If we can't boycott the red states can we at least do a travel ban?

[mrgorth]

I don't know about you but I haven't one fucking reason to travel to a red state. Granted, OK probably doesn't get much money from tourism but I think this is a start. "Are you an ignorant state? We won't be coming there." Me? I vacation at Smuggler's Notch, VT.:)

[Freddie Stubbs]

1. A lot of people vacation in FL

:shrug:

[mrgorth]

9. Than maybe they should rethink that.

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. There is only one Disney World, and

taking a Carribean cruise from NY in the Winter may not be that practical.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. DisneyLAND is in sunny blue CA, though ;)

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[Freddie Stubbs]

20. It doesn't have as many attractions

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. Better than nothing. Or you can always come up to New Hampshire.

Storyland is cute and a heck of a lot cheaper than Disney anyhoo.

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30. Not in the winter

It's already cold enough here in PA!

[barackmyworld]

2. I'm going to alabama for thanksgiving

I will be wearing TONS of dem clothing, and arguing with everyone that gives me shit

[Shopaholic]

3. I live in South Carolina

What am I supposed to do, other than move?

[mrgorth]

10. That's your call

I'm talking to blue staters here. If you're in a red state there's not much you can do.

[City Lights]

4. I live in a red state and we've invoked a travel ban on red states.

We love Vegas but won't be going anytime soon. I thought my kids would grumble loudly - especially my daughter - but they responded with, "Oh well, at least California is still blue."

Don't come to AZ! Maricopa County screws visitors anyway with hefty taxes on hotel rooms and rental cars to pay for some stupid sports stadium. The self-sufficient people of Maricopa County don't think they should pay for the stadium. They think you should pay for it.

[tnlefty]

13. Another red-stater here who intends to cut off any extra spending

or travel in red states. I'm including volunteering and everything else that I can think of. I'm sure all of those compassionate conservative bush* voters will be more than happy to pick up the slack. I'm seriously considering moving.

[archineas]

5. caveat

please don't ignore the northern 1/4 of ohio...we are very blue here...we can't help it that we're saddled with the rest of the state.

j

[Freddie Stubbs]

21. No! You must be punished for the sins of your fellow Buckeye staters!

No exceptions!

[TahitiNut]

28. You could (re)join Michigan ... if you can say "Go Blue!"

:evilgrin:


"Go Blue!" has a very definite political meaning, now - far better than Buckeye Red.

[Texasgal]

6. This whole red state debate

is getting fucking stupid!

Yeah, boycott all the DEM'S in red states, that have families and hold jobs directly affected by tourism! Yeah.... fuck you redders, we don't need your vote!

UGGGG... this shit makes me wanna barf!

[derby378]

8. Agreed

Are you trying to tell me you don't WANT Texas' electoral votes? You think it was right for Kerry/Edwards to just give up on us and throw in the towel? Who do we dismiss as Red next? Ohio? Pennsylvania? New York?

You need to take a hard look at the polling numbers for Texas for the 2004 election. Back in 2000, Bush beat Gore in Dallas County by a margin of 52% to 48%. This year, Bush beat Kerry by a margin of 50% to 49%.

Moral of this story: Do not piss off Texas Democrats. Otherwise we'll do to the DNC what the "Rogue Elephant" did to the RNC. I don't think you want that. Trust me.

[geek tragedy]

18. Why don't you try making life difficult for Tom DeLay instead of

making idle threats?

[derby378]

19. DeLay's down in Houston

I'm up here in Dallas. We had our own races to take care of.

[RossMcLochNess]

14. Here, Here

It makes no sense whatsoever. First off, there is ZERO chance that you will affect a particular state's tourism numbers or dollars. Don't flatter yourselves, they won't miss you. Secondly, if the plan somehow miraculously worked, you are putting Dems out of work as much as you are hurting any Repube. They should suffer because the rest of their state votes wrong? Give me a break! I'm from PA and we're blue but I guaran-damn-tee you that I'll be taking my annual trek to Sin City in a couple months and won't feel the slightest bit guilty about it.

[sampsonblk]

31. Oh big deal - economic sanctions always work that way

We use economic sanctions agianst nations all the time, even though there are some people in those nations who support us. It happens. I have never liked it, but it happens. Should we abolish economic sanctions because it will hurt some of the people we like?

