Trump tweet about LL Bean

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LL Bean is like "please don't."

And yes, this sounds unethical if not illegal

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Anonymous wrote:So...PEOTUS just sent out a tweet thanking LL Bean for its "support" (big campaign donor) and telling people to bu LL Bean. I am no government ethics expert but promoting a specific company in exchange for their support has to be an issue.

Literally everyone I know who shops at LL Bean, down to the girls wearing Bean Boots, are republicans.

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LL Bean is a great American company. If you haven't been, you should support them. Costco and New Balance, too.

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Anonymous wrote:LL Bean is a great American company. If you haven't been, you should support them. Costco and New Balance, too.

llbean clothes are ugly, and NB shoes hurt my feet.

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Anonymous wrote:So...PEOTUS just sent out a tweet thanking LL Bean for its "support" (big campaign donor) and telling people to bu LL Bean. I am no government ethics expert but promoting a specific company in exchange for their support has to be an issue.

Literally everyone I know who shops at LL Bean, down to the girls wearing Bean Boots, are republicans.

Look, maybe you just know a lot of Republicans.

Until Trump becomes President, he is an American with a twitter account. He is making statements about a privately held company.

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Anonymous wrote:So...PEOTUS just sent out a tweet thanking LL Bean for its "support" (big campaign donor) and telling people to bu LL Bean. I am no government ethics expert but promoting a specific company in exchange for their support has to be an issue.

Literally everyone I know who shops at LL Bean, down to the girls wearing Bean Boots, are republicans.

I buy everything from clothes to our dog beds from LLBean and I am to the left of most liberals. Might be past tense now though.

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Will all the lefties in Martha's Vineyard have to change the LL Bean bedsheets at their cottages?

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Anonymous wrote:Again, the issue is not whether or not Americans buy LL Bean, it's whether its ethical for the PEOTUS to be shilling for a donor. Maybe he can just start doing sponsored tweets so at least we're clear on who's paid for access.

Liberals are boycotting it because the supported Trump. Like I said, your hate of him is more than your concern for the American workers. Liberals love their iPhones and hate of Trump more than the hard working American

iPhones?

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I like LL Bean. This makes me not want to give them any of our business going forward.

It's only one stupid member of their board of directors. The right has blown up this nothingburger into an "OUTRAGE!!!!!!111!!!11!!"

#victimcomplex

Regardless, it is not the place of the President to promote a company that he received a donation from. Unless now, everything in government will be sponsored by companies. For example, the act that will be repelling the ACA could be called, "The LL Bean, your place for a warm jacket Act."

To be fair, their jackets are warm, and reasonably priced. Perfect for winter in Moscow.

I love you!

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I like LL Bean. This makes me not want to give them any of our business going forward.

It's only one stupid member of their board of directors. The right has blown up this nothingburger into an "OUTRAGE!!!!!!111!!!11!!"

#victimcomplex

Regardless, it is not the place of the President to promote a company that he received a donation from. Unless now, everything in government will be sponsored by companies. For example, the act that will be repelling the ACA could be called, "The LL Bean, your place for a warm jacket Act."

To be fair, their jackets are warm, and reasonably priced. Perfect for winter in Moscow.

I love you!

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That was supposed to say thank you in Russia, but the site didn't recognize Cyrillic letters. That will have to change, Comrad Steele.

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Anonymous wrote:So...PEOTUS just sent out a tweet thanking LL Bean for its "support" (big campaign donor) and telling people to bu LL Bean. I am no government ethics expert but promoting a specific company in exchange for their support has to be an issue.

Literally everyone I know who shops at LL Bean, down to the girls wearing Bean Boots, are republicans.

Look, maybe you just know a lot of Republicans.

Until Trump becomes President, he is an American with a twitter account. He is making statements about a privately held company.

No, dingus, he's the PEOTUS. Like it or not, that comes with responsibilities.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I like LL Bean. This makes me not want to give them any of our business going forward.

It's only one stupid member of their board of directors. The right has blown up this nothingburger into an "OUTRAGE!!!!!!111!!!11!!"

#victimcomplex

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Just more of what another poster correctly labeled "outrage porn." Such silly people.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I like LL Bean. This makes me not want to give them any of our business going forward.

That's silly. Also, they've been put on a boycott list already, so choose if you want to support that boycott or not.

It's not silly. I'm not loaded. I have limited dollars to spend and I don't really want to spend it with people who support and are supported by Trump. But if PP is correct and this is just one board member, I will not join a boycott.

The head of LL Bean issued a statement on this a few days ago. One of the heirs of LL Bean on the BoD's - Linda Bean - is a big right wing supporter. Meanwhile, the company itself has donated tens of millions toward non-profits and environmental causes.


On a side note, I've noticed that most of these rightwing funders have hereditary wealth, rather than starting something on their own. Interesting, don't ya think?

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2017/0110/Is-it-fair-to-boycott-L.L.-Bean-over-Donald-Trump-donation

This is even more damning - Trump is fawning over someone who made illegal donations to his campaign. Seriously, where is the outrage from Republicans? Also, I see no reason to not boycott LL Bean, as she is the "heiress" and not some random board member. Similarly, in the future if it is a random board member for the next company, the company can always fire that person to show their seriousness.

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Anonymous wrote:Will all the lefties in Martha's Vineyard have to change the LL Bean bedsheets at their cottages?

Mic drop. So good.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I like LL Bean. This makes me not want to give them any of our business going forward.

That's silly. Also, they've been put on a boycott list already, so choose if you want to support that boycott or not.

It's not silly. I'm not loaded. I have limited dollars to spend and I don't really want to spend it with people who support and are supported by Trump. But if PP is correct and this is just one board member, I will not join a boycott.

The head of LL Bean issued a statement on this a few days ago. One of the heirs of LL Bean on the BoD's - Linda Bean - is a big right wing supporter. Meanwhile, the company itself has donated tens of millions toward non-profits and environmental causes.


On a side note, I've noticed that most of these rightwing funders have hereditary wealth, rather than starting something on their own. Interesting, don't ya think?

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2017/0110/Is-it-fair-to-boycott-L.L.-Bean-over-Donald-Trump-donation

This is even more damning - Trump is fawning over someone who made illegal donations to his campaign. Seriously, where is the outrage from Republicans? Also, I see no reason to not boycott LL Bean, as she is the "heiress" and not some random board member. Similarly, in the future if it is a random board member for the next company, the company can always fire that person to show their seriousness.

Republicans only care about Democrats being held to the highest ethical standards. Their party has been unethical for quite a while. They don't care. Their constituents don't care. If you are Republican you have NO ethics.