A heartwarming story here about a bakery owner in Radford, Virginia, Chris McMurray, who rejected an opportunity to host Vice-President Joe Biden and his entourage, because he was offended by Obama’s “You didn’t build that!” remarks, foregoing the boost to his sales that such an appearance might have brought him.
Amusingly, after McMurray’s having rejected the advance party’s request, later on, apparently members of the Secret Service dropped by to thank him for his courage, and bought some goodies.
Following through on my consideration of the ineffectiveness of boycotts versus their opposite, or buycotts, I think we should reverse boycott, or buycott, Chris McMurray and his wife’s bakery, ‘Crumb and Get It’; if I lived near or was passing through Radford, Virginia, I’d certainly stop in and buy a cookie or two, and I encourage others to do so, and pass on this great story to others; surely with enough people sharing this, we can more than make up for the effect of not having Joe Biden’s ‘endorsement’… (Hey, Mike Huckabee’s ‘buycott’ worked for Chick-fil-A…) At the very least, we can show appreciation for his courage, and boost his business significantly.
Crumb and Get It
1154 East Main Street
Radford, Virginia 24141
10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Phone 1 (540) 838-2288
Website: http://crumbandgetit.com
zorroprimo
August 17, 2012 at 5:43 pm
…and the Secret Service complimented him on his standing up to the politicians. So few do.
Will S.
August 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Indeed.
Will S.
September 7, 2012 at 12:47 pm
Update: Business is booming, and McMurray has become a celebrity:
http://godfatherpolitics.com/6826/small-business-owners-rewarded-for-standing-up-for-their-beliefs/