Posted on 05/17/2010 9:53:14 AM PDT by montag813
Yet another municipality seduced by stupid. SEATTLE is TODAY considering a boycott against Arizona (video report HERE). I guess they didn't get the memo from San Diego, crying uncle. Let Seattle's city council and Chamber of Commerce know how such a resolution would affect YOUR purchasing decisions for travel to Seattle and with Seattle-based companies...
Mayor McGinn's Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mayor-Mike-McGinn/224859138615
Seattle Visitors Bureau on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/visitseattle
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Tel: (206) 389-7200
Email: info@seattlechamber.com
Seattle City Council: http://www.seattle.gov/council/councilcontact.htm
Richard Conlin, Council President
Phone: (206) 684-8805
Email: richard.conlin@seattle.gov
(other council members info at link above)
See text of Seattle boycott resolution here: http://is.gd/cdi85
NOTE: Video at link shows 2 of 3 people asked on the street in support of Arizona!
our cities have become such nests
At least Arizona will smell a little better without all those dirty hippies running around...
And another reason I am moving from my home since 1966 (Seattle) to central Kentucky.
“our cities have become such nests”
Cockroaches have nests?
Go ahead...Starbucks loses me as a customer.
let them everyone know how you feel about this situation. Since the liberal machine does not choose to divulge which of the local politicians are pushing for this boycott, write them all and tell them your feelings about it, either pro or con. bob.ferguson@kingcounty.gov; larry.gossett@kingcounty.gov; kathy.lambert@kingcounty.gov; larry.phillips@kingcounty.gov; julia.patterson@kingcounty.gov; jane.hague@kingcounty.gov; pete.vonreichbauer@kingcounty.gov; dow.constantine@kingcounty.gov; reagan.dunn@kingcounty.gov; council@kingcounty.gov; dan.satterberg@kingcounty.gov; attorney.prosecuting@kingcounty.gov
start by boycotting Starbucks
If you’re a taxpayer and voter, it must be nice to see your elected representatives put aside trivial issues such as a bad economy in your own city in favor of trying to trash another’s. I have always said that our elected officials have way too much time on their hands.
It’s ok though. If Seattle goes through with this idiocy, we can always boycott Seattle.
so how about everyone in AZ boycotting starbucks seeing that is their main city and lets see how that goes.
you know what, the left have always tried t silence people who have a different view tot hem, they tried it wioth fox, with Beck and now a state yet they have no problem with themselves breaking the law
AZ send your illegals to those cities
Why does Seattle need AZ anyway? I thought Seattle was a perfect, utopian society where everyday was sunshine and skittles?
The Airlines will loose also if they boycott Arizona. This goes two ways. People in Arizona will not fly to Seattle either.
This is actually great! I hope every city/state takes a position on this - then we can vote with our feet. The cities that want illegals will decay quicker than Detroit, Mi. The cities who will kick out illegals will be prosperous. It’s a choice for all you prochoicers.
I can’t see the poll to freep
San Diego Faces Own Medicine as Arizona Residents Cancel Travel Following Boycott of State
According to the newspaper, the convention bureau (California) has received about 25-30 emails from Arizona residents, with some saying they are canceling their reservations and taking their money elsewhere.
That has tourism officials urging Arizonans to consider the resolutions as merely symbolic and local politics at work.
“We’re in a very tough environment already because of everything else going on, and we don’t need another negative impact to our industry,” ConVis President Joe Terzi told the Union-Tribune. “This affects all the hardworking men and women who count on tourism for their livelihoods, so were saying, don’t do something that hurts their livelihoods.”
“I’ve been approached by a number of hotels who are very concerned because theyve received cancelations from Arizona guests,” Namara Mercer, executive director of the county Hotel-Motel Association, told the newspaper.
Roughly 2 million Arizonans visit San Diego each year but the recession has taken a toll on the hotel industry that was hoping for a comeback this year. Hotels are offering deep discounts to fill up their undersold rooms while the tourism board spends $7 million this spring and summer season to promote travel to the area.
San Diego Councilwoman Donna Frye said she believes some Arizona residents are acting out of a misunderstanding.
The City Council did not pass a resolution boycotting Arizona, and I would hope that the good citizens of Arizona understand that and will continue to visit San Diego, Frye said.
School board President Shelia Jackson said that while she was disappointed to hear of people opting to stay away from San Diego, she doesnt regret her vote.
Its sad that people would cancel their plans to come here in reaction to that, but I still think we did the right thing, Jackson said. Certainly, we know how important tourism is to San Diego, and it wasnt my intent to impact the tourism trade.
good for you...I’m in Nashville...libtard city proper but the surrounding counties are fine...70% GOP in mine
fox news ticker.. Arizona tourists cancel trips to San Diego
a nation come undone..
and Obama golfs
And our borders are so dangerous: http://beforeitsnews.com/news/39/449/Terrorist_threat_on_border_with_Mexico_OTM_who_else_is_coming_over_our_border.html
He’s never cared about united...or the union of states.
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