New Pepsi campaign: Obama’s about to “refresh our nation”
posted at 8:46 pm on January 15, 2009 by Allahpundit
Debbie Schlussel flagged this yesterday but only now that I’ve seen the clip have I been sufficiently “refreshed” that I feel like posting on it.
Not the most shameless bit of Obama-related marketing I’ve seen, but certainly the lamest. Or is it? Click the image to watch.
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When this nation is attacked again, and it will be, under Hussein’s watch, I’m firstly going to wait for the “I didn’t know” line from the mouth of the Chosen One. Secondly, I’m going to check the news for attacks on American interests abroad, such as what happened to KFC, and PepsiCo branch, in the middle east.
Then, I’m going to laugh my a** off at those, like PepsiCo, who praise his name.
I’m going to laugh at all of those who thought he would heal America with the waving of his hands.
I’m going to laugh at all of those who shield this charlatan from his mistakes.
There will be only one person responsible for another attack.
And his name is Obama.
madmonkphotog on January 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Coca-Cola has been, is, and always will be the best soda pop in the world!
Pepsi is crap. Crap endorses more crap.
I am buying some Coca-Cola tomorrow in defiance.
jencab on January 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Being from the south, I don’t drink Pepsi products. Too sweet.
Now I have a better reason to avoid it.
roux on January 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Jaibones on January 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM
I don’t get this… Pepsi is a southern product (North Carolina) and southern SWEET tea is obnoxiously sweet.
mankai on January 15, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Are you kidding? Home of mint juleps and pecan pie? Dude…
Jaibones on January 15, 2009 at 9:34 PM
NO LIE..I know I will be nauseated for the entire 40+ hours it will take me to make..have to begin it tomorrow.
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Why hell there boy jus’ throw in yore rights of free thinkin’ and such, long’s you git yore Pepsi
I’m ashamed of being a Texan after what you said.
And thanks to the guy that provided the feedback link. I quoted you and said DITTO _ NO MORE PEPSI!!!
klickink.wordpress.com on January 15, 2009 at 9:35 PM
#24?
Jeff Gordon?
I used to be a fan.
May your pistons seize.
May your valves drop.
May your tires blister.
May your lug-nuts fall off.
May you be introduced to the wall in the first turn at Daytona.
GO DALE !!!
franksalterego on January 15, 2009 at 9:36 PM
stupid
rob verdi on January 15, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Don’t know how to do the link thingy but just went to Pepsico site and found numerous things to be shaved off of the grocery list and suitable replacements found. Stopped drinking Pepsi last week when I recognized the obama logo on the can. Drinking homemade sweet tea instead.
thomasaur on January 15, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Sunday Services:
Out: Wine and bread
In: Pepsi and arugula
MB4 on January 15, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Alana on January 15, 2009 at 9:29 PM
The Honest Tea thing doesn’t bother me much because it’s just a one-time promotional thing; and after all, Obama actually drinks Honest Tea. Pepsi, on the other hand, has revamped their logo to mimic The “O” and started a full-out advertising campaign.
And for the record, Shop Rite Cola is pretty good–and cheap! (Pathmark, not so much.)
IrishEi on January 15, 2009 at 9:37 PM
‘Click to Watch’,,, no thanks. And I don’t drink anything by Pepsi anyways.
4shoes on January 15, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Ya know, madmonkphotog, you made me think.
American businesses just should not be “praising” any politician! It’s just . . . fundamentally un-American, somehow.
Alana on January 15, 2009 at 9:38 PM
jaibones, I did put “smartest” in single quotes.
Beth, I feel sorry for you for not having a good Jewish deli close by. On the cake…well, it’s business. Just imagine something wicked you’d write on, until the last moment and how silly the ones are paying you (hopefully a lot) for it.
Entelechy on January 15, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Can’t you make it say ‘Hail to the cheat’?
thomasaur on January 15, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Fixed it for you.
knivek on January 15, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Forget them both. Have a Diet Dr. Pepper – the soft drink of choice of America’s Governor. (And a darn fine soda in it’s own right…)
Nat Hound on January 15, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Before you decide to use your last Pepsi’s for target practice, they have for a couple years now made substantial donations to Fisher House which helps wounded vets.
Big business seeing an opening to increase their market share is nothing new, it’s smart.
Bishop on January 15, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Pepsi and Team Obama.
