6 million lost revenue to Arizona in first week of boycotts!

[lonestarnot]

:bounce: They are crying and whining and pissing! Keep it up America :patriot: Carry on!

[IndianaJoe]

1. That's great if true. Source? n/t

[lonestarnot]

5. KTVK channel 3 AZfamily.com

Just heard it. Also reported baseball crap about to pull out!

[IndianaJoe]

14. Terrific! Thanks!

[BlooInBloo]

27. More on baseball....

A couple of days ago...

http://www.edgeofsports.com/2010-04-29-523/index.html

To Catch a Fire: Diamondback Protests Take Off
By Dave Zirin

This weekend in Chicago. May 3-6 in Houston. May 14-16 in Atlanta. May 17-18 in Florida. May 25-27 in Colorado. May 28-30 in San Francisco. And that’s just May. These are the road game locations for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the next month. These are also places where protests have been called in opposition to Arizona’s racist anti-immigrant SB 1070 law, which has been criticized by everyone from Barack Obama to Karl Rove. The D-backs owner Ken Kendrick is a massive financial supporter of Arizona’s state Republican Party and that makes his team, whether he likes it or not, the SB 1070 Traveling Roadshow.

And make no mistake about it: the idea of protesting the Diamondbacks wherever they play is catching fire. It nationalizes an issue many on the anti-immigrant right would rather see tucked away in the shadows of the Southwest. Yesterday’s protest at Coors Field in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies, had 50 people rallying as people made their way inside. Season ticket holder Jim Bullington tried to give his Rockies vs. Diamondback tickets back to the team, but they refused to accept them. Bullington said to me, “Until I hear him say otherwise, I see this racist unconstitutional law as being supported financially by the owner of the D-backs. My friends and I in Denver won’t be going to these games.”

Major league players union:

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2010/05/01/arizona_law_raises_union_ire/

Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner issued a statement yesterday calling for the repeal or modification of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law.

No vote was taken by the membership, but Weiner said the statement reflected the position of the entire union. The law, Weiner said, could have a “negative impact’’ on players who are citizens of other countries.

“All of these players, as well as their families, could be adversely affected, even though their presence in the United States is legal. Each of them must be ready to prove, at any time, his identity and the legality of his being in Arizona to any state or local official with suspicion of his immigration status,’’ Weiner said. “This law also may affect players who are US citizens but are suspected by law enforcement of being of foreign descent.’’

Red Sox righthander Josh Beckett, a member of the MLBPA executive committee, said the topic was discussed at length before Weiner issued the statement.

“In most cases you won’t want to see baseball get involved in politics but it can be unavoidable,’’ Beckett said. “We have a team there, half the teams go to spring training there. It’s something we’re involved with.’’

[Bluebear]

2. $$$$ is ALL this type of person understands. Keep it up, America!

[lonestarnot]

6. Hey we only have 1/2 hr to get downtown. You going?

:toast: I'm outta here!

[Kerrytravelers]

3. Cool. Can I get a link to add to my FB page?

[lonestarnot]

8. above at that site they just announced on TV. I guess I'll be a little late and look for you.

[lonestarnot]

11. Here you go.

by Alicia E. Barrón

azfamily.com

Posted on April 30, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Updated yesterday at 4:54 PM


PHOENIX - Since Arizona's controversial immigration bill was signed many around the nation have called for boycotts on the state.

Civil rights organizations banned together at the state capitol Friday to announce the launch of the website www.boycottarizona.org.

Some local businesses are already feeling the financial fallout. The Arizona Hotel and Lodging Association say 19 meeting have been cancelled because of Senate Bill 1070.

These groups represent an economic impact of $6 million to the state.


http://www.azfamily.com/home/Local-businesses-feeling-financial-fallout-of-SB-1070-92553844.html


:hi:

[sabrina 1]

22. I don't know if this will do:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/30/locals-wont-poach-arizona-tourism/

Tourism is an $18.5 billion industry in Arizona. In a move to head off convention and business-meeting defections to other destinations, state tourism officials quickly created a Facebook page urging visitors not to “punish 200k tourism employees for politics!”

The Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association reported Friday that in the past week, 19 groups have canceled plans to come to the state for meetings, accounting for more than 15,000 room nights and an economic impact of more than $6 million.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. That's a lot of money.

[felinetta]

7. Good job, Brewer!!

[lonestarnot]

9. Ol leather faced flunky.

:evilgrin:

[EFerrari]

10. Si se puede.

The best reason to support this boycott is to stop these people at the gate. Do it now and don't draw it out for Arizona.

:kick:

[lonestarnot]

13. f'n si' se puede!

Now get to the capital! :hi: and bye.

[EFerrari]

15. Take a camera! Thank you!

:hi:

[lonestarnot]

25. Si'

:hi: running behind because of DU! I'm addicted what can I say. Now bye for sure leuego mi amigo!

