File this one under “Information you should know”. KitchenAid tweeted a nasty joke regarding President Obama’s deceased grandmother. “Obamas gma even knew it was going 2 b bad! ‘She died 3 days b4 he became president.” The tweeter probably mixed up their personal account with KitchenAid’s and has supposedly been let go. An apology was issued.

KitchenAid’s parent company is Whirlpool whose Political Action Committee gives mostly to Republicans.

Not trying to sway you one way or another. It’s just some background you might want to know before you purchase appliances. Personally, I’m the Queen of Boycott and I haven’t exactly hidden the fact that I’m a strong Obama supporter. If you don’t like it, you can boycott this blog. I don’t give a fek.

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