Must of plotted this,
when their logo came out,
there were crickets coming
from Pepsi!
———————–
unclesmrgol on Jan 15,2009 at 9:25PM.
unclesmrgol: That makes two of us that aren’t crazy!
When Obama debuted his logo,I as well
thought he ripped the Pepsi logo!
Theres more to this!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on January 15, 2009 at 9:39 PM
“Nat Hound on January 15, 2009 at 9:39 PM”
DR. P. FTW!!
:-)
Buckaroo on January 15, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Glad I drink Mr. Walton’s brand. It’s hard to imagine Wal-Mart experiencing “La Petite Morte” about Obama.
eeyore on January 15, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Thanks. How could I have missed that? Oh, right. The lies and hatred on the campaign trail made me forget.
madmonkphotog on January 15, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Can’t you make it say ‘Hail to the cheat’?
thomasaur on January 15, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Hail to the Thief.
Bishop on January 15, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Between you and me, I did an Obama cake for a debate party and I couldn’t take it, so I make the hammer and cickle out of fondant, painted it red and put it under the big state of Georgia so no one could see it…but I knew it was there!
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 9:41 PM
For twenty years I’ve said that Pepsi is for East Coast Liberal Democrats…confirmed. Real Americans drink Coca Cola!
jwp1964 on January 15, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Omg! Pepsico is Frito-Lay!
Fine. I’ll stop buying Frito-Lay, too. Store brands do save money anyway.
Alana on January 15, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Good ideas, but there is no writing..I will think of something “hidden”.
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 9:43 PM
and sweetened tea every where I go here in the south..
DaveC on January 15, 2009 at 9:44 PM
hahaha beth! I love it!
Alana on January 15, 2009 at 9:45 PM
They still make Pepsi?
crabtree on January 15, 2009 at 9:46 PM
It is amazing how that this country is populated with retards who never learn anything vicariously, but are bound to personally experience the catastrophe of the Carter years.
Liberalism certainly is a psychological disorder.
csdeven on January 15, 2009 at 9:46 PM
If NASCAR and Pepsi make a big deal about this at Daytona I hope they lose half of their fans. Obambi thinks NASCAR fans are chumps.
sheriff246 on January 15, 2009 at 9:47 PM
‘Separation of Church and State’,
new update,
‘Separation of Pepsi and State’(Team Hopey).Hehe.
canopfor on January 15, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Try to hide a GOP or GWB in the roses or piping! : – P
thomasaur on January 15, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Beth you are awesome. So on 1/21 tell us what you hid on the Hail to the Chief cake! Please.
HawaiiLwyr on January 15, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Pepsi’s political bent continues and is not surprising.
Remember ads by Ludicrus, the Madonna Pepsi Commercial Like A Prayer, Michael Jackson and the Indra Nooyi speech.
http://wizbangblog.com/content/2006/08/15/pepsis-middle-finger-cfo-to-be.php
I’ll drink beer.
diogenes on January 15, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Good ideas, but there is no writing..I will think of something “hidden”.
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Mix a canister of Metamucil™ into the cake batter, then remove all the TP rolls from the bathrooms after you deliver the cake.
Bishop on January 15, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Don’t forget your Inauguration donut at Dunkin’ Donuts!
SnarkVader on January 15, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Maybe I ought to have a HA contest… what to hide on ht at monster cake.
There are no roses it is 7 tiers tall with red white and blue fondant bunting. every other layer is Blue with fondant stars.
It must be hidden under the bunting, or small enough for under a star….
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 9:51 PM
I’ve got a rep to protect…nothing to make anyone ill.
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Pick some up on the way to the Movie Theatre to watch the MSNBC coverage!
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Coke Zero/Diet Coke for me from here on out…
Matt Helm on January 15, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Well, you have three options, as I see it:
1. Spell it like you did in your post.
2. Mentally place a “p” before the phrase.
3. Make sure you’re done before noon EST. Pres. Bush is still the “chief” until then. If other people misinterpret it and think you mean Mr. Obama, that’s not your fault.
Oh, and happy birthday.
malclave on January 15, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Red Velvet cake? Yum!
