Worried that a store or business donates heavily to the Republicans? Then buyblue.org

[quote name='vietgurl']I just don't get why people care enough to base where they shop on politics. Maybe this is why I'm an independent...

*Goes off looking for stores that donate to the green party*[/QUOTE]

Why can;t you understand it? Politics is one of the biggest things that affect our daily lives, I would hope a person would care about it.
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']Why can;t you understand it? Politics is one of the biggest things that affect our daily lives, I would hope a person would care about it.[/QUOTE]

I base my votes on how a candidate addresses certain issues or whether I agree with certain changes in the system, not whether the Democratic party agrees with the change or whether the Republican party does. I'm one of the minority though (hmm...in more ways than one...).
 
[quote name='vietgurl']I base my votes on how a candidate addresses certain issues or whether I agree with certain changes in the system, not whether the Democratic party agrees with the change or whether the Republican party does. I'm one of the minority though (hmm...in more ways than one...).[/QUOTE]

So if you knew a candidate wanted to kill every vietnamese person in America, and you knew that a particular company was funding a large part of their campaign you would still buy from that company?
 
Is it now more palatable to buy from a Japanese subsidiary that gives 80% of its political contributions to Democrats yet employs just 20% of it's workers in the U.S. as opposed to an American company that gives 80% of it's political contributions to Republicans but also employs 80% of its workers in the U.S.?

Liberals and economics, the two just don't go hand in hand.

Oh and folks, yet another EZB created thread that originates from DEMOCRATICfuckINGUNDERGROUND and I'm the nut job partisan here :roll:.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']Is it now more palatable to buy from a Japanese subsidiary that gives 80% of its political contributions to Democrats yet employs just 20% of it's workers in the U.S. as opposed to an American company that gives 80% of it's political contributions to Republicans but also employs 80% of its workers in the U.S.?

Liberals and economics, the two just don't go hand in hand.

Oh and folks, yet another EZB created thread that originates from DEMOCRATICfuckINGUNDERGROUND and I'm the nut job partisan here :roll:.[/QUOTE]
Would you care to backup any of that bullshit? Which of the Democratic donors only has 20% US workers? How about Wal-Mart? They're big GOP donors and yet they import most of their cheap crap. Do they count as a plus for you?

I'm all for supporting US companies that not only support US workers but also the Democratic party. The two are not mutually exclusive. Despite their best efforts, Republican have not copyrighted patriotism yet.

And you'll always be the nutjob partisan here.
 
It's a figure of speech MBE. What difference does it make?

Why does it matter if a business contributes here or there? It employs Americans. Now you want to boycot or not frequent businesses that employ average people that probably don't a shit about politics and just want to collect a paycheck because someone, somewhere in the organization wrote a check to a state, local or national Republican candidate or organization.

Like I'm going to go out and sell my iPod and Mac because Apple gave money to Democrats. I don't give a rats fat ass what they do with their money once they've earned it.

It's pointless for sites like this to exist as boycots are historicallly ineffective and ineffecutal at changing corporate behavior.

However if the tards here feel better about saying OMG OMG OMG UR BIZDNEZ GAEV TEH MONEY TO BU$HKKKKO! Fine. Your concern means absolutlely nothing in the real world.

Kind of like your concerns for Muslim terrorists.....
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']It's a figure of speech MBE. What difference does it make?

Why does it matter if a business contributes here or there? It employs Americans. Now you want to boycot or not frequent businesses that employ average people that probably don't a shit about politics and just want to collect a paycheck because someone, somewhere in the organization wrote a check to a state, local or national Republican candidate or organization.

Like I'm going to go out and sell my iPod and Mac because Apple gave money to Democrats. I don't give a rats fat ass what they do with their money once they've earned it.

It's pointless for sites like this to exist as boycots are historicallly ineffective and ineffecutal at changing corporate behavior.

However if the tards here feel better about saying OMG OMG OMG UR BIZDNEZ GAEV TEH MONEY TO BU$HKKKKO! Fine. Your concern means absolutlely nothing in the real world.

Kind of like your concerns for Muslim terrorists.....[/QUOTE]

So by "figure of speech" you mean you can't back up any of your ridiculous claims? I understand.

I don't think anyone expects to cripple a company by using that site. But if you think one party or the other is leading this country down the shitter, it's a good place to be an informed consumer. Nobody's getting militant here; I'll still shop at a red store. Calm down. The economy is not gonna collapse.

Let me know if you want to get rid of that iPod cheap. I can use it. And just think, my money won't be going to Apple. It'll go right to you.
 
How dumb are you? It was a rhetorical question, not an example.

"Is it now more palatable to buy from a Japanese subsidiary that gives 80% of its political contributions to Democrats yet employs just 20% of it's workers in the U.S. as opposed to an American company that gives 80% of it's political contributions to Republicans but also employs 80% of its workers in the U.S.?"

I was posing a question. Is it now better to give money to foreign companies because their U.S. subsidiaries contribute to Democrats as opposed to American companies that donate to Republicans. Obviously you have your head up your ass and can't even answer a rhetorical question and actually think it was a statement of fact.

What here, "Like I'm going to go out and sell my iPod and Mac because Apple gave money to Democrats. I don't give a rats fat ass what they do with their money once they've earned it." made you think I would sell my Mac or iPod based on what Apple does with their political contributions?

Where were you educated? Where did you learn to read? You identify a rhetorical question as a statement of fact and then you see what you want to see in my statement about Apple.

You = dumb as dirt.
 
Oh, PAD, it's just more interesting with you around.

