• OT? - What?

    From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 11 14:02:47 2022
    These people must have had their brains sucked out by some alien beings.
    I was about to say no one could possibly be that ignorant but then...
    they are liberal lunatics.

    https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-view-obama-trump-soaring-economy-gop-biden-woes

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  • From George Anthony@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Wed May 11 13:20:30 2022
    On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 12:02:51 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony wrote:
    These people must have had their brains sucked out by some alien beings.
    I was about to say no one could possibly be that ignorant but then...
    they are liberal lunatics.

    https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-view-obama-trump-soaring-economy-gop-biden-woes

    Our country was founded by geniuses, but it's being run by idiots LIKE TRUMP

    Fido it’s thru Trump just plain fucking stupid and that goes for the GOP as well

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to "Jerry on Wed May 11 17:08:31 2022
    On 5/11/22 4:19 PM, "Jerry Osage"@osage.com wrote:
    On Wed, 11 May 2022 14:02:47 -0500, "George.Anthony"
    <ganthony@gmail.org> wrote:

    These people must have had their brains sucked out by some alien beings.
    I was about to say no one could possibly be that ignorant but then...
    they are liberal lunatics.

    https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-view-obama-trump-soaring-economy-gop-biden-woes

    Liberals see what they believe. They believe Brandon is doing a good
    job, in spite of all the facts. They know that Brandon is doing his
    best to correct the mess Trump left. It is all Trump's fault. It is
    just that simple to the Liberal Left.

    Years ago, when I was much younger, for a fleeting moment I toyed with
    the idea of registering as a democrat. When they told me I would have to
    turn in my brain, I gave up on that idea.

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  • From Jerry@21:1/5 to ganthony@gmail.org on Wed May 11 16:19:52 2022
    On Wed, 11 May 2022 14:02:47 -0500, "George.Anthony"
    <ganthony@gmail.org> wrote:

    These people must have had their brains sucked out by some alien beings.
    I was about to say no one could possibly be that ignorant but then...
    they are liberal lunatics.

    https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-view-obama-trump-soaring-economy-gop-biden-woes

    Liberals see what they believe. They believe Brandon is doing a good
    job, in spite of all the facts. They know that Brandon is doing his
    best to correct the mess Trump left. It is all Trump's fault. It is
    just that simple to the Liberal Left.

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  • From George Anthony@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Wed May 11 15:56:20 2022
    On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 3:08:35 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 5/11/22 4:19 PM, "Jerry Osage"@osage.com wrote:
    On Wed, 11 May 2022 14:02:47 -0500, "George.Anthony"
    <gant...@gmail.org> wrote:

    These people must have had their brains sucked out by some alien beings. >> I was about to say no one could possibly be that ignorant but then...
    they are liberal lunatics.

    https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-view-obama-trump-soaring-economy-gop-biden-woes

    Liberals see what they believe. They believe Brandon is doing a good
    job, in spite of all the facts. They know that Brandon is doing his
    best to correct the mess Trump left. It is all Trump's fault. It is
    just that simple to the Liberal Left.
    Years ago, when I was much younger, for a fleeting moment I toyed with
    the idea of registering as a democrat. When they told me I would have to turn in my brain, I gave up on that idea.

    Our country was founded by geniuses, but it's being run by idiots LIKE TRUMP

    That’s understandable Fido you had nothing to turn in. Haw Haw Haw
    --

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 8 10:53:44 2022
    Why are democrat politicians in a child day care center?

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rats-found-daycare-center-used-families-house-members
    --
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    Liberals fear Donald Trump more than they fear climate change.

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 14 18:48:17 2023
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy
    --
    Recently discoverd by Brenden Whitworth - “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it...” - Warren Buffett.

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Fri Apr 14 17:25:56 2023
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:48:18 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy
    --
    Recently discoverd by Brenden Whitworth - “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it...” - Warren Buffett.

    This should make you feel at least 5% better.

