[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!

[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....

[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.

[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.

[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]

Ping for later read.

[VOA]

WHEN:
Los Angeles (All times Pacific)
Friday, March 7, 2003 at 12:00 Noon
Press Conference at 1:00 PM


WHERE: French Consulate in Los Angeles
10990 Wilshire Boulevard
This is at the corner of Wilshire and Veteran, just east of the 405.
The consulate is across the street from the Federal Building.

Pinged LA folks...spread the word to like-minded folks in the LA/SoCal region.

It make take some tricks...but I'm going to try to be there!

[VOA]

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

Be ready for liberal counter-protestors from "Heal The Bay", the environmental
group that does push the worthy (but probably untainable goal) of diminishing run-off
and gutter pollution that runs into Santa Monica Bay.

Perhaps the best protest would be to threaten to pour the French wine into the gutter,
but then say "Why would we want to pollute the beautiful coast of the USA with
the 'wine of whiners'?"

[rmlew]

Protest ping

[RonDog]

WHAT: Demonstration and Press Conference
announcing boycott of French Products.
Highlighted by Dumping French wine in the gutter.

WHEN:
Los Angeles (All times Pacific)
Friday, March 7, 2003 at 12:00 Noon
Press Conference at 1:00 PM

WHERE: French Consulate in Los Angeles
10990 Wilshire Boulevard
This is at the corner of Wilshire and Veteran, just east of the 405. The consulate is across the street from the Federal Building.

I expect that the Los Angeles Chapter of the Free Republic Network will support the efforts of the Young Americans for Freedom whenever we can, but we also have an LA Chapter meeting on SATURDAY (3/8) and Sean Hannity's remote broadcast from Redondo Beach from noon to 3pm on THURSDAY (3/6) - so THIS WEEK is a busy time.

Nevertheless, here is an LA Chapter PING!

Vive la YAF!

[Cacique]

btt

[TIElniff]

Sounds like alcohol abuse to me.

[TBP]

Good! That's the YAF I remember and of which I am proud to have been a member for several years and a state Board member for a couple of years. This is the kind of spirit we had when I was in YAF. Glad to see them showing this kind of spunk.

[Theophilus]

It is true that YAF handed out wire coat hangers at a Pro-
Abortion rally? LOL

[homeschool mama]

Hmmm. Doesn't the wine have to be purchased before it's dumped? By purchasing the wine, the French economy is boosted.