Down with the clown

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » March 30, 2010 11:25 am

Group Wants Ronald McDonald Done Away With
McDonald's Mascot Promotes Bad Eating Habits, Advocacy Group Charges

CHICAGO (CBS) ―As the face of the Golden Arches, Ronald McDonald has taken his fair share of criticism over the years, but now, an activist coalition wants to do away with him altogether.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » March 30, 2010 11:36 am

WTF is wrong with these people??????

Ronald McDonald is not gonna go away.
Not now
Not ever
He's too big an icon and Corporate McDonald isn't about to shoot itself in the foot by getting rid of him.

Get over it.

JollyMon66 · Post by **JollyMon66** » March 30, 2010 1:43 pm

Considering I fear that our American society is moving toward Socialism, I think there is reason to fear government making further advances into corporate America. No I don't think Ronald will be looking for a new job but I do think we all need to watch what is driving America and the map we are following. BTW - In case you are wondering I consider myself a moderate-conservative and I do not watch the Glenn Beck show.

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » March 30, 2010 2:42 pm

Maybe they can blow him up, like they once did with the Jack-in-the-Box Clown...OTOH, look how *that* turned out.

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » March 30, 2010 2:45 pm

JollyMon66 wrote:Considering I fear that our American society is moving toward Socialism, I think there is reason to fear government making further advances into corporate America. No I don't think Ronald will be looking for a new job but I do think we all need to watch what is driving America and the map we are following. BTW - In case you are wondering I consider myself a moderate-conservative and I do not watch the Glenn Beck show.

OTOH, you appear to have no scruples whatsoever about interjecting a potentially antagonistic political statement into a totally unrelated discussion. I consider that rude regardless of what side of the aisle you're on.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » March 30, 2010 2:55 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:Maybe they can blow him up, like they once did with the Jack-in-the-Box Clown...OTOH, look how *that* turned out.

That was the first thing I thought of.

spartan1979 · Post by **spartan1979** » March 30, 2010 3:13 pm

JollyMon66 wrote:Considering I fear that our American society is moving toward Socialism, I think there is reason to fear government making further advances into corporate America. No I don't think Ronald will be looking for a new job but I do think we all need to watch what is driving America and the map we are following. BTW - In case you are wondering I consider myself a moderate-conservative and I do not watch the Glenn Beck show.

Did you even read the article? WTF does the government have to do with the story?

Staredge · Post by **Staredge** » March 30, 2010 3:16 pm

How about they stick it up their nether regions sideways, and let ME as the parent decide whether or not my kids should be eating at McDonalds??? Sounds like a better plan to me.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » March 30, 2010 3:17 pm

Staredge wrote:How about they stick it up their nether regions sideways, and let ME as the parent decide whether or not my kids should be eating at McDonalds??? Sounds like a better plan to me.

Logic will get you nowhere man.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » March 30, 2010 3:28 pm

Ronald McDonald House Charities are so evil.....................................NOT

Like Staredge said, it's the parent's responsibility to decide on where and what their children will eat.

TropicalTroubador wrote:
JollyMon66 wrote:Considering I fear that our American society is moving toward Socialism, I think there is reason to fear government making further advances into corporate America. No I don't think Ronald will be looking for a new job but I do think we all need to watch what is driving America and the map we are following. BTW - In case you are wondering I consider myself a moderate-conservative and I do not watch the Glenn Beck show.
OTOH, you appear to have no scruples whatsoever about interjecting a potentially antagonistic political statement into a totally unrelated discussion. I consider that rude regardless of what side of the aisle you're on.

spartan1979 wrote:
JollyMon66 wrote:Considering I fear that our American society is moving toward Socialism, I think there is reason to fear government making further advances into corporate America. No I don't think Ronald will be looking for a new job but I do think we all need to watch what is driving America and the map we are following. BTW - In case you are wondering I consider myself a moderate-conservative and I do not watch the Glenn Beck show.
Did you even read the article? WTF does the government have to do with the story?

WTS

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » March 30, 2010 3:31 pm

Corporate Accountability International already runs a Web site, WheresRonald.org, which enocurages visitors to "follow Ronald's traveling circus of junk food marketing across the U.S."

According to the Web site, Ronald McDonald was spotted teaching kids math in Fayetteville, Ark.; putting on a show "all about friendship, cooperation, anti-bullying and active play," in central Ohio, and participating in a "safety day" in Orlando, Fla.

Who does this clown think he is. He's got to go. Send the creepy looking Burger King out instead to give the kids nightmares.