    "Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost more than $6 BILLION in market cap in just six days after Dylan Mulvaney partnership sparked backlash

    Bud Light's parent company has lost more than $6billion in market capitalization since announcing its partnership with a transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney

    In the days leading up to the announcement, shares for the Belgium-based brewer had been trading around $66 - a high not seen since before the pandemic

    As the market closed Wednesday, the beer giant's stock was trading at roughly $63, a more than 5 percent decrease in Anheuser-Busch's total share value "

    Hey, this is probably a good time to buy their stock. lol

    TB

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  • From sticks@21:1/5 to bfh on Fri Apr 14 19:41:48 2023
    On 4/14/2023 7:22 PM, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy

    I liked this part: "We never intended to be part of a discussion that
    divides people..."
    HawHawHaw!
    That's sorta like going out into a rainstorm and saying, "I never
    intended to get wet".

    This made me laugh, "celebrating her full year of 'girlhood'." Kinda
    hard to do since he's a guy.

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Fri Apr 14 20:22:46 2023
    George.Anthony wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy


    I liked this part: "We never intended to be part of a discussion that
    divides people..."
    HawHawHaw!
    That's sorta like going out into a rainstorm and saying, "I never
    intended to get wet".

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Fri Apr 14 22:27:58 2023
    Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:48:18 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony
    wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy


    --
    Recently discoverd by Brenden Whitworth - “It takes 20 years to
    build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it...” - Warren
    Buffett.

    This should make you feel at least 5% better.

    "Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost more than
    $6 BILLION in market cap in just six days after Dylan Mulvaney
    partnership sparked backlash

    Bud Light's parent company has lost more than $6billion in market capitalization since announcing its partnership with a transgender
    influencer Dylan Mulvaney

    In the days leading up to the announcement, shares for the
    Belgium-based brewer had been trading around $66 - a high not seen
    since before the pandemic

    As the market closed Wednesday, the beer giant's stock was trading
    at roughly $63, a more than 5 percent decrease in Anheuser-Busch's
    total share value "

    Hey, this is probably a good time to buy their stock. lol

    Doesn't look like that free advertising you were extolling earlie
  • From Jerry@21:1/5 to bfh on Fri Apr 14 22:28:57 2023
    On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 22:27:58 -0400, bfh <redydog@rye.net> wrote:

    Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:48:18 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony
    wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy


    --
    Recently discoverd by Brenden Whitworth - “It takes 20 years to
    build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it...? - Warren
    Buffett.

    This should make you feel at least 5% better.

    "Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost more than
    $6 BILLION in market cap in just six days after Dylan Mulvaney
    partnership sparked backlash

    Bud Light's parent company has lost more than $6billion in market
    capitalization since announcing its partnership with a transgender
    influencer Dylan Mulvaney

    In the days leading up to the announcement, shares for the
    Belgium-based brewer had been trading around $66 - a high not seen
    since before the pandemic

    As the market closed Wednesday, the beer giant's stock was trading
    at roughly $63, a more than 5 percent decrease in Anheuser-Busch's
    total share value "

    Hey, this is probably a good time to buy their stock. lol

    Doesn't look like that free advertising you were extolling earlier is
    working out so well for AB so far - but I'm sure there'll soon be an >inflection point and a reorientation, and at the end of the day going >forward, everything will work out for AB in the passage of time.

    A fake woman, and a poorly implemented, ugly one at that, touting a fake
    beer - AB's competitors would probably be happy to fund that campaign.
    --

    Jerry O.

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  • From filmbydon@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Jerry on Fri Apr 14 21:44:54 2023
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 8:29:01 PM UTC-7, Jerry wrote:
    On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 22:27:58 -0400, bfh <red...@rye.net> wrote:

    Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:48:18 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony
    wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy


    --
    Recently discoverd by Brenden Whitworth - “It takes 20 years to
    build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it...�€? - Warren
    Buffett.

    This should make you feel at least 5% better.

