Posted on 08/26/2012 7:03:04 PM PDT by Mozilla
R. Lee Ermey, the actor best known for his role as the drill sergeant in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket," claims he was fired by GEICO for criticizing President Obama.
After being asked about his GEICO commercial wherein he played a psychiatrist calling his patient a "jackwagon," Ermey said, "GEICO fired me because I had, I wasn’t too kind about speaking with the, about the administration, so the present administration. So they fired me."
"So they fired you because of political reasons?" asked the TMZ representative.
"Yeah," Ermey answered. "If you’re a conservative in this town, you better watch out."
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I loved that commercial.
GEICO is owned by leftist Warren Buffet.
Correct, it is in the Berkshire Hathaway family of funds under the symbol BRK.A and I have posted under stock fnd message boards how this support of communism is happening and is discusting coming from the GEICO tyrants. I would encourage others to do the same. There is nothing like poo in the face to make these elitists rethink their positions.
From the comments: "QUAAAAAKKK!! THATS A WAR FACE!!"
Hopefully, this will cost GEICO some business. Get the word out.
Ermey will never hurt for ad placement jobs. He is one of a kind.
So who is better than gieco? Id be more than happy to change
It is insane that he was not even NOMINATED for a supporting Oscar for that stunning role.
Correction: You get what you deserve when you mess with an Honorary Gunnery Sergeant.
Ermey is actually a medically retired Staff Sergeant.
Nationwide....especially if you have more than one car and bundle your homeowner’s policy all together
Send GEICO a letter and tell them why we are not supporting their product anymore.
Gary Sinise says the conservatives are there too, just keeping a low profile.
Ermey did not just portray a Drill Instructor. He was a Drill Instructor. He was medicaled out as an S/Sgt and was “promoted” honorarily to Gy/Sgt.
Auto insurance and politics.. The two just seem to go hand in hand.. We FReepers need to a) Cancel GEICO if we have it (and DON’T get PROGRESSIVE because the owner is a full bore PROGRESSIVE) and/or b) Call GEICO and tell them to stuff it up their lizard’s ass!
The “gunny” is just another egocentric Hollywood crybaby.
He’s also anti 2A. If he does appearances at any type
of event where concealed carry may be possible...say a
gun store in a big city or a gun show one of the conditions
of his appearing is that all concealed carry be prohibited
in the building while he is there. F**k that pencil necked
poser. He only does Glock ads cause he’s a prostitute who will do and say anything if he’s paid.
That little lizard better watch out.
Progressive also seems to have a lot of homosexuals in their commercials.
We need a whole new Conservative networking base, starting with news, and going on into entertainment. Why do we let leftist get away with trying to reign over so much in this country??? You would think that we were all broke, and the only ones with money were leftist. They have such poor quality that if we had any guts, and took over, we would triumph, because we do quality.
I don’t imagine this guy will be working for Progressive, either.
Peter B. Lewis is the head greedy socialist there. One of the rich guys the lefties like.
Hilarious, especially the “war face” bit.
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