From: cmr@world.std.com (Charles M Richmond)
Subject: Re: FYI: Choice and Bean
Keywords: abortion rights, political action
Organization: Integrated International Systems Corp. One Longfellow Place, Suite 3309, Boston, Ma.
Distribution: ne
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 17:21:29 GMT

ian@cns.bu.edu (Ian Boardman) writes:

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>------- Forwarded Message

>From: Ellen Eades  <netmail!ellene@microsoft.com>
>Subject: FYI: L.L. Bean

>Linda Loraine Bean, a candidate for Congress from the First District
>in Maine, was allowed to use the premises of L. L. Bean, the boot
>stitching factory to be precise, to film a television commercial for
>her campaign.  She is adamantly anti-choice, as well as anti-gay
>rights legislation and anti-gun control.  She is using her original surname
>rather than her married name in her campaign, to gain an association
>with the popular L.L. Bean business.

>Linda Bean is a granddaughter of L.L. Bean, a major stockholder in
>this privately owned company, and on its Board. Therefore (at least
>she felt) she had the right to use the company facilities as a backdrop
>for her commercial.  LL Bean, Inc., does not support her or any
>candidate, officially.  However, many women and men I know are
>calling L.L. Bean to inform them that they will no longer purchase Bean
>products, since much of the profit does end up with Linda Bean.

>The phone number for L. L. Bean is (800) 341-4341.  The PR
>representative for L.L. Bean is Joline McGown, and her telephone
>number is (207) 865-4761.

>Ellen
>ellene@microsoft.com

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>***********Ian Boardman -- ian@cns.bu.edu -- (617) 353-6181**********


Ellen and Ian;

There are several things wrong with the above. 

You are describing a woman running for Congress , who chooses not to take
her husbands name. (sounds pretty progressive to me!!)

You claim that she is "adamantly anti-choice" yet there are many who
believe that abortion is right in some circumstances and wrong in others
who fail the "litmus test".  What are her REAL views? Can anyone who does
not have an ax to grind tell us?

You also claim that she is "anti-gay rights legislation" (peculiar choice
of hyphenation..typo??) Without any meat to your assertion , we can only
assume a middle of the road position. Again can anyone flesh out these
statements?

As far as the "anti-gun control" .... we are talking about Maine , one of
the states that has real hunting. I.E. people make their living and even
feed their families that way.

Lastly... Let me get this right. You are advocating a boycott of L.L. Bean
because she choose to make a comercial in front of the plant. You should
probably be aware that anybody can make a comercial in front of a plant
or other publicly visible spot. (Bush in front of Boston harbour and
Dukakis in a tank being the two that I find wildly inappropriate) Back to
this boycott... I gather from your statements that she is not involved in
the operation of the company and that dispite being "family" the company
does not endorse her, she is the grand daughter and you are proposing to
inflict harm on 3 generations of a family just to cause an indirect harm
to one woman whose views you disagree with.

Pardon me for not being impressed with your moral stance.

Charlie

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