This has been developing all day, but here’s the state of play: Wonkette posted a tasteless piece this morning making light of Trig Palin’s developmental disabilities and accusing Sarah Palin of using the toddler as a “political prop.”
An industrious Tweeter noticed an ad for Papa John’s pizza appearing alongside the post, and pointed this out to the company’s PR team. Papa Johns in turn said they had “taken steps to make sure our advertising doesn’t appear on that site in the future.”
Wonkette’s response to the Papa John’s move has been . . . well, not especially conciliatory:
I’ve reached out to both Papa John’s and Ken Layne, editor at Wonkette, for comment on the situation and will report if/when I hear back.
So the bottom line is that if you give Wonkette money and keep your mouth shut, you're okay; otherwise you're an evil hater.
Life is so simple when you're a liberal.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIsn't "Wonkette" a, y'know, guy or something? Can you say "mendacity as a career"?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI just decided what the kids and I are having for dinner tonight.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWhen the left organizes corporate boycotts, it's a pointless shakedown operation. When the right does it, they're standing up for decency and The American Way.
It's called hypocracy and no side has a monopoly on it.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't order pizza very often, but all of a sudden I've got a craving for Papa John's. Think I'll pick up a pie on the way home tonight. Go Big Papa.
Later,
Joe
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI'll do my part and order a Papa john's pizza to offset any wonkette-ite who skips one.
It's a sacrifice.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSo "Wonkette" is a guy now? From what I've seen of this site it seems mostly populated by juvenile, spiteful gay men--or am I confusing this site with gawker?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe only people who used Trig as a political prop were the "regressives" who tried to insinuate that the Palins showed their "simpleton" true colors by not aborting him (out of offense that they did not), and Andrew Sullivan, who claimed the child as Bristol's.
"Wonkette" just boosted Papa John's business. I hate their pizza, but I'm getting a couple larges!
Yet another hair-brained "regressive scheme" that promulgates what it attempts to eliminate!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWonkette gets its knickers in a twist about the "use" of Trig? Heh! Then taking them at their word: Pot meet kettle.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWonkette appears to have an exagerrated idea of its influence - though the spontaneous Buycott indicated here suggests that PJ will be the winner...
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseFrank1914:
Your comment might have meant something if anyone on the Right had organized a boycott of Wonkette (or something, not quite sure what you are getting at.)
Isn't it amazing that the new captcha thing had me type in "red herring" in response to Frank's post?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI will be ordering more pizzas from them now.
I will order one now, in fact.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe left is really coming unhinged. First the KOS kids attack Ryan using his dead father, then the pathetic "Wonkette" sinks even lower.
I have to laugh though at this "boycott". The number of pizzas ordered just today by Conservatives will exceed the total lifetime pizza consumption by "Wonkette"'s miniscule readership.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseGuess what I'm ordering for dinner tonight?! Thanks for the recommendation, Wankette!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseJust ordered pizza from Papa John's. My kids are happy and I am, too.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI already blogged my thoughts. Will not bother to retype them here.
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHuggies just announced they will pull their advertising too.
Guess I will have to pick up a few packs after my Papa John's run tonight.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI've never ordered pizza from Papa John's but will start now.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAh, that's not the half of it.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe post also implyed that Todd Palin...oh never mind.
It's not even worth repeating the slander and lies of these Progressives.
The March of Dimes just pulled their advertising as well. I suppose Wonkette will now attack them, too.
I imagine the March of Dimes people were horrified.
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