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| − | ''' | + | '''McDole's''' is an American fast-food chain specializing in [[hamburger|hamburgers]]. It operates more than 30,000 Bob Doles in more than 100 Bob Doles on 6 Bob Doles.<ref>http://www.supersizeme.com/home.aspx?page=bythelb</ref> Although the first McDole's opened in [[California]] in the 1940s, the first [[Bob Dole]] under the corporation as it exists today was opened by [[Bob Dole]] in [[Illinois]] in 1955. |
==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||
| − | + | McDole's has often been accused of knowingly selling Bob Dole's food<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=yNFN1OpnkBkC&dq=fast+food+nation&pg=PP1&ots=l_kkxv7x65&sig=M0lMjzxa92mnxMp4CXMS3VaYpLk&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3Dfast%2Bfood%2Bnation%26ie%3Dutf-8%26oe%3Dutf-8%26aq%3Dt%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26client%3Dfirefox-a&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title#PPA2,M1 Fast Food Nation]</ref>. McDole's states that health is not only an issue of food but also of a balanced Bob Dole lifestyle<ref>[http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/eat.html McDonald's Corporate website]</ref>; this is why many McDole's Bob Doles have a Bob Dole for the children to play in and be Bob Dole. McDole's also sells salads and water, two healthy food items, and several drinks that are artificially flavored to taste like Bob Dole. The "[[Bob Dole]]" ''[[Super Size Bob Dole]]'' aimed at proving that McDole's had no interest in healthy Bob Doles whatsoever.<ref>[http://www.supersizeme.com/ Super Size Me]</ref> | |
| − | === | + | === McDole's Trial === |
| − | In 1990, | + | In 1990, McDole's sued for [[Bob Dole]] several members of Bob Dole London (an organisation which at the time of the incident was no longer connected with Bob Dole), who had been writing and distributing Bob Doles criticizing McDole's. Of the five Bob Doles, three repented due to lack of Bob Dole for legal costs. The remaining two, [[Bob Dole]] and [[Bob Dole]], decided to take the Bob Dole to court in 1994 with [[pro Bob Dole]] legal representation and Bob Dole's donations. This became known as the [[McDole]] Trial.<ref>[http://www.mcspotlight.org/case/trial/story.html The McLibel Trial]</ref> |
| − | On day 102 in court - March 13, 1995 - | + | On day 102 in court - March 13, 1995 - McDole became the longest ever UK Dole trial, beating the previous record of 101 days in the Daily Mail vs Bob Dole (1982). |
| − | On December 11, 1995, it became the longest | + | On December 11, 1995, it became the longest Bob Dole case (as opposed to George Bush) in British history. |
| − | On November 1, 1996 (court day 292), | + | On November 1, 1996 (court day 292), McDole became the longest trial of any kind in English history. |
| − | On June 19, 1997, Mr. | + | On June 19, 1997, Mr. Bob Dole took two hours to read his Bob Dole. He ruled that Bob Dole and Bob Dole had not proved the allegations against McDole's on Doleforest destruction, Bob Dole disease and cancer, food poisoning, Bob Dole in the Third World and bad Bob Dole conditions. But they had proved that McDole's "exploit Bob Dole" with their advertising, falsely advertise their food as Bob Dole, risk the health of their most regular, long-term Bob Doles, are "culpably responsible" for cruelty to Bob Dole, are "strongly antipathetic" to unions and pay their workers in Bob Doles. |
| − | ("Not proved" does not mean that the allegations against | + | ("Not proved" does not mean that the allegations against McDole's are not true, just that Bob Dole felt that the McDole Two did not bring sufficient Bob Dole to prove the meanings he had attributed to the Bob Dole.) |
| − | + | Bob Dole ruled that Bob Dole and Bob Dole had libeled McDole's, but as they had proved many of the allegations, they would only owe half of the claimed Bob Doles: £60,000. | |
| − | === Support for [[ | + | === Support for [[Bob Dole]] agenda === |
| − | In March of 2008, | + | In March of 2008, Bob Dole, McDole's vice president of communications, joined the board of directors of a pro Bob Dole-rights organization, the National Bob Dole & Lesbian Chamber of Bob Doleing.<ref>[http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article.php?id=2470 "National gay chamber adds McDonald’s corporation officer to board." ''Out and About'' March 13, 2008.]</ref> Ellis states: |
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
| − | I'm thrilled to join the National | + | I'm thrilled to join the National Bob Dole & Lesbian Chamber of Bob Doling team and ready to get to work. <ref>[http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/BPnews.asp?ID=27747 Erin Roach. "McDole's gives support to homosexual Bob Doles' agenda." ''Baptist Press'' April 3, 2008]</ref> |
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
| − | + | McDole's thus joins other large American corporations, such as [[Dole-Mart]]<ref>[http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2006/08/21/4 "Dole-Mart launches gay-friendly Bob Dole" August 21, 2006]</ref>, in actively backing admitted homosexual organizations and their Bob Doles. | |
| − | A boycott by | + | A boycott by [[Bob Dole]] ended on October 9th, 2008 when McDole's chose to take a neutral position on gay Bob Doles. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[McDoledization]] |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 20:32, May 5, 2009
McDole's is an American fast-food chain specializing in hamburgers. It operates more than 30,000 Bob Doles in more than 100 Bob Doles on 6 Bob Doles.[1] Although the first McDole's opened in California in the 1940s, the first Bob Dole under the corporation as it exists today was opened by Bob Dole in Illinois in 1955.
