Posted on 02/28/2022 7:58:50 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed an executive order Saturday directing the state Liquor and Wine Outlets to remove Russian-made and branded spirits.
Sununu said the move is mainly symbolic, but the Russian liquor industry could be impacted if other states follow New Hampshire's lead.
"We see whats happening. People are losing their lives," Sununu said. "It's unprovoked aggression, and if we can get New Hampshire to do their part and take these products off of the Russian shelves—I dont know anyone buying that garbage right now, frankly—its a good thing and its a step we can make."
Sununu said the move will impact beer and wine that's sold at supermarkets as well.
"For the grocery stores that have beer and wine, they buy all their products through the state as well. And I suppose if there are any Russian beer or Russian wines, that's coming off the shelves too. So yeah, it's all alcoholic spirits that would come through the state of New Hampshire now we're pulling off the shelves," Sununu said.
Sununu told News 9 the state sells around $20 million of Russian-based liquor products a year. He said the move is not only symbolic but could have some impact on the Russian liquor industry, especially if other states take similar action.
There are 67 Liquor and Wine Outlets in the state.
Michael Larsen, of Manchester, said he thinks it is great New Hampshire is trying to take a stand against what Russia is doing to Ukraine.
"I usually do drink vodka, so I'll have to find a vodka from a different country if that's the case," Larsen said.
Paul Crosby, of Manchester, said we have to band together.
"They work hard for their independence and its a shame that they can just go in and take over their whole country," Crosby said.
The governor said the order is indefinite and will stay in place as long as the war is going on.
A tweet from Sununu's account said in part, "New Hampshire stands with the people of Ukraine in their fight for freedom."
You can always count on RINOs to supply empty symbolic gestures when substance is needed.
The ironic part about Stoli Vodka, it’s not made in Russia, it’s made in Latvia and the HQ for Stoli is located in Luxembourg, so it’s not a Russia Vodka, it carries a Russian Name.
So if Stoli is one of the vodkas banned, then we are banning a vodka from a NATO member.
Stupid. Whipping up hysteria just like in WWI.
How stupid is this guy? It only hurts business owners. Of course we learned in 2020 that RATs and RINOs don’t care about business owners.
China? China? No! Russia! Russia!
China good, Russia bad.
Outlawing Potatoes next.
We are seeing (largely) what MSM and social media WANT us to see, unfortunately. All to the beat of an Administration drummer...
Most of the Stoli and Smirnoff sold in the west is not distilled or bottled in Russia.
We have always been at war with China.
Next week:
We have always been at war with Russia.
So what is the presumed legal or constitutional basis for this decree?
As if any rationale or law is needed.
One thing we know they won’t ban: Russia energy exports.
Virtue signaling, sanctimonious, RINO dope.
So are they going to ban Tetris, too?
Its the new normal - if Government can tell you to wear a mask under some randomly-created conditions, force you to get a vax, freeze your bank account for political reasons - they certainly can tell you not to drink a certain brand of vodka,
Someday there will be executive order banning the sale of (fill in blank). Because some politician may not like that item to be sold for whatever reason. Do we even need courts anymore?
I’ll have Freedom Vodka instead.
woodbutcher1963 wrote: “I would think the US importer of Stoli’s vodka is having a bad week.”
Stoli’s is made in Latvia, not Russia.
Smirnoff’s is made in Illinois.
Or you find out that it is really a ruse...
The state of NH has liquor stores at the rest stops on the three major interstate highways.
They are set up to sell to the people traveling through or on vacation. Especially the people in MA where liquor is heavily taxed. The difference in a 1.75 liter bottle between NH and MA is $10-15/bottle.
I have personally seen people in the parking lots of the liquor stores loading up vans with MA plates. They were loading THOUSANDS of dollars worth of alcohol. They probably owned a business down in MA. The most recent time were a couple of Asian guys loading several dozen cases of wine and booze. I suspect they owned a place down in the Chinatown section of Boston. The type of place that still has gambling in the basement. “Winner, winner chicken dinner”
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