New Web resources help consumers buy blue

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

Blue voters now urged to buy blue

By Jennifer Skalka
Tribune staff reporter
Published December 14, 2004

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A Web site called Choose the Blue is offering shopping advice this holiday season, providing information about which companies' employees give to Democrats and which prefer Republicans.

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"This is not a boycott," said Bill Duvall, a software creator who was involved in the transmission of the first e-mail message 35 years ago. "... It's just that we believe it's possible to direct some of your spending so we can begin to at least even the playing field."

Choose the Blue breaks down its information into categories such as automotive, consumer electronics, retail shopping and fashion, and sports. The site's tallies also include gifts from companies to political action committees. The figures for the companies and their employees show the total percentages and dollar amounts given to Republican and Democratic candidates or causes.

Choose the Blue is joined in cyberland by Buy Blue, a site with a similar mission. Its mantra is: "In today's America there's a more powerful act than voting blue, and that's buying blue." It also urges people to have a "blue Christmas" and says: "Find out which businesses have been naughty and which have been nice. Shop accordingly!"

More: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0412140317dec14,1,3217827.story (subscription)

Links:

www.choosetheblue.com/main.php

www.buyblue.org/

[calico1]

1. Thanks for posting.

Interesting. Wonder why Fox has donated so much to the Democratic Party?

[ChicanoPwr]

2. Simple

The knew we won. I guess they didn't think the rigging could be done. I think they will be asking for their money back.

[tavalon]

3. Kick with a comment

this is important. I came to DU to check on this very thing today as we are getting gift cards for the kiddo's teachers. We will get Barnes and Noble gift cards. I won't be supporting those that support the fascists.