Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:21 AM

mainer (6,673 posts)

Linda Bean is nutso

This is already being discussed on the General Discussion Board, but it really needs to be posted here as well:

http://www.pressherald.com/politics/bean-rallies-perfect-maine-with-warnings-of-hitler_2012-10-26.html

Does anyone know her personally?

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7 replies	Author	Time	Post
Linda Bean is nutso (Original post)	mainer	Oct 2012	OP
Why is it that all the millionaires of inherited wealth are totally bonkers?	sinkingfeeling	Oct 2012	#1
so LL Bean goes on the list of places not to frequent	CurtEastPoint	Oct 2012	#2
No no, LL Bean should remain a place to shop	mainer	Oct 2012	#4
I had to do a double take...	all american girl	Oct 2012	#3
Yes	ticapnews	Nov 2012	#5
Thank you..	mainer	Nov 2012	#6
great to hear, thanks!	eShirl	Nov 2012	#7

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Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:33 AM

sinkingfeeling (27,880 posts)

1. Why is it that all the millionaires of inherited wealth are totally bonkers?

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Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:37 AM

CurtEastPoint (4,126 posts)

2. so LL Bean goes on the list of places not to frequent

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Fri Oct 26, 2012, 12:03 PM

mainer (6,673 posts)

4. No no, LL Bean should remain a place to shop

The Bean family doesn't necessarily agree with crazy Linda.

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Fri Oct 26, 2012, 10:23 AM

all american girl (323 posts)

3. I had to do a double take...

That's my cousin's name....but that's not my cousin. My Linda is conservative, but a wonderful, reasonable person.

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 05:31 PM

ticapnews (3,030 posts)

5. Yes

She is a distant relative (my grandmother and LL were cousins) and she did attend a rally my mother put together for parents who are owed child support but the other parent refuses to pay. Linda hasn't always been crazy. She is, however, an elector chosen by the GOP to vote for Romney in the Electoral College should he win Maine.

As for shopping at LL Bean: Most of the shares of the company (which is privately held) are owned by Leon Gorman (LL's grandson) who is one of the best friends the environment ever had and a prominent philanthropist. He's also a Democrat. He owns about 65% of the company; Linda owns about 17%. Also, profit-sharing at Bean pumps a lot of money into the economy and the workers really value it. Please keep shopping there!

Disclaimer: I worked at Bean for seven years.

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:42 PM

mainer (6,673 posts)

6. Thank you..

I've heard the gormans were good dems.

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:09 AM

eShirl (11,946 posts)

7. great to hear, thanks!

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