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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:36 PM
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Embargo of the RW - Important Information
After looking at many articles and other pieces of information, I have discovered that the RW is funded about 75%-90% by only 5 things!

Coors
Oil
Tobacco (esp. Phillip Morris)
Pharmaceuticals (esp. Eli Lilly)
Private Funders (esp. Scaife)

A mass boycott of the RW is going to be easy if everybody knew about this.
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:40 PM
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1. It may be necessary to break down petroleum companies and
Edited on Sun May-15-05 01:40 PM by higher class
petroleum based products.

It may be necessary to find out if there are pharma alternatives manufactured by blue companies.

The beer is the only easy one.

Scaife just keeps on giving.
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:42 PM
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3. Citgo is considered you're best option for cars.
Does anyone know who supplies Costgo?
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:47 PM
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7. People could also stop smoking
It's more than just Phillip Morris that supports the RW. There is actually a Coalition of Tobacco companies that support RW interests.

The Tobacco Institute
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:54 PM
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9. And they conspired to lie in unison in courtroom testimony.
Including Mr. Starr.
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Shoeempress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:56 PM
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10. Crap, now I have to be crabby as well as pissed off at Bushco
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:40 PM
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2. Exxon Oil funds most of RW think tanks and lobbyists
The RW media echo chamber owes its existance almost entirely to Exxon.
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:43 PM
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4. Yes, but 'Oil' also means...
Edited on Sun May-15-05 01:43 PM by WilliamPitt
Agriculture
Trucking industry
Roadwork contractors
Steel
Plastics
Automotive manufacture/repair
Rubber industry (tires)
Supermarkets
Restaurants/Fast food
Military contractors
Tourism industry
Etc.
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:45 PM
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5. It is inescapable
I know buying oil is inescapable, that is why I believe just buying less is better.
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:46 PM
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6. Great ideas! I'll run my car on Bud and stop taking my heart pills....
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:49 PM
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8. Really now
Don't stop buying oil products, I said it is inescapable, I think it is possible to buy less.

Also I shouldn't have said all Pharmaceutical companies support the RW, Eli Lilly does most of that, and that is the one that deserves the most attention.
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 02:45 PM
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11. Here's some
Lily products:
http://www.lilly.com/products/index.html

Hess is blue so if we gotta use the gas might as well buy from them.
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 09:40 PM
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12. Try the "Buy Blue" website. . .
www.buyblue.org
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