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Double T Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:24 PM
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I will be boycotting ALL GE products and services indefinitely.
Dennis Kucinich has been disenfranchised from debating tonight by A SUPREME COURT. GE has obstructed OUR election process. What will YOU do to protest this outrage of judicial and corporate injustice?
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:25 PM
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1. I will join you. I'd like a list of all their products/services.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:25 PM
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2. Nothing, because Kucinich is nothing more then a distraction at this point
nt
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:25 PM
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4. You're right. A distraction from Corporate control.
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AnOhioan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:26 PM
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6. Oh Please
Get real...what we saw tonight was the further disintegration of our democracy.
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DesertRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:27 PM
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7. Especially for the 3 candidates who are debating tonight
Kucinich is the only candidate who has had a consistent stand on the war since the beginning. And who has voted against funding the war 100% of the time.
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:38 PM
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17. Maybe you're right - but should a network have the power to make that decision for the voter?
It's up to the voter to decide how important or marginal a candidate is. A corporation and network's programming director should not have any power whatsoever to exclude anyone based on their authoritarian rule, once a candidate initially qualifies for the debates.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:25 PM
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3. I already stay away from GE.
I can write some letters of protest. Any other suggestions?
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DesertRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:26 PM
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5. I've already called and emailed NBC
email:
letters@msnbc.com

call:
212-664-4444
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:42 PM
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20. I just called
and left my complaint on a voice message.
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Moochy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:28 PM
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8. I'm watching FOX in protest
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:29 PM
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9. info
<<Contact GE and let them know your intention:

https://www.ge.com/contact/contact_form.html


I am outraged that your Network NBC has refused to let Kucinich in the Las Vegas presidential debate. It concerns me when networks decide our democracy for us by airing or refusing to air candidates for political office. As an American who has taken the oath 6 times to protect the constitution with my very life, I have decided to continue the fight against corporate anti Americanism who chose to silence those political candidates they disapprove of.

I will refuse to buy any GE products, post this on all of my blogs and send this out to my entire email book and ask everyone else to do the same until we are insured that NBC will give ALL political candidates equal coverage.>>

http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=5589

ge should be boycotted on gen. principles.
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:36 PM
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13. you'll have a hard time avoiding them though....
Appliances
GE is one of the largest manufacturers of major appliances in the world, producing Monogram®, GE Profile™ and many more brands. Discover how GE appliances deliver their remarkable efficiency.

Aviation
GE is the world's leading provider of aviation services and the leading producer of jet engines. We supply the world with engines for commercial, corporate, military and marine industries.

Consumer Electronics
Built with reliability and usability in mind, GE products use the best of technology making life easier every room of the house.

Electrical Distribution
GE provides a wide assortment of integrated equipment and systems to ensure safe and reliable power delivery. Electrical distribution and control solutions manage power in a variety of residential, commercial and industrial applications.

Energy
GE electrifies the world by providing energy products and services to more than 120 countries. With our coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear energy, water and wind technologies we
can deliver solid productivity returns and significant environmental benefits.

Finance – Business
GE Commercial Finance serves clients in over 35 countries by providing loans, operating leases, financing programs, commercial insurance and equipment leasing to help global business grow.

Finance – Consumer
GE Money is a leading provider of credit services, offering credit, loans, mortgages and more. We serve consumers, retailers, auto dealers and mortgage lenders worldwide.Healthcare
GE provides medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. From medical imaging and information technologies to diagnostics and drug discovery, we help clinicians around the world re-imagine new ways to help their patients live longer fuller lives.

Lighting
Since the day Thomas Edison discovered a better filament for the incandescent lamp, GE has been lighting up the world. 128 years later, we still provide a range of innovative products for consumer, commercial and industrial markets.

Media & Entertainment
NBC Universal is a leading media and entertainment company in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information worldwide.

Oil & Gas
GE provides global technology-based products, services and complete solutions to the oil and gas industry.

Rail
GE is the leading supplier to the world's railroads, pioneering locomotive and railroad management technologies that are economically advantageous and ecologically sound.

Security
With operations in more than 30 countries, GE is focused on security, safety and lifestyle enhancements, helping our customers protect people, assets and communities.

Water
For over 100 years, GE has been a leading global supplier of water treatment, wastewater treatment and efficient process systems solutions.


http://www.ge.com/products_services/index.html
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:38 PM
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16. yeah, GE is in a ton of stuff. Note defense stuff n/t
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lakeguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:40 PM
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18. one doesn't have to avoid everything....
it's not like you can stop flushing your toilet if you're treatment plant uses their crap. you can sure as hell spend your personal money somewhere else though.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:41 PM
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19. Also they are getting into Renewable Energy
They are planning on buying out some start ups in that sector.
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Raster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:32 PM
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10. G.E. - We bring good things to WAR!
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:32 PM
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11. K&R
:kick:
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PFunk Donating Member (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:35 PM
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12. Glad to see I'm not the only one who will be doing the boycott thing.
Now how many people here will quit watching MSNBC?
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:36 PM
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14. Please everyone boycott GE products... here's a website.....
http://www.geappliances.com/

We need to boycott all GE products. We need to first write them that we will henceforth be boycotting their products for what they did to Kucinich, even APPEAL to leave him out of the debates, for chrissakes!

It's very simple. When there are choices, pick the one that is NOT GE, then write GE a letter and tell them you made that choice.

Most important is to let people know of the boycott. I don't know how to create a website, but I would create one for the GE boycott if I could.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:37 PM
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15. Happy to be TV free myself
Watching video clips online lately has not made me a happier or better educated person


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democrat2thecore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 08:47 PM
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21. It was Kucinich who sued and got the court system involved -nt
Edited on Tue Jan-15-08 08:47 PM by democrat2thecore
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 11:15 PM
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22. so.....
what's yer point?
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ncteechur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 11:42 PM
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23. I think that if Kucinich had gotten more than 1-3% of the vote in IA or NH,
he should have been allowed to debate. But neither he nor Gravel is getting any traction. When Dennis complained, NBC should have just acquiesced and just let him debate. For that, I think NBC was wrong.
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dave123williams Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 03:10 PM
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24. Best of luck with that; they make everything.
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