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Excellent idea!! Show them how fast stuff travels on the net and how they cannot control it!!
This idea is already starting to gain some press and the Online Casino Advisory, as well as Sherman Bradley, will be pushing this idea very hard over the coming weeks. The Churchill Downs’ season starts on Sunday and the Breeders Cup is the last major thoroughbred event of the season. This means big money coming through their website Twinsspires, so all sites should advertise to stay away from betting on this race through them. Also, the more sites that write about this boycott, the more bad press and attention Kentucky gets, the better. It is not likely to hurt Kentucky monetarily, but the bad press should hurt their image. So if you have a news website, or a blog, be sure to push this idea over and over again.
For my part I wont purchase any more liquor produced in Kentucky (Sorry Booker, Sorry Blantons) Its rum for me until they throw this Charlatan out of office.
I started trying to initiate one yesterday on PAP.
In addition to boycott, I’m creating articles on the corrupt governer who initiated this.
Yes, I am considering writing a letter to Maker’s Mark and UK Basketball saying they lost a fan and a paying customer of their merchandise/products. Beshear’s action is giving a black eye to the industry but at least he gave himself one in the process. We need a facebook group for this thing.
With the massive amount of web power we have, why not all link the hell out of “kentucky Derby” to a site expressing what they are doing?
Don’t get mad. Get even. Here are ten ways to pressure Kentucky to drop its assault on the internet.
Upset that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear thinks he owns the internet? Mad as hell that he thinks he can strong arm a global community for the benefit of his local industries? Then get even. Here are ten ways you can apply pressure to the governor to get him to drop his crusade against domain names.
1. Block and boycott TwinSpires.com. It appears that internet gambling is not illegal in Kentucky. The government just wants a cut of it. TwinSpires is a legally sanctioned horse racing site. If you use it, stop. If you are an IT administrator and haven’t already done so, block the site from your employees.
2. Don’t go to Churchill Downs and don’t watch the Kentucky Derby. This tourist attraction claims nearly 2 million visitors a year.
3. Don’t eat at Taco Bell. Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut are run by Kentucky-based Yum! Brands. However, many of their locations are franchised. Tell your local franchisee that you’re not eating at their restaurant since some of the money trickles back to Kentucky. Ask them to write a letter to Beshear urging him to drop the case.
4. Threaten Humana. Humana is the biggest company in Kentucky and administers health care and human resources services. If your company uses Humana, pressure the company to join the fight against Governor Steve Beshear. It’s reasonable for a large internet company to put enough pressure on the company to act.
5. Buy Indiana. Kentucky’s biggest city, Louisville, borders on Indiana. Make the trip across the state border to Indiana to support its economy rather than Kentucky’s.
6. Email Beshear to voice your concerns.
7. Call Lexington, Kentucky-based Lexmark. Tell the company you are concerned about buying Lexmark printers in the future because it will support Beshear’s state. Since Lexmark manufactures computer peripherals, it should be very concerned about the future of the internet. Call Lexmark’s media relations hotline, (859) 232-2221, to voice your concern. Or e-mail Todd Hastings, corporate media contact at thasting (at) lexmark.com.
8. Email Kentucky Senators to voice your displeasure about the governor’s actions. Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell.
9. Ask the Electronic Frontier Foundation to get involved.
10. I believe that judge Thomas Wingate is elected. If so, his constituents should let him know how they feel about this case.
Any other suggestions?
@mr.j 181909 wrote:
It’s going to hurt, but I’ll only do Church’s Chicken from now on as my part. LOL :tongue:
I have no idea what Church’s Chicken is but it can’t possibly be any worse than the “food” you get at KFC or Pizza Hut. Enjoy, you’ll probably live a few years longer too!
@mr.j 182129 wrote:
I have no idea what Church’s Chicken is but it can’t possibly be any worse than the “food” you get at KFC or Pizza Hut. Enjoy, you’ll probably live a few years longer too!
What’s up with the attitude? Why don’t you google it and find out what it is?
If you are going to ask folks to give up something it’s a good idea to OFFER a substitute if you really are serious about what you want them to do.
:wink-wink :wink-wink :wink-wink :wink-wink
Looks like I forgot those above! Was a bit of a joke. I’m an Aussie, we don’t have Church’s Chicken here. But I was serious about giving up KFC. That stuff is rotten for your health.
@mr.j 182131 wrote:
But I was serious about giving up KFC. That stuff is rotten for your health.
You are right and I’m trying my best to get off take out and ‘fast food’.
heheQuick update on the progress of this boycott…
Gambling911 finally covered it, although they didn’t give credit to Sherman Bradley.
Also, an entire site has been dedicated to the boycott http://boycottkentucky.com/
