King.fish

Semper Fi Gunny! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I am a long time Scouter, (way over 20 years), and I have voted for many of them with my pocketbook. I did not purchase Levi products for years, (and still don't), because of Levi's stand against Scouting and the gay issue. Why would I, or any other Scouter purchase goods or services from an individual or company that is critical of how we as an organization do things. I know that many fellow Scouters who have acted just like I have. I received the following email from our project analyst at work today, and think that it is the perfect answer to what I call the "obama" problem. I wish that I could make the claim that I wrote it, but can't, so all I can do is cut and paste it to this forum with the hopes that we can make a difference with our pocketbooks. _________________________________________________________________________________ I am not happy about the outcome of this recent election. My wife wisely tells me that I need to get over it. And that if I dont like it, to do something about it. So Im exercising my right to free speech (while I still can) to tell you how I plan to redistribute my hard earned dollars. We live in a small town and do a lot of shopping either by mail order catalogs or by internet . Today I emptied a stack of catalogs out of the mailbox and happened to be looking at Fox News website at Noon. There is an interactive map (http://elections.foxnews.com/states_map/index.html ) that shows how the election turned out in the United States. All the states are either blue for democrat or red for Republican. By clicking on a state you can see how the counties in each state voted. By entering a zip code you can see how that area voted. Out of curiosity I entered a zip code off the back of a catalog. Blue state, blue county - into the trash it went. HmmmI may be onto something here. Im choosing to spend my money in the areas of the country that didnt vote for socialism, redistribution of wealth, erosion of civil rights and tossing out the Constitution of the United States of America. Examples: I need a new coat: LL Bean Freeport, ME (blue county in a blue state trash) Cabelas Sidney, NE (red county in a red state) My favorite microbrewery is New Belgium in Ft Collins, CO (blue county in a blue state) but I also like Shiner in Shiner, TX (red county in a red state). My daughter is having a birthday and Christmas is coming up: I have toy catalogs from VA (blue), MO (mostly red but still counting), MA (blue), VA (blue) & TX (Red) Howdy yall! Vacations: Colorado and New Mexico are out for weekend trips. Maybe well check out Oklahoma this next year. I was planning on taking my family to Disney World in Dec 2009. (Orlando, FL blue county in a blue state) Ill have to weigh my values against the promise Ive made my daughter here.maybe I can talk her into Six Flags Over Texas. Movies and the liberal media? Dont get me started. Obama had the largest political donations EVER. He has not published his donor list (or birth certificate, resume, college transcripts, bar exam) but, Liberals gave him that money. I found a searchable website that gives names, amounts and to which party the donation was made. www.newsmeat.com And another site is www.followthemoney.org Be informed. If I buy something from a liberal, some of that money may go to Obama 2012, the DNC, the PLO, ACORN, the Karl Marx Appreciation Society or any other bunch of left wing boneheads. If I buy from conservatives maybe the GOP or the NRA get some money. My guess is that conservatives have more disposable income than the college kids and the unemployed that elected him. But probably not as much as Oprah. Im just one guy and my small amount of cash doesnt mean much. Together we can make a difference. Be sure to let those blue companies know why they arent getting your business or theyll blame their economic down turn on President Bush. Im still buying from Americans. Im just choosing which Americans to buy from now. If you agree with me, pass it on. If you dont agree, come up with a better idea and pass that on. God bless America!

Hello to one and all. I'm an old West Texas Scouter, and glad to have found Scouter.com - what a great place.