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August 15, 2009
Girlcott Whole Foods!
I'm probably behind the times but until today I never heard the word "girlcott" before. However, I support the idea, Whole heartedly. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods (and a former socialist) has taken a huge amount of flak for daring not only to oppose Obamacare, but to say so in a WSJ Op-Ed. This has infuriated some of the health food aficionados who shop at Whole Foods, who have predictably gone absolutely ape. I guess they imagine that they have some particular right to be self righteous and morally indignant, because they act as if they have been personally betrayed. (I suppose they're so narcissistic as to imagine that the "health food" type of diet ought to be officially certified as another form of left-wing identity politics.) As this TPM piece explains, what Mackey did is being treated as akin to heresy: You would think someone building up a successful Green business from scratch, promoting vegetarian living, healthy foods, bringing it to new neighborhoods across the country would be something of a Progressive hero.John Stossel admires him as one of the few capitalists willing to stick up for capitalism. I admire him too, and while I have never been much of a Whole Foods patron, I'm now planning to join the girlcott. posted by Eric on 08.15.09 at 09:12 PM
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Now I'm torn. Now I'm gonna have to shop at Whole Foods and I hate veggies (To quote that eminent philosopher and foot in the butt-er, Red Forman, "That's not food, that's what food eats") and find the concept of "organic veggies" as being about stupid. They better have good meat. Anonymous · August 16, 2009 09:37 AM Oh, Whole Foods does have good meats - I go to the one in San Antonio when I want to splurge on something special. Also, their take-away prepared foods are to die for. Don't worry, Anon - it's all good. With luck, Whole Foods may even get more customers out of it, although, alas - they are very pricy. (Personally, for the organic and bulk staples, I rather prefer a local chain called Sun Harvest Farms: same sort of grocery goods, but not so expensive.) Sgt. Mom · August 16, 2009 09:45 AM Post a comment
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I can't protest because I have no place at which to stop shopping. But the next time I visit the child of mine who does live near a Whole Food store, I demand again, the crab dip. It's awesomely yummy regardless who you voted for.