Sanjoboy on January 15, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Boycott Pepsi
bill30097 on January 15, 2009 at 9:55 PM
“SnarkVader on January 15, 2009 at 9:50 PM”
eh, that’s a generic patriotic promo. — looks like they would have done that for either candidate …
/iirc, MM likes dunkin’ for their refusal to kowtow to one of the prime grievance groups some months ago …
Buckaroo on January 15, 2009 at 9:56 PM
This is an opportunity to express conservative values through YouTube! They’ll probably only pick pro-Obama vids, but enough conservative ones will let Pepsi know that they can’t ignore 50% of the country.
threeCents on January 15, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I just watched the video. Boy, that was retarded. Really retarded.
progressoverpeace on January 15, 2009 at 9:56 PM
If they voted for him they can’t be that sharp and they’ll likely be loaded.
j/k have fun with it anyway.
thomasaur on January 15, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Refresh our nation? No, I think Obama is going to be more like a hidden shot of turbolax. You think you’re getting a nice big glass of Nestle Quik; instead, you’re on the toilet so long, you lose the feeling in your legs.
Vote Obama! He’ll clean you out!
austinnelly on January 15, 2009 at 9:56 PM
And don’t forget that Pepsi honored the Arab boycott back in the 70′s.
progressoverpeace on January 15, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Uh, dud, hate to tell you, but, there’s other people here reading your post. No “between you and me” privacy.
Maybe you ought to sue.
klickink.wordpress.com on January 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Yep, used to drink it all the time. It’s getting hard to find in convenience stores though. I’ll stock up.
R D on January 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM
I’ve got a rep to protect…nothing to make anyone ill.
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Does the frosting decoration make loops around the cake layers, like giant U’s? If so could you square off the loops just a bit to make them similar to W’s?
Bishop on January 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Taco Bell is a little less subtle: “Change the way you see change.”
czechmate on January 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Entelechy, fortunately I wasn’t drinking from my can of Diet Dr. Pepper when I read that or I’d need warranty support for my computer.
Funniest comment I’ve evah seen at HA.
fiatboomer on January 15, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Lay off…my spelling is fine, my typing SUCKS. I always tend to switch letters like I always spell teh, etc. when I TRY to type fast.
There is no writing on the cake…
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 10:00 PM
I have never been a Pepsi drinker — only Coke. Thank God.
The stupidity of these people is staggering. “An Open Letter to the President…” “Refresh our Nation…” Blah, blah… from a cadre of losers who wouldn’t know how to be a true American if their lives depended on it.
Get an effing life.
D2Boston on January 15, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Nope..no piping of icing, everything is hand made out of fondant, so it must be modeled.
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Gaaaaaaaay. Is lady gaga on heroin?
Diet Coke baby, all the way.
Geronimo on January 15, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Pepsi sponsors one race. Coke is the official soft drink of NASCAR.
R D on January 15, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Their hearts may skip a beat
But they never did look before they did leap
Obama, they think they’ll just enjoy his rule
They don’t need a reason why
Everything’s alright
(but they may find)
Crash, crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash, crash
The fall of Obama
His pronouncements go round and round
But some things never change
Crash, crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash, crash
The fall of Obama
Look, look and they may never find
The taste that was on their mind
Although they won’t be denied
(But they may find)
Crash, crash, crash, crash
Crash, crash, crash, crash
The fall of Obama yeah
Ah well, what do you expect for 25 cents a hour?
MB4 on January 15, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Or you could mix just a shot of either Black Bush Irish Whiskey into the cake batter or Red Bush tea.
Bishop on January 15, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Pepsi was always a loser, and they confirmed it with their stupid Michael Jackson “We Are the World” bull$hit.
We’re not the world. We’re the USA. If the rest of the world wants to match us that’s fine, but you’re going to have to pony up and pay for it, boys and girls. Put you money where your mouth is or shut up.
/Pepsi my ass
Cody1991 on January 15, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Yeah, well in business when you get political you end up turning up your nose at those who disagree with your position. You risk attracting new customers at the loss of old. And if the business is publicly traded – oh boy, watch for the stock drop. In fact, thinking about it, a publicly traded company taking a stand for something – like The One – is like saying everyone that owns a piece of that company supports it as well (think teachers unions, etc.).
I wish some well-heeled pepsi stock owners would protest – and SELL SELL SELL!!!
klickink.wordpress.com on January 15, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Buckaroo on January 15, 2009 at 9:56 PM
You are correct. Dunkin’ Donuts already has its patriotic bona fides. They send free coffee to the troops as well as a monthly lottery for free cases of coffee for military families here in the states. Also, they are serious when they say they will not hire illegal aliens.
