A “buycott” supporting Mackey at Whole Foods

Sep 20, 2009

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Interesting turnaround of the “boycott” created by government health reform suppporters…those supportive of Mackey’s stance have now created a “buycott” movement.

Tea Party Buycott in Support of John Mackey and Whole Foods.

Dana Loesch of the St. Louis Tea Party explained that a Tea Party Buycott asks supporters to gather [in this case] at the Whole Foods store to show economic support. “We are asking supporters to do all their week’s grocery shopping that night. Most tea party supporters are not regular customers of Whole Foods, and we want to show our support for Mr. Mackey’s championship of free market health care reforms.”

Kevin Jackson, St. Louis-based conservative black author said of the event, “This Tea Party Buycott will send a message that many Americans share Mr. Mackey’s concerns. We support his message and his company. We also say to other CEOs with the courage of Mr. Mackey, we will support you as well.”

Michael Patrick Leahy, national spokesperson for the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition said “We’re taking the Alinsky boycott tactic and we’re turning it on its head. We’re making a positive statement of support, showing that fiscally conservative Americans have purchasing power, and we are more than willing to exercise it in support of great companies like Whole Foods and great CEOs like John Mackey.”

Its interesting to see the creativity being deployed in bringing fiscal conservatives to the table to highlight their opposition to the approach being taken by the left. In all arguments, there are two sides, and I’m glad that the complexity of health care is bringing out a passionate debate in both!