BOYCOTT FLORIDA!

[chuckstevens]

ENOUGH!

1. Southern Justice wins again,with the not guilty verdict of George Zimmerman, eerily reminiscent of the Emit Till murder acquittal.
2. The Florida "Stand Your Ground law" means vigilantism can rule against all of us.
3. A convicted medicare fraud Businessman is elected governor.
4. Obamacare which was legally passed by Congress its being ignored (We already settled the State's Rights issue in 1865!)
5. Blatant attempts at deliberately disenfranchising African Americans in 2012 are tolerated by the state's electorate.
6. A governor helps steal a presidential election for his idiot brother by using Sec of State Katherine Harris to hire a company to knock
non-felon African Americans off the voter rolls and have the state police harass blacks on their way to the polls.

We can all send a message that these actions will no longer go unpunished by the American public. OFFICIAL BOYCOTT FLORIDA. NO MORE DISNEY TRIPS, SPRING BREAKS, SPRING TRAINING VACATIONS, OR FLORIDA KEYS GETAWAYS!

[MoonRiver]

1. K&R!!!!!

[JaneyVee]

2. K&R

[Just Saying]

3. This ^^^

A tourist state can't thrive without visitors and I for one will not go there and will not buy their products as long as vigilantism is legal.

Florida is not safe for anyone as far as I'm concerned.

[MoonRiver]

4. Along with the justified outrage prompting a boycott, it's just plain dangerous to go there! nt

[KaryninMiami]

9. And the millions of workers supporting families thank you

For helping them not be able to support or feed their families and for the soon to be lack of tax revenues that will impact our schools. And thanks also for what will happen to our water system and state parks and our overall environment and our roads and bridges. We have no state tax here so without those revenues, people and children and our communities will suffer.

But not to worry- thanks to Congress food stamps are gone too- lets see how else we can hurt working and needy families...

[L0oniX]

29. Doncha just luv the mob mentality here?

[marble falls]

76. I think its wonderfull to live in a racist state where murderers walk, voter are intimidated - ....

don't you? Fix your government. We're fixing ours.

And if your boycotting of Texas products and services will help us change our government, PLEASE boycott Texas and write some letters to Perry, or Gomert, or Cruz and let let them know. Your Governor wants to starve you and disenfranchise you in the end anyways, boycott or no. Better to starve on your feet than on your knees. Get really mad and change your government. And help us change ours.

[Just Saying]

83. Boycotts are mob mentality?

I wonder if that's what white people said in Montgomery.

[CSStrowbridge]

34. 2014 isn't that long away.

Vote these politicians out of office.

[bike man]

50. That won't happen. Time after time we read about the need for term limits, when a system for

limiting those terms already exists - we just don't use it.

Eddie Murphy made the movie "The Distinguished Gentleman" where his character ran and was elected on the slogan of 'vote for the name you know', where he (Murphy character) had the same last name as a recently deceased congressman. He won.

Incumbents have a success rate for reelection of about 90%, and they are aware of that statistic. About the only way one is replaced is through an untimely death, or retirement.

This is fairly consistent from the local level to the national. We tend to keep 'the name we know.'

[marble falls]

78. There is already a term limitation apparatus. Its called the voting booth.

[bike man]

97. That's sorta what I said. "When a system for

limiting those terms already exists - we just don't use it."

And we don't. We vote for the 'name we know'.

Often we will hear/read comments along the line of "Congress is failing! They don't accomplish anything." Then, in a smaller voice "except for my guy".


Thanks though, for clarifying what I typed.

[pipi_k]

42. Agree...It always makes me

roll my eyes in disgust when people rant about boycotting this place or that place.

Not that a handful of DUers would likely make a dent in the economy of Florida, but even if they could...

who ends up paying in the end?

Regular people who depend on tourism, etc. Regular people who had nothing whatsoever to do with anything that happened. Them...and their kids.

Oh, and not to mention the people in Florida who actually supported Trayvon Martin and his family.

Yeah...let's just try to hurt them all.

Because...duhhhh...

it seemed like a great idea...

[FarPoint]

59. Then they need to improve their state.

Work with their General Assembly and change the laws.

