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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:55 AM Original message |
Poll question: Should we boycott Maine businesses? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. I cast the first Yes vote. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. I, for one, am boycotting Ben and Jerry's |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. L.L. Bean? |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
80. LL Bean has GLBT friendly policies. But Linda Bean makes me puke. |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #80 |
85. I'll second that.... |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. They're from VT |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Not so. They're a Maine company |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Ben and Jerrys is located in VT. |
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DaveinMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #20 |
45. I need to boycott Ben and Jerry's |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. I'm talking Ben and Jerry's. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Sorry. I misread the thread structure. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. emphatically yes |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. So you're willing to boycott businesses that supported marriage equality? |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I'm willing to boycott any Maine business which took a stand against or did not take a stand at all. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Which Florida businesses are you boycotting? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #19 |
32. don't understand your point. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
38. if someone can find me a list of Yes on 2 donor companies I will boycott them. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #38 |
57. I found a list of individuals and you can see the companies |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
58. here is what I found: |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Thank you. That'a good start toward targeting the right people. |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Collateral damage. In the Montgomery bus boycott, I'm sure there were drivers who supported ... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
37. The poll offers an option for that. |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
5. I am very upset by the vote |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. The religious boycott idea also applies to followers of Islam |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
56. We aren't financing the defeat of these initiatives. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
6. Make it even more likely that young voters will move out of the state to find jobs? |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
8. Yeah, make a bad situation worse...... |
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ajvan1 (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
82. Yeah, make a bad situation worse...... |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #82 |
94. Who the fuck are you? |
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ajvan1 (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. Funny |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. Seriously, who the fuck are you? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
10. no (nt) |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
11. Not unless they funded any of the Yes campaign. |
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PJPhreak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
13. No, |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. That was one of the poll options. |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
15. Find out who funded the damn opposition. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
17. No. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
18. Are there any? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
21. Yes, and boycott anything connected to the Catholic Church |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. Definitely. The Catholics Close Schools and Whine About How Hard Times Are... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Well Catholics who don't give the church $$ aren't at fault |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #52 |
60. Catholics Who Identify As Catholics Promote the Brand Name. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Yeah, you're right... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
23. Yes |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I'm upset too |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
55. Were you coming here to get married? |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
24. Yes We Can! |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
25. Why not boycott every state which does not permit gay marriage? |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
72. That would be most of the country, unfortunately. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. My point exactly |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
27. No & this is region-bashing |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. More people in Maine fucked over gay people once again. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. So let's just throw the ones who supported them under the bus, right? |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. No, we hold their feet to the fire to change things. |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #36 |
48. When we boycotted South Africa, a lot of good people were hurt. Was that a bad thing to do? |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
68. You make a good point here |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
83. So let's just beat up on all the folks in Maine |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #83 |
102. You're right. We should send them all gifts and say thank you. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. to the ones who campaigned & voted the right way, yes |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #33 |
76. But our state legislature and governor DID do the right thing |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #76 |
105. Kudos to them & to you for fighting the good fight |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. The poll is not region-bashing. It's just a poll. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Wrong nt |
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TokenQueer (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
64. Religion needs a good bashing. Bible bullshit is the root of most human misery. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
30. Are we boycotting California businesses? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. California is a High Holy Blue State, so no |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #30 |
40. Yes, We Are. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
63. Boycotting individual businesses is one thing, Boycotting the whole state? Not so anyone has noticed |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. I Agree With You. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
31. Can I still use my "Tom's of Maine" toothpaste? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
35. Other |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
44. Don't be ridiculous. You'd be punishing the innocent more than the guilty. |
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ajvan1 (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #44 |
78. Get a spine |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
47. Sometimes you have to |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Because it works so well when the U.S. throws its weight around? |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
49. Yaknow we also defeated libertarian tax policies and voted in a more liberal medical marijuana law |
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forum slut (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
51. Yes, drive the price of lobster down. drive it way down. |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
88. honey, it's already around 2.50lb off the boat. |
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forum slut (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. sorry. I was just kidding. That's probably too low to be healthy for the lobster population |
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Jane Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
53. No! My friend there is a seller of African fabrics, a bookbinder, |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
54. I voted "other" because I already don't buy anything from L.L. Bean, because none of it is made in |
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BlueDemKev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
61. Boycott WHAT Business....Potato-Picking? |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #61 |
74. Aroostook (potato) County is very conservative |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
65. I wont be doing any business with them |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #65 |
89. yeah...well you're from Florida... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
66. So for you 'na-sayers' I guess we should have tread lightly during the Woolworth boycotts |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. well go ahead then knock yourself out. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #70 |
77. I'm glad that wasn't the attitude 40 years ago |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
67. Boycott Maine and all its products... |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. Kenny Mayne is now on my list, as are |
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ajvan1 (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #67 |
75. Say yes to Boycotting Maine and all its products! |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
71. Boycott northern maine. Boycott rural redneck counties. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
81. How do you know you won't be punishing people who support |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. Yet acceptable when done to get rid of Jim Crow laws here in the US |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. The boycotts in the south were of "white only" |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #92 |
95. When people's rights are being denied, there is most certainly equivalence |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #95 |
103. Dismissive? |
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Neecy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
84. I'd rather boycott Utah |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #84 |
98. me too |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #84 |
99. me too |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
86. Then boycott California, too. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
91. No doubt everyone who is boycotting California will join in the effort |
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Balderdash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
93. Don't boycott 'em |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
97. Most Maine businesses are small and many are liberal |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #97 |
101. Boycotts are great, though... |
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