke the owner's right to display whatever message he chooses so long as it's not offensive would therein be a violation of our Constitution, as well as ignorant and ludicrous. By doing that, would every gas station owner who touts Biblical messages on their signs also have to take those down? Fact is, Al Gore will simply be embarrassed when the speculative theory of global warming is disproven so he must take down anyone who disagrees with him, and unfortunately many people are suckers enough to follow his lead. If climate change was our species fault, how does one account for the Ice Ages, the extreme heat that killed the dinosaurs, and all fluctuations since then, even before cars, lightbulbs and hairspray? Since when is it evil to disagree with global warming? If this hadn't been turned into national news, what harm do you think the signs had been doing to passersby? The worst imaginable reaction would be a simple chuckle or if you're a Democrat, "how could BK say that?!" but I do not see the statement truly offending anyone. If it does, you should consider realigning your priorites. Stop clinging on to theories and catch phrases. If Al Gore was that smart, he wouldn't be having to make movies to get his point across...
at 11:24 on June 8th, 2009
Oh, YEAH. I'm hitting Burger King on the way to work!!
Funny how CNN is acting SO shocked at the audacity of The King. It doesn't bother CNN when J&J and their partner, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, are attempting to run the lives of all Americans, AND to destroy the lives of small business owners nationwide. They distribute Nicoderm, Nicorette, and Chantix. AND they are providing all the grant money to local and national busybodies to get everyone on their products.
SUCH hypocrasy! I guess J&J buy alot more advertising than Burger King!