Girl Scouts face far-right 'cookiecott'

[eridani]

This has been going on for a couple of years now. Just bought 4 boxes instead of my usual 2..

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/11/1283801/-Girl-Scouts-face-far-right-cookiecott

The far right is once again boycotting Girl Scout cookies because of the Girl Scouts' alleged support for abortion. As we've seen time and time again, the far right with its knickers in a twist over abortion means some pretty special stuff, like eight-year-old Girl Scouts interrogated about abortion as they try to sell cookies to their neighbors. But where are these claims of a great Girl Scout abortion conspiracy coming from? Robin Marty details just how much of a stretch the supposed connections are. Most recently:

The Girl Scouts’ Twitter account tweeted a link to a Huffington Post Live segment discussing potential candidates for woman of the year for 2013. Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis was mentioned as a contender, as were singer Beyonce, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai and even “the brave women on social media.”
Just one link to one three-minute video with a 30 second mention of Davis was enough to constitute an “endorsement,” according to abortion opponents, and justification enough to start the ball rolling for the boycott—or at least for this newest boycott.

[steve2470]

1. I bought $20 worth the other day

Gluten-free and loved every bite ! Go Girl Scouts !

[Cha]

4. How cute the Girl Scouts are up with the times and doing

Gluten Free!

[freshwest]

2. Damn rightwingers. I need some cookies. n/t

[Cha]

5. Right Freaking Now!

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/meet_the_cookies.asp

[steve2470]

7. this is the gluten free I got, very yummy !

Chocolate Chips nestled in a bite-size, gluten free shortbread cookie. Millions of Americans have problems eating food with gluten – so we've created a delicious cookie just for them! Made with real chocolate chips and real butter, the Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread is premiering in a number of test markets this year.

Chocolate Chip Shortbread details

[Cha]

9. I bet it's yummy, steve.. thanks

amazing how many people are gluten free these days I myself am.

[freshwest]

41. Oh, you are getting good with the images, Cha! n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Makes me glad I spent $20! (we are piggy that way)

I have much respect for the GSA!

[freshwest]

42. I hate to see them with those nervous looks now. Even in our blue area, we have RWNJs. n/t

[krispos42]

6. Working my way through 6 boxes. :-) n/t

[leftynyc]

8. More thin mints for me

Our scouts are very wises and set up tables at the train stations to grab those coming home that need a snack. They do a booming business.

[steve2470]

10. the girl scouts I bought from were right outside the supermarket

Absolute genius. I was in a generous mood and wanted to help them, as I'm sure many others did !

[leftynyc]

11. I LOVED the story

about the scouts setting up right out the pot shops in Colorado. I'm so proud of the scouts standing up to the bigots - it's more than my pleasure to buy extra boxes.

[steve2470]

21. that was a wonderful story indeed ! nt

[Blue_Tires]

31. +1

[Beacool]

36. In my town too.

Although I haven't seen them yet. I live in Hoboken, maybe Christie blocked them since my mayor didn't endorse him. No cookies for you, Hoboken!!!

I'm kidding, but they haven't been around the train terminal. It's cute to see all the different troops, from the little ones to the teenagers. Different ones come every day for two weeks or so. Maybe it's too soon and they'll show up closer to April, I can't remember when they start coming.

[leftynyc]

43. They haven't come this year yet by me either

All I remember about when it is is that it's not when I'm wearing a winter coat so it's at least another month away.

[Beacool]

44. I saw a woman on the light rail struggling with two large bags full of cookie boxes.

That was over a week ago. She went into my office building and I joked with her that I was following her to her floor (she didn't even work for my company). LOL!!!

[leftynyc]

45. I haven't seen any cookies yet

but do remember when I worked on 37th street off Fifth ave and the girl scout building was next door. Our company would buy tons and put out plates of them for market week. The Buyers loved it.

[Beacool]

46. I forgot that their headquarters are in Manhattan.

Hmmm, time for a stroll on 5th Ave.

Now


Then

[mdbl]

12. tired of statments like "Girl Scouts' alleged support for abortion"

Who the hell supports abortion???? No one!!! They support the right to an abortion. I wish the conversation would be more realistic.

[freshwest]

47. It's all dog whistles to go for the gut. Might as well tell dogs to stop sniffing each other.

It's below the reasoning facility of the mind, and the RWers keep it that way. All fear, hate and hellfire.

People running from one pole to another inside their mental landscape don't pay attention to anything but the flashing red lights anymore. Their view of reality is restricted from basic instincts.

'You don't have time to think, you must react, it's survival time, do or die!'

