Republicans dip freedom fries in "W Ketchup", not Heinz

[Blackaxe]

Americans allergic to the subtle Democratic flavor of Heinz ketchup can now plunge their "freedom fries" into a 100-percent guaranteed, patriotic alternative: "W Ketchup."

"You don't support Democrats. Why should your ketchup?" says the W Ketchup Internet site wketchup.com, which promises a totally US-made condiment, right down to the bottle.

Heinz ketchup is an institution on American dining tables.

But the taste has soured a little for Republicans because Heinz empire heiress Teresa Heinz-Kerry is married to John Kerry, the Democrat hoping to unseat George W. Bush -- also known simply as "W" -- on November 2.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1503&e=4&u=/afp/us_vote_food

[PurityOfEssence]

1. Then stub out their cigars on the tongues of the poor

and complain about the screaming

[CBHagman]

No shortage of idiocy in this country.

Hey, I seem to recall that Hunt's ketchup is made by a soulless, godless corporation. Is it Con-Agra? I forget. Anyway, those W-adoring beings can buy Hunt's and sleep at night.

Enjoy all that trans fat in the freedom fries, suckers!

[St. Jarvitude]

26. Hunts is awful

My dad bought some recently (I don't know why - and I sure as hell hope it isn't for some "political reason" :eyes:), and it's disgusting. The ketchup is always watery and thin, even after you shake it for half an hour. Heinz, on the other hand, always comes out perfectly (especially from the glass bottles :9)

[wicket]

50. I hate Hunt's Ketchup

It's disgusting! Heinz all the way.

[bushisanidiot]

44. W Ketchup probably is Hunts Ketchup repackaged and sold to

the freep suckers at a higher price. The RNC makes big bucks off of their naive base. They count on their loyalty in order to get all of their money. Idiots..

[Worst Username Ever]

2. Fools!

She has no controlling interest in the company.

[Lex]

3. Stupid freepers. Teresa Heinz doesn't own the company. See snopes link.

Claim: Senator John Kerry's wife owns Heinz, a company that outsources much of its work abroad.

Status: False.


http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/heinz.asp

[LiberalTechie1337]

4. the repugs have reached a new low

campaign ketchup?

[Kool Kitty]

13. Bush campaign ketchup is at

least as relevant as Bush campaign horseshit. What idiots.

[prodigal_green]

5. They're made from tomatoes

that protestors throw at the chimp's motorcade whenever he passes.

Can we buy Bush/Saudi-free oil and gasoline?

Can we fight a Cheney/Halliburton-free war?

[patricia92243]

10. Good post

[Solly Mack]

6. "W" Catch-Up

cause that man is way behind in his thinking...

"W" cats-up...cause he's a hairball

"W" Kvetch-up.....cause it's the best the whiners can do

[Brian Morans]

23. I can see the headlines...

W PLAYING KETCHUP IN THE POLLS

[Shakespeare]

7. How incredibly stupid. And John Heinz was one of their own.

Complete fucking idiots.

[neuvocat]

8. Let's see, fries, ice cream and ketchup.

Why are they obsessed only with the unheatlthy foods?

[Retrograde]

9. echhh! sounds as bad as poutine

that French-Canadian delicacy of french fries, cheese curds and gravy. Not to be confused with a certain Russian president, even though the French spell his name that way.

Wasn't ketchup a favorite republican vegetable once upon a time? And wasn't the late Sen. Heinz a Republican?

Just trying to keep all the boycotts straight here, since logic certainly doesn't enter into it.

[wish_I_could_vote]

15. Hey....quit knocking poutine

As disgusting as it sounds, it is addictive.

[rabbit2484]

30. If it wasn't for her husband

Teresa would most likely still be a republican. At least she voted for McCain in 2000.

[drscm]

It amazes me they can squeeze tomatoes from bullshit to make kechup,

or the repugs are just used to eating it.

[Atlas Mugged]

11. Why name it after Dumbya?

Logically, shouldn't it be named after Pickles since the issue is with Kerry's wife? And think of the marketing potential: ketchup is STOP sign red as well as blood-on-pavement red.