    "Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost more than
    $6 BILLION in market cap in just six days after Dylan Mulvaney
    partnership sparked backlash

    Bud Light's parent company has lost more than $6billion in market
    capitalization since announcing its partnership with a transgender
    influencer Dylan Mulvaney

    In the days leading up to the announcement, shares for the
    Belgium-based brewer had been trading around $66 - a high not seen
    since before the pandemic

    As the market closed Wednesday, the beer giant's stock was trading
    at roughly $63, a more than 5 percent decrease in Anheuser-Busch's
    total share value "

    Hey, this is probably a good time to buy their stock. lol

    Doesn't look like that free advertising you were extolling earlier is >working out so well for AB so far - but I'm sure there'll soon be an >inflection point and a reorientation, and at the end of the day going >forward, everything will work out for AB in the passage of time.

    A fake woman, and a poorly implemented, ugly one at that, touting a fake beer - AB's competitors would probably be happy to fund that campaign.
    --

    Jerry O.

    Jerry seems to have hit the nail squarely on the head! Perhaps AB's next sales campaign might feature a bunch of genuine "he-men", willow switching some ugly tranny, right back into his/her closet? Bet somebody, or group of somebodies, will get, or
    got, fired, over that idea? HawHawHaw!

    Don Draper Jr.

    P.S.
    I always considered Bud light as swill, both before & after, the "great marketing idea", but the poster girl on the can didn't sceer me none... Nosir!

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sat Apr 15 14:59:04 2023
    Technobarbarian <technobarbarian@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:48:18 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy

    --
    Recently discoverd by Brenden Whitworth - “It takes 20 years to build a
    reputation and five minutes to ruin it...” - Warren Buffett.

    This should make you feel at least 5% better.

    "Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost more than $6 BILLION in market cap in just six days after Dylan Mulvaney partnership sparked backlash

    Bud Light's parent company has lost more than $6billion in market capitalization since announcing its partnership with a transgender
    influencer Dylan Mulvaney

    In the days leading up to the announcement, shares for the Belgium-based brewer had been trading around $66 - a high not seen since before the pandemic

    As the market closed Wednesday, the beer giant's stock was trading at
    roughly $63, a more than 5 percent decrease in Anheuser-Busch's total share value "

    Hey, this is probably a good time to buy their stock. lol

    TB


    As usual you are late to the party. I already posted that bit of good news
    a couple of dats ago.

    --
    A liberal doesn’t beome wiser with age. A moron doesn’t become wiser as he grows old; he becomes an old moron.

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to bfh on Sat Apr 15 21:11:38 2023
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 7:28:02 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
    Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:48:18 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony
    wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy


    --
    Recently discoverd by Brenden Whitworth - “It takes 20 years to
    build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it...†- Warren
    Buffett.

    This should make you feel at least 5% better.

    "Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost more than
    $6 BILLION in market cap in just six days after Dylan Mulvaney
    partnership sparked backlash

    Bud Light's parent company has lost more than $6billion in market capitalization since announcing its partnership with a transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney

    In the days leading up to the announcement, shares for the
    Belgium-based brewer had been trading around $66 - a high not seen
    since before the pandemic

    As the market closed Wednesday, the beer giant's stock was trading
    at roughly $63, a more than 5 percent decrease in Anheuser-Busch's
    total share value "

    Hey, this is probably a good time to buy their stock. lol
    Doesn't look like that free advertising you were extolling earlier is working out so well for AB so far - but I'm sure there'll soon be an inflection point and a reorientation, and at the end of the day going forward, everything will work out for AB in the passage of time.
    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

    "GOP Quietly Backs Off Attacking Bud Light—Its Own Major Donor
    ‘TASTES LIKE WATER’
    The NRCC put out and then swiftly deleted a direct attack on Bud Light, whose parent company donated nearly $500,000 to its candidates in the most recent campaign cycle.

    Zachary Petrizzo
    Politics Reporter
    Updated Apr. 15, 2023 5:04PM ET / Published Apr. 15, 2023 2:48PM ET
    EXCLUSIVE
    Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images and NRCC
    The National Republican Congressional Committee quietly deleted a fundraising page Saturday that took aim at one of their largest donors, the parent company of Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch.

