R. Lee Ermey, Geico’s drill instructor therapist, is out for having denounced Barack Obama in December 2010 for trying to “impose socialism” and suggested that the Obama administration was “bringing this nation to its knees.”
But that was too much for Geico, who featured the Vietnam veteran in a recent advertisement as a therapist drill instructor. Ermey appeared in the Geico commercial calling a sad patient a “jackwagon” before throwing tissues at him.
Ermey starred as a drill instructor in 1987’s Full Metal Jacket and had other military-themed roles in Toy Story, Apocalypse Now and The Family Guy among other television and film roles.
According to TMZ, the insurance company fired Ermey for his views on Obama.
“If you’re a conservative in this town, you better watch out,” Ermey told TMZ.
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i will be canceling four auto policies with geico. the commerecials are annoying too.
THIS is why Conservatism works. Geico and any other Obama lover IS Bias and doesn’t get my business. All of the Lamestream media is out of touch with America and IS Communist. They are extreme and UNAMERICAN.
Goodbye, Geico. This was the last straw.
Ermy or anyone else who gets treated like this can hire an attorney for this anti constitutional behavior I support gunnery sgt lol. Occupy the progressive leftys. America where have we gone? Join the NRA donate what u can and practice your 2nd amendment rights. Hail to the constitutional republic
geico sucks and so does your commercials…kill the dam lizard !
Not surprised Geico is too exspenive any way…..going down
Obama socialism at work! Just cancelled my Geeko policy and went with USAA!!!!
GEICO is Warren Buffet. Of course they will skewer this guy for speaking out against Obama. Liberals will use their economic power to destroy anyone they disagree with. Just look at what they tried to do to Chik Fil A. Maybe it’s GEICO who should be boycotted.
the company is such a piece of crap and to think i was about to get a policy with them, glad i dodged that bullet, everyone i know will know what a horrible company they are and why. hopefully they go under if obama gets re-elected, rot in hell geico, i hope you go bankrupt along with everyone that supports you. you are everything that is wrong with this country. as a fellow marine r lee emery please keep up the free speech and dont let some second rate company from worrying you at all, good riddance
I will be keeping my USAA Insurance! Navy Federal is promoting Geico Insurance Co. due to the competition with USAA Financial Services.