Conservative groups call for national boycott of Girl Scout cookies

[NastyRiffraff]

No, really. From Salon:

Remember when pastor and right-wing activist Kevin Swanson called the organization “wicked” and pleaded with the American public to boycott Thin Mints? Well, there’s another boycott happening, this time because a group of anti-choice organizations think the Girl Scouts endorsed Wendy Davis in the Texas governor’s race.

Which, you know, never happened.

As Tara Culp-Ressler at ThinkProgress points out, the “endorsement” in question is actually a tweet from December linking out to a Huffington Post slideshow naming Davis, Malala Yousafzai, Beyonce, and others as the “2013 women of the year.” The Girl Scouts’ official Twitter account then asked followers who they thought should be included in the list of “incredible ladies.”

But the tweet was enough to inspire John Pisciotta, an anti-choice activist in Texas, to call for a boycott, and a number of anti-choice groups have agreed to stop eating Caramel DeLites and TagaLongs to prove their point.

I have just one thing to say. They can have my Thin Mints when they pry them out of my cold, dead hands.

[louis-t]

1. The War on Little Girls continues.

Repugs hate everyone. Including themselves.


By the way, just bought my supply of GS cookies.

[Scuba]

2. No problem, I'll buy extras!

[jwirr]

3. That leaves more for me.

[ManiacJoe]

18. +1

[NightWatcher]

4. How long before they get all their meals from Chick Fil A?

More Thin Mints for me!!

[lpbk2713]

5. Commie pinkos in berets and green dresses.

OMFG. You can't make this shit up if you tried.

[Alamuti Lotus]

6. There was some Republican doofus a few years back.. some Midwest Representative

who was alone in refusing to sign some NON-BINDING House bill commemorating some anniversary of the Girl Scouts. His reasoning? He read on the Interwebs that they were the tactical arm of Planned Parenthood, encouraged sex and abortion, actively promoted LGBT conspiracies, and were thus clearly one of the most evil groups in the country.



I said this a few days ago in slightly different context, but it truly amazes me what people say out loud, on purpose, when they know others are listening...

[MiniMe]

7. I already ordered my girl scout cookies

And now that I've seen this, I am thinking of ordering more

[NastyRiffraff]

16. Me too!

I ordered 4 boxes of Thin Mints but I'll probably order more. (They do very well in the freezer.)

[meow2u3]

8. I heard the Girl Scouts is a sponsor of Rushbo

So why would conservos want to boycott their own?

[Nye Bevan]

9. OK. Extra box of Samoas for me this year (nt)

[tosh]

10. Good! More for ME :-)

[tanyev]

11. Good to know.

If I hear anyone giving the girls in front of my grocery store any crap about this, I will stroll up and buy several boxes.

[TheMathieu]

12. Is there anything more Anti-American than boycotting the Girl Scouts?

Probably, but it's still disgusting.

[DirkGently]

13. The peanut butter sandwiches. Definitely. Plus a box to annoy these people.

[Arcanetrance]

14. It seems every few months they came up with a new reason to demand a boycott

[bluesbassman]

15. Bad move...

*Note* Meant for humor only. No Girl Scout I know would burn a house down. bbm

[Initech]

17. I'll go order some tomorrow!

[onyourleft]

19. I always buy...

...too many. I'll order even more now.