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The day after the 2004 election, five people on Daily Kos started talking about how to fight back. We talked about the power of corporations to fund political campaigns, overwhelming the contributions of citizens. We talked about the potential power of the netroots to inform quickly, to make community quickly, to establish working relationships quickly, to raise money quickly, to reach outward virally, to millions of readers – quickly. And we talked about the historically crucial moment in which we are living, the intent of the marketocracy to take over the world and destroy any pretense of democracy in the...

A national gay and lesbian activist group released a buyer's guide Wednesday that details which large companies have policies that are fair for gay employees. The guide, released by the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization Human Rights Campaign, aims to steer consumers away from some brands they say are unfair to gays. "LGBT Americans are changing the policies of corporate America at the checkout line," said Joe Solmonese, Human Rights Campaign president. "The buying guide helps fair-minded consumers make their best choices this holiday season." The 28-page pocket guide groups businesses into categories such as "electronics" and...

We've made our list and checked it twice - Blue Christmas is here! Announcements | BuyBlue News Posted by Raven on November 21, 2005 - 3:08pm It seems like only yesterday, but it was one year ago that BuyBlue launched on December 1, 2004 with our Blue Christmas list of products and services, and the campaign contributions of the companies that make them. If you are new to BuyBlue, you might be asking yourself what "Blue Christmas" is all about. Retailers make a significant portion of their yearly sales during the Christmas season. At this time of the year, we...

For all my conservative friends: Anyone who has ever lived in the Boston area is probably familiar with the Boston Phoenix, a far-left newspaper. Its Aug. 26, 2005, issue had an article decrying the fact that some companies give to conservative causes (pp. 18-19). It then listed the companies & their products, warning their readers not to buy these products. I’m using their article for the exact opposite purpose – to get people to buy from these companies. The owners/founders/CEOs of these companies contribute large sums to support conservative causes and candidates. Products made by these companies are: AdvantEdge Ensure...

An alphabetical listing of the "Bluest" and "Reddest" companies in the nation, as determined by the liberals who run "buyblue.org".

No more kisses This Valentine's Day, Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat, encouraged the romantic sweethearts in his party not to buy chocolates from three of the nation's biggest chocolate producers: Hershey, Nestle and Mars. After all, he warned, all three are "red" companies — purportedly supporters of President Bush and his policies. It's not just Hershey's Kisses that Democrats were asked to give up. Outback Steakhouse is similarly a target of the left, as are hundreds of Wal-Mart stores that are "not so blue." And Democrats are pumping Hess "blue gasoline" these partisan days. "You may have voted blue, but...

Some of the Far Left have launched an economic boycott centered around "buying blue." They'll do whatever they can to avoid commerce with companies that support Republicans or conservative causes- "red" companies.Take a look at this long-winded post on DU to see how much time they waste on this. They're too busy chasing their own tails to really oppose conservatism: IanDB1 (1000+ posts) Fri Feb-11-05 09:21 AM Original messageTrials and Tribulations of Buying Blue. ARRrRRRrgggHHHh!! I was trying to book travel to Florida using Expedia.com 95% Dem, 5% Repugnican For some reason, Expedia didn't offer me any flights on JetBlue....

A new year, a Bush-gutted, storm-ravaged world and you in need of some juicy, heartfelt pledges -- This is the year. No, really. This is the it. This is the year you resolve to let it all hang out and lick the fingertips of the divine and stop holding back and stop quivering with unchecked anticipation/dread as you realize that, if you care a whit for self-definition and spiritual nuance and hot wet intelligence and deep karmic color in this tsunami-hammered, Bush-ravaged world, you are desperately needed right now. It's true. Alas, many are dejected. Many of the blue or...

It is not at all often that you run across a segment of the liberal spectrum that is blatantly biased against republicans and conservatives. Here is a website that urges shoppers to spend their holiday money based on how corporations donated money during the past election year. The site urges consumers to spend with Blue Organizations and to boycott Red ones. Surely they must have realized that the page is as much fuel for conservatives as they had envisioned it to be for liberals. There are a few points worth mentioning. One thing that strikes me is the staunch support...

