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Originally posted by Kadath
I used to boycott Domino's because of Operation Rescue. Now I don't eat it because I realized it's crap pizza, but it still pleases me to not accidentally support those who kill abortion doctors.
To really pull this all the way off topic, this whole Whoopi thing is along the lines of the "W" ketchup -- they don't want to support Kerry by buying Heinz -- forgetting that there are plenty of other ketchup brands aside from the supermarket brand -- it's friggin' ketchup, it tastes the same. It isn't about not accidentally supporting someone you despise, it's about politicizing everything you can get your hands on, and I'm tired as hell of it. Shut up. Donate money, cast your vote, go to a rally if you like. Stop dragging politics into everything.
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Funny thing is Heinz family owns very very little stock in Heinz anymore. NOT ONE HEINZ FAMILY MEMBER SITS ON THE BOARD. Just google the company's financials and SEC reports.
And no, as a ketchup connessiuer I can tell you there is a HUGE difference in ketchups. Heinz by far is the best, followed by Kroger's brand, Hunt's ketchup is nowhere near as good.
Again, all the "boycott" and worrying about what a celeb says is nothing more than control issues. The right has nothing bad to say about how Charleton Heston could wave a gun saying, "only from my cold dead hand."
As long as the celeb sees things your way you don't care what they say. But the second they show they have ideas of their own that matbe counter to yours, you freak and call them everything under the sun.
By putting politics into everything you just widen the gap between parties and hatred. Keep politics where they belong, because in all honesty, companies as a whole will say whatever it takes to keep your business (and blow with whatever political wind is prevelant) but they'll do what it takes to protect themselves by helping their own political agenda.
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Stompy, good points and yes VW was developed by Hitler as he wanted all Germans (well his version of Germans) to have an auto, hence VW was born.