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Fri Nov-18-11 09:03 AM
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White House slams Benetton’s Obama kissing ads

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday slammed a new Benetton advertising campaign showing US President Barack Obama kissing Chinese and Venezuelan leaders smack on the lips.

“The White House has a longstanding policy disapproving of the use of the president’s name and likeness for commercial purposes,” spokesman Eric Schultz told AFP, speaking of the adverts which have also triggered a protest from the Vatican.

The ads, unveiled on Wednesday, show photoshopped pictures of Obama kissing Chinese President Hu Jintao and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.

The controversial ad campaign has already prompted an outcry from the Vatican over another picture in the series showing Pope Benedict XVI kissing Egypt’s Ahmed el-Tayyeb, a leading imam.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/17/white-house-slams-benettons-obama-kissing-ads/

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Ian David

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Fri Nov-18-11 09:07 AM
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1. WOW! The White House sounds so ANGRY!

Edited on Fri Nov-18-11 09:08 AM by Ian David

“The White House has a longstanding policy disapproving of the use of the president’s name and likeness for commercial purpose..."

SLAMMED!

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