Ray-Ban to Rand Paul campaign: Stop selling our sunglasses

[spanone]

Ray-Ban is throwing some serious shade at Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul.

The brand has asked the Kentucky Republican’s campaign to stop selling its iconic Wayfarer sunglasses – oftentimes worn by Paul – on the candidate’s campaign website.

A spokeswoman at Luxottica, the parent company of Ray-Ban, confirmed to msnbc that it learned earlier this week that the Paul campaign had been selling Ray-Ban sunglasses with the senator’s logo without permission.

“After a formal request from us, they promptly removed the product from their site and agreed to cease any further use of our trademarks,” the spokesperson said in a statement, which was first reported by The Hill newspaper. “Ray-Ban is not at all a political brand – we’re focused on making sunglasses that people love.,” the statement added.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ray-ban-rand-paul-campaign-stop-selling-our-sunglasses

[liberal N proud]

1. The music industry will need to keep an ear tuned to campaigns

In past elections, many artists have had to put cease & desist orders on republican candidates for playing their music. Heart had to stop Palin from using Barracuda.

I recall several others as well.

[bullwinkle428]

2. "I'm libertarian!! What is this 'law' crap??!?!?"

K&R.

[Cha]

3. Good call by Ray Ban.. Ewwww!

mahalo spanone

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

4. One needs sunglasses to see through his shiny happy bullshit

[Rex]

5. So how many other immoral acts does this fuckwad have to produce

before even the dumbest of voters gets it?