    The NRCC’s backpedalling follows conservatives calling for a boycott of the beer company after they partnered with transgender TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney.

    On Saturday morning, the powerful committee that provides support to Republican congressional campaigns blasted out a tweet calling for supporters to donate to the NRCC and, in exchange, be given a custom drink koozie.

    “Thanks to Dylan Mulvaney, we can all finally admit that Bud Light tastes like water,” the NRCC said in a since-deleted tweet that The Daily Beast reviewed and can be seen below. “With our new koozie’s, you can make sure no one confuses Bud Light
    with real beer ever again.”

    NRCC/Twitter
    But shortly after it was posted around 9:30 a.m., the tweet was taken down. Later on Saturday afternoon, the corresponding fundraising page was also nixed.

    “‘This Beer Identifies as a Water’ Koozie Claim your LIMITED-EDITION Koozie!” the now-deleted WinRed fundraising page said, copies of which were obtained by The Daily Beast. (The “water koozie” fundraiser page now redirects to a general “
    Stand with House Republicans” contribution page.) “Woke companies making you feel like drinking?” the fundraiser continued, using Bud Light’s iconic blue writing. “Then this limited-edition koozie is perfect for you! Just chip in $10 to CLAIM
    YOUR LIMITED-EDITION KOOZIE!”

    NRCC/Screenshot via The Daily Beast
    An NRCC spokesperson did not return The Daily Beast’s request for comment, nor did a media relations representative at Anheuser-Busch.

    The decision to reverse course is almost certainly a reaction to the reality that the parent company behind Bud Light is a major donor to the group—and comes after Donald Trump Jr. urged an end to a boycott of the “conservative-leaning” beer. In
    the 2022 cycle alone, Anheuser-Busch and its employees gave the NRCC $464,505.

    One GOP operative who spoke to The Daily Beast on the condition of anonymity wondered why Republican donors would open their wallets back up to give to the group. “I assume they backtracked because they realized they were biting the hand that feeds
    them, and as soon as word gets around about that, why would anyone else give them big money in the future?” the Republican operative told The Daily Beast Saturday afternoon.

    “Bud Light has some idiots in their marketing department who thought this was a good idea,” the strategist continued. “The NRCC has some idiots in their marketing department that thought their response was a good idea. Maybe the ultimate lesson
    here is to stop letting the marketing geniuses make decisions and run things.”"

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/nrcc-quietly-backs-off-attacking-bud-lightits-own-major-donor?ref=home

    When these companies start quaking in their boots and backing off you can tell me all about it. Until then you are just whistling Dixie.

    TB

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sun Apr 16 02:01:56 2023
    Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 7:28:02 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
    Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:48:18 PM UTC-7,
    George.Anthony wrote:
    He's been taking word salad lessons from Kakala.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/anheuser-busch-breaks-silence-bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy




    --
    Recently discoverd by Brenden Whitworth - “It takes 20
    years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin
    it...†- Warren Buffett.

    This should make you feel at least 5% better.

    "Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost more
    than $6 BILLION in market cap in just six days after Dylan
    Mulvaney partnership sparked backlash

    Bud Light's parent company has lost more than $6billion in
    market capitalization since announcing its partnership with a
    transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney

    In the days leading up to the announcement, shares for the
    Belgium-based brewer had been trading around $66 - a high not
    seen since before the pandemic

    As the market closed Wednesday, the beer giant's stock was
    trading at roughly $63, a more than 5 percent decrease in
    Anheuser-Busch's total share value "

    Hey, this is probably a good time to buy their stock. lol
    Doesn't look like that free advertising you were extolling
    earlier is working out so well for AB so far - but I'm sure
    there'll soon be an inflection point and a reorientation, and at
    the end of the day going forward, everything will work out for AB
    in the passage of time. -- bill Theory don't mean squat if it
    don't work.

    "GOP Quietly Backs Off Attacking Bud Light—Its Own Major Donor ‘TASTES LIKE WATER’ The NRCC put out and then swiftly deleted a direct attack on Bud Light, whose parent company donated nearly
    $500,000 to its candidates in the most recent campaign cycle.

    Zachary Petrizzo Politics Reporter Updated Apr. 15, 2023 5:04PM ET
    / Published Apr. 15, 2023 2:48PM ET EXCLUSIVE Photo Illustration by
    Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images and NRCC The National Republican Congressional Committee quietly deleted a fundraising
    page Saturday that took aim at one of their largest donors, the
    parent company of Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch.

    The NRCC’s backpedalling follows conservatives calling for a
    boycott of the beer company after they partnered with transgender
    TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney.

    On Saturday morning, the powerful committee that provides support
    to Republican congressional campaigns blasted out a tweet calling
    for supporters to donate to the NRCC and, in exchange, be given a
    custom drink koozie.

    “Thanks to Dylan Mulvaney, we can all finally admit that Bud
    Light tastes like water,” the NRCC said in a since-deleted tweet
    that The Daily Beast reviewed and can be seen below. “With our
    new koozie’s, you can make sure no one confuses Bud Light with
    real beer ever again.”

    NRCC/Twitter But shortly after it was posted around 9:30 a.m., the
    tweet was taken down. Later on Saturday afternoon, the
    corresponding fundraising page was also nixed.

    “‘This Beer Identifies as a Water’ Koozie Claim your LIMITED-EDITION Koozie!” the now-deleted WinRed fundraising page
    said, copies of which were obtained by The Daily Beast. (The
    “water koozie” fundraiser page now redirects to a general “Stand with House Republicans” contribution page.) “Woke companies making you feel like drinking?” the fundraiser
    continued, using Bud Light’s iconic blue writing. “Then this limited-edition koozie is perfect for you! Just chip in $10 to
    CLAIM YOUR LIMITED-EDITION KOOZIE!”

    NRCC/Screenshot via The Daily Beast An NRCC spokesperson did not
    return The Daily Beast’s request for comment, nor did a media relations representative at Anheuser-Busch.

    The decision to reverse course is almost certainly a reaction to
    the reality that the parent company behind Bud Light is a major
    donor to the group—and comes after Donald Trump Jr. urged an end
    to a boycott of the “conservative-leaning” beer. In the 2022 cycle alone, Anheuser-Busch and its employees gave the NRCC
    $464,505.

    One GOP operative who spoke to The Daily Beast on the condition of
    anonymity wondered why Republican donors would open their wallets
    back up to give to the group. “I assume they backtracked because
    they realized they were biting the hand that feeds them, and as
    soon as word gets around about that, why would anyone else give
    them big money in the future?” the Republican operative told The
    Daily Beast Saturday afternoon.

    “Bud Light has some idiots in their marketing department who
    thought this was a good idea,” the strategist continued. “The NRCC has some idiots in their marketing department that thought
    their response was a good idea. Maybe the ultimate lesson here is
    to stop letting the marketing geniuses make decisions and run
    things.”"

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/nrcc-quietly-backs-off-attacking-bud-lightits-own-major-donor?ref=home

    When these companies start quaking in their boots and backing off
    you can tell me all about it. Until then you are just whistling
    Dixie.

    Not me. I don't whistle well, and even if I could, I can't carry a
    tune. You're hearing somebody else.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to bfh on Sun Apr 16 07:48:02 2023
    On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11:02:02 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
    Technobarbarian wrote:

    When these companies start quaking in their boots and backing off
    you can tell me all about it. Until then you are just whistling
    Dixie.
    Not me. I don't whistle well, and even if I could, I can't carry a
    tune. You're hearing somebody else.
    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

    It must be all those people standing behind you.

    "The stock price of Molson Coors Beverage Co., which produces rival products to Bud Light, surged during the same period that Anheuser-Busch has faced calls for a boycott..

