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Smartphone app reveals the politics in your shopping cart
LA Times ^ | 8/25/2014 | Rebecca Bratek

Posted on 08/26/2014 3:56:03 PM PDT by markomalley

Herbal tea, Clorox wipes and Skippy peanut butter have a little blue in them, while Folgers coffee and Campbell's soup are as red as their labels.

Finding out where your favorite brands lie on the political spectrum is now as easy as scanning bar codes with your iPhone.

BuyPartisan, a free smartphone application developed by former Capitol Hill staffer Matthew Colbert, gives users the chance to learn more about the political leanings of the makers of supermarket items.

By compiling campaign finance data from the top Fortune 500 companies and matching it with their products, the app lets consumers scan their groceries and immediately find out which political party stands to profit most from the sale.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: boycott; corporateliberalism; homofascism; phoneapp; thoughtcrime; wtf
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To: ifinnegan

It comes up on FR all the time. Somebody says they won’t buy Apple cause Steve jobs was Liberal conveniently forgetting Bill Gates.


21 posted on 08/26/2014 5:34:05 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Excellence

Why do they have Bender’s head in their symbol?


22 posted on 08/26/2014 5:43:54 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

The illustration was designed by Jihad Watch.


23 posted on 08/26/2014 5:53:49 PM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: markomalley

Commie rat bastard app only for iPhone.


24 posted on 08/26/2014 6:50:41 PM PDT by LiberConservative (I took the red pill.)
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To: Veto!
Head lettuce is not even edible.If I paid attention to this drek I'd die of malnutrition. BTW, I get all my Birkenstocks from yard sales for a dollar or less. ☺
25 posted on 08/26/2014 7:10:39 PM PDT by Bethaneidh
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To: BunnySlippers

No. Apple iPhones and other products are targeted towards those with more money than brains (i.e. liberals.)

Do your own survey and you will find most Apple product users tend liberal (Rush being an outlier) and more conservative users prefer Android and PCs. It’s not universal, but the tendencies are undeniable and marketers bank on it.


26 posted on 08/27/2014 10:39:58 AM PDT by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: anymouse

Conservative love Apple. They are simply better products. I only buy Apple ... the best. Worth every penny.


27 posted on 08/27/2014 11:11:26 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: markomalley

this is just a purchase tracking service.

YOU are their product and your habits are sold to the companies.


28 posted on 08/27/2014 12:12:30 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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