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Companies That Support Conservative Causes & the Products They Make
based on an article in The Boston Phoenix | Aug. 27, 2005 | TimeLord

Posted on 08/27/2005 2:43:21 PM PDT by TimeLord

For all my conservative friends: Anyone who has ever lived in the Boston area is probably familiar with the Boston Phoenix, a far-left newspaper. Its Aug. 26, 2005, issue had an article decrying the fact that some companies give to conservative causes (pp. 18-19). It then listed the companies & their products, warning their readers not to buy these products. I’m using their article for the exact opposite purpose – to get people to buy from these companies. The owners/founders/CEOs of these companies contribute large sums to support conservative causes and candidates. Products made by these companies are:

AdvantEdge

Ensure

Glucerna

PediaSure

Similac

Happy Pet pet foods

Honey Creek Farms pet foods

Nature’s Variety pet foods

Potato Pearls mashed potatoes

Latex-ite driveway products

Shop-at-Home Network

Always

Bounce

Charmin

Cover Girl

Head & Shoulders

Iams pet food

Luvs diapers

Oil of Olay

Pampers

Pringles potato chips

Secret

Tampax

Vicks

Zest

C & H Sugar

Blue Diamond almonds

Sugar In the Raw

Sweet ’N Low

Wente Vineyards wines

Ameriquest

Home Depot

Outback Steakhouse

Eggs Plus

Pilgrim’s Pride poultry

Starz Network

Gold’s Gym

Omni Hotel

Wheatena

Homemade brand ice cream

Wal-Mart

Activision Games (makers of “Call of Duty,” “DOOM,” “Spider-Man,” “Tony Hawk”)

Applebee’s restaurants

Best Buy Stores

Boston Concessions Group

Honeysuckle White turkey

Shady Brook Farms turkey

Sunny Fresh foods

Dell Computers

Directmeds

Domino’s Pizza

Johnson & Johnson (makers of Acuvue, Band-Aid, Monistat, Motrin, Mylanta, O.B., Pepsid, Reach toothbrushes, Splenda, Stayfree, Tylenol)

Kellogg’s cereals (also the makers of Eggo, Kashi, Keebler, Morningstar Farms, Nutra-Grain, Pop-Tarts, Smart Start)

McCormick & Schmick restaurants

Pepsico (makers of Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Tropicana)

Pier 1 Stores

RPM International (makers of Huffy bikes, Tommy Armour golf clubs)

Target Stores

Urban Outfitters

The Wine Group (makers of Franzia wine)

PASS THIS ON!!!!!!!!!


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bluechristmas; ceos; companies; conservative; consumer; products; shopping; zaq
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To: apackof2

Target also discriminates against the Salvation Army.


21 posted on 08/27/2005 4:03:24 PM PDT by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington (Washington State--Land of Court-approved Voting Fraud.)
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To: TimeLord
A lot of companies play both ends against the middle and give to both sides. If they're going to get involved in politics, it's the safe thing to do. On the other hand, while both sides appreciate your money, they hate you for giving to the enemy.

So be careful when endorsing a company or its products just because it donates to the Right. It may also be on Stalin's Xmas card list.

22 posted on 08/27/2005 4:04:53 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: TimeLord

IIRC, P&G makes a number of the products you cite and is a big supporter of The Brady Center and other anti-2nd Amendment groups...


23 posted on 08/27/2005 4:06:12 PM PDT by bt_dooftlook (Democrats - the "No Child/Left/Behind" Party)
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To: TimeLord

Where's S&W, Ruger, Marlin, Savage, Remington, Colt and all the others?


24 posted on 08/27/2005 4:06:22 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
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To: TimeLord

Here's a site you will also enjoy, Time Lord:

http://www.responsibleshopper.org

You can get the skinny here on who's evil and who's not so evil. ;)


25 posted on 08/27/2005 4:09:06 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: apackof2

I just found out that Target also owns Marshall Fields department stores.


26 posted on 08/27/2005 4:31:35 PM PDT by toothfairy86
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To: OldFriend

OF--Notice that McCormick and Schmick is on this list---maybe it's time to do lunch again?? :)


27 posted on 08/27/2005 4:34:12 PM PDT by Betteboop
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To: toothfairy86

They sold off the Marshall Feilds brand name to another company. They don't own that anymore. And Mark Dayton no longer owns Target.


28 posted on 08/27/2005 4:34:44 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Future Minnesota Refugee)
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To: TimeLord; I still care; Diana in Wisconsin

Thanks for your list; list; link. Economic Power bump!


29 posted on 08/27/2005 4:39:32 PM PDT by PGalt (You're either with us or you're against us.)
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To: TimeLord
http://www.trijicon.com

There "in there"...

30 posted on 08/27/2005 4:43:03 PM PDT by sit-rep (If you acquire, hit it again to verify...)
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To: sit-rep

There= their... cough...


31 posted on 08/27/2005 4:47:53 PM PDT by sit-rep (If you acquire, hit it again to verify...)
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To: PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
Target also discriminates against the Salvation Army.

Yes, as I stated above, they don't allow the Salvation Army kettles in front of their stores. Can you imagine how much money the SA gets that way, at Christmastime?!

And everyone complains about Walmart and how everything in there is made in China. Well, go into Target and try and find something that isn't made in China.

I prefer Kohl's myself.

32 posted on 08/27/2005 5:48:35 PM PDT by CatQuilt (GLSEN is evil)
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To: I still care
I guess Fredericks of Hollywood is out now. Maybe Ann Coulter can start mail order.
33 posted on 08/27/2005 6:39:33 PM PDT by Ukiapah Heep (Shoes for Industry!)
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To: TypeZoNegative

I was just on the Marshall Fields website yesterday, and the Target logo is all over it.


34 posted on 08/27/2005 7:04:39 PM PDT by toothfairy86
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To: TimeLord
CAN SOMEBODY HELP US OUT ON THIS????

A lot of times corporations "swing both ways" so to speak and give to conservative AND liberal causes

35 posted on 08/27/2005 7:36:20 PM PDT by apackof2 (In my simple way, I guess you could say I'm living in the BIG TIME)
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To: toothfairy86

I love Procter and Gamble. Many times I day trade and take profits. Good stock.


36 posted on 08/27/2005 7:41:02 PM PDT by velocityguy
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To: manwiththehands

They are paying the PR bill for Cindy Shehan


37 posted on 08/27/2005 10:17:45 PM PDT by LiteKeeper (The radical secularization of America is happening)
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To: TimeLord

Woo Hoo, Pier One made the list :)


38 posted on 08/27/2005 10:24:31 PM PDT by Quinotto (On matters of style swim with the current,on matters of principle stand like a rock-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: TimeLord

Where's WalMart, the conservative's favorite retailer to defend?


39 posted on 08/27/2005 10:26:39 PM PDT by lewislynn (Status quo today is the result of eliminating the previous status quo. Be careful what you wish for)
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To: TimeLord

Never mind...I saw it the second time through.


40 posted on 08/27/2005 10:27:35 PM PDT by lewislynn (Status quo today is the result of eliminating the previous status quo. Be careful what you wish for)
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