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Populist_Prole

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20. You want to hear something bizarre?

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 06:40 PM

Mar 2015

My father, like me, has discriminating taste in food. Like me, he always turned his nose up at chain food, preferring local "mom & pop" choices unless there is no other alternative.

Unlike me, he is a hard-core conservative and self labeled tea party republican. He always was conservative but he went HARD right after 2008. Now he's always singing the praises of what I'll call "Big Food". He now convinces himself that he likes chain pizza, or restaurants better now. If he gets to a position to where he admits local food is better, he's always quick to defend chains because they are such big money makers.

First time I've ever seen someone change their personal tastes based on politics.

Bizarre. Or at least I think so.

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Boycott Pizza! [View all] SecularMotion Mar 2015 OP

None of the named brands count as real pizza anyway Wella Mar 2015 #1

No. pintobean Mar 2015 #2

Big businesses donate to Republicans? Brickbat Mar 2015 #3

+1 HuckleB Mar 2015 #9

I'm shocked! 99Forever Mar 2015 #64

Boycott porcheria! Call that filth what it is. Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #4

pizza isnt a healthy snack anyway Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #5

True. It still tastes mighty fine, though. HuckleB Mar 2015 #7

make it at home. reduce the salt and sugar and cheese Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #11

We do, sometimes, but there are also great local places to hit. HuckleB Mar 2015 #14

LOL, ok. nt Logical Mar 2015 #42

Snack? progressoid Mar 2015 #73

so what? Amishman Mar 2015 #75

Blind Onion, Bella Faccia, Pizzicato, Hot Lips, Via Chicago, Escape From New York... HuckleB Mar 2015 #6

I feel sorry for anyone who has to eat that slop. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #8

Tacconelli's! tishaLA Mar 2015 #19

Reserve your dough.....nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #23

Hear hear! drm604 Mar 2015 #78

Never gonna happen. WillowTree Mar 2015 #10

I don't go to chain pizza places bigwillq Mar 2015 #12

I do! I go to a chain pizza place at least 3 times a week!!!! ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #35

And let me guess: Olive Garden the other 4 nights? bigwillq Mar 2015 #38

I growed up on real pizza. I'm all good. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #44

I like Denny's! bigwillq Mar 2015 #47

I have always liked them too, and down here, they are actually really good. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #48

They're pretty good up here too. bigwillq Mar 2015 #50

Please Alittleliberal Mar 2015 #54

Yes bigwillq Mar 2015 #55

BS Reter Mar 2015 #61

I am in CT strawberries Mar 2015 #66

Never been to that place in Boston bigwillq Mar 2015 #67

I've heard of Pepe's strawberries Mar 2015 #68

I've heard of it bigwillq Mar 2015 #69

ok bigwillq strawberries Mar 2015 #70

My kitchen didn't contribute a dime titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #13

Eat at locally owned pizza places. hifiguy Mar 2015 #15

Pizza Hut, Dominos, Li'l Ceasars, Papa John's - never heard of Schwan - ok - no more - and no loss DrDan Mar 2015 #16

Those Large Pizza Chains Are No Different.... Laxman Mar 2015 #17

independent pizza shops can't afford advertising on TeeVee pstokely Mar 2015 #33

Especially Commercials.... Laxman Mar 2015 #39

Yes, it irritates me every time I see Manning standing beveeheart Mar 2015 #80

Only pizza I eat comes from Costco lately tkmorris Mar 2015 #18

Costco makes a really damn good pizza. I've paid much more for much less elsewhere. Throd Mar 2015 #24

You want to hear something bizarre? Populist_Prole Mar 2015 #20

Kinda strange, but I don't do any boycotts at all yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #30

Same here SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #31

And yet LeftOfWest Mar 2015 #40

So as a member of the 99% SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #41

+1 Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #58

You missed my point, I think Populist_Prole Mar 2015 #62

I make my own pizza these days. SheilaT Mar 2015 #21

boycott chains would be a better totle Retrograde Mar 2015 #22

The biggest donation was under 700K GummyBearz Mar 2015 #25

I never eat pizza from those places, so boycotting City Lights Mar 2015 #26

Chain Pizzas are not real pizza HockeyMom Mar 2015 #27

Sorry Joe Johns Mar 2015 #28

It's not really pizza and they don't operate out of a hut. Screw those liars. Throd Mar 2015 #29

I've never figured out how pizza chains can stay open in San Francisco anyway. I mean, we are genwah Mar 2015 #32

There must be enough people who are influenced by TV ads pstokely Mar 2015 #34

If I boycotted everything that disagreed with me in someway I would be living like a caveman. LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #36

So true! Me too. nt Logical Mar 2015 #43

Convenience over one's convictions is an easy thing to rationalize. LanternWaste Mar 2015 #74

Done! Iggo Mar 2015 #37

I make my own pizza. H2O Man Mar 2015 #45

Nope - gotta have pizza. 840high Mar 2015 #46

my woodfire pizza guys are dems marlakay Mar 2015 #49

Thanks for the info. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #51

Humble Pie in Crozet, Virginia - the BEST pizza in Virginia! peacebird Mar 2015 #52

When we get pizza... one_voice Mar 2015 #53

Funny to see people who slam Democrats for being corporatist 1% Wall Streeters betsuni Mar 2015 #56

I wonder how much gas stations give to GOP yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #60

The key here is to boycott the Chains...not the local makers.. yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #57

This is the first time in years I've really been able to take part in a boycott. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #77

I don't eat at those places anyway except Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #59

$1.5 million in two election cycles? krispos42 Mar 2015 #63

Don't boycott pizza - make your own at home. Vinca Mar 2015 #65

Boycott chains, not pizza nt pstokely Mar 2015 #71

Strange treestar Mar 2015 #72

Nnnnnnope. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #76

Most megacorporations predominately favor Republicans, regardless of what they're selling. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #79

I hope those Political Bribes are WORTH IT. Papa John's and Domino's LOST Lifetime Customers. TheBlackAdder Mar 2015 #81