Famous drill instructor says geico fired him

jj20030

Famous drill instructor says geico fired him

FAMOUS DRILL INSTRUCTOR SAYS GEICO FIRED HIM FOR CRITICIZING OBAMA ADMIN. Famous drill instructor Lee Ermey — best known for his appearance in the movie “Full Metal Jacket” — says he was fired from his gig as a GEICO insurance personality because he criticized President Obama. Last December, Ermey — also known as “Gunney” — made headlines by blasting the economy and linking Obama to socialism: (excerpt) http://www.theblaze.com/stories/famo...g-obama-admin/ link video CLICKHERE

kaspera79

Pardon me if I offend, but he comes off as a bit of a A****** in my opinion.

jthanatos

I understand having opinions, but when you are a public spokesperson for a company, alienating ~50% of their customers isn't the wisest of business decisions.

fla-gypsy

LOL, hypocrisy lives on

jthanatos

fla-gypsy:

LOL, hypocrisy lives on

Wait... What hypocrisy?

JDH

Geico is an insurance business, and they want to insure as many people as possible, REGARDLESS of the political leanings of those prospective clients. If you have an agent or spokesperson who alienates half of your potential client base, that guy has got to go.

It's not hypocricy, it's business.

JDH

JDH:

Geico is an insurance business, and they want to insure as many people as possible, REGARDLESS of the political leanings of those prospective clients. If you have an agent or spokesperson who alienates half of your potential client base, that guy has got to go.

It's not hypocricy, it's business.

hypocrisy........with an "s", not a "c"......