Foxs Megyn Kelly Hosts Doritos™ Versus Catholic Church Debate

Happy Hour Vid: Is Doritos Mocking Christians? (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – Produced for the Super Bowl, Doritos debuted a fan-created TV ad featuring a pastor who gets parishioners to go to church by handing out Nacho Cheese flavored chips as communion bread (as opposed to the traditional thin wafers) and Pepsi as wine. The ad apparently has raised some eyebrows, Fox reporting it as "Controversial Dorito Ad Accused of Mocking Catholics" (though it's not immediately apparent that the ad is mocking Catholics rather than Christians in general*) an...

Doritos ad: 'God obviously has a sense of humor, he gave us the Democrat party'
"God obviously has a sense of humor, he  gave us the Democrat party," quipped Lars Larson, a syndicated radio host and Fox News contributor. Larson took the shot at Democrats as he slammed  a Controversial Doritos ad that is taking heat for allegedly mocking the  Catholic Church, being anti - Christian. Megyn Kelly made the point that if anyone did an ad, like the Dorito ad, mocking Islam, there would be a deafening outcry from the Muslim community.  In the ad, a priest is ag...

Video: The obligatory fan-created Doritos Super Bowl ad mocks Christian rite clip
Note well: This isn’t an ad that Doritos is running in the Super Bowl, just one that they posted on their website (and refused to remove) after a fan submitted it for their contest with Pepsi. The bad news? Even to an ex-Catholic like me, it feels cheap. Blasphemy in defense of principle, like free Speech, is welcome; blasphemy in the service of humor can be fun. Blasphemy to sell bags of Cool Ranch chips? Eh. They have every right, but aside from Richard Dawkins and maybe Hitch, whoR...

FTF?
Are Pepsi and Doritos mocking Christianity? Frannie Boyle of the Student Free Press Association has the story: One of ten finalists in their Super Bowl commercial competition entered a blasphemous little clip called “Feed the Flock.” In the commercial, a parish priest decides to start distributing Doritos and Pepsi products instead of Holy Communion in order to increase mass attendance. This commercial is not meant to be taken seriously, but I hope those running the competition under...

Doritos Ad Offends Christians
In what may be another ad campaign gone awry, Doritos is featuring a new Super Bowl advertisement in which a priest, searching for ways to return to the church, has a supposedly brilliant idea: Replacing the host wafer with a Dorito. While the denomination of the church is unclear, what is clear is that most Christian denominations consider the host to be a big portion of communion and might find the commercial, titled "Feed your flock!", insensitive. A spokesman for Frito-Lay told The Examiner ...

Frito-Lay won't pull controversial Christian parody Doritos commercial
Source: Washington Examiner In what may be another ad campaign gone awry, Doritos is featuring a new Super Bowl advertisement in which a priest, searching for ways to return to the church, has a supposedly brilliant idea: Replacing the host wafer with a Dorito. While the denomination of the church is unclear, what is clear is that most Christian denominations consider the host to be a big portion of communion and might find the commercial, titled "Feed your flock!", insensitive. A spokesman for ...

Doritos Pulls "Anti-Christian" Ad
The "Jesus tastes like Doritos" ad I mentioned a couple of days ago has been pulled from the Super Bowl advertising contest and Fox News is delighted. Labels: advertising, religion, silliness New! Share this on Facebook: Share ...

Frito-Lay won't pull controversial Christian parody Doritos commercial
In what may be another ad campaign gone awry, Doritos is featuring a new Super Bowl advertisement in which a priest, searching for ways to return to the church, has a supposedly brilliant idea: Replacing the host wafer with a Dorito. While the denomination of the church is unclear, what is clear is that most Christian denominations consider the host to be a big portion of communion and might find the commercial, titled "Feed your flock!", insensitive. A spokesman for Frito-Lay told The Examiner ...

