Lawmaker's Bill Requires Men to Get a Note from Wives Before Purchasing Viagra

[Shaggyrand]

Nike's problem is that it focuses on signing sports stars, who have an unfortunate tendency to be dickbags.I mean I understand why they are, and it's barely even their fault, but total douchenozzles all the same.

Nike has a real problem.

They sign so many that having to fire a couple a year doesn't really mean anything to them. Signing as many as possible is only upside, if they can plaster their faces or names on ads folks will buy, if the first dude turns out to be an asshat, replace him with guy in wings and no one remembers the old ad in four weeks. Of course if it comes to light that Jordan is a serial rapist and murderer, that might hurt their bottom line a bit.

[GUT]

Nike's problem is that it focuses on signing sports stars, who have an unfortunate tendency to be dickbags.I mean I understand why they are, and it's barely even their fault, but total douchenozzles all the same.

Nike has a real problem.

Applies to most professional sportsmen it seems.

[Errata]

Nike's problem is that it focuses on signing sports stars, who have an unfortunate tendency to be dickbags.I mean I understand why they are, and it's barely even their fault, but total douchenozzles all the same.

Nike has a real problem.

[GUT]

I believe that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps got the boot from Wheaties cereal for smoking a little reefer.


c.d.

Nike axed another recently too.

Just can't remember at the moment who it was.

[GUT]

Well that would be up to Nike. They have a right to act in a way that they believe to be in their best interest. Just pointing out that political correctness can easily run amok.

c.d.

Another big hater of PC.

[c.d.]

And don't the sponsors have the right to protect their image.

Whatever that image may be.

I believe he's the 3rd or 4th big name in the lat few years they've nixed, Lance Armstring was one, I'll have to try and think who the other was.

I am a real believer in free speech, but I'm also a real believer in consequences.

I believe that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps got the boot from Wheaties cereal for smoking a little reefer.


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[c.d.]

Sure he has a right to his beliefs. Does he have the right to a multi million dollar contract that gives him a platform for those beliefs? Beliefs that alienate a significant market of his Sponsor's?

Well that would be up to Nike. They have a right to act in a way that they believe to be in their best interest. Just pointing out that political correctness can easily run amok.

c.d.

[GUT]

Sure he has a right to his beliefs. Does he have the right to a multi million dollar contract that gives him a platform for those beliefs? Beliefs that alienate a significant market of his Sponsor's?

And don't the sponsors have the right to protect their image.

Whatever that image may be.

I believe he's the 3rd or 4th big name in the lat few years they've nixed, Lance Armstring was one, I'll have to try and think who the other was.

I am a real believer in free speech, but I'm also a real believer in consequences.

[Errata]

I am not quite sure how I feel about that. He is an idiot but he has the right to his beliefs like everyone else. Political Correctness makes me very uneasy.

c.d.

Sure he has a right to his beliefs. Does he have the right to a multi million dollar contract that gives him a platform for those beliefs? Beliefs that alienate a significant market of his Sponsor's?

[c.d.]

No but I know some who won't eat it.

Hello GUT,

You should ask those people if they have an unruly and disrespectful teenager living in the house. If yes, are they willing to take him to the edge of town and stone him to death?

Seems that when it comes to following the Bible that people do a lot of cherry picking.

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[c.d.]

Hmmm....Looks like these two threads got combined. Guess I screwed up.

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[GUT]

I wonder if he feels the same about people eating shellfish or wearing clothes made of two different kinds of cloth.

Funny you never see any religious people protesting outside of a Red Lobster restaurant.

c.d.

No but I know some who won't eat it.

[c.d.]

And dropped by Nike for his trouble.

I am not quite sure how I feel about that. He is an idiot but he has the right to his beliefs like everyone else. Political Correctness makes me very uneasy.

c.d.

[c.d.]

I wonder if he feels the same about people eating shellfish or wearing clothes made of two different kinds of cloth.

Funny you never see any religious people protesting outside of a Red Lobster restaurant.

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[GUT]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more...LGX?li=BBnba9I

c.d.

And dropped by Nike for his trouble.