The 2.0 Version of "Buy Blue" is now up

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[pfflier]

Their new list, version 2.0 is now up.

It says why all the blue companies are "good democrats". It also lists the "red companies" and the summaries tell us why and how they were rated.

[pfflier]

Why did they make it so easy?

[mumzie]

because we're all ignorant RED necks....

[GVnana]

I get a boycott list and Dems do all the work. A perfect world.

[evolved_rage]

I love how they are glomming on to "blue". Blue 'Rat dots show up better in a field of red, than red 'Rat dots on a filed of blue.

I feel good, I'm a GEICO Gecko. (Gordon Gecko???)

[An Old Marine]

Because they are no where near as smart as they think they are. Guess I'm not going to be staying in Marriotts from now on instead of Hiltons.

[newgeezer]

It's like shooting fish in a barrel. ;O)


Bluest Companies

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Aloha Air Group, Inc. 100%
Borders Group, Inc. 100%
Diamond Resorts International 100%
Foot Locker, Inc 100%
Google Inc. 100%
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. 100%
Loews Hotels Holding Corporation 100%
Powell's Books, Inc. 100%
Progressive Corporation 100%
Sonic Corp. 100%
Starbucks Corporation 100%
Trader Joe's Company, Inc. 100%
Whole Foods Market, Inc. 100%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 99%
Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc 97%
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts 93%
Sharper Image Corporation 93%
Hilton Hotels Corporation 84%
JetBlue Airways Corporation 75%
Netflix, Inc 72%
Brown-Forman Corporation 57%
UAL Corporation 51%
Kmart Holding Corporation 50%
Yahoo! Inc. 47%
Alaska Air Group, Inc. 45%



Reddest Companies

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Best Buy Co., Inc. 0%
Cintas Corporation 0%
Dollar General Corporation 0%
Fruit of the Loom 0%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 0%
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. 2%
CBRL Group, Inc. 4%
Geico 5%
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 9%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. 10%
Saks Incorporated 11%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. 12%
Hallmark Cards, Inc. 14%
Adolph Coors Company 16%
Brinker International, Inc. 16%
Limited Brands, Inc. 16%
Marriott International, Inc. 17%
Shell Oil Company 17%
Target Corporation 17%
YUM! Brands, Inc. 21%
May Department Stores Company 22%
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 25%
Guess?, Inc 27%
Safeway Inc. 30%
Sears, Roebuck and Co. 34%
Walgreen Co. 35%
Amazon.com, Inc. 41%

[Cyber Liberty]

That's pretty handy....

[satchmodog9]

I love this.

[Tempest]

It is really, really, pathetic how Democrats attempt to demonize "red" companies in that website and treat them as if they're doing something wrong.

I guess it speaks volumes about the pettiness of Democrats and how their cries of healing the wounds within the nation is nothing more than disingenuous lip service.

[ChipShot]

You have to watch some of those ratings.

I was suprised (and worried) that my kid's favorite Sonic DriveIn was listed as 100% blue. However, when I looked to see who they had donated to, it was------- NOBODY!!!

No Dems, No Pubs they just did not get involved in politics. But they gave them a 100% blue rating, saying that not donating was a "Blue" trait. Sounds goofy to me, but then again, consider the source....

[Diddle E. Squat]

Bluest Companies


Aloha Air Group, Inc. 100%
Borders Group, Inc. 100%
Diamond Resorts International 100%
Foot Locker, Inc 100%
Google Inc. 100%
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. 100%
Loews Hotels Holding Corporation 100%
Powell's Books, Inc. 100%
Progressive Corporation 100%
Sonic Corp. 100%
Starbucks Corporation 100%
Trader Joe's Company, Inc. 100%
Whole Foods Market, Inc. 100%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 99%
Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc 97%
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts 93%
Sharper Image Corporation 93%
Hilton Hotels Corporation 84%
JetBlue Airways Corporation 75%
Netflix, Inc 72%
Brown-Forman Corporation 57%
UAL Corporation 51%
Kmart Holding Corporation 50%
Yahoo! Inc. 47%
Alaska Air Group, Inc. 45%



Reddest Companies


Best Buy Co., Inc. 0%
Cintas Corporation 0%
Dollar General Corporation 0%
Fruit of the Loom 0%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 0%
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. 2%
CBRL Group, Inc. 4%
Geico 5%
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 9%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. 10%
Saks Incorporated 11%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. 12%
Hallmark Cards, Inc. 14%
Adolph Coors Company 16%
Brinker International, Inc. 16%
Limited Brands, Inc. 16%
Marriott International, Inc. 17%
Shell Oil Company 17%
Target Corporation 17%
YUM! Brands, Inc. 21%
May Department Stores Company 22%
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 25%
Guess?, Inc 27%
Safeway Inc. 30%
Sears, Roebuck and Co. 34%
Walgreen Co. 35%
Amazon.com, Inc. 41%

[cpprfld]

I was shocked that Target had a red symbol

[Diddle E. Squat]

Sonic Corp. 100%

No wonder that there commercials are the most annoyingly stupid on TV today.

[Diddle E. Squat]

there = their

[azsportsterman]

By some coincidence, my family never shopped at the blue companies anyway. we won't have to change our shopping habits at all.

[zigster]

I just emailed them the following and as I type this am waiting for a Geico callback.

Thanks for giving me access to this data. I did not know that Progressive Insurance was so blue.

I am calling to switch over to Geico right after this email!

I am not kidding, thanks for the info and I will be sure to tell my agent at Progressive why I am taking my commercial account from them. Heck I'll just give her the link to this site.

[Navy Patriot]

Why did they make it so easy?

Oh, goodie, I can shop the list and buy red.

[kenth]

Fraud is just such a complete part of these people's lives. I think it has to do with the fact that they've never grown up emotionally.

They rate companies with the same standard they wish to use in counting votes. If a company, Sonic Drive-Ins for example, does not show any political activity, they rate it as being blue.

What losers.

[HAL9000]

It is really, really, pathetic how Democrats attempt to demonize "red" companies in that website and treat them as if they're doing something wrong.

I totally agree, it is pathetic.

Here's my philosophy: I try not to let politics interfere with making rational decisions as a consumer, except in extreme cases. For instance, if Google gives me the best search results, I use Google.

[mhking]

Here's an even funnier part: If a company made NO political contributions (Borders Group for example), they placed them at a "100%" blue ranking. -- they can't even get their own lies straight!

Borders currently has a 100% BuyBlue rating due to lack of political contributions for the 2003-2004 election cycle. BuyBlue believes that lack of political contributions is a "blue" value as well because it shows a company is in business to do business and not influence the political landscape. It is tough to stay out of the politics game when your competitors are busy spending their money buying influence with one side or the other. On our rating scale that lands Borders the highest rating.

Just damn!

Just damn.

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