PepsiCo Announces Webcast of Conference Call on Fourth-Quarter 2010 Earnings
PURCHASE, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today announced that its fourth-quarter 2010 earnings Conference Call and slide presentation for financial analysts and investors will be webcast live over the Internet on Thursday, February 10 at 8 a.m. eastern standard time (EST). The company will issue its financial results at approximately 7 a.m. (EST) that morning. The live webcast and accompanying slide presentation will be accessible through PepsiCo's website at www.pe...

'Allahpundit' Complains About 'Blasphemous' Doritos Ad
At Right Wing blog Hot Air, Allahpundit complains about a “blasphemous” advertisement for Doritos. (Yes, really.) Even to an ex-Catholic like me, it feels cheap. Blasphemy in defense of principle, like free Speech, is welcome; blasphemy in the service of humor can be fun. Blasphemy to sell bags of Cool Ranch chips? Eh. Even to an ex-Catholic like yours truly, it’s insanely ironic to see someone who uses the name “Allahpundit” whining about “blasphemy.” H...

Pepsi to sponsor Simon Cowell's "X Factor"
Los Angeles (Hollywood Reporter) - Simon Cowell is now a Pepsi man. The upcoming U.S. version of the music impresario's talent show "The X Factor" has signed a sponsorship deal with the soft-drink maker, Fox said Monday. Pepsi will have commercial time and integrations within "X Factor" as part of the arrangement, which also calls for a joint website and marketing efforts. The New York Times first reported the news of the deal after speculation surfaced last month. Fox declined to comment on re...

Alleged Pepsi Can Bomber Held In Arkansas
Mark Krause, the 40-year-old Arkansas man the feds allege planted an IED made out of a Pepsi can at a polling place during the Democratic Senate primary this summer, will be held in custody until a detention hearing later this week, a Federal Judge ruled Monday. Krause's mom was able to visit him yesterday morning for 20 minutes via video visitation at Washington County Jail, friend and supporter Anna Thomas told TPM. Another friend, Jill Turman, was able to speak with him via telephone. Frien...

In This Corner
From IHTM Michelle Antoinette vs. Governor Moonbeam: California bans trans fats everywhere except Public School cafeterias   First Lady Michelle Antoinette is on the warpath against trans fats. She wants to spend billions of dollars building Salad Bars in more than 6,000 public schools. Of course, she’s doing it for the chiiiiiildren. "Mmmmmm. I'd like a big plate of AB-97 exemptions for lunch." The First Lady should be pleased to know that a new California bill, AB-97, that ...

Pareenes Porn Star Look
If you haven’t seen the MSNBC appearance of Salon‘s hot Hack List creator Alex Pareene it’s a must see, if only to catch a glimpse of his mustachioed look that looks so odd that it’s easy to imagine him gluing it on before the show. With Norah O’Donnell in the anchor chair, she welcomes Pareene on the show to discuss why people are buying former President George Bush ‘s memoir. There are endless descriptions of Pareene’s look, but those that jump to mind...

Fox News Ultimate Irony Moment (UPDATE)
* Bumped Up * The folks at FOX really are clueless. Megyn Kelly had Ambassador John Bolton on to talk about President Obama’s Recess Appointments. The crawl at the bottom of the screen? GROWING OUTRAGE OVER PRESIDENT OBAMA’S RECESS APPOINTMENTS. Who does Barack Obama think he is? My, my. How short are Republican memories: President Bush installed John R. Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations yesterday, employing the presidential power to make temporary appointments to break th...

Unbelievers also angry at God
CLEVELAND, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Many people say they are "angry at God" -- even some who don't believe in God, a U.S. researcher says. Julie Exline, a psychologist at Case Western Reserve University, says anger toward God often coincides with deaths, illnesses, accidents or Natural Disasters, as well as personal disappointments, failures or interpersonal hurts. The study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, finds Protestants, African-Americans and older people tend to repor...

Winning the Culture War
The Top 7 Issues Social Conservatives Ceded to the Left  - And What To Do About It Social Conservatism has long allowed itself to be painted as bloodless, largely irrelevant political Protestantism; an alliance of Evangelicals who have climbed into bed with the most myopic fringe movements in America. At the same time we have allowed the Left to co-opt issues that are central to achieving the goals of social Conservatism: maintaining the traditions and values of Western Civilization in gener...

