Lipton Tour Boycott Thread [Dixie Chicks Give 'Bill Clinton' Apology for Anti American Comments]

Lipton Teas ^ | March 12, 2003 | Natalie Maines

[ewing]

As a born Texan by the grace of god, it is come to my attention that the Dixie Chicks have issued a Bill Clinton like apology tonight refusing to address the lead singers commments of her being 'ashamed' th have Dubya as her President.

Perhaps a tea party avoiding Lipton products (the sponsor of their tour will get their attention.

If you will write a letter to the owners of Lipton Tea paul.wood@unilever.com and nancy.goldfarb@unilever.com

[ewing]

Also: liptonusa@unilever.com

[Chad Fairbanks]

"Just Say 'NO!' to the Tea Bags!"

[ewing]

[Stopislamnow]

We should save all these lefties CD's and DVD's and have a good ol fashioned skeet party!

[RummyChick]

Sent a letter to all three that I was boycotting as long as Lipton sponsored these Dixie Chicks

[pooh fan]

Pull!!!!

Remember the "Disco Record Burnings" in stadiums around the country in the 80s?? Let's gather up all the CD's from our favorite leftie and burn those using Lipton tea bags as kindling.

[freedomcrusader]

Or, Just Say no to the tea "Hags" :-)

[jimbo123]

http://www.unilever.com/

[Chad Fairbanks]

Same difference LOL

[RummyChick]

where are the fashion police..what a hideous outfit on the one in the middle

[RummyChick]

liptonusa@unilever.com

this addressed bounced

[jimbo123]

http://www.unilever.com/brands/contactus/

[Illbay]

Here's mine:

I understand that one of your subsidiaries, Lipton, sponsors the Dixie Chicks.

I want you to know how distressed my family and I were to hear the terrible comments made by them while playing a concert in the UK recently. They apparently think so little of our President that they will criticize him publicly, saying they are "ashamed" of him.

I want you to know that my family and I are NOT ashamed of our President. In fact, we are proud of him and stand foursquare behind him as he attempts to execute his solemn duty under the Constitution, to defend our land.

I am, rather, embarrassed and ashamed of the Dixie Chicks. I do not think there was any reason for them to make these statements publicly, no matter what their private opinions might be.

Although they have a right to them, my family and I also have the right to disassociate ourselves from them, from any of their products, and from the products of their sponsors.

Therefore, we will for the indeterminate future NOT be buying any products from Lipton, including beverages, soft drinks, or anything else that Lipton produces. We will also attempt to make sure we don't buy anything from Unilever.

This might be a small thing to you but to us it is quite serious. We are Texans as well as they, and mortified at their terribly disrespectful comments as our nation hovers on the brink of war.

Thank you for your attention to our complaint.

Sincerely,

[ADDRESS]

[Tempest]

Well I'm happy to see your all organizing better to form affective protest stratagies.

[Paul Atreides]

Dang! What is that in the middle, a Jerry Springer guest?

[P-Marlowe]

Its time for a Lipton Tea Party

[jimbo123]

Unilever House, Blackfriars
London, EN, UK
Phone: (212) 906-4240
Fax: (212) 906-4666
Email: corporate.relations@unilever.com

[ewing]

Definitely a fashion felony! Not hard to guess who the Bush hater is..

[ewing]

Yep, Sony wont care but Lipton might find the heat a little strong..

[MainFrame65]

As someone pointed out on another thread, DON'T destroy those CD's! Sell them on EBAY, thus preventing the purchase of a new copy, and eliminating the royalties to these skanks. Also, be sure to write and let them know what you are doing, and exactly why you are doing it. They are free to hold and express their opinions, but they are not protected from how their audience reacts to their stupidity.

[geedee]

where are the fashion police..what a hideous outfit on the one in the middle

That's not fair! Where would you hide your pot-bellied pig?

[SarahW]

To be fair, she's VERY pregnant in that picture.

