[kingattax]

harkin,the 'combat pilot'....what a tard

[Texas_Jarhead]

and turd

[Darkwolf377]

"Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat, encouraged the romantic sweethearts in his party not to buy chocolates from three of the nation's biggest chocolate producers"

Is that true? It's not that I don't doubt he'd do such a thing, but I'd like to know for sure so I can use it against my liberal pal.

[msnimje]

Tom Harkin is the Ted Kennedy of the Mid-Section of the US

[Zacs Mom]

and the Rat's fight to bring down America continues!!!

[silent_jonny]

Finally an excuse to buy chocolate!

[Selkie]

Yeah I visited that site buyblue. Gives me great insight in stores I want to frequent more.
ROFL

[Darkwolf377]

This isn't quite as advertised. Harkin wants the companies boycotted because of child labor practices; this website latched onto it ALSO because they are "red companies".

This Valentine's Day, Sen. Tom Harkin won't be giving his wife a box of chocolates -- instead, he'll opt for flowers. He and his colleague, Rep. Eliot Engel, maintain that major U.S. chocolate companies -- Nestle, Mars, and Hershey -- rely on child slave laborers in the Ivory Coast to get their sweets to supermarket shelves.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4498442

The chocolate boycott that Sen. Tom Harkin proposed for Valentine’s Day was a huge favor to ask from our ultra-chocoholic society. He’s asked us to please stop buying chocolate from three of our biggest chocolate producers: Nestle, Mars, and Hershey (NPR’s Talk of the Nation, Feb.14, 2005: Story ). All three are red companies.

http://www.buyblue.org/archives/2005/02/pressure_on_cho.html

I loathe Harkin but it seems that these "buy blue" dweebs are the ones who added the "it's a red company" thing. If I'm wrong I stand corrected, but this is what I found.

[smoothsailing]

Anheiser Busch was a big Kerry supporter for the info of any Bud freepers.

I Dont advocate changing beer brands, however, I did switch to Coors Light.

[Gumption]

Hershey, Nestle and Mars. After all, he warned, all three are "red" companies — purportedly supporters of President Bush and his policies.

I know a certain wife of a FReeper (who hasn't been allowed to buy Tide Detergent or Pringles Potato Chips for about 3 years now) that will be happy to hear about this.

[kingattax]

I'M A PROUD RED-STATE M&M...SCREW HARKIN

[longtermmemmory]

So harkin would rather they be produced overseas?

[fish hawk]

The way I see it, after looking at the Red/Blue Counties map, let the blues boycott whatever they will. When the Reds support Hershey, Outback etc. There are a hell of a lot more of us. Bye bye blues.

[armymarinemom]

I will always remember Harkin for doing a dufus dance behind Dean during his I have a scream speech. Once again he reminds us that he is only noted for being in the limelight for being a dufus.

[o_zarkman44]

gosh, all that tofu is produced by soybean farmers who supported Bush. So is the beef. Maybe the DUh's will starve to death?

[maine-iac7]

Something smells here - sounds like something, if it were done by a republican senator, would be at the very least a "ethics" issue

[AwesomePossum]

Are we talking about Tom "I'm gonna' get up in front of the whole nation during Clinton's impeachment trial and make a fool of myself" Harkin? Or, are we talking about Tom "the Sandinista Commie lover" Harkin? Or, are we talking about Tom "I lied about my military (Viet Nam) record" Harkin? Or, are we talking about Tom "the dancing bug accompanied by Dean screams" Harkin? I juz wants ta make chure I know which Tom Harkin youse guys iz talkin' 'bout. Which one? Somebody please tell me!

[woofer]

Corporations budget money for political contributions the same way they budget for everything else. Who or what organization gets the dough is a matter of "Is it the best deal?" Charitable contributions are given out as a matter of how much good press can be gained, Outlays for commodities for best price/best return and political contributions for how much access and legislation backing can be bought from whichever party or candidate.

I don't believe in boycotting or backing any company based on past political contributions. It will more than likely be reversed by the next election cycle, so the one you choose to buy from today that backed Bush and the GOP in '04 could be backing Hellary and the DNC in '08. It all depends on who can close the deal at the last meeting before the check is cut.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

We conservatives boycot lots of leftist backers. No problem. I think it is really no problem because the left is selfish and will give lip service to boycots but still buy as they please. We are serious when we boycot. Ask France and K-Mart.

[youngtory]

Whoops, I just drank Nestle chocolate milk yesterday. Hershey Chocolate Bar happen to be my favorite Candy Bar