Linda Bean died, Granddaughter of LLBean, used her $$/clout against abortion, gay rights, trans rights, and gun control

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist and granddaughter of outdoor retailer LL Bean, has died


Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean who became an entrepreneur, philanthropist and conservative activist, has died at age 82.

Bean died Saturday, her business manager, Veronika Carlson, confirmed in a written statement Sunday. No cause was given.

“Linda was known for her amazing work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit as well as her pride and dedication to her home state of Maine and L.L.Bean, the company her grandfather founded,” the statement said. “Our hearts go out to her family and friends.”

Bean's grandfather, Leon Leonwood Bean, founded the company in 1912. It grew through its popular catalogue, offering durable products such as rubber-bottomed boots that came with a lifetime guarantee.

Linda Bean served on the company's board for nearly half a century. She also bought lobster dealerships, founded the Perfect Maine Lobster brand in 2007, and owned general stores, inns and vacation rentals on Maine's central coast, where she lived in Port Clyde.

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Bean was also a big donor to Republican causes and twice campaigned unsuccessfully for Congress, in 1988 and 1992. She ran as an opponent of abortion rights, gay rights legislation and gun control, and she believed in cutting taxes to spur the economy.

She also supported efforts to repeal a Maine law outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation, and she urged the Department of Defense to overturn Obama-era policies allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/linda-bean-an-entrepreneur-gop-activist-and-granddaughter-of-outdoor-retailer-ll-bean-has-died/ar-BB1ksIS0

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Enjoy the fly fishing in heaven, Linda.

[NoRethugFriends]

8. no fly fishing in hell

[rpannier]

9. I think there is

only there, the Flies hold the pole and she'll be the bait

[arthritisR_US]

2. So sad, one less con vote...

[RockRaven]

3. As usual w/ the deaths of people of this ilk, I will constrain my comment to:

I'm glad she can no longer actively hurt people anymore.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. I hope her $$$ is inherited by those with more compassion

[onecaliberal]

5. Da da da, another one bites the dust...

[Warpy]

6. She was awful enough that I stopped buying anything from LL Bean

even though their boots were the only ones that hadn't landed me on my can when some jerk hadn't bothered to shovel the sidewalk in Boston. Once I learned what a right wing crazoid Linda was, I just shopped for knockeffs to get me through those winters.

Sp. np matter how great her work ethic was, she used too much of it to destroy other people. Pardon me if I don't shed anty tears.

She's just one more wretched person with too much money that I've managed to outlive.

[SunSeeker]

7. I can't understand why someone with such a charmed life hated so many people.

Why couldn't she just be grateful for the successful company her dad left her and be happy?

[NanaCat]

12. They don't think they're lucky

They think they're entitled to have that kind of life because being so wealthy clearly indicates how superior they are to everyone else.

I attended an expensive private school. I know the type well.

[Roy Rolling]

10. I'm reminded of the great Winston Churchill--Mark Twain on edit

Last edited Mon Mar 25, 2024, 04:36 AM - Edit history (1)

When asked if he would attend the funeral of someone he replied, “I won’t be attending but I do approve”.

I’ll find the exact quote for an upcoming edit….(it was Mark Twain not Churchill)

[rpannier]

11. Ta ta, Linda

Give Lucifer my regards