Are you boycotting Heinz ketchup now?

[corporatewhore]

One of my Dean fan friends is said she was doing that now and iwas thinking i really dont want to give more money to kerry so from now on its the generic brand!!(which tastes the same)so are any of you boycotting heinz or thinking about it?

[judge_smales]

1. NO.

Why would I do that?

[ShaneGR]

38. Sounds a lot like boycotting french wine

Not sure that's a healthy way to live.

[slinkerwink]

2. I make my own ketchup at home......and I prefer barbecue sauce

for French fries ;-)

[BurtWorm]

19. Then you might be interested in a piece of legislation Kerry wrote.

Not sure if you heard of it:

S.2382

Title: A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of tomato sauce preparation.

Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 4/29/2002)

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. I wasn't planning on boycotting anything

But now that you mention it, Vermont syrup might be a good place to start.

Or maybe Vermont Teddy Bears. The old ball & chain will have to do with a blender this Valentines day. :)

[ronnykmarshall]

4. Why. Yes. Of. Course.

:eyes:

[Loonman]

5. That would be pretty darn funny

Let me guess......



I will bet you a million dollars that more people like Heinz ketchup and products than like Dean.


Besides, Heinz is his wife, what are you, woman haters?



Dean people are going to stroke out en masses when he blows the Wsiconsin primary.

[demnan]

6. I don't like ketsup much anyway

if you come to visit me and you want it - bring your own. Just don't put it on the steak.

that's just a non-political preference, however.

[theoceansnerves]

7. that

is completely absurd.
hunt's is gross anyway :P

[northzax]

8. of course it's the generic brand that tastes the same

Heinz invented ketchup as we know it, everyone else is a variation on the theme. and no, I won't boycott it, what a useless idea.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. No. I am buying it by the case.

Ketchup on everything til November, even dessert.

[curse10]

11. Mmmmm Ketchup!

I think I'll go have some right now! :P

[Capn Sunshine]

21. If it makes YOU happy

I'll suck it up and put Heinze catsup on my fries. As a relative, I make money when Terry makes money. Which I will give to the anti-President Kerry progressive activists.

Cause you KNOW I love you NSMA :evilgrin:

[judge_smales]

35. Even your

Freedon Fries? ;-)

[Ficus]

10. just a question

I really don't know, and I'm wondering...did Theresa Heinz-Kerry inherit the Heinz Company or did she just inherit her husband's fortune made from ketchup money?

[JVS]

12. Hmmm hometown vs politics

I guess the next bottle I get will have to be Hunts

[Champion Jack]

13. No

That's just plain silly

[Tummler]

14. No, but I'm boycotting the spelling "catsup"

"Ketchup" is the only true spelling. Everyone knows that "catsup" is a PNAC stooge. In fact, "CAtsuP" contains 75% of the letters in PNAC. :tinfoilhat:

[Ficus]

22. HAHAHAHAHAH

thank you for making my day!
:toast:

[KamaAina]

15. Hell no! I'm boycotting Busch* beer

Bush*'s baked beans, and maybe even the Sugarbush* ski resort in Vt.

[Champion Jack]

44. and those baked beans are so tasty too

[maddezmom]

16. No, but then again I don't use it

But my husband and daughter won't use anything but Heinz 57.

[masshole]

17. who would boycott

a vegetable?

In fact I always put a few of those little packets of pure vegetable goodness for my kids school lunches.

[theoceansnerves]

20. heh

it's a fruit. with lutein, good for the eyes :eyes:

[masshole]

29. a fruit? no way

I distinctly remember a former President of ours refer to ketchup as a VEGETABLE.

You don't think he might have been wrong do you?

[Mass_Liberal]

18. tastes too good

sorry. I'm not that commited. ;)

[lancdem]

27. LOL

[ohiosmith]

23. Did your friend also boycott Clark bars?

[sandnsea]

24. It's always been my favorite

Now I have a good excuse to pay more for it. :-)

[KC21304]

25. You just go right ahead. If you are trying to hurt the Heinz company

that is just fine, but I hope you realize the Heinz company was sold to large conglomerate many moons ago.

[Ficus]

32. seems to be the answer to my post #10

but who bought it? Just wondering.

[Hoosier Democrat]

26. I NEVER buy Heinz

No offense to Mrs Kerry, but I'm really cheap and always buy the store brnds since its the same stuff with a lower price.

I'm not a big ketchup fan and my son couldn't care less which brand it is.

[Mick Knox]

28. We should boycott those bottles...

I hate that it takes forever to come out at a restaraunt....

[aldian159]

I'm anti-tomato

and not a huge fan of pickles, so there hasn't been anything Heinz in my house for years, except a really old bottle of red vinegar that nobody's used since the Reagan years.

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[LittleDannySlowhorse]

33. No.

That's just silly.

[PragMantisT]

34. Sure, and Heinz 57 since their association

with McCarthy in the fifties.

[displacedtexan]

36. Generic brands are either Hunt's or Heinz.

Just like Sears appliances are made by other 'brand' companies. When I toured the Kellogg's factory in Battle Creek I watched them package their cereal into generic boxes for distribution.

So, by boycotting Heinz and buying generic catsup, you are either supporting the Heinz family or the Hunt family (big BFEE supporters)... but you don't get to choose which family you're supporting when you buy generic catsup. You can't be sure which company has made the catsup you're buying. It's a gamble.

Personally, I won't take the chance on supporting the Hunt family.

[thelocalkgb]

37. Now?

I've boycotted Heinz ever since they came out with the following Catsup fads: Flavored and Colored. I'm sorry, but ketchup should never be any color but red and it should only taste like really sugary tomatoes. Thanks.

[Ficus]

39. the secret formula...

HEINZ 57 SAUCE
1/2 C. raisins
2/3 C. Heinz Ketchup
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. salt
4 oz. applesauce
1 T. Wish Bone Italian Dressing
Put all ingredients in a blender and pulse for 2 minutes on high or until smooth


http://www.sin-free-eats.com/misc/low/misc24.html

[OKNancy]

40. No, that's stupid

My teen and husband love ketchup and they think Heinz is the best. As far as I know Teresa does wonderful things with the money from the company and it has a reputation as a good company to work for.

[John_H]

41. I'm boycotting Boeing, Pfizer, Phillip Morris, and the NRA since

Dean used them to finance his politcal rise.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

42. I never buy ketchup

:shrug:

[JasonBerry]

43. State-owned Ketchup - Now! justkidding..........N/T

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