What's the dealio?

Whoopi Goldberg rants publicly about our President, rhyming his name with certain sexual euphemisms for the female genitalia, why are people stunned when Slim-Fast dumps her from their endorsement deal? Granted, the source is China's version of Pravda, but do people actually believe Whoopi has become the "latest victim of political backlash?"

This is crazy talk. Slim Fast has a right not to hire a spokeswoman who will go out and slander public officials. Besides the crassness of Whoopi's remarks and her overall lack of decency, businesses don't want to alienate one half of the U.S. population by aligning themselves with political fire breathers.

Why can't people understand that politically outlandish figures such as Whoopi don't make for good marketers? Why would a Republican buy Slim Fast if the company kept Whoopi on? Ever wonder why Newt Gingrich and Ted Nugent don't get endorsement deals?

Why do people confuse freedom of speech with freedom of broadcast without consequences? Sticks and stones, Whoopi.