Attention, liberal shoppers! Next year, screw those GOP-supportin' companies, and try buying blue Do you care much that greasy ol' Pizza Hut gave tens of thousands in PAC money to the GOP last year? How about the fact that Taco Bell stopped pumping out their happily toxic semirancid meatlike substances just long enough to write a fat check to the conservative Right? Isn't that weirdly fascinating, in a depressing and indigestible sort of way? Does it matter a whit that, say, Fruit of the Loom underwear gave nearly 100 percent of its corporate donations to tighty-whitey-wearing Republicans, nearly every one...

I found an interesting, but disgusting, website. It has tracked which companies have spent how much on which political party...and it encourages us to NOT shop at REPUBLICAN donor companies!!! Well, to each his own, I guess. But, by doing so, they also have told Pubby's where not to shop! Add to the list of DumocRAT corp's...Progressive Insurance, the largest.

Democrats dreaming of a `buy blue' Christmas BY COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON The Dallas Morning News DALLAS - (KRT) - Some Democrats are hoping to have a blue, blue, blue Christmas this year. Two left-leaning Web sites are urging like-minded consumers to "buy blue" and support companies that contributed to Democratic candidates this year. It's another example of the hard feelings that remain after a bare-knuckle presidential campaign. Some still suffering from the post-election blues are hoping to parlay partisan frustration into support for pro-Democrat corporations. "We want to use (John) Kerry supporters' feelings and emotions about the election and spur...

2004 Political Contributions

Are you one of those people who are still upset about the election results? Does President Bush's insistence that the situation in Iraq is under control get you mad? And does the administration's continued push for more tax cuts despite an ever-increasing budget deficit leave you seething? Then you might want to think long and hard before you go out to do some last-minute Christmas shopping. The elections may be over, but it's still possible for those politically conscious voters to make their opinions heard by being selective about where they go purchase gifts.

For book lovers out there who are still stubbornly insisting that the rise of Christian fundamentalism homophobic right wing government is not necessarily a good thing, I bring glad tidings: You can do something about it and simultaneously take care of all your holiday book shopping needs, thanks to a new website that reveals the political donations of major retailers. For example, wondering whether to buy books online at Amazon.com or at BarnesandNoble.com? Does it make the decision easier for you to know that 98% of B&N's corporate political donations went to the Democrats, while 61% of Amazon's went to...

NEW YORK — This holiday shopping season, consumers have a way to find out which way their favorite store leans in its political givings. BuyBlue.org offers up information on which political party stores such as Wal-Mart, Amazon.com, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and Sharper Image donate to. For example, of the $2 million Wal-Mart donated during the 2004 election cycle, 80 percent went to Republicans, putting it in the "red category," whereas of the $208,000 Price Club/Costco donated that year, 98 percent of it went to Democrats, putting it in the "blue" category. ......... Some respondents, for example, surprised that...

hey folks, I just found these left wing websites, listing many companies along with their political donations. They are encouraging libs to buy from democrat companies and boycott Republican companies. Let's turn the tables on them and support the patriotic corporations of RED America. Use these sites as a guide: Buy Blue (Red!) and Choose the Blue

BUY BLUE? I DON'T THINK SO. Now here is an interesting website for you to take a look at. The title says "Choose the Blue." By searching the various categories through this website you can discover which political party PACs are supported by various corporations and corporate employees in several fields of business. The object of the website is to get loyal Democrats to stop spending their money with companies that lend the greater support to the Republican party. Some examples: In the auto insurance category, Progressive Insurance shows a 91% support for Democrats while State Farm shows an 81%...

[SUBSTITUTE RED FOR BLUE AND WE'RE GOLDEN] Our goal here is to provide you information on who gave what to what political party this last election cycle. There are many factors which will eventually pertain to the "Blue-approved" label, however with buying season upon us, we quickly wanted to give people SOMETHING to go off of. Political donations and their effects are but one of many factors we will look at when a company is taken into consideration. We understand that there are Blue-contributors which have less than savory business practices, and we will be focusing on "the big picture"...

Dreaming of a white (and red and blue) Christmas The lament is oft-heard that Christmas is too commercial, but what about too political? The Blue Christmas project allows shoppers to direct their holiday consumerism to retailers who politically agree with them. It details contributions by companies and their employees (over $200) and PACs (over $5,000). The idea is to get Democrats to "buy blue," but since both parties' contributions are listed, consumers are free to decide for themselves which party is naughty and which one nice. It also provides some interesting insights. For instance, it's no shock that Wal-Mart skews...