Arizona Boycott Actually Taking Shape

[Townsend]

Good point!

I didn't even consider the Obama CYA machine.

Every politician needs a good one.  They tend to be large asses and need alot of coverage.

[azbadpuppy]

"According to the newspaper, the convention bureau has received about 25-30 emails from Arizona residents, with some saying they are canceling their reservations and taking their money elsewhere."

Ouch.

The San Diego CVB in conjunction with the hotel/motel association have been running ads in the Sunday AZ Republic, two weekends in a row, stating that 'Zonies' are welcome in San Diego. Hmmm....

First of all, why do Californians always make up patronizing and intentionally belittling nick-names for people from other states who they feel are inferior to California (think Okie)?

Second, I say F**K San Diego, and the rest of California. They hate Arizonans, and always make sure to point out to me when I visit SD how hideous and horrible and inferior Arizona is (much like most Texans reactions when asked about Oklahoma).

Third, do the politicians in California not have enough probelms to worry about in their own state? If I were a California resident, I would be outraged at the time, money and resources spent by elected officials to set up this ridiculous boycott, which is obviously an attempt to keep CA voters from focusing on their own failures.

Finally, I find the whole situation ridiculous, as it is painfully clear that the politicians on both sides of the issue, in both Arizona and elsewhere are just grandstanding and have no positive or productive motives.  The law does nothing to actually secure the borders or curb violent crime (no matter how hard the AZ GOP keeps trying to convince us it does), and the boycots do nothing except hurt small businesses and many people who actually don't support this new law.