Oh quit attacking me. :) I have a Micron and a Gateway, and YES, both have Microsoft operating systems. Did my husband buy either of them before I knew to what kinds of organizations Bill Gates gives support? NO.
Like I said, everyone has to answer to their own personal convictions. In fact, this thread reminded me that I found out months ago that Amex gives big bucks to PP and I still have open Amex accounts. I'll address that asap, and everyone on this thread is free to react to Pampered Chef et al however they deem appropriate. I never said otherwise.
I'm really not trying to be attacking here - I'm just wondering how you can live a normal life while boycotting all products that may possibly eventually support causes you don't agree with. Are you never going to buy another Microsoft product? Are you never going to watch a Disney production of any kind? I think at one time or another, all of the networks have aired Disney programming - do you boycott those networks as well? And any sponsors that have ever advertised on those networks because anyone sponsoring any show on any network eventually puts some money into Michael Eisner's pocket? I agree with you that everyone has to answer to their personal convictions, but you have set an awfully high standard. How much do you have to research companies before you buy products from them?
I guess you can't shop at any of these places - and remember, it's not just them, but companies that do business with them. Forget about the rest of the companies, I think it's basically impossible to boycott ADM - they have their fingers pretty much anywhere where food is being grown or processed in this country:
http://www.geocities.com/dentonemc/efl.boycott.html THE BOYCOTT LIST
Why boycott? Every industry, organization and company on this list got there due to providing funds to Planned Parenthood of America, The National Organization of Women (NOW), and/or the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) in the fiscal year of 2002. Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the United States. NARAL centers its efforts on lobbying for abortion-on-demand by electing politicians that further their agenda, and NOW vehemently supports both of the above organizations. By avoiding the purchase of products manufactured by companies on this list, you are sending a message to those companies that supporting pro-abortion organizations will hurt their profits.
ALCOA (Reynold’s Wrap and foil, Alcoa wheels)
AMERICAN EXPRESS (American Express credit cards)
AMERITECH (NOW SBC COMMUNICATIONS. Residential phone and Internet services in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Ohio and Wisconsin and business services of that same nature)
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL (Honeywell security systems)
APPLIED POWER (Construction tools)
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND (ADM. Agricultural products)
AMSTED INDUSTRIES (Railroad construction)
ARMSTRONG (Interior furnishings, floors, ceilings, and cabinets)
AT&T (Phone service, long distance, Internet, cellular phones)
BANK OF AMERICA (Banking, loans)
BANK OF BOSTON (Banking, loans)
BANC ONE CORP (Banking, loans)
BARDES CORP (Life insurance)
BELMONT METALS (Metals and alloys)
BEN & JERRY'S (Ice cream)
BOEING-McDONNELL, (Aeronautics)
BRISTOL-MEYERS SQUIBB (Medicines and health care products)
BRUNSWICK CORP (Bowling, billards, boats, fitness equipment)
CALVIN KLEIN (Clothing, cologne)
CAPITAL CITIES/ABC (Broadcasting company, TV)
CARGILL INC (Food products, Plantation chicken)
CARTER WALLACE
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP (Banking, loans)
CHEMICAL BANK NY (Banking, loans)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES INC. (Newspaper)
CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST CO (Real estate, investments)
CIGNA (Health care, insurance)
LIZ CLAIRBORNE
COLUMBIA/HCA (Movie production company)
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS
CONTRAN CORP
CORNING INC (Cookware)
COWLES MEDIA
CRAY RESEARCH (Subsidiary of CRAY, INC.)
CROMPTON CORP (Parent of WITCO)
CS FIRST BOSTON (Parent of FIRST BOSTON)
CUMMINS ENGINE (Contract with DODGE CORP.)
DISNEY
DISPATCH PRINTING CO. (WOLFE ASSOCIATES)
DODGE CORP. (Cars and trucks)
ECKERD CORP. (Pharmacies)
EDWARDS INDUSTRIES
ENRON CORP (That’ll learn ya to support abortion!)
FANNIE MAE
FIRST BOSTON
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF AZ (Banking, loans)
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCORP (WELLS FARGO. Banking, loans)
FLEET BOSTON FINANCIAL GROUP (Banking, loans)
G.D. SEARLE
FREDDIE MAC
GANNETT CORP
GENERAL FOODS (International coffees)
GLICKENHAUS CORP
GYNOPHARMA (Private corporation)
HASBRO (Lite Brite and other famous toys)
HCA
HOLLINGER INTL (Parent of Chicago Sun-Times)
HONEYWELL CORP. (Security systems)
HOSPITAL CORP OF AMERICA (See: COLUMBIA/HCA)
HUBBARD MILLING CO.