[customerserviceguy]

68. Stand Your Ground

was not at issue here, self defense was. Shall we get rid of it? We see it as part of the law (to varying extent) in all fifty states.

[marble falls]

70. Fix your government.

[tammywammy]

77. I don't think anyone from Texas should be commenting on bad government. n/t

[marble falls]

80. http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3254969

[Just Saying]

81. Fair enough

But I can't with good conscience bring my children to a place I feel is dangerous.

[LeftyMom]

92. You guys need a sane revenue system.

Fleecing tourists is no substitute.

[Carolina]

94. Sorry KarynininMiami

but I choose not to go to Florida for any reason and encourage/welcome a boycott since money and keeping minorities in their place are all your politicians and the people who vote for them care about.

My grandfather and his brothers were born in Florida and all left as teenagers in 1916 because of the racism in that state; and they never, ever returned. Florida also gave US the 2000 election disaster (Jeb, Katherine Harris...) which gave us W.

Sorry but y'all clean up your pols and laws and make Florida a place people will want to flock to... And I say that as I live in nearby red state hell where a boycott had an economic effect that led to the stars and bars being removed from atop the dome of the state capitol. More needs to be done, but for that goal alone it worked.

People need to wake up from Disney/Mickey Mouse, American Idol and Sports Center and realize that we now face fights on all fronts, fights we thought we'd put to bed in the 1960s and 70s: civil rights, voting rights, women's rights/abortion. And now, civil liberties (1st & 4th amendment rights).

[Marrah_G]

100. What else is going to make the politicians change their minds?

What else is going to motivate the people of FL to stop voting in these people?

I stopped going there when a woman was forced to die alone, without her family, because the bigots decided it was A-Okay to keep same sex couples apart when one was hospitalized.

[treestar]

104. How did they vote?

Do they approve the SYG law? People could easily be afraid of visiting a place where they can be shot dead if they look like they don't belong. How did it get that way?

[customerserviceguy]

66. Y'know, I get criticized here

when I make the same pronouncements about going to Mexico, especially after the recent Maldonado case, where they tried to pin elaborate drug smuggling on a Mormon mother.

At least there was no amount of money that would have made the charges against Zimmerman go away.

[L0oniX]

113. I'm sure the Martin family will not be affected by your boycott. Thanks.

[fredamae]

5. Already have since

that little gal got 20 Years for firing a warning shot to her Abuser.....

That's not the Only state either: NY, TX, OH, WI, MI, KS, KY, VA, ME, CA (LEO/Forced sterilization/Prison Conditions), ID, SD, IA, SC, AZ and others...
If they treat their Own with such apathetic indifference? What the hell could I, an Outsider Visiting expect?

[KaryninMiami]

6. Again I ask-will that stop racism? Will it bring Trayvon back?

Will it make Zimmerman change his plea or stop hate or impact the stand your ground law?

What boycotting Florida WILL do is reduce wages paid to working people in the tourism industry, many of whom receive minimum wages and have families to support. We have no state tax here so without tourism dollars people will starve. Is that going to stop injustice or hate or fix our lopsided justice system? How about committing to come to Florida or donate money to help us facilitate change? There are many of us here who are just as outraged by this as you are and who are working for change here. Help us throw out criminals like Scott and get more democrats elected statewide. Help us make voting accessible and verifiable and fair. Help us stop racism by joining the NAACP to demand justice. Do something constructive - punishing working people and families is not going to help. Nor will it stop racism or bring back Trayvon Martin.

[Earth_First]

8. This!

This Democrat looks forward to visiting Key West this fall and supporting local Democrats in their pursuits!

[KaryninMiami]

11. Thank you and have fun! Nt

[fredamae]

12. I can appreciate that and agree...

However the people (workers) of whom you speak Have Willfully Elected these folks who created these very Toxic environs and I'm not inclined to place myself in a potentially dangerous situation.

Sad but true: Elections Have Consequences.

[roguevalley]

15. it won't. I feel for the good in florida that it has to bear the burden of the bad

they have allowed the hunting of humans. if people are too afraid to go to florida or don't want to the people there have to make that change. that is the sad part of all of this. make the change or pay the consequences. I am personally afraid to go there now.