JollyMon66 · Post by **JollyMon66** » March 30, 2010 3:36 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:
JollyMon66 wrote:Considering I fear that our American society is moving toward Socialism, I think there is reason to fear government making further advances into corporate America. No I don't think Ronald will be looking for a new job but I do think we all need to watch what is driving America and the map we are following. BTW - In case you are wondering I consider myself a moderate-conservative and I do not watch the Glenn Beck show.
OTOH, you appear to have no scruples whatsoever about interjecting a potentially antagonistic political statement into a totally unrelated discussion. I consider that rude regardless of what side of the aisle you're on.

Perhaps I did a poor job of making my point. First, yes I did read the link. Second, yes – the issue at the surface isn’t about government…and I really didn’t want to start 5 pages of posts about “government”. My post was meant to jab at whether McDonalds could be forced to remove their icon from corporate history. Most of us would think that’s ridiculous. My tongue-in-cheek comment was meant to draw attention to the inroads government has made in our lives…I should have been more clear...sorry. I will be the first to say that all of these inroads have not been bad!

Regarding your apparent impressions of me…those who know me best would tell you that I have strong moral and ethical vein that runs through me. I don’t see BN as a political chat form, although certain topics can lead some members to post political statements that come with a bit of napalm. I would say that this is one of the benefits that a representative democracy, supported by a Constitution such as ours, affords those like me, you, and everyone who lives between our borders.

My comment was not unrelated to the topic and IS directly tied into the political correctness that has absorbed American society. .. as matter of fact the political correctness that makes an asinine thought like a special interest group fighting McDonalds to remove their “mascot” a current day news item.

My apologies if this offended you but please review my many other posts, I believe you will find that “antagonistic” I am not. If you find yourself back east some time let me know and I’ll buy you a beer and we can talk politics. After all, how nasty can a JollyMon be?

– peace.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » March 30, 2010 3:57 pm

Well said.

Nighthawk · Post by **Nighthawk** » March 30, 2010 4:59 pm

Why not.... They Killed Bozo the Clown

Tropic_Al · Post by **Tropic_Al** » March 30, 2010 5:37 pm

Skibo wrote:
Who does this clown think he is. He's got to go. Send the creepy looking Burger King out instead to give the kids nightmares.

Neither 1 is scary or creepy. You want scary? Now this is scary, & creepy....

JollyMon66 · Post by **JollyMon66** » March 30, 2010 5:52 pm

Tropic_Al wrote:
Skibo wrote:
Who does this clown think he is. He's got to go. Send the creepy looking Burger King out instead to give the kids nightmares.
Neither 1 is scary or creepy. You want scary? Now this is scary, & creepy....

Al - do you remember Homey D. Clown?

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » March 30, 2010 6:16 pm

JollyMon66 wrote:
Tropic_Al wrote:
Skibo wrote:
Who does this clown think he is. He's got to go. Send the creepy looking Burger King out instead to give the kids nightmares.
Neither 1 is scary or creepy. You want scary? Now this is scary, & creepy....

Al - do you remember Homey D. Clown?

I LOVED Homey!!!!

IMHO if you want to talk scary or creepy clown Pennywise wins hands down!!

Tropic_Al · Post by **Tropic_Al** » March 30, 2010 6:18 pm

JollyMon66 wrote:
Tropic_Al wrote:
Skibo wrote:
Who does this clown think he is. He's got to go. Send the creepy looking Burger King out instead to give the kids nightmares.
Neither 1 is scary or creepy. You want scary? Now this is scary, & creepy....

Al - do you remember Homey D. Clown?

Yes I do "Homey don't play dat!"

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 30, 2010 6:31 pm

WTF? People don't exactly go to McD's for wholesome food. It's fast food! (Although they've made a pretty good effort to make nutritious food available if you want it.) It's up to the parents or the individual what they eat. Madness!

flyboy55 · Post by **flyboy55** » March 30, 2010 8:49 pm

I think the intention of the group, Corporate Accountability International, is to initiate a discussion about how powerful corporate marketing strategies (and Ronald IS one) are used to indoctrinate children into brand loyalties.

Considering the epidemic of obesity and diabetes among young people in this country, mostly related to the standard 'corn-fed' American diet of fast food, I think this would be a good discussion to have.

Another part of the problem is that the junk food/ fast food peddlers have made significant inroads into our underfunded school systems, buying access in return for exclusivity agreements, another powerful corporate strategy.

If you dig into the workings of the food business in this country, you find that we are indeed 'corn-fed' and it shows on many of us. It is also driving up health care costs and killing us.

If Ronald MacDonald was flogging cigarettes instead of Happy Meals everyone (except for a few hardcore Libertarians) would be up in arms, but in the long run, consuming a steady diet of Happy Meals is going to kill our children just as dead as cigarettes would.

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