Buy American?

I'm really turned off by the newest Anheuser-Bush commercial prompting people to buy their product based on the fact that it's American made. Incidentally, according to BuyBlue.org they also support the Republican party by 36% . This is bad news for me, a Bud and Miller Light drinker.

I thought this was amusing from Neal Boortz, a libertarian, from back in 2004. These are the ones he picked out of the bunch to use as examples:

• In the auto insurance category, Progressive Insurance shows a 91% support for Democrats while State Farm shows an 81% level of support for Republicans.
• Virtually all automakers, with the exception of Toyota, leaned heavily to the Republican side. The donation amounts from Toyota were so small as to be meaningless.
• Ditto for auto dealers. They leaned heavily Republican. Exceptions include the Don Beyer Automotive Group and the Potamkin Companies which leaned heavily Democrat; 100% for Don Beyer who operates in the DC beltway area.
• Grocery stores? Costco is 98% on the Democratic side. Wal-Mart grocery stores and employees donate heavily Republican Starbucks? Are you kidding? Solid Democrat.
• Do you like Brusters ice cream? 100% Democratic. Blue Bird and Flowers Industries? 100% Republican. Coca Cola? 66% Republican. Sara Lee? Democratic.
• How about some fast food! Arby's -- 100% Democratic. Wendy's --- 91% Republican. McDonalds? 80% Republican.
• Restaurants? Hard Rock Cafe International donates 100% Democrat. Waffle House is 99% Republican. No wonder I love Waffle House!
• Beer! Drink up. Anheuser-Bush donates 56% to 44% Republican.
• Retail stores? Barnes & Noble is 98% Democrat. No wonder I had such a rough times getting "The Terrible Truth About Liberals" stocked at Barnes and Noble. Home Depot ... 94% Republican. Bed Bath & Beyond .. 93% Democrat. Dollar General .. 100% Republican.
• For you fashion conscious folks. Anne Klein Inc. is 100% Democrat. Donna Karan is 91% Democrat. Ralph Lauren .. 100% Democrat. Tommy Hilfiger ... 91% Democrat. Fruit of the Loom, 100% Republican. Guess jeans? 83% Republican. Those Cintas uniform people? 100% Republican.
• Computers? Apple Computer, 81% Democrat. Dell Computers? 77% Republican. Vision? Republican.

Notice the fashion...Hmmm, Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan or Fruit of the Loom and Guess jeans (otherwise known as mom jeans)? Better yet, Cintas uniforms. Mmmmm.

Then, he makes this comment, "I want you to cruise these categories ... you will see that there are occasional businesses who support Democratic Party politics to a greater extent than they do Republicans .. but for the most part you will see heavy support for Republican policies. "

Well fucking duh! Go figure that corporate businesses would support the Republican party.

Good God!