Guerilla Consumerism

Many of us (yes, almost half of American voters) were suspicious, upset, and even angry over the recent election. Conservative blogs and social networks have sprung up all over and are still growing in number and strength. The magnitude of the unrest and frustration also seems to be growing with every passing day under our new free spending leadership in D.C. Therefore, I am using this post to pass along an idea referred to as Guerrilla Consumerism ...
I cannot take credit for the idea suggested in this post... It is the brainstorm of an obviously unhappy Montana voter. The following is an email submitted to http://www.womenforsarahpalin.net and I asked permission to pass it along, as I wanted to give as many frustrated Americans an opportunity to take advantage of a good idea. So I am presenting his email in its entirety. Here it is ...

Subject: Guerilla Consumerism...
This is a good idea.

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 don't like it, to do something about it. So I'm 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 later happened to be looking at Fox News website. 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. Hmmm.I may be onto something here. I'm choosing to spend my money in the areas of the country that didn't 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 y'all!

Vacations: Colorado and New Mexico are out for weekend trips. Maybe we'll 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) I'll have to weigh my values against the promise I've made to my daughter here..maybe I can talk her into Six Flags Over Texas.

Movies and the liberal media? Don't 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. http://www.newsmeat.com/And another site is http://www.followthemoney.org/index.phtmlBe 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. I'm just one guy and my small amount of cash doesn't mean much. Together we can make a difference.

Be sure to let those blue companies know why they aren't getting your business or they'll blame their economic down turn on President Bush. I'm still buying from Americans. I'm just choosing which Americans to buy from now.

If you agree with me, pass it on. If you don't agree, come up with a better idea and pass that on.

God bless America!