Hope she enjoys her NEW career as a stay-at-home mommy. Lord knows she trashed the other carreer.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

They look like the three jesuses in Michaelangelo's first draft of the Last Supper: The fat one balances out the two skinny ones!

(Have to be a Monty Python fan to understand)

[gcruse]

Excellent!

[Doctor Raoul]

Disco Sucks and so do the Dixie Chicks

[Licensed-To-Carry]

Is the one in the middle named Earl ?????????

[RummyChick]

Oh...well that excuses her weight but Catherine Zeta Jones is pregnant too and she manages to look classy. Of course, she has alot more money than the Dixie Chicks.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: http://www.unilever.com/

Use THIS LINK
to send a message that your "Will not use nor purchase any Unliver Products until they stop all support of the Dixie Chicks."

BTW the "Dixie" Chicks should change their name to the "French Bitches." Or "Clinton's Gnew-kneepads."

[SevenofNine]

Hi Ewing well with me i am tea drinker I am not Dixie Chicks fan I more of R&B Fan than Country music fan

I think I switch from Lipton Teas to Bigelow tea which I been drinking off and on thorughout the year

WAR PLANTATION MINT

[CathyRyan]

Two dorks and a pig

[Huck]

While yer at it support some REAL country music:

http://www.billyjoeshaver.com/

[razorback-bert]

I would say, screw 'em, but that might make them happy.

[ohiobushman]

Why do all the celebs wait until there out of the country to spew their hate? Are they that spineless?

[prairiebreeze]

I wonder if these girls ever heard the name Jane Fonda or what her rash actions and words cost her?

Prairie

[Mrs Zip]

PULL!!

[minmospop]

Post them on Ebay!? I say bring back napster, limewire, and gnutella! This is one time I say the artists don't deserve to make any money off Americans!

[Mrs Zip]

I could not "send" any emails to any of the addresses. I don't know if their server is overloaded or what. I will try again tomorrow.

[Blue Collar Christian]

I really likED their music. I'm really bummed.

Now I can't decide whether to do the E-bay thing or ... PULL!

I don't drink tea, but I'll buy a new padlock. Anybody got some Ingun makeup?

[Mind-numbed Robot]

where are the fashion police..what a hideous outfit on the one in the middle

The better to hide her with, my dear.

[NonValueAdded]

I hope as a result of these recent celebrity statements that companies start putting in contract clauses allowing the company to recover damages if the star steps in it after the deal is struck.

Lipton might just be a victim of circumstances here, more so than MCI in their debacle since Glover was a known quantity before MCI inked the deal. Still, Lipton needs to jettison this baggage now or at least make amends by also promoting Darryl Worley.

Anyway, yes, a star has free speech rights. But when the act of exercising that right tanks a multi-million dollar advertising campaign, there ought to be consequences back to the star.

[kmiller1k]

Easy for you to say, you don't drink tea anyway.

[Illbay]

Well, that's true, but we DO use Lipton soup, and their soft drinks like lemonade, etc.

And they don't KNOW that we don't drink tea!

[zeaal]

Have the chicks been in Europe for a realllll long time? Are they (or their managers) not aware of what has been happening with Sheen and Garafilo? Them there girls just don't know what they did, do they?

[auboy]

The one in the middle is the lead singer. I recently bought Alison Krausse and Union Station's new "Live". It is great… two CDs of great enjoyment. I think the DVD is out by now.

AKUS supports our troops and their talent puts the "Clucks" to shame. My neighbor let me borrow "Home" and I didn't listen to it for long. After tasting the good stuff, rot-gut don't go down too easy.

[Brimack34]

Why an apology too Bill Clintoon for ripping President Bush. Why would they not say they were sorry too Bush himself.

[The South Texan]

The Dixie Chick CD's in my wife's vehicle are going to be removed and fed to the office shreader.

[linn37]

Its really a shame that they had to disparage the President at a time of war on foreign soil. I'm sad to say no more Dixie Chicks CD's will be bought in this house. Is it just the lead singer or do the sisters say the same things?

[ewing]

Someone had a good idea of selling the old CD's on EBAY denying them royalties..