HUMANA
INTELLIGENT ELECTRONICS
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS AND FRANGRANCES
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
JOURNAL-GAZETTE (Newspaper)
PETER KIEWIT SONS, INC.
KRAFT, INC. (See: PHILIP MORRIS)
LEIGH FIBERS PP27
LENNOX INTERNATIONAL
LILLY, ELI, CO.
LINCOLN FINANCIAL
LINCOLN NATIONAL
LOST ARROW (See: PATAGONIA)
LUBRIZOL CORP.
LUKENS
McCLATCHY CO. (Parent of COWLES MEDIA)
MANUFACTURER HANOVER CORP (See: CHEMICAL BANKING)
MARSHALL & ILSLEY
MAY DEPARTMENT STORES
MEAD JOHNSON & CO.
MEDTRONIC
MELLON BANK (Banking, loans)
MENTOR GRAPHICS
MERIDIAN BANK (Banking, loans)
MERRIL-LYNCH (Investments)
METROPOLITAN LIFE
MICROSOFT (BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. Computer software, equipment, networking, etc.)
MID-AMERICAN ENERGY
MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST CO OF NY(See: J.P. MORGAN)
MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO (See: US WEST. Phone services)
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE (Insurance)
NEBCO
NEW YORK TIMES (Newspaper)
NORTHERN TRUST CORP
NORWEST (See: WELLS FARGO. Banking, loans)
THE OHIO CO.
OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC (Utilities)
OLD NATIONAL BANK IN EVANSVILLE (Banking, loans)
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP (Banking, loans)
OMAHA WORLD HERALD (Newspaper)
PPG INDUSTRIES (Paint, Glass)
PACIFIC MUTUAL (Investments)
PARAMOUNT (See: VIACOM. Movie production company)
PATAGONIA (Now LOST ARROW)
PEPSICO (KFC, Dole Juices, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Pepsi Cola, Mountain Dew, et al.)
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN (Now PHARMACIA)
PHELPS
PHILIP MORRIS (Kraft and General Foods)
PHILLIPS INDUSTRIES
PIEPER POWER ELECTRIC CO.
PITTWAY CORP
PREMIER DENTAL PRODUCTS
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL BULLETIN
PRUDENTIAL (Investments)
QUAKER OATS (Cereals and breakfast foods)
QWEST INTERNATIONAL (ACQUIRED US WEST. Long distance phone service)
RALSTON PURINA (Pet care products and pet food)
REEBOK (Shoes and clothing)
REILLY INDUSTRIES
REILY, WILLIAM B. & CO.
SCHLUMBERGER
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP.
STANDARD SHARES INC (See: PITTWAY)
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO (Insurance agents)
STEELCASE, INC.
STONE CONTAINER (Now SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP)
SUBARU OF AMERICA (Cars and trucks)
SUNDSTRAND CORP.
STUPP BROTHERS BRIDGE & IRON CO.
TEMPLE ISLAND
TENSION ENVELOP
TEXTRON
THE SAINT PAUL COMPANIES (Parent of USF&G)
TIME WARNER (Cable TV)
TIMES-MIRROR (Newspaper)
TOMKINS CO.
TRIBUNE MEDIA CO.
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES (Parent of SUNDSTRAND)
USF&G
USWEST (See: QWEST)
VALLEY NATIONAL CORP (See: BANC ONE CORP) (Banking, loans)
VF CORPORATION
VIACOM (Parent of PARAMOUNT. Television producers)
WACHOVIA
WELLS FARGO (Banking, loans)
WITCO CORP
WORLD WIDE HOLDING CORP.
YELLOW CORPORATION (Freight company)
There's also this list from a similar site - it crashed
on me before I could copy the URL, but I will find it if anyone requests I do so:
American Express
Burger King
Cargill
Chase Manhattan
Cigna
Citibank
Computer City
Corel Draw (software
Dayton-Hudson
Delta Pharmaceutical Group
Diner’s Club
Espirt
Ford Motor
Grand Metropolitan
Incredible Universe
Johnson & Johnson
Kraft
Levi-Strauss
Marshal Fields
Mazda
Mervyn’s
Nabisco
NEA
Norwest
Pearl Vision
Pillsbury
Pittway
Prudential
Radio Shack
Scott Paper
Subaru of America
Tandy
Target
Times-Mirror
Totino Pizza
United Way - Lists Planned Parenthood as Volunteer sites.
US West
Video Concepts
Whirlpool
Working Assets
YWCA