There is no objective reality, no thought process from RW media sources. Reaction and reflex is all they live on. To take time to reflect, analyze, even doubt one's programmed position is called 'weak' or 'spineless.' Your mind should already be made up! Because they programmed you, be a good little dog or else!

It's part of the psychological methodology of media. They call it 'programming' as it's used to train behavior in both animals and people...

Keep people at a certain state of low-level anxiety as their baseline state to reduce the amount of subject matter that needs time to ponder. No time to buffer through the frontal lobe. Symbolism and basic emotions to go straight to the subsconcious, where it controls everything and cannot be removed. It's there for life.

Then present political issues as an outrage or a deadly crisis, put out imagery of Obama looking 'arrogant,'whatever, with negative words or ideas. Repeat endlessly on ads in youtube videos, sidebars and banners on websites, in the written infocrawl at the bottom of cable programs. After a while the most ardent liberal will realize subsconsciously they are 'on the wrong side' ad determined by the massive input of paid propaganda and self-censor their speech for their own safety in a crowd.

The RW has even been caught using pure subliminal imagery, against Gore in 2000:

An example of how subliminal messages have been used to influence voting behavior is a 2000 television advertisement produced by the Republican National Committee in favor of George Bush during the 2000 U.S. election against Al Gore.

In this ad George W. Bush is shown to criticize Al Gore’s prescription drug plan for senior citizens. The tagline of the ad is: “The Gore prescription plan: Bureaucrats decide.” Then, toward the end of the ad, the word RATS appears in oversized letters for 1/13th of a second while an off-screen voice reiterates the phrase, “Bureaucrats decide” (watch video below).**

Bush Campaign 'Rats' Subliminal Message

Bush's RX plan was a financial disaster designed to bankrupt Medicare and to enrich his friends. The donut hole was inserted and millions could not afford it. He ruined the CHIP and Medicaid programs in Texas, gutted social services by stealth with no debate, by defunding them, a technique which Grover Nordquist to starve the beast and end all representative government so that control of public assets will be in private hands only, with no accountability or laws to stop them abusing people. That's textbook fascism.

The RW promote negative attitudes toward government and no other solutions in most cases. Which induces fear and uncertainty, a psychological dependency leading to need a 'strong leader' and simplistic solutions that will destroy communities and individuals.

We can't resist subliminals without education on their usage in media. We need to think about the current state of media which is not giving us news, it is just influencing our opinions so we as Democrats will vote or not vote, a highly valued result that always will benefit conservatives.

As many stories are directed against Democrats to depress their emotional state all year long in process pioneered by CREEP and Donald Segretti and has worked every election season since Nixon. It's worth the read for any politically attuned person or activist:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Segretti

It's on media everyday, with millions of dollars spent to discourage liberals from voting Democratic, from all angles. The less sophisticated methods spew RW talking points. But the more sophiscated use LW points to distress liberals. It's more effective than the RW on getting liberals out of public life in their communities and out of the voting booth.

Okay, got pretty far off field from cookies, but I hate it when RWNJ lies make these zombies go after children and make them afraid to sell their products to people. I've seen that fear in their eyes and I always make sure that I am very welcoming to these girls when I see them outside stores.

It really gets me riled up!

**Link to italicized paragraph, primarily exposing sexual themes to get attention, to go straight to the subsconcious. The lower part of the page covers the use of subliminals in political messaging:

http://theunboundedspirit.com/subliminal-persuasion-hidden-messages-in-images/

[mdbl]

50. Thanks for the clear perspective

The mass brainwashing that happens in this country every day is truly disheartening. The only reason I would ever believe in a religion would be to see the perpetrators burning in hell which has reservations for RW liars on RW talk radio and television. I truly despise them. I despise anyone who misleads for sport and money.

[Rhiannon12866]

52. Exactly! Well said...

[shenmue]

13. I am so tired of the right wing

What utter creeps. Blech.

[dotymed]

17. I had to drive to Nashville yesterday.

I was temporarily stuck behind an idiot with stickers all over the rear of her car.
"I hate the liberal media", "Socialism is Evil", "Liberals are ruining America", plus many more.
I had an almost irresistible urge to rear-end her trashed '97 Mustang... When I passed her she really looked insane. really

[longship]

14. This comes to mind.

Girl Scouts have a response to the cookiecott.

[liberalla]

24. Now that's funny!

[marble falls]

15. GSA is a force for good and anybody who quizes an eight yr old Scount on abortion has need ...

of a swift kick in the pants.

