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The Olive Garden tells the Christian Science Monitor that they have not pulled their ads from the David Letterman show.

“Information reported today by Andy Barr of Politico regarding Olive Garden’s advertising on the Late Show with David Letterman was erroneous. No authorized spokesperson for the company confirmed the information in his report,” said Olive Garden spokesman Rich Jeffers in an email to The Vote.

“The Olive Garden media schedule is planned months in advance. The schedule for the Late Show with David Letterman was completed earlier this month. We take all guest concerns seriously. And, as always, we will factor those concerns in as we plan our advertising schedule in the future,” he continued

In an email obtained by Politico, a spokeswoman for the chain told a Letterman-criticizing pasta fan that “there will be no more Olive Garden ads scheduled for ‘The Late Show’ with David Letterman in this year’s broadcast schedule.”

“We apologize that Mr. Letterman’s mistake, which was not consistent with our standards and values, left you with a bad impression of Olive Garden,” wrote Sherri Bruen, the company’s guest relations manager.

An official statement is coming soon, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

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It appears that The Olive Garden is not happy with how Letterman acted regarding his jokes about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter. According to Politico, the “When you’re here, you’re family” restaurant chain, appears to have pulled its advertising that was scheduled to air this year during “The Late Show”. 

“We apologize that Mr. Letterman’s mistake, which was not consistent with our standards and values, left you with a bad impression of Olive Garden,” Sherri Bruen, the company’s guest relations manager, writes in an email to a Letterman critic.

Despite Palin’s accepting the talk show host’s apology for his inappropriate comments,  John Ziegler, host of The John Ziegler Show on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California, has been spearheading a campaign to get Letterman fired. A small protest was held Tuesday outside of the “Late Show” studios which Letterman made light of and joked about the following night on his show.

Ziegler has compiled a list of the The Late Show’s advertisers on his web site, FireDavidLetterman.com.

The following are the top ten advertisers that have been targeted to pull advertising from CBS and Letterman

1. Southwest Airlines has STOPPED advertising
2. Embassy Suites has STOPPED advertsing
3. Hellman’s has STOPPED advertising
4. Olive Garden NO LONGER advertising but MAY RESUME
5. Johnson & Johnson STILL advertising
6. Kellogg’s STILL advertising
7. Verizon STILL advertising
8. Sears STILL advertising
9. All-State STILL advertising
10. Macy’s STILL advertising

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