Posted on 10/09/2018 8:53:54 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Activists upset with Sen. Susan Collins’s vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh say they will inflict economic damage on the Republican senator's home state by boycotting Maine products and tourism.
“Dear Susan Collins – I really struggled with this but my tourist $ just voted against ever visiting Maine while you remain in office,” actor and comedian John Fugelsang said Friday in a tweet that has since been deleted, according to the Portland Press Herald.
The tweet garnered hundreds of comments saying they would join Fugelsang in the boycott, with one person canceling a $2,200 reservation at Point Sebago resort, the Press Herald reported.
John Tesar, who owns six restaurants in Texas and is opening a seafood restaurant in California, told the newspaper that he’ll look elsewhere for the “hundreds of thousands of dollars” worth of seafood that he buys annually from Maine.
“I am so disappointed and angry at her,” he said. “My intent is not to hurt the fishermen, it’s to have them vote her out of office. The only way to make a difference in this day and age is economically, and on November 6th.”
One Maine lobster dealer told the newspaper that he has lost a few customers since the boycott call was initiated last week after Collins announced in a Senate floor speech that she would be voting to confirm Kavanaugh the next day.
The senator's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Hill.
Collins, who's considered a swing vote in the Senate, was lobbied by supporters and opponents of Kavanaugh leading up to her announcement. She has personally faced off with anti-Kavanaugh protesters on Capitol Hill, and many have demonstrated outside her offices in Maine.
Kavanaugh’s confirmation process was upended after three women went public with allegations of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh from when he was in high school and college. He issued a fiery denial at a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in which he called the accusations “smears” that were part of Democrats’ “revenge on behalf of the Clintons.”
The FBI subsequently opened an investigation into the allegations and sent a report back to the Senate, which Republicans said offered no corroborating evidence. Democrats said the probe was too narrow in scope.
The Senate voted Saturday to confirm Kavanaugh in a 50-48 vote that was mostly along party lines.
Maine is a perfect vacation spot......the ocean, the lakes, the scenery......book your trip now.
They have a numbers problem. Sure they have the biggest megaphones, but they have the lightest bank accounts.
The silent majority can buy and spend from and in Maine to show our support, and the message will be much louder than anything the snowflakes can muster.
Let them scream from the mountaintops. The ocean seldom cedes to screaming.
Ok, that does it. No more cranberry lobster souffles
for me.
Boycott? HA, I’m going to Maine to watch the Autumn Foliage next week.
They need a dedicated website to keep track of all the places they’re supposed to boycott. Are they still boycotting Arizona? Houston? North Carolina?
John Tesar, who owns six restaurants in Texas and is opening a seafood restaurant in California, told the newspaper that he’ll look elsewhere for the “hundreds of thousands of dollars” worth of seafood that he buys annually from Maine.
“I am so disappointed and angry at her,” he said. “My intent is not to hurt the fishermen, it’s to have them vote her out of office. The only way to make a difference in this day and age is economically, and on November 6th.
Ok soy boy . . . your restaurants are called “Knife” so you Texans out there, be on notice of who to boycott. And let them know why.
Oh yeah, and then there’s some Yelp reviews that need to be posted. You idiot businesSoy
BTW “conveniently” located in the conservative areas of Dallas . . . how so John Soy? You hate us so much yet you want to do business with us?
Screw you SOYBOYcott “Knife” restaurants
Maybe John Tesar will not need so much seafood for empty restaurants. Maybe John can buy his seafood from China.
Maine has tourism?
Should take a flight out of Bangor on an L-1011. The Langoliers will take care of the rest.
I’ve been to the flagship LL Bean store in Freeport twice. A really impressive place, with lots of other outlet stores piggy backing off of Bean’s success. Maybe I’ll plan a third trip. BTW, the Bean store has no locks on the doors. That’s because the store never closes. If you need to buy a pair of socks or a plaid shirt at 2 AM New Years Day that’s the place to go.
He probably already does except for the lobster.
Just thinking the same thing. Maybe with all the libs out of the way, you could actually have a quality, uncrowded vacation there next summer.
The state is beautiful, Collins made a good decision, but if they want to boycott a liberal state go to it. Send your business to Texas instead.
Lobster Savannah, Mabel's Lobster Claw, Kennebunkport, Maine
No libs-——perfect.
Knife
5680 North Central Expy
Dallas, TX 75206
Lower Greenville
Phone number (214) 443-9339
Business website knifedallas.com
John Fugelsang???? LOL. This the most publicity that this B-list has-been received in more than a decade. Give him an “A” for ginning up some PR.
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