[GoCubsGo]

39. They're more in need of a trip to a psychiatrist's office.

Anyone who quizzes eight-year-olds on abortion has some real issues that require a lot more than a kick in the pants to cure.

[bkanderson76]

16. Their Loss My gain

[jamesatemple]

18. I'm a type 2 diabetic..

...so I have to watch my sugar intake. But I buy the cookies anyway, eating one or two occasionally for a snack with a cup of coffee . Boy, talk about "will power"! Gone are the days that I would eat my way through half a box at a sitting. But, that recklessness is probably what got me into this shape.

So, I have to practice moderation, a tough task for an old Texan. I think I'll carry the Girl Scout Cookie box with me whenever I go out for a cup of coffee. I might run into a politically hard-right neighbor or two that I can rankle while munching on a cookie. Who says old folks can't have a life of excitement? But on a very small scale.

[Scuba]

19. Good. More for me.

[Scootaloo]

20. They just can't NOT be assholes, can they? n/t

[Bettie]

22. My brother is one of the cookiecott people

My mother was down visiting him and his wife bought a box of thin mints.

He screamed at her for half an hour.

Ah good times. I bet it's a joy living with that whack job.

I'm ashamed to be related to him.

Oh, he did eat the cookies though...since they had already paid for them.

I've made a point of buying a box every time I pass one of those tables of kids selling them.

[Sweet Freedom]

27. You should turn him in to the cookiecott police!

He ate them?!

[Beacool]

37. I hope your SIL shoved them up his ass and went out to get several boxes more.

What a kook!!!

[Bettie]

49. Nah, she's a right wing wife

She just apologized for making him angry.

[meow2u3]

23. Right-wing boycott = left-wing buycott

IDK about youse, but I don't have the money to buy any girl scout cookies. I would if I could.

[Le Taz Hot]

25. Well, damnit!

Now I'm going to have to buy my share and 4 or 5 RWNJ's share now. Oh darn!

On another note, a couple weeks ago I went in to one of our locally-owned hardware stores (yes, they still exist) and the Girl Scouts were sitting outside the entrance. I noticed there was a steady stream of customers at their table. I'm thinking RWNJ's boycott, as has been true with their other boycotts, hasn't had much effect.

[rdking647]

26. nomally i buy a case of thin mints

after hearing about the boycott i bought 2 cases

[Zorra]

28. Girl Scout Cookies are a gift that everyone loves to receive.

I buy boxes of Samoas and give them as gifts to friends or people who have done nice things for me.

Everyone loves them and when you give them to people it makes them happy, although it's an, "oh. well, there goes my diet" moment. My physical therapists are getting my last box later today.

Actually, this is the second box I bought for them, I ended up eating the first box, and had to get more. It's one of the drawbacks of buying GS cookies for gifting.

[steve2470]

29. At this website you can find GS cookies, just scroll down

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/meet_the_cookies.asp

Type in your zip code and voila !

[Xyzse]

33. I had an unexpected expense this weekend

I cleaned them out of their thin mints.

It has been close to two years since I've seen girl scouts. I was so happy to find them.

[Hekate]

53. Thanks! They haven't come to our door yet this year and we were getting worried

Now I know I can go over to Von's market tomorrow and score some. mmmmmmmmm

[steve2470]

30. kick nt

[DirkGently]

32. Rightwingers are threatened by non-brainwashed children.

Thus the hostility to journalism, education, and science. If you want a lot of compatriots basing their logic on things like fear, tribalism, and superstition, you've got to get them young.

I like the Girl Scouts much better than the Boy Scouts. Not because they are a secret army of lesbian communists-in-training (we could only hope) but because they seem less obsessed with God and fascist-y flavor overall.

And their cookies are delicious. I now abstain (mostly) from the deadly addictive Carmel Delights, and stick with the pure rush of Peanut Butter Sandwiches. Another in our house -- a former high-merit badge-count Girl Scout herself -- requires Thin Mints in reasonable quantities.

[11 Bravo]

34. OUTSTANDING! (Now I have a reason to buy even more Samoas.)

[Beacool]

35. Damn, now I'm going to have to buy some Girl Scout cookies.

I was so trying to be good.......

[Codeine]

38. that's okay; I've purchased over $200 worth of them this year.

The newly vegan GS cookies are a blessing and a curse (he said around a mouthful of Peanut Butter Patty.)

[d_r]

40. our girls troop

Has sold over 4,000 boxes!

[dflprincess]

51. I bought 10 boxes (from 2 different Girl Scounts)

kept 4 for me and donated the rest to a local food shelf.

I usually don't buy that many but I wanted to show them more support this year and I love having the option of donating the cookies.