May 1 closures: who to boycott? Rallies (Live thread)

05/01/06

[Heartofsong83]

This should be a list of who is planning to close their business on Monday, May 1 in response of the Great American Boycott. We should compile it and boycott them ourselves if possible!

Remember to go shopping or work overtime on May 1!

[george76]

Should we start calling burglars “undocumented guests?”

[bwteim]

"and bidding them all farewell if they are."

You are on target - IMO, there will be an unspoken reaction against many things Mexican in the future - e.g. Mexican restaurants.

[Cold Heat]

I have, and you are in some bad company....

This issue is totally out of control.

Not my fault, that you cannot see it. But I continue to point it out anyway...

The best thing do do is for rotational heads to back off, and then you will see what remains.

[SE Mom]

Thanks for that info- I wasn't sure- hope that's true for ALL of Perdue- would hate to give them up!

[Cold Heat]

You are correct.

My ancestors brought it from the Baltic's and Germany.

[halfright]

You dont think every ICE agent in the country is on duty today? My buddy works Asian drug gangs in Philly. He is in DC today.

Round'em up an d deport them!

[ohioWfan]

If a certain restaurant is closed today, I'm going to have to learn to make my own enchiladas........

I'm going out to find out this afternoon, and will be very disappointed if I find out they're not open......

[RushCrush]

Mexicans were threatened that if they did not show up for the march and boycott, something may be done to them and/or their family members and their equipment would be destroyed.

Dimmocrat Thugs, no doubt

[jimfree]

Haven't noticed anything here in suburban Maryland. I believe DC is one of the target cities. Mrs. jimfree and I decided to spend some money in DC today so we took the Metro in this morning to have breakfast at the Old Ebbett Grill. They obviously make their own corned beef hash. I had that while the wife had a fritata with crab meat and asparagus. My breakfast was served with some incredible whole wheat sour dough toast. Yum!

I have a meeting near Baltimore this afternoon and plan to have lunch out as well.

I'm reminded of the NOW boycott of Florida orange juice a few years back when Rush was the spokesman. The NAGs would demonstrate in front of a store and all the Rush fans would go in and buy out all of the juice. May today's demonstrators be as successful.

[kevkrom]

Did I read somewhere that Purdue is closing today?

Purdue (large, extremely good midwestern university) is likely not only open, but undergoing spring semester final exams today.

Perdue (large, over-hyped chicken producer) may or may not be open.

[bwteim]

Make a big batch and freeze for later;)

[ohioWfan]

I used to go out in the woods and gather a bouquet of wildflowers and bring it to my Mom every year on this day, and my youngest daughter carried on the tradition with me until she left for college.

It was a tradition of ribbons around a Maypole and the celebration of spring at the end of a long winter.

The tradition has been usurped. We need to keep perspective.

[hispanarepublicana]

Mrs. jimfree and I decided to spend some money in DC today so we took the Metro in this morning to have breakfast at the Old Ebbett Grill. They obviously make their own corned beef hash. I had that while the wife had a fritata with crab meat and asparagus. My breakfast was served with some incredible whole wheat sour dough toast. Yum!

You really know how to hurt a gal, don't you? I'm sitting here, thousands of miles from Old Ebbett, eating a stale donut for breakfast, and you post a thing like that!!! I should hit the "abuse" button. If you go on to say you had one of their Bloody Marys, I will hit "abuse".

[Quilla]

Our favorite Mexican restaurant closed a couple of years ago and their enchiladas were the best. We've recreated them at home:

Brown ground chuck, drain, add a large can of Old El Paso enchiladas sauce, and heat thoroughly. Roll meat mixture in tortillas, cover generously with grated cheeses, and heat on plate in oven. Serve with additional sauce on the side. My kids love this and it is so easy.

[ohioWfan]

LOL! Good idea. :)

[SJackson]

I'm reposting the relevant comments from the locked thread

Per WIND radio, the Chicago Sun-Times has closed two plants in the Pilsen neighborhood. Worth remembering when you read their editorial page.

1 posted on 05/01/2006 9:03:05 AM CDT by SJackson

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Tyson chicken, I believe

(also got Clinton elected).

2 posted on 05/01/2006 9:04:25 AM CDT by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")

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Swift Foods in Minnesota is closing at least one meat-packing plant.

4 posted on 05/01/2006 9:06:17 AM CDT by MineralMan (non-evangelical atheist)

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Tyson Meat Packing (an old Clintoon/Ted Turner cronie) 5 of 9 plants closing.

Also, Perdue Meat Packing closing plants

6 posted on 05/01/2006 9:06:41 AM CDT by traditional1

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Gallo Wines are also closing today.

::side note, I believe it is important we distinguish between businesses who voluntary close, businesses who close because they hire illegals and businesses who are forced to close who don't hire illegals but their workforce doesn't show up.. The latter we shouldn't 'punish'.

7 posted on 05/01/2006 9:07:09 AM CDT by mnehrling (http://abaraxas.blogspot.com)

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Wayne Farms in Decatur AL

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/060501/protest.shtml

8 posted on 05/01/2006 9:07:25 AM CDT by quack

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Pepsico is giving its workers time off to participate. Go to their webpage...they are more than soft drinks.

11 posted on 05/01/2006 9:09:31 AM CDT by Redleg Duke (¡Salga de los Estados Unidos de América, invasor!)

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Cargill meat processing.

PepsiCo.

14 posted on 05/01/2006 9:10:32 AM CDT by butternut_squash_bisque (The recipe's at my FR HomePage)

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Whole Foods supermarkets

17 posted on 05/01/2006 9:11:41 AM CDT by DBrow

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Swift and Co.'s meat-processing plant in Greeley.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3771208

18 posted on 05/01/2006 9:12:09 AM CDT by digerati

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Cargill Beef and National Beef and Seaboard. Boycott meat for a week!!!

26 posted on 05/01/2006 9:17:20 AM CDT by aft_lizard (....)

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To: DBrow

Our Whole Foods Market is open today. I just called them.

30 posted on 05/01/2006 9:18:45 AM CDT by standingfirm

[Jrabbit]

I filled my Camry at an Exxon station yesterday....and had to wait in line! 635 and Midway, Dallas.

[ohioWfan]

Thanks for the recipe, Quilla! I've made tacos at home, but never enchiladas.

[OldFriend]

Been a VERY long time since anyone referred to me as a girl....LOLOL