Boycott Scotch
 

I'm putting this here because it isn't a question about which Scotch I like the best or comparing the different distilleries or regions of Scotland.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090820/...tain_lockerbie

The link is to the story about Scotland releasing the only man convicted - and sentenced to life in prison - for the bombing of the Flight 103 which crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 18, 1988.

This CONVICTED terrorist had no compassion, no mercy for the people aboard Flt. 103. He was part of the terrorist group which decided that they should die. For this he stood trial and was convicted. Yes, I understand that his conviction was being appealed. Yes I know that there are some people in Britain who believe that he is innocent. But I also know that he was convicted and sentenced to die in prison.

Now the Scottish courts has decided to release him because he has prostate cancer and only has four or five months left to live. BUT ISN'T THAT ONE OF THE REASONS BEHIND THE SENTENCE!!!!

Or is this another government bending over and kissing the butt of a terrorist nation under the guise of being humanitarian. "Oh! He's dying. It's so sad! Let's send him home where he can spend the rest of his pitiful life with his family and BEING WORSHIPPED AS A HERO BY THE REST OF HIS TERRORIST NATION!!!

I AM PISSED.

So, I am boycotting all Scotch UNTIL THE TERRORIST DIES and I urge all other Americans to do the same. Since I know this is going to have an insignificant affect on Scotland, this is purely a symbolic gesture on my part. But, if enough people will boycott Scotch UNTIL THE TERRORIST DIES, then maybe someone will notice.

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I'm boycotting scotch tape.

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Well, I'll join your symbolic boycott for a while... :salute:

Besides, I can always sip Bourbon... Pappy VanWinkle, here I come!!! :D



:dance:

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I don't get it. The distilleries didn't release him. :confused:
But, as a show of support, I just scratched the shite out of my Braveheart DVD. :r

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Add Texas to that Boycott List

Squeaky Fromme released from Prison

:td

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I hear your frustration, but let's not go overboard. The common citizen of that nation has about as much to do with this situation as does the average Scottish distillery worker.

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Who would you rather paid for his end-of-life care? With any luck, the medical care where he winds up isn't near as good as where he was.

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I agree with Doc. Unless the people in the streets are protesting, I would not take out your anger on them for a bonehead government move. Previous boycotts of French (and like wise French boycotts of American) products were mainly driven by popular differences in the nations. This I doubt is a popular decision. I promise not to drink any Scotch tonight though, meet you half-way. :tu

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I won't wear a kilt until this is resolved!

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I am part Scottish but I am 100% USA. I like JD just fine and have no problem with not drinking scotch for a while. I was disgusted by this news also. I am sick of people bending over for the lunatics while the sane are savaged wantonly. You know what I am talking about. I better stop before I cross the lines here.
Good time for a shot of JD.

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I can't believe we didn't execute her :D

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Cuba treats its citizens horribly, do we need to boycott CCs?
Alas though I shall refrain from drinking scotch until this terrorist dies a natural death.

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Wait... you mean releasing someone who pointed a gun at someone, and didn't murder anyone is the same as releasing someone who killed hundreds of innocent people on a plane? Or is it that you just hate Texas?

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Two words....Charles Manson

She should have been executed. He should have been YEARS ago.

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Amen!

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Let's see pay for their healthcare right up till they die or let them go home and die on their own dime. hmmm

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As much as I would like to smoke a Cuban Cigar, I won't as long as it is against the law. It doesn't matter that I personally think the embargo is stupid and ineffective and is only still in place because St. John Kennedy ordered it.

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I guess that's why I favor the death penalty.

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Let me get this straight... this woman, brainwashed and part of a cult, deserves to die due to guilt by association? IIRC, she never actually killed anyone and wasn't involved in the helter skelter killings. She is/was a bad person for sure, but I hardly see the correlation between her and the lockerbie bomber.

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Not to stir the pot but I agree with the above post. She wasn't present at the time of the Manson Murders.
But I'll shelve the Macallan 18 for a month and hopefully the dickhead dies.

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Neither was Charles...where's he at again??

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I dont like scotch anyways...I will stick with my Kentucky made bourbono!

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Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was released from federal custody Friday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said.

Boycott the Fed, not Texas

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I'm so upset I'm going to boycott haggis. I'm never going to touch the stuff again until he's put back in prison.

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The only problem being that the death penalty actually incurs higher taxpayer cost than does life imprisonment.

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Bring back the Firing Squads.

200 rounds 7.62x51 (.308) = $135.99

Hell, we could save BILLIONS by training our Soldiers how to shoot and kill the enemy, all while saving taxpayers money!!!!

:tu

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:rlol:r

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Here's smothing cheaper, give him a gun with one bullit and give him the option to take care of him self or die a slow painfull death. And I'm with the boycott all the way. Payback is a *****.

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:r :r

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Know what? Screw that idea. I'll drink my scotch and enjoy it thank you.

As one person said already, it's not like these distilleries have the say on this matter, why hurt the people who depend on the sales of the scotch to make a living? Many boycotts end up being nothing more than a fanatical statement that hurts someone unintended rather than the source of the problem. Here, I point that by attempting a boycott, you are doing nothing more than attempting (indirectly) to instill terror in the lives of the distillery workers and liquor distributor employees by threatening their sources of income. There is no justification in taking out anger on innocent people.


I also fail to see why the nation of Scotland should bear the cost of keeping a convicted terrorist alive and reasonably pain-free for the last year of his life and then bear the cost of a funeral. I also fail to see why our "boycotting" scotch will have any beneficial effect towards this cause. The guy will die anyway (given), and the citizens of Scotland don't have to pay for his death now. Win-Win.


So thank you, no. I'll continue to drink and enjoy my scotch, knowing that I'm helping assure the well-being and way of life of some family in Scotland who may have lost a loved one on that flight, or who may not be as fortunate to stand on a soapbox and preach about right or wrong as I am here in the US.

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three words,yippie kay yay

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planning a visit?
I think he might be here:confused:
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/VISITORS/Facilities/COR.html

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Celebrations in Tripoli. A hero's welcome. Yeah, that was a good idea. They should have sent him back with a hidden "present".

BTW, boycotting scotch and even boycotts in general are never a great way to make a point. The general wave of public opinion is usually effective on it's own, as much as it can be. It's too late to do anything about the release of the terrorist but not too late to send follow up messages.

We live in a world run by morons following a consensus generated by a committee based on polls taken from people who know nothing about the issues except what they hear on the Daily Show.

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I have a better idea. As the terrorist problem is mainly due to Islamic fundamentalists, why don't we boycott oil instead? That'll teach them!

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I'm boycotting boycotts.

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:tpd:

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Sean Connery hits his wife, he is Scottish. Nuff said!

:su



:) stirrrrrring the pot from the sidelines!

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Yeah, but he only advertises Japanese whisky!

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The vast majority of oil used by the US is not from Islamic fundamentalists.
Boycotts seldom have any effect anyway. They can only work if everyone boycotts and keeps boycotting. See how well embargoes and sanctions work.

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He only hits his wife after he hits the scotch. I see a pattern developing.


I am going to boycott developing patterns.

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I'm going to boycott the sun. It kills people everyday.

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Pelican Bay. :D

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its like most choices the british government make (yes scotland is part of britian lol ) the people never get a choice i say keep his arse in prison isnt that the point of life with out parole ?

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Word.....I am now boycotting prisons.

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Tom's butt itches.

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that's definitely something to boycott

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Say it ain't so, Tom. Your talking about my future employer, hopefully.

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:tf

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When mine itches I take that as a sign that I need more chocolate.

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Wait. Tom has a chocolate itchy butt?