Full Metal Jacket Actor Claims Geico Canned Him For Anti-Obama Views

[RockaFowler]

Another whiny conservative

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/full-metal-jacket-actor-claims-geico-canned-him-for-anti-obama-views/

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Makes sense.

Geico is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, which is Warren Buffett's holding company.

[SlimJimmy]

2. Quote from Ermy

The actor told TMZ that, “Yeah, I got fired,” adding that “Geico fired me because I wasn’t too kind about speaking about the present administration. If you’re a conservative in this town, you better watch out.”

[Ezlivin]

3. I'm sure Chick-Fil-A is hiring

Maybe he can stand at the door and berate the customers as they come in.

[leeroysphitz]

7. +1

[Burma Jones]

4. Uh, the agency doing those type of Geico Ads use recognizable celebrities only once

Too Tall Jones did ONE
Charlie Daniels - ONE
Randy Johnson - ONE
Andre Contor (Goooooooal) - ONE

etc.

Pouty Whiny Drill Instructor? Pathetic.

[2pooped2pop]

5. and they canned the voice of the gecko

for speaking against bush didn't they?

It would seem that they prefer the company to not show political affiliation.

[KharmaTrain]

6. It Was A One-Off Spot...

They've done them with all sorts of "celebrities"...a quick joke that doesn't have much shelf life and they moved on. Ermey's 15 minutes long past. His teevee shows kissing the military's ass were cancelled...is he gonna blame Obama for the piss poor ratings?

I'd ask what's his malfunction, numbnutz...but we already know...

[southernyankeebelle]

8. They were right to fire him. He was at a Toys for Tots christmas event. Everyone

gives to that organization. Not just republicans. He wants to any an opinion then do it at one of their organizations.

[redgreenandblue]

9. Hey Ermey, what is your major malfunction, numbnuts?

[marmar]

10. Another whiny D-list Con actor whom few have ever heard of.

nt

[bullwinkle428]

11. Didn't this story originally surface about a year (or two) ago? I guess Ermey feels the

need to bring up it again because, well, it's an election year of course!

And another thing - if I recall correctly, it was WAY more than just "criticism of the administration". More like a ridiculously over-the-top personal rant against Obama.

[Bluenorthwest]

12. This is a really old story about a guy who did a one off spot and expected more, I guess...

I mean, he got the job, got paid, and that's it, that's how such ads work. He was certainly not their spokesman, he was a character is a humor based ad. He should be embarrassed to be whining about this at all, much less still....

[xfundy]

13. His "acting" secret, when he plays assholes

.... is that he's not acting. He's never been cast as anything but an asshole, because he embodies that role so very well.

Agree with other posters, it was a one-off ad in a great campaign. Martin Agency, I think, but as usual I could be wrong.