IrishEi on January 15, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Nope..no piping of icing, everything is hand made out of fondant, so it must be modeled.
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Are there swaths of frosting between cake layers? If so, put a W of frosting between the layers and then a ring around the edges to make it seem as if it goes all the way through.
Bishop on January 15, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Bishop on January 15, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Don’t go wasting good Irish whiskey on a bunch of freakin’ liberals!!!!!
IrishEi on January 15, 2009 at 10:07 PM
All i can say is…THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG, DEPRESSING FOUR YEARS.
stonemeister on January 15, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Bingo…I might even throw a Palin something on for good measure!
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 10:10 PM
You know, my wife and I were walking through the Walmart several days ago, and I commented to her how much the new Pepsi logo looked like the Obama “O”. She didn’t see it.
I bet she does now…
richardj on January 15, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Their hearts skipped a beat…
MB4 on Jan 15,2009 at 10:03PM.
MB4: Well,its close enough,thanks,Hehe:)
canopfor on January 15, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Won’t. Click. Linky. No Way.
tickleddragon on January 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
From a marketing standpoint, this is stupid for a couple of reasons. First, the 50 million or so adults who didn’t vote for him. Second, the whole “refreshing” theme has been a Coke thing for years. I wonder how many people are going to see refreshing and think Coke.
Of course, if they are Obama supporters, thinking probably isn’t their strong suit anyway…
richardj on January 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
What I do love tho, is the fact that this moron they put in office will NEVER live up to the hype. It will be fun to watch him fail them.
Rock on, Obaa-aa-aama Sheep!
tickleddragon on January 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Fuck Obama. Rootbeer!
EZnSF on January 15, 2009 at 10:15 PM
All i can say is…THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG, DEPRESSING FOUR YEARS.
stonemeister on January 15, 2009 at 10:08 PM
You’re right about that. But I’m fine with throwing everything right back in the Dems’ faces. They were never, ever a ‘loyal opposition,’ and I’m happy to shred their messiah every step along the way.
Barry likes the idea of being POTUS, and the Dems have created their own nightmare. Swear him in. He can assume the presidency of this country, but he will never, ever be my president. Never.
Cody1991 on January 15, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Will. Not. Click. Image.
EVAH!!!!
Yakko77 on January 15, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Man, I love my Mountain Dew (all other Pepsi products blow), but this is getting ridiculous. I noticed the logo, and although Pepsi has had numerous ones, this new one is too blatant.
Dubn8tr on January 15, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Just emailed this to Pepsi Co
=====================================
I have been drinking your signature product for over 40 years. As of this week, as soon as the last Diet Pepsi’s I have in my fridge are gone, I will be “refreshing” my desire for Coke products, and not looking back.
Why?
Your sycophantic bootlicking for Obama turns my stomach.
So enjoy your unicorns, rainbows, and plummeting stock price.
I will be enjoying a Coke and a smile.
Love,
Sugarbuzz
Sugarbuzz on January 15, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Pepsi is, and always will be, the lesser of the 2 main colas. This “clever marketing scheme” won’t change that. Now, where are my RC Cola and Moon Pie (chocolate, of course).
Btw, nice farewell speech tonight Mr. President.
Gohawgs on January 15, 2009 at 10:24 PM
One way to get around Pepsi is to make… your … own.
shazbat on January 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
This comes at just the right time. I had stopped drinking Pepsi about 3 years ago or so when their CEO called America the middle finger of the world. At that time. I loved diet pepsi,, drank about a can a day on average. I wrote Pepsi several emails and never heard anything back from them. Haven’t drank more than 3 pepsi’s in 3 years and tell any and all when the opportunity arises to not drink Pepsi. .
Just as I was thinking that maybe I could let it go,, this comes along. Perfect.
I am done with these companies that do this stuff. They want to get political,, go for it. My money, as small as it may be,, will go somewhere else.
Coke is better anyway.
JellyToast on January 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
I quit the whole Pepsi thing last year when they were the major sponsor for the MTV music awards, which not only went Political, but Racist as well.
If they wish to salute people who want to Cap der hoahs, I will not support them by buying their products.
Romeo13 on January 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Pepisco owns PizzaHut, TacoBell, KFC, and others…FWIW.
