On 2008-01-21 03:17:27 -0800, Blinky the Shark > said:

> Steve Pope wrote:
>
>> Even back when I ate fast food, I mostly avoided Carl's Jr. due to
>> Karcher's rightist politics.
>
> Okay, I wouldn't even know about the politics of someone like that. Do you
> actually research the founders/owners/officers of companies to determine
> if you will use their products?

Not a s a rule--but when thery're way out there fo all to see, I do
take note. Karcher's active support for extreme right-wing causes goes
way back. He was biggest financial supporter of the Briggs Initiative
in California, the first anti-*** ballot initiative, back in 1978 (it
would have fired all *** teachers and public school employees, and
anyone who put forth the opinion that being *** was an acceptable way
to live). He was a big supporter of John Schmitz, who was a far-right
loony and John Birch Society member (and, at the time, the state
senator for my district in Newport Beach). He gave to the campaign to
defeat the Equal righta Ammendment, and anti-choice organizations, and
oher causes I strongly disagreed with.

He had the perfect right to do all that, of course--I just wans't
willing to give him any of my money to do it with.

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MaryMc

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MaryMc > wrote:

> Blinky the Shark > said:

>> Steve Pope wrote:

>>> Even back when I ate fast food, I mostly avoided Carl's Jr. due to
>>> Karcher's rightist politics.

>> Okay, I wouldn't even know about the politics of someone like that. Do you
>> actually research the founders/owners/officers of companies to determine
>> if you will use their products?

>Not a s a rule--but when thery're way out there fo all to see, I do
>take note. Karcher's active support for extreme right-wing causes goes
>way back. He was biggest financial supporter of the Briggs Initiative
>in California, the first anti-*** ballot initiative, back in 1978 (it
>would have fired all *** teachers and public school employees, and
>anyone who put forth the opinion that being *** was an acceptable way
>to live). He was a big supporter of John Schmitz, who was a far-right
>loony and John Birch Society member (and, at the time, the state
>senator for my district in Newport Beach). He gave to the campaign to
>defeat the Equal rights Ammendment, and anti-choice organizations, and
>other causes I strongly disagreed with.

Thanks for filling in the details.

I would have to add that anyone U.S.-based (or at least, in California)
who hasn't heard about Karcher's politics probably doesn't follow
these issues to begin with.

Steve

Steve Pope wrote:

> MaryMc > wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark > said:
>
>>> Steve Pope wrote:
>
>>>> Even back when I ate fast food, I mostly avoided Carl's Jr. due to
>>>> Karcher's rightist politics.
>
>>> Okay, I wouldn't even know about the politics of someone like that. Do
>>> you actually research the founders/owners/officers of companies to
>>> determine if you will use their products?
>
>>Not a s a rule--but when thery're way out there fo all to see, I do take
>>note. Karcher's active support for extreme right-wing causes goes way
>>back. He was biggest financial supporter of the Briggs Initiative in
>>California, the first anti-*** ballot initiative, back in 1978 (it would
>>have fired all *** teachers and public school employees, and anyone who
>>put forth the opinion that being *** was an acceptable way to live). He
>>was a big supporter of John Schmitz, who was a far-right loony and John
>>Birch Society member (and, at the time, the state senator for my district
>>in Newport Beach). He gave to the campaign to defeat the Equal rights
>>Ammendment, and anti-choice organizations, and other causes I strongly
>>disagreed with.
>
> Thanks for filling in the details.
>
> I would have to add that anyone U.S.-based (or at least, in California)
> who hasn't heard about Karcher's politics probably doesn't follow these
> issues to begin with.

I'd offer that most people don't, down to the level of Guys That Own
Burger Joints.


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MaryMc wrote:

> On 2008-01-21 03:17:27 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
> said:
>
>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>>> Even back when I ate fast food, I mostly avoided Carl's Jr. due to
>>> Karcher's rightist politics.
>>
>> Okay, I wouldn't even know about the politics of someone like that. Do
>> you actually research the founders/owners/officers of companies to
>> determine if you will use their products?
>
> Not a s a rule--but when thery're way out there fo all to see, I do take
> note. Karcher's active support for extreme right-wing causes goes way
> back. He was biggest financial supporter of the Briggs Initiative in
> California, the first anti-*** ballot initiative, back in 1978 (it would
> have fired all *** teachers and public school employees, and anyone who
> put forth the opinion that being *** was an acceptable way to live). He
> was a big supporter of John Schmitz, who was a far-right loony and John
> Birch Society member (and, at the time, the state senator for my
> district in Newport Beach). He gave to the campaign to defeat the Equal
> righta Ammendment, and anti-choice organizations, and oher causes I
> strongly disagreed with.
>
> He had the perfect right to do all that, of course--I just wans't
> willing to give him any of my money to do it with.

As, of course you have the right to do (withhold money). Of every $5 one
spent on a meal at Carl's, I wonder now much of that would've gone into
Karcher's pocket. Are there enough zeros in captivity to pad out that
decimal ($0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000...1) that
far?


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