Not Cool, Weiners.

okay I'm not looking to organize a boycott or anything here, just thought I'd spread the word...

did you know that Michael Weiner's son Russell is the founder and CEO of Rockstar Energy Drink ??? We know Michael Weiner as Michael Savage, the uber right-wing wacko who hates civil rights, especially for gays and immigrants. actually he just straight-up hates gays and immigrants, among others (muslims, liberals, me, you.)

I did not know this and now will immidiately change my ways. I used to like Rockstar and drink it from time to time. mostly because the cans look cool.

as I said, I'm not looking to start a movement, it's just that I don't like to actively give my money to companies who so very strongly represent things I so very strongly disagree with.

It's just a consumer choice thing and, although I know it's impossible and silly to try and track every penny (we all buy from some the big dog conservative-leaning companies like McDonald's, Fed Ex, Verizon, etc., as well as inadvertently give to others, whose contributions and leaning we don't even know), the most egregious offenders, such as Coors Brewing Company, Fox News, Blockbuster and now Rockstar, remain in a special category titled I Will Not Knowingly Give You My Money Even If You Make Delicious Blue Moon and Killians Irish Red.

just fyi, like-minded friends. I wish I would have known this years ago or I that could take back the probably 30 or so dollars I've given the Weiners in my lifetime. weiners.

for fun, in case you aren't familiar with the Weiner family, here are some gems:

Michael and Russell co-founded the Paul Revere Society, whose ideals/goals are these:

1. Support Traditional Marriage
2. Close the Borders now.
3. Deport all illegal immigrants now.
4. Eliminate bilingual education in all states.
5. Require health tests for all recent foreign born
Some say that the borders are arbitrary, English is only one of many languages in our new "Multicultural America," and that we share no common history or values.
6. Make tax cuts permanent.
7. End Affirmative Action
8. Tort Reform - Stop Class Action Lawyers.

other awesome Michael Savage quotes:

"When you hear "human rights," think gays. When you hear "human rights," think only one thing: someone who wants to rape your son. And you'll get it just right. OK, you got it, right? When you hear "human rights," think only someone who wants to molest your son, and send you to jail if you defend him. Write that down, make a note of it. So anyway, let's get back to the serious stuff here."

"Right now, even people sitting on the fence would like George Bush to drop a nuclear weapon on an Arab country. They don't even care which one it would be. I can guarantee you -- I don't need to go to Mr. Schmuck [pollster John] Zogby and ask him his opinion. I don't need anyone's opinion. I'll give you my opinion, because I got a better stethoscope than those fools. It's one man's opinion based upon my own analysis. The most -- I tell you right now -- the largest percentage of Americans would like to see a nuclear weapon dropped on a major Arab capital. They don't even care which one..."

"Many of the countries and the areas in these countries that were hit by these tidal waves were hotbeds of radical Islam. Why should we be helping them destroy us? ... I think what we're doing is feeding our own demise. ... I truthfully don't believe in foreign aid."

recently, addressing the homeless problem: "Why not put them in work camps? Most of them are able-bodied."

and, of course, his most famous quote, which subsequently got him fired from MSNBC in 2003: "Oh, you're one of the sodomites? You should only get AIDS and die, you pig"

ciao, buddies.
-Nina.