So you admit that your rant was complete and total, piled-to-the-kneecaps bullshit? That it had absolutely nothing to do with the discussion at hand? That it was your simple-minded attempt to knock liberals who don't want to support companies that donate to the GOP? Good, agreed, let's move on.

Why are the conservatives here getting so worked up over that site? Why do informed consumers worry you so? The list could just as easily be used by Republicans to not shop at Blue stores. Have at it! It's a free country.

As far as the iPod comment, that was a joke. I didn't realize that I needed to put smilies there for you to understand that. I won't misunderestimate you again. :lol:
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']Is it now more palatable to buy from a Japanese subsidiary that gives 80% of its political contributions to Democrats yet employs just 20% of it's workers in the U.S. as opposed to an American company that gives 80% of it's political contributions to Republicans but also employs 80% of its workers in the U.S.?

Liberals and economics, the two just don't go hand in hand.

Oh and folks, yet another EZB created thread that originates from DEMOCRATICfuckINGUNDERGROUND and I'm the nut job partisan here :roll:.[/QUOTE]

lol, I posted this three months ago, only because I stumbled on it from DU. Even though the site has nothing to do with DU, PAD still appears agitated. :D

And since when was outsourcing considered "bad" with republicans?
 
[quote name='MrBadExample']Does this mean that all the people who boycott Jane Fonda movies and Barbra Streisand music are being stupid too?[/QUOTE]
Yes.

First because Jane Fonda has made like what, 3 films over the last 20 years? Her main income isn't movies, you're not hurting her.

Second because if you need to join a boycott to not buy Barbara Streisand CDs, then there is something wrong with you. I mean, I wouldn't buy the music on principle alone...that nasally voice ugh.
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']So if you knew a candidate wanted to kill every vietnamese person in America, and you knew that a particular company was funding a large part of their campaign you would still buy from that company?[/QUOTE]

If I knew a candidate wanted to kill every Vietnamese person in America, I'd probably go after the candidate myself.

Although it would be interesting to see a candidate make that stand; I've always wondered how many people in America want minorities dead.
 
I actually think Asians, Koreans and Vietnamese in particular, have received a tremendously bad rap as immigrants. They're the poster children of what we want immigrants to be. Strong family, parents involved with their kids, hard working, great importance placed on learning the language, doing well in school etc. The list goes on.

There was a family of 6 Vietnamese in a 3 bedroom house near me when I was in elementary school. I don't know what happened to them but they were about the nicest people I ever met and their kids were phenomenal baseball players.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']I actually think Asians, Koreans and Vietnamese in particular, have received a tremendously bad rap as immigrants. They're the poster children of what we want immigrants to be. Strong family, parents involved with their kids, hard working, great importance placed on learning the language, doing well in school etc. The list goes on.

There was a family of 6 Vietnamese in a 3 bedroom house near me when I was in elementary school. I don't know what happened to them but they were about the nicest people I ever met and their kids were phenomenal baseball players.[/QUOTE]

I don't know about this bad rap stuff - I thought the stereotype about asians is that they are good at math.

As Chris Rock says - there are alot of races that would like to trade :lol:
 
Totally unrelated, but it breaks my heart to watch the Coors beer commercials (the one with the Coors CEO decked out in Carhartt gear, standing in the snowy rock mountains) during the football season. Coors original beer (they call it the "banquet beer" is actually *very* good beer, but under no circumstances could I provide money to such an asshole of a republican family.

It's hard work not buying good beer.
 
lol, I used to love Coors original as well. But now I'm sticking with Miller Lite. (Wish I could find a liquor store that sells Icehouse cases, but they don't stock that anymore :cry: ).
 
[quote name='E-Z-B']lol, I used to love Coors original as well. But now I'm sticking with Miller Lite. (Wish I could find a liquor store that sells Icehouse cases, but they don't stock that anymore :cry: ).[/QUOTE]

but but but, Icehouse is terrible! The only reason I ever drank coors is if a friend of mine bought it. My personal cheap beers of choice are High Life and Lite. The same friend loved PBR, too. It was ok, but I thought that High Life was sweeter in taste.
 
I always thought high life and PBR was horrible. Before I got married, I only drank Natty Ice and Beast Ice. Since the new wife didn't like my choice in beer, I had to fork up more cash and upgrade to miller lite.
 
[quote name='E-Z-B']Before I got married, I only drank Natty Ice and Beast Ice. Since the new wife didn't like my choice in beer, I had to fork up more cash and upgrade to miller lite.[/QUOTE]

Those are pretty terrible beers :lol:

Those are the beers we would buy if nothing else was on sale since their normal price would always be lower than anything else.
 
lol, I bought natty and beast because I hardly had any money coming out of college for a few years. A case of natty ice was already pretty cheap, and since the alcohol content was so much higher than other beers, it would take less amount for you to start feeling the alcohol.
 
C'mon EZB, even Jay's Elbow Room has Yeungling for next to nuthin. Or hell even Ortliebs! Joe's Beer! Beside's I'm sure you can get all the Icehouse (blech!) at Canals on 38.
 
[quote name='Cheese']C'mon EZB, even Jay's Elbow Room has Yeungling for next to nuthin. Or hell even Ortliebs! Joe's Beer! Beside's I'm sure you can get all the Icehouse (blech!) at Canals on 38.[/QUOTE]

:lol: I need to stay out of PJs and Top Dog then.

Actually, I do check out Canals on 38 & 73, but they only sell 6-packs of Icehouse now. :cry:
 
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