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Trayvon scandal puts Chicago candy giant in uncomfortable PR spotlight (Skittles)
Crain's Chicago Business ^ | April 6, 2012 | Gini Dietrich

Posted on 04/07/2012 2:14:26 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: yldstrk
Mars is a family owned small company, not a corporate giant. I hope Mars just stands restful and lets the thing pass.

Family-owned, yes. Small? THIRTY BILLION DOLLARS in revenue a year and market leadership in several categories (Wrigley's gum, Snickers, M & Ms, Life Savers, Whiskas/Caesar Pet Food, Uncle Ben's)

I've no beef against Skittles. Kraft/Adams gum is made in my nearby city Rockford,so I'm biased (Chiclets forever!). However, Arizona iced tea is nasty. Snapple is liberal, but ot is tasty and refreshing.

Getting back to Mars, Inc. They are so diversified, it would be hard to have an effective boycott.
21 posted on 04/07/2012 5:04:13 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (May Mitt Romney be the Paul Tsongas of 2012.)
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To: yldstrk

-—Mars....a small company-—

LOL....I think you need to get out more and definity look up the word small in the websters


22 posted on 04/07/2012 5:23:56 AM PDT by Popman (America is squandering its wealth on riotous living, war, and welfare.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Drugs and Chemicals of Concern:
DEXTROMETHORPHAN
(Street Names: DXM, CCC, Triple C, Skittles, Robo, Poor Man’s PCP)

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugs_concern/dextro_m/dextro_m.htm


23 posted on 04/07/2012 5:35:57 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (The Democrat Ku Klux Klan is alive and well as the New Black Panthers, CBC and the NAACP)
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To: Fireone
"Wrigleys should donate a symbolic small amount to the GOA, NRA, and SAF on Zimmerman’s behalf."

This is CHICAGO!
Fairy Rahm is the mayor.
He would have his private army, (the Chicago PD,), ticket every car within 10 blocks of the Wrigley plant.
Inspectors would be "finding" bags of pot, PCP, heroin, crack and meth all over the floor of the factory, and in all middle management cars in the lot.

24 posted on 04/07/2012 6:07:30 AM PDT by jonascord (Ask any Democrat. He's firmly convinced that he's brighter than you.)
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To: FreedomPoster

Exactly. Where were the candy and the drink? What the company should be upset about is that “Skittles” (or skillets as the not so sharp Sharpton calls them) is the street name for drugs. Just what was Martin shoving down his pants before busting Zimmerman’s head? Drugs, candy, or what?


25 posted on 04/07/2012 6:19:23 AM PDT by bgill
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Because of poor widdle Trayvon,

“Coke withdraws from group that backs Stand Your Ground law”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2868903/posts


26 posted on 04/07/2012 6:24:26 AM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

IT and Skillets for erbody!


27 posted on 04/07/2012 6:28:58 AM PDT by BookaT
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yep.
Sounds like a Jesse Jackson brainstorm.


28 posted on 04/07/2012 6:33:45 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: hoosiermama

It’s a curious thing...when you talk Skittles on the street...it actually means Dextromethorphan (DXM). When you take excessive amounts of DXM...you start to hallucinate...in essence, you think and react to things that just aren’t your typical reaction. You could do something really stupid, and never even remember what you did until your drug episode ended.

It’d be curious to know if there was a blood test done on the victim in this case....but my guess is there wasn’t any blood test.


29 posted on 04/07/2012 6:38:20 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What “scandal”?


30 posted on 04/07/2012 6:48:29 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Burning the Quran is a waste of perfectly good fire.)
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To: pepsionice

One of the very first articles on the case stated that there WAS blood work done of Trayvon, but not on ZImmerman.

The blood work and forensic testing that was ordered is the reason that the Grand Jury was ordered on the tenth. Gave the labs time to complete the evaluations.


31 posted on 04/07/2012 6:50:30 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This candy-flap is merely another variation of the Jesse Jackson shakedown modus operandi he's practiced for decades.

The Wrigley Company should just tell the race-baiters to double their pleasure, double their fun and stick their extortion where there ain't no sun.

Leni

32 posted on 04/07/2012 6:51:03 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: MinuteGal

LOL Love it Leni!


33 posted on 04/07/2012 6:54:41 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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To: Psycho_Bunny

“What “scandal”?”

###

The scandal that blacks, along with their self-hating white allies in the CommieMedia, have accelerated their already decades-long Race War on whites, and whites are still playing defense.

THAT is scandalous.


34 posted on 04/07/2012 7:01:19 AM PDT by EyeGuy (2012: When the Levee Breaks)
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To: FreedomPoster

I’ve read that Trayvon had skittles and ice tea with him, but where did that come from?

Surely what he had in his possession is on some police report.

I don’t understand all the secrecy involving this case.

Also it’s ironic that skittles and ice tea are slang for drug products.

What’s up with that?


35 posted on 04/07/2012 7:04:39 AM PDT by altura
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To: Islander7
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36 posted on 04/07/2012 7:42:23 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Levante

Bullying is OK if blacks, hispanics, homosexuals, feminists or muslims are doing it.


That is exactly what we are being taught. Straight whites suck. Everywhere we turn. It’s getting. Ridiculous. Political correctness will kill us all of every group.


37 posted on 04/07/2012 8:53:32 AM PDT by Yaelle (Let's fight Romney with every primary. Why make it easy for him? Go Rick!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Unconfirmed reports have TM yelling while smashing Gz’s head into the ground.

“Taste the Pain, bro!”


38 posted on 04/07/2012 5:35:13 PM PDT by Molon Labbie (A Bounty on Zimmerman, Can Be A Bounty On ANYONE. No NBPP Mob Justice!)
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To: Molon Labbie

WHOA!!!!


39 posted on 04/07/2012 5:36:44 PM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: pepsionice

There should have been an autopsy. The question is: Would they be made public?? He was a minor.


40 posted on 04/07/2012 5:54:11 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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