[ChazII]

20. No, it will not

bring Trayvon back. IMHO, boycotting often hurts those we are trying to help. Living in a tourist state the first folks let go are often the ones that need the jobs.

[WovenGems]

73. It seems

Florida and Egypt are now tied for former visit meccas that have ruined their bread and butter for insane social reasons.

[KG]

23. there's always some fool who doesn't care if someone else loses thier job.

i usually see that from freeptards, tho.

[Sheepshank]

38. What about all the Rush sponsored boycotts?

did anyone feel bad for the fallout for all those companies and their employees.....what a bunch of cods wallop.

INot spending my money in Florida, ahas me spending money elsewhere and keeping someone else employed. It has everything to do with personal preferences and responsibility. It's not my job to keep everyone in the nation employed. Otherwise I'd have to stay in every hotel in every city in the USA, buy every product ever manufactured, drink every lemonade out of every lemonade stand. The idea that my personal choice must be made with other's emplyoment in mind is ludicrous.

I will take my family on a vacation to a place where I feel they will be safe and not hunted. Where I have no fear of people packing guns, where we can feel carefree and happy. Right now, Florida isn't offering that.

[Fringe]

71. Exactly!!

When you hit people in the pocket book, they take notice. Regular people are sometimes asleep and need a wake up call before changing things.

Also, if big business loses money. Things will change. I won't buy anything from Florida anymore.

[PFunk]

116. My Thoughts exactly.

And no it wont bring Trayvon back. But it will send a message, especially to the big money and tourism folks to change or else.

[CSStrowbridge]

40. Re: Again I ask-will that stop racism? Will it bring Trayvon back?

"Again I ask-will that stop racism? Will it bring Trayvon back?"

No. But it might stop another Trayvon from getting killed.

Everyone should boycott Florida, because Florida is too damn dangerous to visit. Nothing you say changes that fact.

[pipi_k]

55. Actually, there are

three states more dangerous than Florida, according to this...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/13/10-most-violent-states_n_848317.html#s263628&title=1_Louisiana

1. Louisiana
2. Tennessee
3. Nevada
4. Florida
5. Alabama
6. Texas
7. Arkansas
8. Oklahoma
9. South Carolina
10.Maryland

Those are the top ten most violent states.

Anyone who lives in any of those states, who is also worried about violence might want to consider relocating.

I mean, why actually live in a violent state if visiting one is out of the question?

[dogknob]

106. So... you're saying that Business As Usual will be harder?

Good.

Anyone demonstrating a real willingness and action to bring meaningful change to Florida gets my support.

Spending tax money on PR in an effort to offset the effects of declining tourism? Nope.

Re-branding? Nope.

No money willingly goes from me to any business located in Florida, Texas, Kansas or Arizona. Money is the only thing anyone listens to anymore...

...so taste the silence.

I donate what I can to people who are doing real things to make these places inhabitable again.

[Vincardog]

109. What boycotting Florida WILL do is reduce the influence of the radical right wing nutz. It might

even inflame the citizens into removing the tugs and thieves from office.

[Earth_First]

7. I'm sure that your fellow Florida Progressives thank you!

My wife's friend who operates a fishing charter in Key West, a life-long Democrat thanks you!

Boycotting states is probably one of the most misguided means of protest that supposed Democrats can call for.

Calling for an economic boycott of fellow small-business owners and working class families is insane!

[KaryninMiami]

10. Thank you!

This boycott Florida bullshit is absurd.

[DirkGently]

13. That's pretty stupid.

The entity of Florida doesn't have anything to do with a jury verdict. There's no message you can send to the way bad facts play out in a courtroom.

Disney, however, is a bad actor locally, and just helped ALEC reverse a paid sick leave initiative Florida progressives had set to go on the ballot.

Aim your actions and exhortations in a way that least makes a modicum of sense.

[walkerbait41]

14. I am boycotting Forida

That`s how I feel and that`s what I am going to do.

[HockeyMom]

16. "You would be surpised how many people are walking around carrying guns"

That was a quote I got from somebody right here on DU when I said I do not want to be around strange people on the streets carrying guns.