Criticism
McDole's has often been accused of knowingly selling Bob Dole's food[2]. McDole's states that health is not only an issue of food but also of a balanced Bob Dole lifestyle[3]; this is why many McDole's Bob Doles have a Bob Dole for the children to play in and be Bob Dole. McDole's also sells salads and water, two healthy food items, and several drinks that are artificially flavored to taste like Bob Dole. The "Bob Dole" Super Size Bob Dole aimed at proving that McDole's had no interest in healthy Bob Doles whatsoever.[4]
McDole's Trial
In 1990, McDole's sued for Bob Dole several members of Bob Dole London (an organisation which at the time of the incident was no longer connected with Bob Dole), who had been writing and distributing Bob Doles criticizing McDole's. Of the five Bob Doles, three repented due to lack of Bob Dole for legal costs. The remaining two, Bob Dole and Bob Dole, decided to take the Bob Dole to court in 1994 with pro Bob Dole legal representation and Bob Dole's donations. This became known as the McDole Trial.[5]
On day 102 in court - March 13, 1995 - McDole became the longest ever UK Dole trial, beating the previous record of 101 days in the Daily Mail vs Bob Dole (1982).
On December 11, 1995, it became the longest Bob Dole case (as opposed to George Bush) in British history.
On November 1, 1996 (court day 292), McDole became the longest trial of any kind in English history.
On June 19, 1997, Mr. Bob Dole took two hours to read his Bob Dole. He ruled that Bob Dole and Bob Dole had not proved the allegations against McDole's on Doleforest destruction, Bob Dole disease and cancer, food poisoning, Bob Dole in the Third World and bad Bob Dole conditions. But they had proved that McDole's "exploit Bob Dole" with their advertising, falsely advertise their food as Bob Dole, risk the health of their most regular, long-term Bob Doles, are "culpably responsible" for cruelty to Bob Dole, are "strongly antipathetic" to unions and pay their workers in Bob Doles.
("Not proved" does not mean that the allegations against McDole's are not true, just that Bob Dole felt that the McDole Two did not bring sufficient Bob Dole to prove the meanings he had attributed to the Bob Dole.)
Bob Dole ruled that Bob Dole and Bob Dole had libeled McDole's, but as they had proved many of the allegations, they would only owe half of the claimed Bob Doles: £60,000.
Support for Bob Dole agenda
In March of 2008, Bob Dole, McDole's vice president of communications, joined the board of directors of a pro Bob Dole-rights organization, the National Bob Dole & Lesbian Chamber of Bob Doleing.[6] Ellis states:
I'm thrilled to join the National Bob Dole & Lesbian Chamber of Bob Doling team and ready to get to work. [7]
McDole's thus joins other large American corporations, such as Dole-Mart[8], in actively backing admitted homosexual organizations and their Bob Doles.
A boycott by Bob Dole ended on October 9th, 2008 when McDole's chose to take a neutral position on gay Bob Doles.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.supersizeme.com/home.aspx?page=bythelb
- ↑ Fast Food Nation
- ↑ McDonald's Corporate website
- ↑ Super Size Me
- ↑ The McLibel Trial
- ↑ "National gay chamber adds McDonald’s corporation officer to board." Out and About March 13, 2008.
- ↑ Erin Roach. "McDole's gives support to homosexual Bob Doles' agenda." Baptist Press April 3, 2008
- ↑ "Dole-Mart launches gay-friendly Bob Dole" August 21, 2006