RonnieD
Foodie
1931
Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:09 pm
The rolling acres of Henry County
RonnieD wrote:Let's not do this, Robin. Who knows what the local franchisee's political affiliation is, and if we go shop to shop asking who the owner votes for, we are going down a scary road.
Mark R. wrote:RonnieD wrote:Let's not do this, Robin. Who knows what the local franchisee's political affiliation is, and if we go shop to shop asking who the owner votes for, we are going down a scary road.
Very well said Ronnie. I was trying to figure out how to respond to Robin,s posting but couldn't quite figure out how to word it. However, your post is very well said, we need to keep politics out of discussions here as much as possible.
RonnieD wrote:Let's not do this, Robin. Who knows what the local franchisee's political affiliation is, and if we go shop to shop asking who the owner votes for, we are going down a scary road.
RonnieD wrote:Let's not do this, Robin. Who knows what the local franchisee's political affiliation is, and if we go shop to shop asking who the owner votes for, we are going down a scary road.
RonnieD
Foodie
1931
Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:09 pm
The rolling acres of Henry County
RonnieD wrote:I'm not advocating ignorance, necessarily, but if this is what we're doing now, then every restaurant review here needs to provide the political leaning of the owner, chef and server. That way we can be sure we are helping/hurting the right people. Since there are no such thing as Good Conservatives or Bad Democrats so let's get out those broad brushes and paint ourselves to pieces. Doesn't seem at all like what's wrong with society in general.
Tony G wrote:To get this thread somewhat back on topic
Bryan Shepherd
Foodie
379
Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:58 pm
Between Here and There
Robin Garr wrote:On the other hand, via Wikipedia, I'm just going to put this out there ...Political contributions
Bloomin' Brands has a conservative leaning political action committee called the Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee.[9] Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee is a PAC during the 2016 election. As of the most recent financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the committee raised a total of $347,483 and spent a total of $253,075. During the 2014 election, as of the most recent financial filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the committee raised a total of $976,793 and spent a total of $767,249. Some of their political spending included $5,000 to the NRA, $30,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, $45,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, and $15,000 to the Republican Party of Wisconsin.[10]
Bryan Shepherd wrote:One of the very reasons I quit visiting this site with much regularity, and have not posted in months.......everyone has an opinion, for sure, but the political side of it really gets on my nerves. Can't we simply talk about food?
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