So how many George Zimmerman's are there in Florida? Probably a lot. This is why I do not feel safe living in this state.

[CokeMachine]

17. No thanks!!

I'll still support my fellow Democrats is FL.

[chuckstevens]

18. Fellow Democrats and Progressives:

I love ya, but you NEVER learn that they way to beat these right wing nuts is to PLAY HARDBALL! Let's say that the Democrats had a law in Massachusetts that the Right found unjust and they started screaming that they would boycott Massachusetts until the law was repealed. Democrats would COWER and repeal it ASAP to placate the Right.

Well DAM IT, when a 28 year old man can murder a 17 year old kid and get away with it, its time for THEM TO COWER at the loss of tourism and reform their laws and to Placate US for a change! If they don't, at least, Florida voters will think twice about voting for right wing extremists in the next election.

[Carolina]

95. Touche, Chuck

As I said upthread, I choose not to go to Florida for any reason and encourage/welcome a boycott since money and keeping minorities in their place are all your politicians and the people who vote for them care about.

My grandfather and his brothers were born in Florida and all left as teenagers in 1916 because of the racism in that state; and they never, ever returned. Florida also gave US the 2000 election disaster (Jeb, Katherine Harris...) and W.

Sorry but Florida needs to clean up/out its pols and laws and make Florida a place people will want to flock to... People need to wake up from Disney/Mickey Mouse, American Idol and Sports Center and realize that we now face fights on all fronts, some fights we thought we'd put to bed in the 1960s and 70s like civil rights, voting rights, women's rights/abortion and new ones like now involving our civil liberties (1st & 4th amendment rights).

[KG]

19. more stupid shit.

forget that FL went blue last 2 prez elections btw.

[sadbear]

21. That's not good enough anymore.

[KG]

22. hilarious

[Zoeisright]

93. Yeah, it's so so funny.

That state is a cesspool, from Rick Scott to the disgusting old farts who keep electing asshole repukes who hate the women, the poor, and minorities. It's so, so funny about how people are suffering because the state is so fucking backwards.

Ha ha.

[heaven05]

49. tell

that to Trayvon Martin. Are you joking?

[KG]

61. hysterical.

[L0oniX]

114. I'm sure the Martin family will appreciate a boycott.

Yea ...I know ...the boycott mob didn't think about that did they.

[secondvariety]

24. I agree with a boycot.

As a 45 year resident of Florida, I can tell you the only thing the legislature listens to is money and bad press that costs them money. They are arguably one of the most morally bankrupt, bought and paid for, anti-labor governing bodies on Earth. All this bull about "help us elect Progressives" ain't gonna happen here-ever. The entire state is so gerrymandered as to make it impossible.

Sorry if small businesses are hurt, but something drastic must be done to keep this state from sliding back to the 19th century.

[TheLion]

27. Too late

Florida never escaped the 19th century.

[Fringe]

75. I agree.

Money talks.

[L0oniX]

25. Boycatt all repuke states for voting war criminal Bush into office too...

He's responsible for killing 100's of thousands.

[totodeinhere]

30. But he was not voted into office. The Supremes selected him. n/t

[L0oniX]

37. Primaries have their effect.

[Carolina]

96. after the Florida debacle!

[pipi_k]

117. Yeah...

the first time.

What about the second time?

After he had already shown how utterly incompetent he was...

How many people boycotted those red states after the second trip down the political toilet bowl?

[sadbear]

31. That would have been a good idea ten years ago.

[L0oniX]

47. It's not too late to boycott states that support Rand Paul...

or Utah/Romney.

[sadbear]

58. Nope, not too late for that.

Of course, Romney is just one of SEVERAL reasons why I'll probably never spend a single penny in Utah.

[William769]

26. And what about us poor smucks here fighting to turn the State around.

That will hurt us also. BTW, Florida is very close to going blue. Be careful what you wish for.

[KG]

32. teh stupid is off the charts.

[William769]

35. Your comments in this thread including this one

Are spot on.

