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Old 04-21-2010, 12:44 PM
 
Location: South Fla
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Why would the voice of Geico Insurance (“Save $50 dollars or more…”) attack the staff and followers of FreedomWorks as “mentally retarded?

Audio of the calls in the link

» Is the Geico Gecko a Tea Party Crasher Too? - Big Government

Tell us how terrible tea party members are. While ignoring the hate from your own side
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Old 04-21-2010, 01:12 PM
 
Location: On the "Left Coast", somewhere in "the Land of Fruits & Nuts"
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Why would the voice of Geico Insurance (“Save $50 dollars or more…”) attack the staff and followers of FreedomWorks as “mentally retarded?

Audio of the calls in the link

» Is the Geico Gecko a Tea Party Crasher Too? - Big Government

Tell us how terrible tea party members are. While ignoring the hate from your own side
Cool... I'm switching to Geico!
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Old 04-21-2010, 01:15 PM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
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"Ooooo Nuuuu", is Mr Bill coming too?
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Old 04-21-2010, 01:19 PM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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Cool... I'm switching to Geico!
They fired him over that. By all means, show your support.

FreedomWorks Bullies GEICO To Axe Voice Over Actor
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Old 04-21-2010, 01:25 PM
 
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Every time a left winger opens their mouth they prove they have no class, no professionalism and have the mentality of a 10 yr old

I am happy his sad azz got FIRED!
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Old 04-21-2010, 01:40 PM
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Every time a left winger opens their mouth they prove they have no class, no professionalism and have the mentality of a 10 yr old

I am happy his sad azz got FIRED!
Way to be classy!

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Old 04-21-2010, 01:42 PM
 
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Cool... I'm switching to Geico!
Your switching to Geico because the voice of Geico wanted to know how the "mentally retarded" tea party members would spin someone killing an individual?

All I could say is WOW, you have some standards there!!
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Old 04-21-2010, 02:10 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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They fired him over that. By all means, show your support.

FreedomWorks Bullies GEICO To Axe Voice Over Actor
I saw the headline too... for what tea baggers (the defenders of freedom of speech) couldn't digest his free speech and went pokey nosey. How would they like to be singled out for their rhetoric? After all, it is so easy, even tea baggers can do it!

Here is the video. Hilarious, I must say.
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Old 04-21-2010, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Say-Town! Texas
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that was a really weak attack. i would think the famous voice of geico would be funnier, wittier and more classy about it. i guess the writers have the talent, not lance.

you hear me lance? if you're gonna attack my ideas at least make me laugh!
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Old 04-21-2010, 02:18 PM
 
Location: Say-Town! Texas
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I saw the headline too... for what tea baggers (the defenders of freedom of speech) couldn't digest his free speech and went pokey nosey. How would they like to be singled out for their rhetoric? After all, it is so easy, even tea baggers can do it!
i wouldn't consider a voicemail falling under freedom of speech. the message was intended to incite anger and be perjorative towards the employees of FreedomWorks.

if i left a voicemail on your phone calling you names, would you consider it free speech? no you'd consider it harassment.

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