Wonkette presents Sarah Palin using a McDonald's commercial to attack the President. Does she never let up?

Courtesy of Wonkette:

Here’s what Sarah Palin thinks the McDonald’s ad should have said. Please keep in mind that this is ostensibly a scripted video. 

"The last screen of the McDonald’s ad says ‘Choose Lovin’.’ Maybe it should add, ‘Yeah, choose lovin’, but c’mon, be smart, choose leaders that don’t cripple the economy, won’t penalize businesses, they can trust you, the business owner, and the worker, that you won’t cause unemployment to keep skyrocketing to the degree that people can’t afford Chicken McNuggets off that 99-cent menu.’ "

Wonkette called that bit "glorious" which if you are attempting to demonstrate how moronic this woman is certainly seems accurate.

What I noticed is that Palin borrowed liberally from the ad, which considering her own frustration over people borrowing her content, seems a tad hypocritical.

I also noticed that she had on her Nancy Reagan costume, in an attempt to convince her three subscribers that she is a serious person. Hah, good luck with that!

It also never seems to dawn on Palin that the reason McDonald's is having problems with sales is due to pink slime,  self inflicted controversy, and concerns over the nutritional value of their product.

Blaming it on the President is the kind of stretching of the facts that the conservatives are famous for, and that Palin relies on to keep her name in the limelight.

It would be like me blaming Sarah Palin for John McCain's skin cancer. (Wait....nah!)

I actually saved this post for this morning, since yesterday we focused on the Iowa speech, and the fallout that followed.

Which just goes to show that there will always be something stupid that Palin says that can be used to illustrate her ignorance.

Sometimes I'm not sure if that's a good thing because it means that she is continuing down the road of self destruction, or a bad thing becasue it indicates that she is not yet completely destroyed. 

McDonald's employee resource site gives advice against eating their food. Awkward!

Courtesy of CNN: 

It seems that McDonald's has finally realized how tone-deaf its internal employee resource website was. It has shut it down. 

The final straw? A tip on the site to employees to avoid McDonald's fare. 

A graphic on the site shows a meal with a cheeseburger, fries and drink under the caption "Unhealthy choice." Next to it is a picture of a sub, a salad and water under the caption "Healthier choice." 

The fast food giant found itself again having to deflect unwanted attention from its internal site this week after CNBC reported that McResource ostensibly advises McDonald's employees to not eat at McDonald's. 

"Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight." 

Visitors to McResource Line on Wednesday were greeted with this statement: "We are temporarily performing some maintenance in order to provide you with the best experience possible. Please excuse us while these upgrades are being made." 

McDonald's confirmed the site had been taken down in a statement posted on its website. "A combination of factors has led us to re-evaluate and we've directed the vendor to take down the website. Between links to irrelevant or outdated information, along with outside groups taking elements out of context, this created unwarranted scrutiny and inappropriate commentary. None of this helps our McDonald's team members."

You know I am not actually a believer in karma per se, but you have to admit that this is pretty awesome.

You may also remember that in the recent past McDonald's gave employees economic advice that suggested they get a second job in order to make ends meet, or return purchases.

Rather than pay their employees a living wage McDonald's suggests employees trying to stay out of debt pack a sack lunch and sell unwanted possessions on eBay. McPerfect!

Courtesy of NBC News:

McDonald’s is once again getting grilled over its employee advice, this time suggesting ways to get out of holiday debt that include returning unopened purchases and bringing a sack lunch. 

The criticism comes months after it took heat over an employee budget guide that included no money for heat and $20 a month for health care. 

The labor advocacy group Low Pay Is Not OK is lambasting McDonald’s for articles on an employee website that suggest workers visit thrift stores instead of the mall, use stale bread and bruised apples rather than throwing them out, and “quit complaining” as a way to reduce stress. And to pay off holiday debt, it suggested returning purchases. 

“On a short term basis, do whatever it takes to dig out from your holiday debt,” said one article on the McResource Line website, a screen grab of which was provided by Low Pay Is Not OK. 

“You may want to consider returning some of your unopened purchases that may not seem as appealing as they did. Selling some of your unwanted possessions on eBay or Craigslist could bring in some quick cash," it continued. “Consider bringing a brown bag lunch and skipping the takeout …. You might also consider a temporary part time job to dig out of debt quickly.” 

The article appeared to have been removed from the site by midday Thursday. 

McDonald’s did not return multiple calls for comment. A company spokeswoman, in a statement emailed to CNBC, said Low Pay Is Not OK’s video about the website took the advice out of context and characterized the campaign as “an attempt by an outside organization to undermine a well-intended employee assistance resource website.”

Yes they are only trying to McHelp without having to McPay more.

After all how do you post profits of over five billion dollars annually if you are paying your workers enough to live on?

By the way I completely stopped going to McDonald's several months ago and have no intention of ever going back. Not only is their McFood poisonous, but they are also cheap bastards more interested in turning a profit than in paying their employees,

Kind of reminds me of Wal-Mart who held a food drive asking their employees to donate food to help feed their fellow employees who are not paid enough to feed themselves.

Yet another place that I refuse to shop at any more.

McDonald's gay friendly advertisement from France is quite poignant.

I like it.  As the father of a gay child I have to say it may have touched me more than it might some people, but overall I found it very effective.

I understand that this video has gone viral already, but since I first saw it at Bent Alaska, I think they deserve the hat tip.  And by the way they do a GREAT job of covering the LGBT community and issues here in Alaska,  as well as  the rest of the country so I hope you all visit there regularly.