Slim-fast Pulls Whoopi Campaign

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Slim-Fast took its Whoopi Goldberg campaign off the air last week after the actress made derogatory remarks about President Bush at a John Kerry fundraiser. Republican activists called for a Slim-Fast boycott after the Tuesday event. Grey in New York created the 8-month-old campaign in which Goldberg discusses her battle of the bulge and says, “Come on. If I can be a big loser, there’s nothing stopping you.”

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