Young Americans for Freedom to Dump French Wine in Gutter at French Consulates in LA, New York

Young Americans for Freedom ^ | 3/4/2003 | Young Americans for Freedoim

[talleyman]

Bump!

[syriacus]

What a waste. They could have used the wine in their toilet tanks to save on water usually used for flushing.

[Ciexyz]

Go for it!

Buy Wisconsin cheese and California wine. Hoo-ah!

[syriacus]

What a waste. They could have used the wine in their toilet tanks to save on water usually used for flushing

Sorry, I forgot the sarcasm tags.

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

What could be stupider than this? They must buy the wine, before they dump it. Right?

[tuckrdout]

Way to go! But, I hope they didn't buy the wine...needs to be dumped from the harbor, before anyone buys it...that way the French get no profit.

If you are pouring out $1,000 a bottle wine...the French will laugh themselves silly, having made a hefty profit on each bottle poured!

[habaes corpussel]

Boycotts do not work unless you get to the BUYERS and DISTRIBUTORS. Dumping the wine is not going to stop the buyers, especially after you PAID for it.. The buyers don't care if you drink it or dump it, as long as you buy it, is what matters to them....

[Born to Conserve]

"What could be stupider than this? They must buy the wine, before they dump it. Right?"

Yes, they should be buying American wine and drinking it in the gutter in front of the French consulate.

[JohnnyZ]

If you're looking for cheap French wine, I highly recommend La Maison Sutter and La Ferme de Boone.

Seriously, this is a great idea and I'm glad these folks are following through. Evocative of the Tea Party, of course, and not the one in Wonderland.

[Ciexyz]

Buy a bottle of good CA wine, drink it to the last drop, then paste a big label on it: "VIN" -- fill it with water and bingo! you're ready to rally.

[Ciexyz]

Question: Why did they build the chunnel under the English channel?

Answer: It makes it easier for the French government to flee to London.

[areafiftyone]

Yes, they should be buying American wine and drinking it in the gutter in front of the French consulate.

Sounds good to me! HICCUP!!

[mountaineer]

Dumping wine you've already paid for is just a symbolic gesture. What we have to do is encourage others not to buy any more French or German products, not to visit any of the countries that oppose us, and write letters to those countries' tourist authorities and political leaders, telling them why we won't put another penny (or Euro) in their pockets.

[Conspiracy Guy]

True if I've already spent the money, the product is now mine. As a matter of fact if it's on the shelf in the US, the producer already has the money, at which point you are boycotting the retailer. It takes a while for a boycott to hit the people you're trying to boycott when an ocean is involved.

[BluH2o]

This past weekend I noticed nearly all the French wines on display at our local supermarket were on sale ... and still aren't selling. Someone advanced the theory on another thread that by not buying French wine we are only hurting the local distributor ... perhaps, but by boycotting French wine the distributor won't be placing replacement orders. Bottom line, if French wine isn't moving in the U.S. it won't be long before French wineries begin to feel the pain.

[Attillathehon]

May I suggest you dump tinted water as a "symbolic" gesture against the purchase of French products. To actually buy the wine, defeats your purpose.

[mountaineer]

There you go! A good symbolic gesture calls for symbolic French wine. Fill an empty bottle with swamp water and slap that "Vin Francais" label on it.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Quick Ideas:

They need to also get someone to

a) translate their press release ASAP into French;

b) get the press release (w/ follow up calls) to the French press, including reporters for Le Monde, Liberation, AFP, AT2 and what not, stationed in L.A.

The French will report and film it with gusto; it will be aired back in France for many French to see.

AND, isn't that the desired point, too?! Put signs in French, too!

[carl in alaska]

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