My Commitment to Conservatism and my fellow FReepers/Friends (Vanity)

vanity | 11/05/08 | GlacierHoney

[Faith]

I love your approach. Do what you can to take a stand in your own way. Draw a line in the sand. If we don’t stand for something we stand for nothing. God bless America.

[Bombshell]

Thanks for the post. I love your idea. I plan to do the same thing starting today. I also plan to tell everyone why I am “firing” them.

[Glacier Honey]

Thank you and I,m very serious about this. I am single and support my elderly father and he is on board as well.

I will do what scripture tells me to do while hitting the liberals where it hurts the most. In their pocketbook.

I'll treat them with respect and not bad mouth their messiah.

I will not feel like a victim and I will continue to practice self discipline to stick to my plan

[ColoCdn]

Yours is a principled stand. Bless you for it. If only principles mattered to a lot of RINOs, but since they don’t we’ll just have to take matters into our own hands, block by block, store by store, business by business.

It may take a long time, but God-willing, I’m not planning on going anywhere, so let’s
venture on a 20 year trek to make the world a better place for our grandchildren.

[sasafras]

You are awesome - this is the spirit of strength and courage. I will accept this challeng and do the same thing. WE MUST vote with our money - make a change in your life - cancel the paper, no longer shop at a local retailer and let them know why. THIS WORKS!

[Yench500]

You’ve identified a possible service for FReepers...a directory of businesses, here, where people like us (small business owners) can interact and keep the business where it can do the most good—for us and what we believe. I’d darn sure rather send $$ to a coffee roaster I find here...than the effete Starbucks...our “friends” on the left network...why not us?

[Andy'smom]

Good post with good ideas. Thankfully, my sprinkler guy is a good conservative, because I have no idea how to blow out the system.

[Glacier Honey]

That's a great idea! I also forgot to mention that I gave out FR’s website to 4 people this morning I came across to let them know they are not alone.

I live in Parker Colorado and the Fitness 19 is owned by a Christian conservative family. I know they will not mind if I use their name on this forum.

[MHT]

I'm there. I saw an Obama button on a salesperson in a fabric shop, where I will NOT purchase another dollar's worth of goods. I will buy it for more on the internet rather than use their shop.

I have supported an independent book store---no more of that for that Obama voter---nor for the gay antiques dealer in her basement store. Might have to drop all the Mexican restaurants, too, but some of these places are going to go out of business just because of the current bad business cycle. Just read that Whole Foods (an Obama-loving hotspot) is on the verge of going out of business.

Please keep this thread going and if there are national chains or certain products that are known Obama-supporting operations--post them here for others to boycott.

Nothing like spreading the "wealth" and "misery" around...

[pugmama]

Today My husband and I are going through the names of companies/people who had out the Omama signs etc.
I am calling on them to let them know I no longer want their business.
I also re-read the boycott thread and wrote down the companies who donated to Obama.
I canceled all magazines and newspapers today as well at Netflix.

[parsifal]

Oh, climb down off the cross! My mom told me this morning that O wasn’t her president. America will be here four years from now. We’ll either be a little better off or a little worse off off for the wear and tear. Go eat some dang tacos and hot tamales and quit being a sore loser.

parsy, who don’t think O is going to be a bad president at all.

[Glacier Honey]

Good for you!!! It feels great to know that although it is not much, each person can make a difference. The hard part for some will be to continue to practice this and not fall back into old habits of convenience. This is why I made a point of telling the owners why I would not be using their services any longer.
I hate having to eat my words and looking like a fool!!!

[secret garden]

I think you are seriously on to something. We should start a Glacier’s List, similar to Craig’s List(but without the pornography and other ugliness), and underwritten by conservatives.

[Glacier Honey]

“Climb down off the cross”? Whatever! I’m not a sore loser ding dong. I am practicing my right as a free American instead of whining about the outcome of the election.

If I throw a stick will you leave?

[MHT]

OK--but I have a problem--I love Starbuck's lattes. I even bought a machine and it's not as good as theirs. BUT every Starbucks is rife with Obama-types, I just know it. I know that my hairdresser was for McCain--but her sister in the shoppe was a Bush-hater. So, I can keep the hairdresser but what do I do about the coffee?

Also, Borders and Barnes and Noble are full of liberals--but is Amazon any better? Is there a conservative bookselling website with all the books they sell?

[Glacier Honey]

That would be great but I have no idea how to start something like that. Any ideas?

[parsifal]

No, I’ll go quietly. But, if you do throw a stick, be careful not to one of them Mexicans. When you do get over your your snit, and you pop in for the Juarez Special one day, you never know what will be in it. I hear they have a long memory.

parsy, who is suddenly hungry for a chimichanga.

[secret garden]

I wish I did. Let’s ask around. Most of us know some pretty savvy computer folks.

[Yench500]

Wonder if any of the moderators could offer some advice on how we might start such a forum, or would it be better served in a thread with names/contact info for FReepers in business? Just a screen name and website/or e-mail address could reap us all benefits. Why should we give ad money to MSM and liberal outlets to reach conservative businesses?

Just another way to build some community.