mr rik
miami,#2Consumer Comment
Fri, June 17, 2011
Maybe they should start honoring their claims here.
70 Reports today...
Linda
Sarasota,#3Consumer Comment
Thu, June 16, 2011
Hey, Bozo, 1 out of 4 households in Japan have Aflac. Not a wise decision to keep paying a spokesperson after they slammed your biggest source of revenue. That is why the CEO went over there immediatly to make sure claims were taken care of in the most effecient way possable. No doubt it was a huge hit for Aflac.
Flynrider
Phoenix,#4Consumer Comment
Fri, April 08, 2011
"Yes, Aflac is a company, not a government entity. But that does not mean that they can blatantly deprive Gottfried (and in turn all of us) of his rights and freedoms as an American. He should sue Aflac. I sure as Hell would."
When I read the first sentence, I thought that you got it, but then you went on to prove me wrong.
Since you posted this under "Civil Rights Violators", I suggest you Google up the 1st amendment to the constitution and read it a little more carefully. Gottfried has the right to speak his mind freely and not be interfered with by the government. That's it.
Since AFLAC was paying Gottfried to represent their company, they have a vested interest in what he says and how he behaves in public. Any corporate spokesperson will have that written into their contract and they accept those limitations in order to bring home the big paycheck. Gottfried screwed up, violated his contract and it was terminated. Simple as that.
I don't see what you're upset about. Celebrities lose contracts like that all the time. Ever heard of Tiger Woods? Should Dior have kept their chief designer after he publicly proclaimed his love of Hitler? It's just business and has nothing to do with civil rights or freedom of speech. You seem to think that freedom of speech should allow one to say anything and not be responsible for the consequences. It doesn't work that way.
mr. rik
miami,#5Consumer Suggestion
Fri, April 08, 2011
I never liked aflac anyway. Ff**k them.
Sjacobs3377
Cleveland,#6Consumer Comment
Fri, April 08, 2011
So you want me to cancel my policy because you are upset because of the firing? No, I will do no such. And besides, Aflac sells supplemental health insurance, not car insurance. Also, your complaint is without merit. They are not stopping Gottfried from saying what he wants. They are distancing themselves from him and they have every right to do so.