SouthernGent on January 15, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Sounds like a New Year’s diet is coming on…
beththebaker on January 15, 2009 at 10:33 PM
I was recently at a wholesale show in Atlanta, they had numerous 20 ft high posters with pictures of Obama and the phrase “Turn Change Into Dollars”.
This marketing tactic makes sense if you are running a kiosk at the mall, but a national product?
It’s foolish, and it’s not new either…Russia’s number one selling vodka is the delicious “Putin” brand.
The End of the Republic is Nigh…for a variety of reasons.
Dorvillian on January 15, 2009 at 10:34 PM
fiatboomer on January 15, 2009 at 10:00 PM
From you fiatboomer, it’s an honor to have amuzed you.
Entelechy on January 15, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Nice.
But too bad it’s most likely to fall on deaf ears.
The video I watched (quite a few on that page) with the whatever I am guy and what looked like eva and some guy from SNL, a race car driver, some blond woman I’ve never seen before talking about ‘that kind of video’ (pron?) … that was really lame. Couldn’t watch it much more after they were talking about sex with aliens or whatever.
wise_man on January 15, 2009 at 10:38 PM
I just had a thought…you know what all this O mania reminds me of? Cabbage Patch Dolls, Tickle Me Elmo and Menudo…
Fads. Our incoming President is a Fad…and his popularity will fade faster than parachute pants did.
javamartini on January 15, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Well, that’s sad, then, but I also will no longer go to PizzaHut, TacoBell, KFC, and whatever others for my family. I didn’t see those on the “Pepsico products” page
Alana on January 15, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Do you think PepsiCo reads this blog?
I hope the people that came up with this crap get fired.
And BTW – PepsiCo owns Frito-Lay
Choke on those chips!!
izoneguy on January 15, 2009 at 10:40 PM
I feel like I’m watching a kindergarten play and this big-eared grinning child is stealing the show.
Everything about Obarfy and his worshipers is so freakin childish. Have we elected a president or a game show host?
fogw on January 15, 2009 at 10:41 PM
“Well, that’s sad, then, but I also will no longer go to PizzaHut, TacoBell, KFC, and whatever others for my family. I didn’t see those on the “Pepsico products” page.”
PepsiCo sold those brands to Yum! Brands.
http://www.yum.com/
Yum! Brands Now owns PizzaHut, TacoBell, KFC…..
izoneguy on January 15, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Thanks for the correction. SOrry, y’all!
SouthernGent on January 15, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Pepsico used to own them they split from Pepsi in the 90′s, they are now known as yum food brands.But for what its worth they do own Frito-lay,also long john silver came under their banner not long ago also.
tee866 on January 15, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Do you think PepsiCo reads this blog?
I hope the people that came up with this crap get fired.
And BTW – PepsiCo owns Frito-Lay
Choke on those chips!!
izoneguy on January 15, 2009 at 10:40 PM
I doubt they do, but do any of you remember Indra Nooyi? http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=30414
That’s not the best link for the controversy, but Pepsi and its management leave much to be desired. Indra, et al like the fortunes they have made with an American company, but they seem to have few problems slagging Yanks when it suits them.
Cody1991 on January 15, 2009 at 10:52 PM
I’ll add this one thought,,,,,, all this media that is forced on us can give the impression we are like grasshoppers,, we are outnumbered and surrounded. And it may well be true,,,,
but I have often thought that this media,, movies, TV, newscast,music, magazines, the major papers,, have the ability to so overinflated their dominance and strength. The media’s greatest power lies in it’s ability to demoralize.
If reality were really as the combined media says it is,,,, Obama should have won by tens of millions.
One Joe the plumber still continues to dominate some high paid media personalities.
There really are two worlds in America. the world of the combined media and the world of the life and mind of the average American. The combined media has the great advantage of appearing everywhere at once while presenting one clear message of perceived overwhelming strength. The voice and opinion of the average American,, far outnumbers the combined media,, but is broken and scattered.
This nation is deceived. The weaker few truly are ruling the much stronger many.
But it is still now through deception. Deception that we are few,, that we are weak,, and that we are alone.
If just one Joe the Plumber can upset so much and strike fear into so many,,,, imagine what even one march of 100,000 Joe’s would accomplish?
JellyToast on January 15, 2009 at 10:55 PM
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