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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:
But the plot thickened in January when Ermey came out and apologized, drawing the ire of some of his fans. And now, despite that apology, Ermey says GEICO fired him because of the statements.
Ermey had played a psychiatrist in a GEICO commercial and famously called his patient a jackwagon. When TMZ recently asked him about it, he said GEICO fired me because I had I wasnt 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 TMZ.
Yeah, he answered. If youre a conservative in this town, you better watch out.