Take action: Boycott corportate donors to the republican party!

Hit republican contributors where it hurts...in the pocketbook! Who do you pledge to boycott?

Here is a list of companies who reported over 75% of donations to republican federal candidates:

7-eleven
Adelphia
Agway
ATA airlines
Ashland
Avon
Brinker International
Cargill
Carlson
Cendant
ChevronTexaco
Circuit City
Citizen's Bank
ConAgra
ConocoPhillips
Convergys
Cooper Tire
Darden
Domino's
ExxonMobil
Federal Dept Stores
Food Lion
Ford Motor Co.
Geico
General Mills
Goodyear
H.J. Heinz Co
Hershey Foods
Home Depot
Intel
JC Penny
Kroger
Limited
Marathon Oil
Mays Dept Stores
Maytag
McDonalds
Nestle Purina
Philips
Reebok
RJ Reynolds
Russell
Safeway
Saks
Scana
Shell
State Farm
Sunoco
Texas Instruments
Schwan Food Co.
Walmart
Wendy's
Whirlpool
Winn Dixie
Yumm

http://www.freenortheast.com/worst.php

It was one of the largest, gave on money to the republicans, and none to Kerry or the dems

let them know you do NOT are NOT going to use their cards, and tell them why

Ugh..

I was suprised yesterday to get an application from "Working Assets" for an MNBA credit card??? WTF?

I will no longer go to 7-eleven

I will no longer buy gas from Chevron/Texaco, Exxon/Mobil, Marathon or Shell

I will no longer shop at Circuit City

I will no longer order from Domino's pizza

I will no longer buy General Mills products

I will no longer buy Goodyear tires

I will no longer eat at McDonald's or Wendy's

I will no longer buy Nestle Purina products

I will no longer buy Reebok or Russell products

I will no longer shop at Safeway

I will change insurance companies when my State Farm Insurance expires

I will not shop at Walmart

Your pledge?

and what other companies are left to buy from?

What's really needed more than an impossibly long list of companies to BOYCOTT is a list of ALTERNATIVES.

To be effective a boycott needs to be organized and targeted and the objectof the boycott needs to know that the damn thing is happening and why.

It's a work in progress.

My suggestion: Instead of this ridiculously long list, choose the top 5 offenders and offer alternatives.

Like:

"1. Home Depot gives $XXX to the RNC and $XXXX to Bush. Instead shop at Lowes or Brand X."

With the corporations supporting Bush at the rate they are it's near impossible for some people to avoid them entirely.

With the exception of Circuit City I probably don't spend much on any of the others on your list, but I live in a location where that's easy.

Others have different situations and instead of these long lists of things to avoid, people need options.

They are one of the better ones. The majority of their contributions are individuals, not PACs, and of the individuals, the majority of the donations went to democrats.

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?ind=E01

n/t

computer jobs overseas. AOL/Time Warner should be on the list.

Most I don;t even go to now. Will have to look things over. I hate Walmart.

Yesterday I called them up and canceled it, and told them why. The guy on the phone seemed almost hurt and very shocked when I told him. He said that he'd never had anyone cancel for political reasons before. Believe me, businesses don't want massive attention to their political dealings. If enough people do this, it's going to have a profound effect.

On edit: I always shop at Safewway, but no more. I will write them a letter and tell them they've lost me as a customer.

7-11,chevron,c city,exxon,home depot---gone
safeway use costco/local grocers
ford-need it for a while


got the stickey on the fridge

but walmart and Kroger's only store for 50 miles otherwise I'm in

Hallmark, The Kansas City Based Company is the largest Contributor to GOP of the Kansas City Businesses

Just in time for Christmas. Send out Christmas Cards that support Cancer Research (for Elizabeth), the Heart Association or your local Animal Shelter, or other favorite Charity.

Let's do one better and pull as much of our cash out of the economy as possible. Check it out

www.greatboycott.info

speak the only language they understand.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

That's not what I think it is, is it?