[SaintLouisBlues]

36. It is getting ridiculous

Someone posted that 45% of the Shrub vote came from blue states.

43% of the Kerry vote came from red states.

Should we boycott 45% of blue states?

Or are these Chimp-voting assholes OK because they didn't throw any electoral votes to Shrub.

Maybe the blue staters can boycott 57% of the red states. Blah, blah, blah.

Better to figure out a way to convince some of these Reds, no matter where in our country they live.

[markclemens]

7. Refine this further

and don't travel to an ignorant county. You might like say...Austin Texas or any number of college towns but hate someplace that grows your food, like Fresno, CA.

Just a thought, I'd hate to see people driving 5,000 miles through Canada to get from Washington to Florida cause they couldn't drive through Idaho, Nevada or Arizona.

[Baja Margie]

12. California might be blue

but if I were any of you, I would avoid San Diego for sure like the plague. I was born & raised there. It is a total ripoff, totally polluted, the beaches and bay are closed down a major portion of time due to pollution, the Bay has one of the highest rated PCP levels, the air is filthy, the roads are congested just like LA, the hotel rates are astronomical, it's crowded, it's not like they paint it at all, it would be very disappointing for you and you will waste your money.

Try No. CA. or come come down to Baja instead.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

16. Where's the reddest area in the country? Boycott any businesses there.

We have to center in on a small area....

[funkybutt]

17. Please don't boycott New Orleans

This may be a red state BUT New Orleans was SO BLUE!

Orleans Parish
Kerry 151,733 Bush 42,772

[everdene]

22. Maryland is a great (blue) vacation spot!

We have the Ocean.
We have the Mountains.
We have it all.
Come and see us.

[Stuckinthebush]

24. Already done it...

We were thinking of going to North Carolina or Tennessee before Thanksgiving. Rent a cabin in the woods, and spend some time relaxing.

We decided not to do it because A) It helps the economy of these red states, and B) we need to save money for god-knows-what is about to hit this economy.

[MinnesotaMike31]

25. Mall of America here in Blue Minnesota!

[geek tragedy]

26. It doesn't get any bluer than Broadway in NYC!! eom

[Bridget Burke]

27. Check this map before your next idiotic Red/Blue screed....

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1330109

(Yes, I'm spamming a bit.)

[Ripley]

29. Do whatever you want, but you do realize that will hurt liberals too.

Why do you guys have to make these blanket statements that will harm just as many good Dems and liberals as monster repukes?

Great...blow the economies of Vegas, Atlanta, New Orleans, Charleston and Miami. (Like you think you really could do that.) Guess who loses their jobs? Who do you think mostly works in the hospitality industry, the tourism business, the things that keep tourist destinations alive?

Poor people. Immigrants. Minorities. Small businesses. Minimum wage workers. In essence: the Democratic BASE.

Way to go freaks.

[eugeneliberal]

32. Boycott Christmas

I think the better idea (suggested by someone on another board) is to boycott Christmas spending. Make homemade gifts; shop at second hand or local shops rather than patronizing the big, corporate-owned stores. For most people, (myself included) this isn't at all difficult because it's reality.

[Ripley]

33. I agree and welcome to DU!

:toast:

I've made gifts by hand for years...granted I'm an artist and that comes naturally. But most people appreciate something handmade rather than another junky shelf item to be dusted (or kept in a box somewhere).

[Baja Margie]

37. San Diego

has always been anti-union, anti-labor, conservative republican. The crooked Mayors and City Councils have sold out to the developers for years and become very wealthy doing so. Donna Frye was wrote in for Mayor with 33% of the vote, and now, they are even trying to take that away from us by trying to block her legally. BTW, Donna is an excellent surfer.

The infrasturucture to the City is falling apart, instead, money is being dumped into the tourism business to lure the unknowing onto Hepatitis ridden beaches. Yes, that's right. Feces and untreated sewage pour into the bay & ocean. Ear, Nose & Throat specialists have lucrative businesses here.

It STINKS!! The air is foul and filthy.

That's why we moved to Mexico.

[Dem_Loyalist]

34. So what you're saying is

Every single person in a state that went red is freeper???

MY state went red...but *I* didn't. I voted for John Kerry...am I a freeper too? I'm sorry, this sounds silly to me.

[JVS]

35. Can we drive through?

I need to be able to get from IL to PA