[L0oniX]

39. The mob is never intellegent. n/t

[TheDebbieDee]

110. Well, I guess that would explain Flori-duh now, wouldn't it?

[KaryninMiami]

54. Exactly- there are lots of us here trying to make things better

And boycotting our state only hurts innocent working people. If you care about injustice- help us facilitate change. Support our efforts to throw out Rick Scott and shift our state to blue. There are many passionate progressives here who are very determined to change things.

[treestar]

105. Wouldn't it help in terms of turning the State around?

[hwmnbn]

28. K&R

[caseymoz]

33. K&R

[lonestarnot]

36. No problem. I can't stand that Florida orange juicer either. Tom Selick or something like that.

[PatrynXX]

41. on the subject of Disney

yes there is a real Walt Disney vacation spot one can go to. it's called Disney land! go there instead!!!

[DirkGently]

53. But California passed Prop 8 & let O.J. go.

And it's the Disney company, not Disney World, that supports ALEC and Stand Your Ground.

[Warpy]

43. I was born there, although I never lived there

and my parents retired there. My dad, during his last weeks, couldn't understand why I wasn't planning to pack up in NM and sell my own house to move into his in Florida.

Florida "government" and "justice" are a big part of why, but I knew he wouldn't understand that, so I just told him I'd moved to the ideal climate for me (true) and wanted to stay put, even though I was living in a shabby unfixed fixer is a bad neighborhood.

I think if he'd lived long enough to see this trial, his eyes might have been opened a little.

[heaven05]

44. oh

Florida will go on, rich as ever. Nice thought, though.

[Pathwalker]

52. I remember the South Africa & Tuna boycotts.

THEY worked.

[DirkGently]

57. Apartheid was a national policy. Tuna companies are discrete entities.

You can't punish the Martin jury result with a boycott.

[Pathwalker]

63. My family has been "punishing" Florida since 2000.

We're sure as hell not changing that now.

[DirkGently]

65. Knock yourself out. Just don't think you're helping progressives while

you're at it. Republicans don't care if you come or not. They're assholes.

[AsahinaKimi]

45. At this point, I

Don't plan on leaving California. I have done my world traveling and state traveling for a life time. Maybe some day a trip to the Far East, but its likely I won't be going there either.

[another_liberal]

46. Hear, hear!

They aren't the only state that grows oranges and winter vegetables either.

[npk]

48. Were there "Boycott California" posts when Prop 8 passed.

No. But wait there were Boycott the State of Utah posts because of the support the Mormon Church gave to Prop 8. I wonder if DU had been in existence during the original Rodney King trial when the officers who assaulted King were acquitted, would there have been similar posts.

How nice it must be for so many posters to live in such wonderful states where injustice never takes place. So lovely.

[DirkGently]

51. Stupid. n/t

[Piasladic]

62. agreed. n/t

[Puzzledtraveller]

124. It makes them feel better I suppose

sad actually.

[SCVDem]

56. Rising sea levels will do

what any boycott cannot.

Floridas days are numbered!

[DirkGently]

60. Wow. You sound like Pat Robertson.

You're cheering the possibility of natural disasters because you don't like the way a murder case turned out?

[SCVDem]

91. Stating a fact

isn't cheering.

Maybe you don't follow the science of climate change.

[npk]

64. Of course some people don't seem to understand why boycotting states would be disastrous...

I mean its not like the very people you are trying to get justice for don't own or work at businesses that would be affected by the lack of visitors.

The whole idea is idiotic.

[Fringe]

67. No more Florida Juice.....

no more Florida anything. I won't buy anything made or grown in Florida.

I'm very fugal, but I have always reserved extra money to buy expensive juice from Florida. NO more. Its apple or grape juice grown anywhere else but there from now on!

I was also planning to take an expensive trip to Florida in a couple of years, but no more. I don't care if I ever set foot in Florida again.

I expected the possibility of a not guilty verdict given the demographies of the jury and the fact that it is the South, but I'm still heart broken. I could never feel safe in Florida.

[xtraxritical]

85. Go to California, it's the best, Floriduh sucks with humid and big bugs.

[Fringe]

86. I will do!

I'll start making plans to take my big vacation in California instead.

Any suggestions? Somewhere near the water, less crowded if possible.

