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A call to boycott In-N-Out meets its own resistance
Virginian-Pilot ^ | Aug. 30, 2018 | Dakota Smith and Melissa Etehad Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Posted on 08/30/2018 8:48:34 PM PDT by Innovative

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Grigore is a Democrat. But as he waited Thursday at an In-N-Out Burger in El Segundo for his meal, Grigore made it clear party loyalty would only go so far.

Just hours earlier, the head of the California Democratic Party called for a boycott of the famed burger chain after a public filing revealed that the company had recently donated $25,000 to the state’s Republican Party.

“Eating at In-N-Out is such a standard thing to do across California,” Grigore said, dismissing the boycott idea as a bit silly.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: anthonygrigore; bloggers; boycott; burgers; california; clickbait; democrats; elsegundo; innout; innoutburger; losangeles; thebiglebowski
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1 posted on 08/30/2018 8:48:34 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative; Signalman

Earlier article posted by Signalman, about the initiative to boycott:

In-N-Out donates $25,000 to California Republican Party, angry Twitter users call for boycott

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3683518/posts


2 posted on 08/30/2018 8:51:20 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Innovative

The ultimate goal is to drive every Republican out of the state of California.


3 posted on 08/30/2018 8:51:45 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: reg45

It is not going to work — there may be a backlash — more Republicans moving into CA and straightening it out.


4 posted on 08/30/2018 8:53:52 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Innovative
I don’t boycott businesses because they donate to the party to which I didn’t vote. Lefties boycotting a burger company is just as silly as if I stopped buying Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia ice cream because their owners are Democrats.

Life’s too short.

5 posted on 08/30/2018 8:55:19 PM PDT by Simon Green ("Arm your daughter, sir, and pay no attention to petty bureaucrats.")
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To: Innovative

Apparently the Democrat Party’s idea of democracy doesn’t actually include...democracy.


6 posted on 08/30/2018 8:58:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Innovative

Backlash is the new organizing paradigm. Savvy people, those knowing that in the digital era “survival of the fittest” actually means “survival of the smartest” are going to play backlash like a chess piece. Conservatives would do well to stomp any neo-Nazi parasitism immediately it starts to stink up the party. Let the left fall victim to backlash.


7 posted on 08/30/2018 9:00:47 PM PDT by Yollopoliuhqui
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To: Innovative

The difference between US and THEM.

When they buy a Burger from In and Out, they don’t have to worry about one of those Evil Right Wingers spitting in it.

Wear a MAGA Hat into any Burger joint and take your chances.


8 posted on 08/30/2018 9:08:09 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: Innovative

I am going to urge all my friends in Californica to eat there, even send them a hundred this week to have a night out on me. Screw you RATS!


9 posted on 08/30/2018 9:09:22 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Innovative

In and Out is so busy/popular that it would take a huge boycott before they noticed anything.


10 posted on 08/30/2018 9:11:31 PM PDT by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: Innovative

In and Out secret: Bible quotes on packaging. The company figured out how to be above politics which people love. My friends who work there love it: great atmosphere, great promotions and great customers.


11 posted on 08/30/2018 9:14:15 PM PDT by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94))
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To: luvbach1

This will never work. The people who frequent this establishment don’t give a rats *** what some dumbkopf politico tweets. Like most big companies they fund both sides. If people want to drain the swamp they will need to get rid of all the political contributions from labor, big business, etc. plus wealthy idiots like bloomberg and soros. Not easy solution as we have the first amendment.


12 posted on 08/30/2018 9:16:33 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: reg45; Innovative
The ultimate goal is to drive every Republican out of the state of California.

Well if that was their goal they failed miserably.

You see more Californian Republicans voted for Trump than did all the Republicans in Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Arizona put together.

13 posted on 08/30/2018 9:24:27 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Innovative

As the late Clara Peller might say to the stupid Dems, “What’s the Beef?” aholes.


14 posted on 08/30/2018 9:27:35 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Innovative

It’s quite amazing how the outrage over the donation of $25,000 to the California GOP is evil, yet, you know, no mention of the $25,000 to the California Democrat party.

I do have to thank liberals for constantly making it clear to the moderate majority in California that anyone who dares step away from their philosophy shall be punished and economically banished for their transgressions.

It is the only recruiting tool that the California GOP has in many urban areas of California.


15 posted on 08/30/2018 9:30:36 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: dragnet2

Yeah, but you can never put all those states together, can you drag?


16 posted on 08/30/2018 9:37:55 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: Falconspeed

If leftists hate In-and-Out, they’re completely welcome to establish their own Tofurkey franchises.


17 posted on 08/30/2018 9:51:47 PM PDT by JennysCool
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To: Innovative

Do liberals ever wonder why they are so insane?


18 posted on 08/30/2018 9:57:34 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: SoCal Pubbie

What are you talking about? Read my comment again real slow. Take your time and think deep, concentrate and try to focus!


19 posted on 08/30/2018 10:01:47 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Innovative
Leftists hate Chick-fil-A too, and it is hugely successful. There's a business model in here somewhere...

1. Start a business.
2. Offend leftists so they boycott your business.
3. Profit!

20 posted on 08/30/2018 10:18:02 PM PDT by TChad
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