Do you drink "rainfresh" water? Do you get it at Whole Foods?

[anarchy1999]

The owner supports Bush.

We fired them. No more RainFresh for us. Thank you, Cindy.

[Kerebos]

1. The owner of rainfresh supports Bush?

And the owner of Whole Foods too, or just rainfresh water?

[Justitia]

5. Whole Foods owner claims to be libertarian. -eom

[mattclearing]

21. At buyblue, Whole Foods is listed as 50-50 donors, dem/repub. n/t

[LostinVA]

26. He's very anti-union, too

I know WF is supposed to be a good company to work for, but anti-union is anti-union. I had one of their VPs tell me in a good interview about six years ago: "If they don't like that, they can go work someplace else."

But, I still shop there, as do many people in my progressive town. <sigh>

[anarchy1999]

7. Yes the owner supports Bush and company. I called and spoke with her and

asked her to donate to Camp Casey. In the course of the conversation it did come out she supports Bush and I told her to come and get her water.

Game over, Cindy.

[whatever4]

2. Good to know. NO more RainFresh. Thank you.

Not a problem, will never purchase it. They aren't a monopoly. Yet.

[graywarrior]

3. I just love it when those water machines have greasy, slimey handles

Makes getting pure, clean water so appetizing.

[Justitia]

4. Ditto on Promised Land Milk & Whole Foods store-brand milk

Whole Foods store brand milk IS Promised Land Milk, and they are huge fundie, rabid, very politically active, Bush / GOP supporters.

I buy Organic Valley milk at Whole Foods and it supports an independent dairy farmer right here in TX. The jugs are even labled "Texas Pastures".

edit to add link re: Promised Land & Whole Foods store brand milk:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue22/pols.leininger.contr.side.html

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. Oh no! I love Promised Land milk

Bummer. I shop mostly at HEB wonder how they lean politically?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. Check them out on open secrets

Here's a linky. :hi:

www.opensecrets.org

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. Thanks

:hi:

[alarimer]

11. I don't know how HEB leans

We have no other grocery stores here in Corpus. Well besides Wal-Mart which is a place I avoid unless I have no other choice. So I have no choice but to shop at HEB. Well, actually, we do have a Sun Harvest but it is such a dirty, nasty store that I refuse to go there.

[lavenderdiva]

12. here's the info on HEB from www.buyblue.org:

BuyBlue.org's Position:

HEB currently has a 54% BuyBlue rating due to political contributions for the 2003-2004 election cycle. HEB's Chairman and CEO contributed a modest amount of money which was roughly split between the two political parties but slightly more went to Democrats. HEB does not have a political action committee.

2003-2004 Election Cycle Contribution Statistics
View BuyBlue.org Methodology
Total Spent: $13,000.00

53.85% to Democratic Party candidates
46.15% to Republican Party candidates
0% to Other candidates

link: http://www.buyblue.org/detail.php?corpId=220

I love shopping at HEB too! Even though they do give to Repubs they give MORE to the Dems...

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. Thanks for the info

It's either HEB or Walmart oh and Costco here in San Antonio.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. That's comforting

They are the only one I have in my town and if I drive to the next town it's them or Wal-Mart.

I'd rather patronize someone who at least is somewhat blue.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

13. HEB is a little bluer than red

http://www.buyblue.org/alphalist.php

Whole Foods creeps me out. More indulgent than health food stores, more holier-than-thou than regular grocers, Whole Foods smells like a big marketing scam. And so smug, which is unwarranted as I can find a lot of the things they carry at regular stores. I don't like it there at all.

[Justitia]

23. FYI: Organic Valley is available at Central Market (TX), Publix (FL)

as well as Whole Foods. They have numerous dairy products (eggs, cheese, sour cream, etc. & orange juice).
Their TX milk comes from an independent farmer in Sulphur Springs.

I also find their products at Publix grocery stores in FL.

They are a coop of almost 700 family farms.

http://www.organicvalley.coop/

Just in case anyone is interested.....

[brooklynite]

6. I drink rainfresh water all the time...

The rail falls into the Croton Reservoir, and comes through the city water tunnel into my faucet...

[the_spectator]

8. Me too!

:applause:

[DanCa]

16. Do you know about pure life water? If it's a gop company.

It's one of the few waters that i can drink without getting ill. May the water cycle forgive me.

[anarchy1999]

19. As of the first of this month we will buy our own machine to purify our

water. Cindy, Rainfresh and all the rest you all are so fired!!\

My grandma came home from California in the early 60's and she started us all on distilled water.

Never again will I buy it from someone else. And G'D it. I liked Cindy at Rainfresh. She went too far.

[DanCa]

20. *sighs* I miss my garden hose and tap water. (nt) JK

[ArkDem]

18. I buy pure hydrogen and oxygen from chemistrystore.com

and make my own pure water.

[TalkingDog]

22. If you are serious....that is SO COOL!

Tell me about it, I love learning new things.

[ArkDem]

25. I combine two hydrogen molecules with one oxygen molecule.

[smurfygirl]

27. oh I'm so glad I'm not the only one...

I was beginning to think I was obsessing over my water...

:rofl: :spray: :rofl:

[ArkDem]

29. I also use the excess hydrogen from the process to run my car.

[anarchy1999]

24. Everyone in Dallas, I beg and I plead with you all. If you are buying

into RainFresh, fire them as fast as you can.

[MsTryska]

28. nope.

i drink tapwater.

the unfiltered kind.

i'm totally tempting fate.