Owner of Texas restaurant chain pulls 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' of business out of Maine to
Source: raw story
Owner of Texas restaurant chain pulls hundreds of thousands of dollars of business out of Maine to protest Collins vote
09 Oct 2018 at 14:38 ET
Response to the decision by Maine Republican Susan Collins to cast her vote to confirm newly-seated Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is affecting the senators constituents as calls for a boycott of her home state grow. While well over $3.5 million has been raised to fund Collins as yet unknown 2020 opponent, activists are hoping to make an immediate impact on her future fortunes by hitting the state in the pocketbook.
According to the local Press Herald, political commentator and radio personality John Fugelsang got the boycott rolling with a tweet to his 413,000 followers saying, Dear Susan Collins I really struggled with this but my tourist $ just voted against ever visiting Maine while you remain in office.
The Press Herald reports that Fugelsangs declaration has struck a chord with his followers who are following suit, including the owner of a Texas restaurant chain who said he is moving his seafood orders to neighboring New England states.
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I am so disappointed and angry at her, Tesar about the embattled GOP senator. My intent is not to hurt the fishermen, its to have them vote her out of office. The only way to make a difference in this day and age is economically, and on November 6th...............................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/owner-texas-restaurant-chain-pulls-hundreds-thousands-dollars-business-maine-protest-collins-vote/
Link to tweet
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,202 posts)It's pretty difficult for Tesar to say that he is going to avoid Texas produce and still operate a restaurant in Texas.
CreekDog
(46,192 posts)he doesn't have to live up to any conditions you set for him
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"And his method of protesting the TX votes was...?"
...without research, without investigation, and left with merely a question.
Stuart G
(38,427 posts)cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)the state will be screwed even worse.
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)It looks like the race is a tossup at the moment. Maine has had that republican jerk Paul LePage since 2011. It will be nice to see him gone. He is term limited but I don't want the republican candidate to win.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Hasn't LePage screwed Maine enough ?
Why would any Main-iac vote for her for anything short of presidential ass-wiper ?
Mopar151
(9,983 posts)Compared to LePage, Atilla the Hun is a bleedin heart.
zonkers
(5,865 posts)worse or better than anyone else who vote for Beer Brett.
More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)But she trumpeted her vote ahead of time and then, while making it, made the most deplorable speech ever.
zonkers
(5,865 posts)And that voice. When does she not sound like she just dranks spoiled milk?
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)I had always wondered the same thing, but another recent thread mentioned the condition she had.
So I will refrain from mentioning it.
Otherwise, she is a POS, and her whole charade was just that, a charade. She played the media for all it was worth.
I too, whenever possible, will boycott anything to do with Maine.
Yes, people will be hurt, but enough of them voted for her to keep her in for many years. Unfortunately, with no pain, there will be no change.
So be it.
Lucky Luciano
(11,256 posts)She certainly loved the $potlight of being the deciding vote...even though she knew all along how she would vote.
Cha
(297,240 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,150 posts)But when needed, she'll go along with whatever that fucking sham of a party asks her to do. She's deplorable.
TexasTowelie
(112,202 posts)https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2011/september/john-tesar-the-most-hated-chef-in-dallas/
Cha
(297,240 posts)Fugelsang's boycotting Maine tourism tweet!
And, now this Texas guy and his restaurant chains!
Susan Collin's gaslighting trump doormat ass deserves every bit of what's coming at her.
John Fugelsang!
Mahalo, rivers!
iluvtennis
(19,858 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)she may run for Governor...isn't that right? She almost didn't run for re-election last time because she was mulling over running for Governor.
Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)That is now multi-national. Its too bad it cant be boycotted, because if it was, commerce would stop moving.
malthaussen
(17,195 posts)Kind of a roundabout way to make a point. Oh, I see the logic, I just don't approve.
-- Mal
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)inwiththenew
(972 posts)I guess fuck them?
ck4829
(35,077 posts)katmondoo
(6,457 posts)I cannot believe the women will embrace the Trumpers after the disgraceful remarks from the Head Clown about women victims of sexual abuse
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)From now on, When it comes to important matters, I will pretty much assume that, when it comes to Democratic politics, whatever the opposite of what Joe Scarborough says is true.
Vinca
(50,273 posts)Collins is the problem, not the fried clams.
Flavin102
(6 posts)I have seen several stories in recent weeks where business owners such as Mr. Texas Chain Restaurant owner has decided to make a political statement with their business. I have noticed that in these stories, the business, restaurant, etc. are not named.
Not mentioned to limit the effect of such actions or to limit the citizenry from joining such actions/participating or to protect the owner from back-lash from the RW loons?