[bliss_eternal]

19. Si se puede...!

:hi::grouphug::pals:

[randr]

12. The people of Arizona are going to need to make a choice

Either continue to let the lunatic fringe of the white wing party dictate to their elected representatives
or join the rest of the country to find an answer to the immigration issues that is best for all parties.
It is also important for all of us to recognize that the immigration of people seeking employment is separate from the drug smuggling problems that seems to loom largest with the residents of Arizona.
Legalizing drugs would go a long way to resolving problems both here and south of the border.

[EFerrari]

18. And the concerns of immigration and drug smuggling are different

from the concern of American citizens who are also targeted by this racist law.

[calimary]

33. +1! They could start a serious review of some of the ridiculous drug policies here.

They DO need to make a choice. Once their bank balances start feeling the pain, they'll budge. They've caved before, after the reaction to their turning their backs on Martin Luther King Day. So frickin' MERCENARY! They'll eventually have to back down - not because their consciences are bothering them, but because their accountants and creditors are. Maybe if it lasts long enough to cause some unavoidable pain, the other states that are considering similar legislation will think twice. Many a mercenary, profit-conscious heart there, also. Live by the money-grubbing, die by the money-grubbing.

[Hawkeye-X]

41. When the D'Backs come back in the end of May

I'll be in LoDo protesting the D'Backs!

And asking my fellow Rockies to join me across the street from Coors to do so, even if it's just for a minute.

[Cha]

16. This is great news, lonestarnot! And, thank you

for encouraging it..it must be kinda bad living right there in the thick of things?:patriot::patriot:

[MadMaddie]

17. Hmmph...no one could see that coming!

:sarcasm:

Let's see if they can outdo their losses from when they didn't implement the MLK holiday.

[bliss_eternal]

21. ok....?

LOL!

I remember those years, well. I knew of some so hardcore, they wouldn't go see sporting events when teams played anyone from Arizona. :spray: :hi:

[EFerrari]

24. I still don't buy grapes and it's been 35 years.

:rofl:

[bliss_eternal]

26. lmfao....!

omg--girl, that one takes me back...!:rofl:

[Hawkeye-X]

42. Sour grapes?

I know, bad Hawk, bad Hawk :spank:

[EFerrari]

44. LOL

:hi:

[EFerrari]

23. Under the new ethnic studies ban, they can probably roll back that holiday, too.

We need to smudge Arizona.

[bliss_eternal]

28. Just reading about that one....

....late last night. :scared: Those dudes are f*****' crazy! :crazy:

[City Lights]

20. You reap what you sow, AZ!

:woohoo: :bounce: :party: :beer:

[BanTheGOP]

32. Republicans are, again, 100% responsible for this crap

ONCE AGAIN...

If the republican party were banned we wouldn't have to put up with this nonsense!

Political discourse would be civil, sometimes passionate, but not demonstrably abusive and downright frightening. Every Latino in AZ now lives in abject terror due to this 100% republican party policy.

Ban the republican party, and nonsense like this would never see the light of day.

And to HELL with anyone telling me that banning the republican party is, in itself, "nazi-like." I'm through playing pattycake with any minion who can't tell the difference between an organization of valid, political discourse, and one who only fronts as on, but who's overwhelming, empirical evidence shows enough violations to keep a RICO prosecutor in permanent employment for decades.

[BlooInBloo]

29. Electorates insisting on electing Jim Crow law legislators may wish to reconsider.

[bliss_eternal]

30. It's as if they think...

...by electing these types of guys, that they can roll back the whole world to 1918. :eyes::crazy:

Creating these laws doesn't change the fact that the demographics of the US is rapidly changing, and becoming more diverse(not less). They need to roll with it, or get the hell out of the way.

[BlooInBloo]

31. The worst ones are trying to make a late-play for an apartheid style society...

The slightly-less bad ones (including many DUers) try to prevent good people from stopping them.

Bigots and their enablers: short version of American history.

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. Already told my mom, they are coming to visit

we are not going to PF Changs for dinner. Az based bidness

And I know how blunt of an instrument this is.

What I wonder is how long until AZ does a 180

[Bumblebee]

35. Tuesday night I was coming back from a business trip

The tickets had been purchased a while ago by the place I was visiting and this leg turned out to be US Airways through Phoenix. When you fly US Airways they don't even give you free pretzels, so I was starving by the time I had to change planes in Phoenix, and I had 90 mins between the flights. Yet I refused to buy anything there, deciding that it's better to be even hungrier for the next three hours than to help their economy in any way.

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. On a personal note

because of the Diabetes and now celiac like disease, I ALWAYS carry with me food bars and water...

:-)

That said, GOOD JOB.

I do highly recommend traveling with stuff like that though

[Bumblebee]

37. I know; I shoud really be much more thoughtful about bringing food with me

when I travel. But I did have lunch several hours before my flight, and had a lot to do before I left so it did not happen...

[Hawkeye-X]

43. You could have requested a reroute through SLC or Vegas or something

Phoenix isn't the only hub in the West.

Hawkeye-X

[libodem]

38. Effing good

Piss and moan, all you want, bigots. Piss me a river, crybabies.:cry: :nopity:

[indepat]

39. Squeeze the M'Fers 'till they wince, cry and sue for peace

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :evilgrin:

[glinda]

40. I hope they loose not just money but also Republican political figures