How bad is the economy? Tiger Woods just got LAID OFF by General Motors. Oh hell no!

[wndycty]

GM and Tiger Woods end endorsement agreement after 9 years
By Sue Chang

SAN FRANCISCO--(GM 3.18, +0.12, +3.9%) said Monday that its endorsement deal with golfer Tiger Woods will end on Dec. 31. "Both GM and Woods agreed to a mutual and amicable separation that included a desire for more personal time for the 14-time major winner who is expecting his second child in late winter as well as the search for budget efficiencies during a difficult economy for General Motors," said GM in a statement. Woods had endorsed GM products for the last 9 years. The company noted that discussions had started earlier in the year and the timing of the decision is "coincidental."

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/gm-tiger-woods-end-endorsement/story.aspx?guid=%7B81B95F17-214D-4228-B70C-0A2C20D92FFE%7D

[northsongs]

1. Maybe TLC Vision will let him go too! n/t

[onehandle]

2. What about his gig with Accenture?

Is he still pimping for offshore mailbox tax dodgers who's "number one priority is outsourcing American jobs?"

[kirby]

3. Seriously, did anyone believe he drove a Buick? n/t

[deadmessengers]

4. I have trouble believing that ANYONE under the age of 60 does

[Withywindle]

8. My grandparents drove an Oldsmobile.

So when I was a little kid, I thought they were called that because they were especially for old people.

[greguganus]

5. I still hear him on radio doing ads for some laser eye surgery company.

Hopefully, Tiger won't starve.

[MarkInCA]

6. OMG! Times must really be bad.

I sure hope he can survive.

:sarcasm:

[blue_onyx]

7. Good. It was a dumb move to hire him in the first place

I think celebrity endorsements have little impact on purchases as expensive as a car. A celebrity might be able to get people to buy a shirt, perfume, or get them to go to a new club. When comes to spending thousands of dollars, I doubt someone who buy something just because Tiger Woods is in the commercials for that product.