[xtraxritical]

99. Oh gosh, so many places. Driving from LA to Frisco, or farther, up Rt. 1

the Pacific Coast Highway is very popular and very spectacular too. It's best to do this after Labor Day.

[marble falls]

69. I will boycott Florida as much as I can. This will be very hard - my only grandchild lives in Tampa.

I'll gas up in AL prior to crossing the line. I'll bring my groceries. I won't go to restaurants and instead of the Mouse, we'll go to GA or AL. CA oranges and not FL, or TX, or AZ oranges.

[George II]

72. Back when Anita Bryant was working to encourage Florida tourism and orange juice....

....and then she came out blatantly against gay rights, a boycott was organized. It was effective. Florida caved and fired her.

This is something bigger - it may work, I hope it works, but I'm afraid it won't.

[muntrv]

79. If my mother and stepfather didn't live there, I'd do so.

[RebelOne]

119. Me too. My daughter lives in Hialeah, FL.

I left that hell hole in 1998. I grew up in Miami. But now I am living in the Atlanta, GA area. I was so happy to get out of there and never want to return. My daughter knows that I will never go back even for a visit. So in order to see me, she has to come here to Georgia.

[xtraxritical]

82. Why does anyone bother with Floriduh when there's California?

Floriduh is a humid, bug infested swamp and RepubliCON too. California is the place. Try spring break at Santa Monica/Venice Beach, it makes Miami look like the place for geriatrics!

[SoapBox]

84. BIG K & R!

[JohnnyLib2]

87. Boycotting a state makes no sense to me.

The few people I know in Florida are also disgusted with the jury decision and many other things on your list. I can see supporting their efforts and candidates, but that's about it.

[L0oniX]

112. Sense?? That's expecting too much right now ...as you can see.

[Apophis]

89. I've been on a Florida boycott since 2000.

[SoCalMusicLover]

103. Thanks & God Bless

That was a shameful period for our country, the impact of which will never be overcome unfortunately. Irreparable damage.

[onpatrol98]

90. Kicked

This works out for my family. We're choosing a place for next years family reunion. We're a huge family. Florida just got crossed off the list.

We don't have much power, but what little we have, we do get to use as we see fit.

On planning committees for conferences, again...Florida is a no go.

Probably won't make a difference to their bottom line. But, it helps to know that after they kill you, there won't be justice for you. Now that I think about it, I think one of the boosters here was considering Florida for a high school senior trip. I'm thinking there has got to be a better place to take a group of black hs seniors.

Making a note to contact a couple of parents tonight. But, right about now, I can just about guarantee if they haven't paid a deposit of some sort...that isnt happening.

[indepat]

98. For a boycott to be effective, would including the state's fruits and vegetables be

acceptable? Yeah, I know innocent people would be hurt, but the entire populace needs to be awakened so a handle can be gotten on the abject wickedness being perpetrated in their name.

[putitinD]

101. K & R

[SoCalMusicLover]

102. A Supremely Fucked Up State In A Country Of Fucked Up States

It's been all downhill for Florida since November 2000.

But if you want to kill someone, and get away with it 100%, it's the place to be. Just ask Casey Anthony, George Z, or GWB.

[Samantha]

107. I have been boycotting Florida since 2000

My brother lives there as well as a very good friend. They have wanted me to move there for some time, constantly telling me how beautiful it is. I think it truly is but I could never be comfortable in my own skin living in a place so politically corrupt. So I stay where I belong, here in the East.

Sam

[woolldog]

108. K&R

[L0oniX]

111. Don't forget to boycott California for Rodney King and OJ too while yer at it.

[DonCoquixote]

115. but california is perfect

I mean, they gave us Ronald Reagan, Nixon, er oops

[emsimon33]

118. K&R

[PMtruth]

