Posted on 10/07/2010 6:53:20 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
The acrimonious race between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican challenger Sharron Angle appears to have soured a longtime business relationship between two Las Vegas Valley companies.
Speedee Mart executives have notified Anderson Dairy that the convenience store chain will no longer stock Anderson products. The decision by Speedee Mart owners, who regularly support Republican candidates, was made within weeks of Anderson Dairy Vice President Dave Coon narrating a campaign ad for Reid, highlighting the senator’s efforts to help the business.
Speedee Mart Operations Manager Ray Johnson said this week that the decision to stop selling Anderson Dairy products, and instead offer Meadow Gold, was purely a business decision — Meadow Gold offers a cheaper gallon of milk.
“We switch vendors all the time,” Johnson said. “We’re going to make more money.”
But Coon, although reluctant to discuss the matter or disclose details of his communications with Speedee Mart executives, said: “The general observation among people involved in this situation is that it was politically motivated.”
Another source familiar with the situation said Speedee Mart’s decision was in direct response to Anderson’s ad on behalf of Reid.
The ad, paid for by Reid’s campaign, features Coon thanking the majority leader for helping to exempt Clark County from changes in a farm bill that would have put local dairies at a competitive disadvantage.
“Federal regulations were turning us out of business,” Coon says in the ad. “Because of Sen. Reid, we continue to stay in business. He really came through for us.”
Coon said the regulatory changes saved 130 jobs, including those of employees whose families have worked for Anderson for generations.
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...
“Federal regulations were turning us out of business,” Coon says in the ad. “Because of Sen. Reid, we continue to stay in business. He really came through for us.”
In other words, "Eat us last please."
Absolutely disgusting. The bill certainly could not have gone through without Reid’s support. He knew it was a lousy bill, but he put it through anyway. And then he exempted his own pals from his own bill.
Nice.
So in order to not get shafted by our own government, we have to kiss our politician’s ass every election year.
Got it.
This country is bullshit. thank you democrats!
I hope anderson dairy eatshit and dies.
Was it Rostenkowski who said all politics is local? That appears to no longer exist in this election.
Democrat Fascism: Pay Homage, and donate to your local burgermeister if you want to survive.
You could even get a WAIVER from Obamacare!
In 1939, this was called the Nazi’s VAMPIRE ECONOMY...
This idiot Coon doesn't realize that rent seeking and "special-interest" legislation is a major reason that we are in the financial mess we are in as a nation.
probably the best reason to jettison Reid and anyone who supports or defends him.
The voters have soured on Hairy.
come one that is not the way we should treat our enemies, sorry but we are better than that. The owners of the store chain have a perfect right not to do business with Anderson, but let’s not wish for people to “die”.
“Absolutely disgusting. The bill certainly could not have gone through without Reid?s support. He knew it was a lousy bill, but he put it through anyway. And then he exempted his own pals from his own bill.”
Yup. It’s called fascism. Leftdolts who tossed that word around for years about GW and Republicans have no idea what it means. The above is what it means: Business via and by government thuggery and favoritism.
Screw Anderson Dairy. Hope they go under and rot.
I think I may have mistook what you said: you were saying you wish the Anderson dairy farm to fail, not the owners to die, if so I apologize ;)!
That was Tip O’Neill who said that all politics is local. Evidently he got it from his father.
everyone dies. Someday when the owners of anderson dairy die, i want them to do it without their dairy. And their dignity.
Viagra for molesters? Oh, yes he did (Angle/Reid contest)
Washington Examiner ^ | 10/7/2010 | David Freddoso
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2603503/posts
Posted on 10/7/2010 7:11:52 PM by markomalley
Thanks for the correction. It’s hard to keep track of all the corrupt dems over so many years.
He was the guy most responsible for the Big Dig, as I recall. The Dig was local, but the money came from taxpayers all over the country.
Dirty to the bone
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2596736/posts?page=18
CHeck this related post.
Harry looking out for his “brothers”.
WARNING! THE FOLLOWING IS SATIRE. I MADE IT UP!
Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled the The Fair Trade in Commerce Act. According to Ms. Pelosi “This bill will make it illegal to interrupt or discontinue commerce with anyone for reasons based on political considerations.”
The current language of the bill seems vague, allowing prosecution for anyone who does not enter into business with, or discontinues any pre-existing commercial agreement with,any commercial entity or individual based on political reasoning. The proposed bill does contain a conscience clause, which Speaker Pelosi states “Allows for people of good conscience to choose to do business with corporations and individuals dedicated to the common good.”
A source, which asked to remain anonymous, reported the bill effectively allows the courts to prosecute anyone who doesn't do business with any commercial entity supporting the common good, while allowing boycott of those that do not. //sarc off//
James Taggart in the flesh. Repulsive insect.
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