How does your grocery store contribute? Dem or rep?

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?Ind=G2400

Check it out. I'm pretty upset. Safeway, which owns Tom Thumb, gives more to reps than Albertsons. Those are the two stores near me. But check out Albertsons. It's just as bad.

Damn.

[fugue]

1. My grocery store is a coop

They're left of Dem. ^_^

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

2. Damn

where do you find such things? Do they exist here (Dallas area)? I need to find out.

I remember back in the 70s, my parents shopped from a coop. It was neat. They'd load up plastic laundry baskets in the back of the station wagon and come back with laundry baskets full of food, for cheap. A lot of fresh produce, too.

Gonna have to check into this, I really don't like shopping at either one anymore.....those rep contribution amounts are crazy.

[NMDemDist2]

6. here maybe?

http://www.umich.edu/~nasco/gtcc/texas.html

or here? http://www.coopdirectory.org/directory.htm#Texas

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

8. Thanks but those are all in Austin

figures--it's not only the capital of Texas but the liberal capital, too.

Sigh. I'll continue looking on the internet and maybe in the yellow pages. Thanks, though! Austin sure does have a lot of coops! I need to tell my friends who live there!

[NMDemDist2]

10. did you see the 2nd link on edit? n/t

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

17. Thanks

even on that the closest one to me is 60 miles, one way.

I'll keep looking, thanks so much, you are a doll!

[Cha]

3. Hey, My grocery store is a co-op!

I work there and we were all crushed when the neo fascists rigged the election, AGAIN!

I feel so fortunate to work and eat from a place that really cares about the future of our Country and not just the friggin' bottom, fascist, line.

[Cybergata]

12. Ditto

I've been shopping at my Co-Op for decades. The whole co-op philosophy is contrary to that disgusting example of a human being that is erroneously is called President Bush. :hippie:

[noamnety]

4. I switched after the elections

Whole foods market for me now, screw the mainstream stores. (Although I didn't see spartan stores on there at all, which is my closest regular store)

[NMDemDist2]

5. Sara Lee looks good and Kellog is pretty neutral n/t

[FW_]

7. Stupid publix

yuck

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

9. When I lived in Georgia

we called it Pubix.

[demgrrrll]

11. I think Trader Joe's is OK they just opened here and that is where

we plan on doing the bulk of our shopping unless we find out that they contribute to pugs.

[blondeatlast]

32. Never assume. It wasn't easy to find, but here's the result...

http://www.opensecrets.org/softmoney/softcomp1.asp?txtName=trader+joes

Tain't much, but it's to the Rs.

[Polly_Sorbate_60]

13. Does anyone else find it funny that

HJ Heinz Co. donated 83% to Repubs, yet Repubs were advocating for a boycott of Heinz ketchup because of Teresa Heinz Kerry?

Also interesting from opensecrets.org:
Krispy Kreme: 98% donations to Repubs.
JM Smucker: 100% to Repubs.

ALl the more reason to support my LOCALLY OWNED bakeries and buy only local jams/jellies. Oh, and no more Dreyers ice cream for me either.

[Cha]

14. Typical neo-fascist stupidity and

they would be no where without the propoganda machine of the corporate media and the willfull ignorance of almost half the voting population in the Divided States of America.

Down with all media and corporatewhores!

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

16. ARG!

Mental note: no Smuckers.

Mental note: no Krispy Kreme (not much of a problem with that, though).

[Eurobabe]

26. ewww, nasty, no more KKD

[karlrschneider]

15. Unfortunately, the only grocery within 30 miles is a Walmart.

They moved in and ran out the only other local store...so it's either go
there or make a 60 mile round-trip drive. I actually do make the trip once or twice a month if I have other reasons to go to the other town, but can't justify it generally. :grr: :grr:

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

18. Poultry and eggs--don't buy Pilgrim's Pride

https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?ind=A05

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

19. And here's Dairy products

Goodbye Blue Bell, hello Land O' Lakes


https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?ind=A04

[Warpy]

20. Jaysis, thank goodness for the local food co-op

where I've been a member for 15 years. They supply natural foods and green cleaning products and sell in bulk. They're a great alternative to the local supermarkets, most of which got those stupid tracking cards and jacked their prices up to pay for them.

Of course, you do have to know how to cook...

[Dem2theMax]

21. I can't use your link. I get a warning when I try. Also strange is this:

http://www.followyourmoney.com/cgi-bin/FYM.cgi

At this link it says Safeway gives 98% to Dems. The HUGE reason I went to Vons to shop today instead of Albertsons. Safeway/Vons is the same from what I've read. Am I wrong? Albertsons gives more to Repukes according to the link I posted. Wish I could get yours but I'm not opening anything when I get warnings. ;)

[sherilocks]

28. Disregard the Warning

Just click on continure or whatever.

[blondeatlast]

31. Link works, but the search goes nowhere?!

Do they have a home page?

[Piperay]

22. Ralphs Market

is across the street from me and they aren't on the list :shrug: I bet they are total repig though. :puke: Pretty disgusting how just about everyone but a couple donate so much money to the thugs. :mad:

[sandnsea]

23. Kroger

Same as with my Fred Meyers, they're under the Kroger Company. 70% Pub. Looks better than Safeway though, which is my only other option.

[high density]

24. Mine is owned of Delhaize Group of Belgium

so I don't think they can make political contributions.

[yankeedem]

25. Donating against their interest

They complain how Walmart (non-union) is putting them out of business, then they don't donate to the party that maybe would want to do something about it.

[69KV]

33. Unfortunately

Safeway and Albertsons think the solution to the Wal-Mart problem is to bust the unions at Safeway and Albertsons, so they can "compete".

I haven't set foot in a Wal-Mart for over a year, and haven't set foot in a Safeway or Albertsons since the lockout a couple of years ago. To hell with all of them.

I go here, since the family that owns these stores donates thousands to Dems: www.bashas.com

I'm becoming convinced that the #1 priority for liberals and progressives over the next few years should be an all-out effort to unionize the big box stores. And the main targets should be the companies that were the biggest 'puke donors: Wal-Mart and Home Depot. Those who donate to the enemy should pay a big price for doing so.

[Cuban_Liberal]

27. My grocery store is family-owned.

The owner is a Democrat precinct committeeman, so I'm pretty sure I know who he supports.

:)

Edit: spelling

[sweetheart]

29. Lidl, Scottish Coop and Morrisons

... probably SPD, Labour and... hmmm morrisons.. not sure.

[PopSixSquish]

30. Whole Foods

Gave $23,242 total in the 2000 election cycle to the Natural Law Party

John Mackey, President of Whole Foods gave $6000 total to Harry Browne & the Libertarian Party.

Doesn't show any contributions in 2002 or 2004 yet.

So....:shrug: