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.
That reminds me, I have something I’ve been meaning to order from LL Bean.
Soon the snowflakes will have to boycott EVERYBODY and EVERYTHING!!!
Sure, boycott! That’ll work real well for the lefties. Like with Chick Fil-A and Hobby Lobby. It won’t backfire at all /s
Yeah, the last 11 of these “boycotts” worked so well.
How many states does California currently forbid its state workers from traveling to because they don’t go along with the positions of the California State Democrat Party? I forgot.
They’re not gonna boycott lefty Stephen King’s Maine, too? Yeah, that’ll work.
Yes, yes, because some schlub from Oregon had visiting Maine as his top priority....
These people are pathetic.
“actor and comedian John Fugelsang”
WHO!?
Rediculous, asanine BS.
Planning a nice dinner with the wife tomorrow for our anniversary. Think I’ll look for a place serving live Maine lobsters. Not always easy to find on the left coast, but worth the support!
Gee, Democrats want to see an innocent man essentially convicted and his supporters punished
And hilLIAR says they can be “civil”?
My gosh, how screwed in the head are these idiots?
Maybe Stephen King will move out of state. Or the country.
Looks like Christmas presents from LL Bean again...did same 2 years ago when Lands End went bonkers for Hillary
I am glad my son is hiking in Maine for 7 days.
Good, the state will be less crowded with annoying libs and more enjoyable for the regular tourists.
LOL-—Yeah, like liberals/progressives go to Maine and hike, bike and vacation. If anything, now I know they’re not going to Maine, I will! Free from liberals!
maybe i should ski at Sunday River or Sugarloaf this year instead of Killington.
Oh wait, is this the same group of people that ridiculed conservatives for boycotting Nike?
Yeah, what I thought, hypocrites.
These kinds of boycotts by either side are BS and do nothing.
I have some Tom’s of Maine toothpaste I have to buy.
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