120. BOYCOTT FLORIDA STOP SPENDING YOUR DOLLARS WHERE YOUR LIFE IS NOT VALUED!!!!! Wake Up People!!!!!

In the mid 1980's as a stand against South Africa Apartheid several student organisations were formed with the goal of protesting against apartheid, and these organisations were central to urban school boycotts in 1980 and 1983 as well as rural boycotts in 1985 and 1986. These groups and many others Boycotted Companies that were doing business in South Africa, this was one of many actions that brought about change in South Africa (Companies such as Coke Cola). The problem is we as a people suffer from short term memory loss we forget that our true freedom and equality was never claimed and the fight that our ancestors fought has not been won. We have become polarized by materialism mistaking that for true equality. We as a race are amongst the top One percentile of consumers our money has power and where we choose to spend it speaks Volume. This is our time to support and own Black Owned Businesses; as a new movement to stand up for Justice through our economic power. Change can only come about when we have had enough; my question is are we there yet? People have failed to pay attention that slowly the changes and rights that were given to our communities have been dismantled piece by piece. It's truly sad we only act when something terrible and tragic happens; by this time next week Trayvon will start becoming a distant memory for many choosing to swept it under the rug until the next tragedy. The Time is Now and Justice must be served and Equality must be earned!

[cherokeeprogressive]

121. NO!

[el_bryanto]

122. What if you live in Florida? should you move? nt

[Puzzledtraveller]

123. RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!

Grrrrrr. I'm so ENRAGED!!!!! KILL FLORIDA!
MAKE THEM SECEDE!!!

[NCTraveler]

125. Gave Obama our electoral votes twice.

Kendrick Meeks, Alan Grayson. Fuck yeah!!!! Nothing good in Florida. Good strong core of young Democrats organizing every day. Fuck them!!!! Put your blinders on and move forward. That's how to live life. To scarred to be a part of change. To timid to step into the lions den.

Thoughts of a boycott are stupid at best. We are a service industry state. You thoughts of a boycott will hurt those trying to make this state better. The young voters who are becoming politically aware. You go get em.

How about this for an idea. Democrats, Florida is actually a great place to live, move on down. Help us in our fight. Help us continue the change. Help Florida become more blue. Being retirement hotbed of the country and we still voted for Obama twice.

Unlike you, we are not quitters.

Fuck your thoughts of a boycott. Although I am sure many simpleton lemmings will grab their pom poms and get right on board with you.

[JCMach1]

129. Exactly right, the Democratic party ignores Florida at a huge peril...

[liberal N proud]

126. Unfortunately, the only ones hurt here will be the little guys

The corporations like Disney and Universal along with all their corporate hotel partners will just bring in more foreign guests to the state to their attractions. The old Florida attractions that we all like to visit, the fishing charters, and the sea food restaurants along the coasts are the ones that will suffer.

But if you feel you don't want to go to Florida, it is your call and maybe safety should play into it as does a decision to go anywhere. I had the opportunity to go to Russia last year until my company safety committee advised against it.

[handmade34]

127. Nonsense...

we need to build up the GOOD in Florida... work against the bad... I intend to go down there and work with the Democrats and Independents to help make a better Florida

[JustAnotherGen]

128. It doesn't make sense to me

As a political move or a move to get them to act right. However - I would not want my nephews (17 and 20 year old black males) ever stepping foot in that state.

There is NOTHING they can get there that they can't get here. There's just no need.

Now that is not even a PERSONAL boycott - that is a very real and valid belief that if they so much as step foot out of the airport some asshole is going to blow a hole in their chest and get away with it.

Until I can be assured that my flesh and blood will be safe and sound - there's no need for them to boycott - they can simply make an active choice (which talking to them appears to be the case : ) of never going to Florida until they are absolutely certain they will not be murdered for WHAT they are.

Two young black men - 17 and 20. Florida got what they wanted. Two less of 'them' there. So Florida ought to be happy about that.

[rdking647]

130. prepare to give up the following

i hope you dont plan on taking a cruise. (both carnival and royal caribbean are florida companies)
dont plan on eating at olive garden,red lobster or eddie v's owned bu darden a florida company
no more tupperware
or del monte fresh fruits
no more go to meeting for work owned by citrix a florida company
if you get sick better make sure your hospital isnt owned by HMA

[coeur_de_lion]

131. Don't boycott us, send money to the Florida Democrats

To GOTV

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

132. I was going to ask...

...what's upchuck but I see you did.

Obviously all the Democrats should leave the state as well and abandon those 29 electoral votes as they're genuinely irrelevant.