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