    On March 31, one day before Mulvaney released her video, the company's stock was trading at $51.68 on the New York Stock Exchange. On April 14, it had risen to $55.97, an increase of 8.3 percent.

    https://www.newsweek.com/coors-stock-surges-amid-bud-light-boycott-1794510

    "Joe Coors was a busy man in the world of conservative politics. He co-founded the right-wing Heritage Foundation, launched a short-lived conservative news network called TVN, and was a loyal backer of Ronald Reagan’s national political ambitions from
    1976 onward. By the 1990s, Joe and other family members were also linked to Moral Majority and anti-gay, family-values candidates and causes. Boycotters thus rejected Coors beer as a way of protesting these broader politics. As one boycott leaflet noted
    in 1997, “When you support Coors, they fight against your rights.” It was, the leaflet said, “Trickle Down Homophobia.”

    All this boycotting had the unintended effect of making queer beer drinkers legible as a distinct consumer market. As Joe’s brother Bill put it in a 1977 meeting with gay activists in Los Angeles, “We found out that the gay community was having a
    boycott of our product, and this was the first time that we knew there was a very well-defined gay community.”

    And so the company began to appeal specifically to them through ads and public, well-funded gestures of goodwill, thus convincing some to drop their boycott. In 1979 Coors added sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination clause and began paying for ads
    in gay publications. The brewery also generously supported AIDS walks and research organizations, and to this day it sponsors Denver’s annual Pride Parade. In fact, Molson Coors is now an industry leader in its support for LGBTQ consumers and causes."

    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/bud-light-trans-ad-travis-tritt-kid-rock-history.html

    I can whistle, but I can't carry a tune. So it works out as the same thing.

    TB

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sun Apr 16 12:56:16 2023
    Technobarbarian wrote:
    On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11:02:02 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
    Technobarbarian wrote:

    When these companies start quaking in their boots and backing
    off you can tell me all about it. Until then you are just
    whistling Dixie.
    Not me. I don't whistle well, and even if I could, I can't carry
    a tune. You're hearing somebody else. -- bill Theory don't mean
    squat if it don't work.

    It must be all those people standing behind you.

    So look. At the end of the day going forward, I looked. Twice. No
    people at all standing behind me - or in front. But I see squirrels
    (both real and metaphorical) every now and then - I live in the
    boondocks and visit RORT.

    "The stock price of Molson Coors Beverage Co., which produces rival
    products to Bud Light, surged during the same period that
    Anheuser-Busch has faced calls for a boycott..

    On March 31, one day before Mulvaney released her video, the
    company's stock was trading at $51.68 on the New York Stock
    Exchange. On April 14, it had risen to $55.97, an increase of 8.3
    percent.

    https://www.newsweek.com/coors-stock-surges-amid-bud-light-boycott-1794510

    "Joe Coors was a busy man in the world of conservative politics.
    He co-founded the right-wing Heritage Foundation, launched a
    short-lived conservative news network called TVN, and was a loyal
    backer of Ronald Reagan’s national political ambitions from 1976 onward. By the 1990s, Joe and other family members were also linked
    to Moral Majority and anti-gay, family-values candidates and
    causes. Boycotters thus rejected Coors beer as a way of protesting
    these broader politics. As one boycott leaflet noted in 1997,
    “When you support Coors, they fight against your rights.” It
    was, the leaflet said, “Trickle Down Homophobia.”

    All this boycotting had the unintended effect of making queer beer
    drinkers legible as a distinct consumer market. As Joe’s brother
    Bill put it in a 1977 meeting with gay activists in Los Angeles,
    “We found out that the gay community was having a boycott of our product, and this was the first time that we knew there was a very well-defined gay community.”

    And so the company began to appeal specifically to them through ads
    and public, well-funded gestures of goodwill, thus convincing some
    to drop their boycott. In 1979 Coors added sexual orientation to
    its nondiscrimination clause and began paying for ads in gay
    publications. The brewery also generously supported AIDS walks and
    research organizations, and to this day it sponsors Denver’s
    annual Pride Parade. In fact, Molson Coors is now an industry
    leader in its support for LGBTQ consumers and causes."

    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/bud-light-trans-ad-travis-tritt-kid-rock-history.html

    I can whistle, but I can't carry a tune. So it works out as the
    same thing.

    TB



    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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