[Rebellious Republican]

12. Bwahahaha, my wife, my sweet innocent, very proper wife......

just walked in while I was reading this thread, saw it and simply said "W Ketchup,Republicans like it because it is full of shit!" and walked out! You would have to know her to appreciate this comment. Thats my gal!

[sistersofmercy]

52. Hahahahahaha! That's great!

:thumbsup: for your wife!

[quaoar]

14. W Ketchup's new slogan

Can be: Tastes great with baloney.

[deacon]

16. It's runny, watered down and wimpish in flavor--a good promo for them :)

[Ivan Zero]

17. They should've called it Reagan Ketchup

GOP patron saint and the guy who once declared it was a vegetable.

[daleo]

19. How about Reagan-Up

The Un-ketchup.

[demgurl]

18. Can you imagine the ramifications of this?

Kerry sounds like "carry". Will pube radio stations now ban 'Carry On My Wayward Son'? Will Carrie Fisher never be able to get another Hollywood job?

Of course they will play up the fact that the two of them are called John. They will start referring to hookers and dear John letters.

Will the foolishness never end???? LOL.

[UpInArms]

20. I wonder if "W" ketchup (catsup) looks like blood?

if not, it should.

The blood of thousands is on his hands.

[Brian Morans]

24. W Ketchup, made with real grunt blood!

Because he has too much on his hands.

[AndyTiedye]

21. Dubya Ketchup is probably that Cheap, Runny Kind of Ketchup

The kind that runs out the bun and drips all over the furniture and your clothes.
Don'tcha hate it when that happens?

[Judi Lynn]

22. Someone should speak with the AFP reporter and editor on the facts here

From the story:

Many Americans, angered by France's refusal to back the war in Iraq (news - web sites), switched last year to calling their French fries "freedom fries."

Star Spangled Ice Cream was also launched last year as a conservative alternative to the produce of Ben and Gerry's, the ecology-leaning company whose founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield had supported Democrat Dennis Kucinich (news - web sites)'s unsuccessful campaign for the presidential nomination.

Among the flavors offered by Star Spangled Ice Cream: "I Hate The French VANILLA (Real American Vanilla, NOT French Vanilla)" and "Nutty Environmentalist (Rich Buttery Ice Cream with Roasted Pecans)."
(snip/...)

I have yet to meet ONE American who would EVER consider saying "Freedom Fries," for chrissakes! How simple and pointless would you have to be to use such radical looney-tunes crap in your own basic daily life?

[MisterP]

25. they should've said "Many American cephales-du-merde"

[JaySherman]

32. The website is hilarious in a pathetic kind of way.

"To liberals who say conservatives can’t make an ice cream that’s as good as Ben & Jerry’s, we reply: “It’s the butterfat, stupid!” As everyone in the industry knows, the #1 secret to delicious ice cream is butterfat content – the higher the content, the richer and tastier the ice cream. Only brands with butterfat content of at least 16% can call themselves “super premium” ice cream. Star Spangled Ice Cream, at 17%, is even better!"

Anyone know a liberal who gives a fig about whether or not convervatives can make ice cream? I don't. The freepers can keep their 17% butterfat ice cream and their freedom fries. With any luck we won't need to vote the rethugs out of office because they'll all be dropping from heart attacks.

[AlFrankenFan]

27. Stupid stupid stupid stupid

*bangs head on nearest wall*

If I boycotted every company that didn't have something to do with the GOP I would spend about $10 at the grocery store a week.

[liberalmuse]

28. Jeebs

"Americans allergic to the subtle Democratic flavor of Heinz ketchup can now plunge their "freedom fries" into a 100-percent guaranteed, patriotic alternative: "W Ketchup."

I won't even go into the Freudian implications of this...

[calico1]

29. I pretended to "place an order"

You have to order a minimum of 4 bottles. Its $12.00 for 4 bottles plus $7.95 shipping. So for $19.95 or about $5 bucks a bottle you can have "patriotic" ketchup. I get the Heinz which you can buy on sale for $1.50 but what do I know? They are really smart people! :silly:

[Obamarama]

31. AN-TI-CI-PAAAAATION........

Until the ketchup bottle runs empty in November and they get evicted from 1600 Penn Ave.

