Comments on: Paul McCartney Urges Fans To Boycott McDonald’s After Hamburger Controversy

By: Vegetarian Paul McCartney’s Image Used by McDonald’s to Sell Hamburgers | ?????? ??????????

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:49:44 +0000

[...] Ecorazzi: A McDonald’s spokeswoman says the picture was to “acknowledge the outstanding contribution the [...]

By: Chic Vegan: Happy Friday! -Link Roundup

Chic Vegan: Happy Friday! -Link Roundup — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:24 +0000

[...] whoops! -Perhaps if you are the biggest hamburger chain in the world you shouldnt use a vegetarian to promote your company. [...]

By: Ellie Butler

Ellie Butler — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:37:56 +0000

http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/oct/09McControversy_Over_McBS_McCartney_McDonalds_Protest.shtml

By: McDonalds Uses Michael Vick To Market Product To Children // Archives // ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:55:16 +0000

[...] Now listen, Michael Vick did something very, very stupid and now he is paying for that mistake. While I may not ever be a Vick fan myself, surely I don’t think he should be excommunicated from society for the rest of his life. However, using a convicted felon who participated in an extreme act of cruelty to market products to children seems a little inappropriate, if you ask me. Then again we’re talking about the same company who just recently stole Paul McCartney’s image. [...]

By: erin

erin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:03:48 +0000

I hope the story spreads as fast as the people’s waists who eat at McNasty’s.

bottom line is Paul would be offended as would George (rest his soul) and I’m sure Ringo.

Let’s ALL boycott McDonald’s! (oh wait I already do) that place is EVIL to the max.

cutting down the rainforests, using pesticides galore. i could go on and on and on.

By: Penny

Penny — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:32:40 +0000

Paul and Ringo are both vegetarians, as was George, so the concept of a burger joint using the Beatles to promote their product is disrespectful, to say the least.

By: Ellie Butler

Ellie Butler — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:23:00 +0000

Yeah, the Telegraph is printing it, which just goes to show you can`t believe everything in the so-called “quality” press either. No, Baker is not Paul`s spokesman, but I bet he is behind this “story”. There are no quotes from Paul. Of course he is anti-McDonald`s, but I doubt he even knew about the photos.

By: parrish

parrish — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:38:21 +0000

Marie- I gathered information from a variety of sources on this one, but the Telegraph is reporting the same story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3157502/Sir-Paul-McCartney-calls-for-McDonalds-boycott.html

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:32:59 +0000

Geoff Baker is NOT Paul’s spokesperson anymore. He even says so on his website. Don’t know who started this story, but Paul has nothing on his webiste about it. There are no statements from him from his real spokesperson Stuart Bell. This is fake.

By: Key

Key — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:38:04 +0000

McDonald’s is a such a horror on so many levels it hardly surprises me that they’ve annoyed McCartney. It would really amuse me to see all the Beatles fans boycott the company worldwide though, that MIGHT actually put enough of a pinch on the company to make a difference.