My belated contribution to Freddies book club
I’m well off the pace of Freddie’s book club, but I’ve been meaning to write something about The Name of the Rose for some time now. Below, you’ll find a few half-formed thoughts on Brother William of Baskervilles. Comments from anyone reading along are very welcome. I can appreciate some of the challenges faced by the author of a novel like The Name of the Rose: In addition to plot, characters, and any larger themes, Eco has to recreate a historical setting that feels au...

The Top 7 Issues Social Conservatives Ceded to the Left And What To Do About It
The Top 7 Issues Social Conservatives Ceded to the Left  - And What To Do About It Social Conservatism has long allowed itself to be painted as bloodless, largely irrelevant political Protestantism; an alliance of Evangelicals who have climbed into bed with the most myopic fringe movements in America. At the same time we have allowed the Left to co-opt issues that are central to achieving the goals of social Conservatism: maintaining the traditions and values of Western Civilization in gener...

Afternoon Links 1.3.11
Franciscan brothers from The Bronx settle in a rough Irish town. “And we were shown this area Moyross and it seemed like a perfect place: there were burnt out houses there was graffiti on walls there dogs and horses wandering around aimlessly sometimes kids wandering around,” said Brother Shawn O’Connor. “So I said this is a good place for us to be.” “[T]he future of modern religiosity” is indicated by “Maria Lionza, the nationalist syncretic cult of Ve

Women CEOs top the Dow's gains
One is Dupont (DD), whose CEO, Ellen Kullman, was profiled by my colleague Carol Loomis in last year's Fortune 500 issue. Since taking charge at DuPont in January 2009, Kullman has reversed decades of moribund performance and dismal results. Indeed, the 48.1% pop in DuPont's shares last year was second-best, behind Caterpillar's (CAT) 64.3%, on the Dow. (Tractors and backhoe loaders, you can't get more macho than that.) Kullman and the bosses at Caterpillar (CEO Douglas Oberhelman succeeded...

$35 M. Says "Keep" Button for Online Ads Is a Good Idea
Scott Kurnit, who founded About.com, has a weird idea at which investors have now thrown a total of $43 million. The idea is that people usually ignore online ads because they're focused on doing other things. Our online behavior is often goal-oriented, so advertisements become an undesirable distraction from reading the news, shopping or playing FarmVille. Kurnit's new startup, AdKeeper, is building a way for advertisers to include a "keep" button on their ads so users can save the ads somewh...

The Body of Christ is a cheap snack food
We showed you a commercial by a friend of Tammy’s in the Dorito Challenge. It was good stuff. But take a gander at this bit of Blasphemy. Would Pepsi Corp ever keep a video on their site that blasphemes Islam or Mohammad? Never. But, you see, this commercial is perfectly acceptable because Christianity is frivolous. If an al-muslim was ever to complain it has weight because Islam is practicing some serious Spirituality and religiony stuff. Christians? pffft. That’s fodder for humor...

Time to rethink drunk driving laws
The State of Kansas and many other states keep passing tougher DUI laws but are they really make everyone safe or are they just punishing social drinkers who are not impaired? First they dropped the legal intoxication limits from .1 % blood Alcohol to .08 %. The new amount takes little Alcohol to reach. Just a few beers can put a person over. If that wasn’t enough Kansas legislators passed a new law that calls for passing other tests, and even people under the legal limit can get a DUI fo...

HHS Paying Google with Taxpayer $ to Alter 'Obamacare' Search Results
The brazenness of the Obama Administration never ceases to amaze. Try typing "ObamaCare" into Google, and you'll find that the first entry is now the Obama administration's www.healthcare.gov. If you don't particularly like that result, you'll probably hate the fact that you're paying for it. You'll get the same paid-for result if you type in "Obamacare facts," "Obamacare summary," "Obamacare info," "Obamacare overview," "Obamacare questions," "Obamacare explanation," "Obamacare basics," "Obamac...