[truthisfreedom]

33. i think it's great! i've had all manners of ketchup. Heinz is the best,

has always been the best, and will always be the best. everything else pales in comparison. these poor thugs will be eating an inferior product, and it will be reminding them of something... hmmm... now what could that be? oh yeah! inferior candidate! 8^) with half-assed ideas, JUST LIKE THIS KETCHUP!

[MGKrebs]

34. Dumbasses

HJ Heinz Co
2004 PAC Summary Data
2004 election

Date of last report

March 31, 2004

Contributions from this PAC to federal candidates (list recipients)
(2% to Democrats, 98% to Republicans)
$22,200

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.asp?strID=C00336040

Heinz PAC gives 98% of it's money to 'Pubs. If they wanna hurt Heinz due to some twisted metaphorical connection to the guy who's going to kick their ASSES in November, then fine. Morans.

edit:OK, maybe it's not metaphorical. But it's a pretty good example of a really stupid, empty gesture.

[ahimsa]

35. Coincidence?

W Ketchup is bottled by The Fremont Company in Fremont, OH (according to the back label at their web site). Heinz Ketchup is bottled in Fremont, OH, according to the Snopes article. Hmm..

Looks like Heinz might be working on some pre-emptive boycott protection.

Edited for typo

[calico1]

53. I know that with Supermarket brands

they are just main brands relabeled with the store name. I would be willing to bet that these people are just making a bunch off these RW suckers by relabeling Heinz as W. And then selling it for 5x the price of Heinz. What a bunch of gullible saps! LOL

[WatchWhatISay]

36. That's OK. I don't eat Bush Beans.

Keeps the hot air down, you know.

[pinniped]

37. As opposed to Heinz which is somehow "unpatriotic"?

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Americans allergic to the subtle Democratic flavor of Heinz ketchup can now plunge their "freedom fries" into a 100-percent guaranteed, patriotic alternative: "W Ketchup."
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These fcuks are everyhing that's wrong with America.

W ketchup named for a World Class Wimp. Though I'm sure someone has already mentioned this above.

[drdtroit]

38. And these Republicans,

they're allegedly the adults? Sounds like a bunch of elementary school children.

"You don't support Democrats, why should you enjoy the freedom they brought to the US by being in charge while defeating the Axis powers"

[tabasco]

39. Heinz HQ in critical Pennsylvania

They cut off their nose to spite their face. It is a good thing that republican policies are basically self-destructive.

[Manix]

40. The ignorance and pettiness of the the repukes never fails to amaze me

[Old_Growth]

41. If they want to copy...

The classic taste of Heinz 57 they should call it W-86.

[Art_from_Ark]

45. Or maybe they could call it

W-D(ick) 40

[sundog]

55. w-86, lol-- that's good :)

--

[stickdog]

42. W ketchup: As thick as its namesake

Proudly served by the former middle class at fast food restaurants nationwide!

[Toucano]

48. Brilliant!

That would be the new manufacturing jobs they created, no?

[radfringe]

43. my day will be made when I see

"W"eggs on his face.....
:evilgrin:

[Toucano]

46. Nice way to focus on the issues that affect the country

Typical. :silly:

[Robb]

47. Sing it with me...

"Preeeee-ee-eemption....

Preeeee-ee-eh-eh-emption...." :D

instead of the "anticipation" song, for you kids...

[wjsander]

49. Made from the blood of US Soilders, no doubt

[ElsewheresDaughter]

51. happy to see the adults are in charge....jays'us h christ!

[Gregorian]

54. They need their own Freedom Island.

Which they're ultimately going to get anyways. I can see them on their little ignorant island, once the world is integrated, and students have decent schools, and there is health care for all, and we are producing power from photovoltaics, and terrorism isn't a problem, because we aren't needling the middle east. And there they'll be, with their phoney patriotism, and false pride, on their island, with their Cadillacs and Hummers, with empty gas tanks.

(Now, where is my sense of wit and humor? Could it be that I'm stupid, or did I lose it to these very same morons, over the last twenty five years? Shame on me. I should work harder to be at least somewhat laughable.)