ClydeR
01-12-2017, 04:52 PM
Outdoor apparel manufacturer L.L. Bean can expect an uptick in sales, President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Thursday morning, thanks to the public support one of the heirs of the company’s founder has given his campaign.
Linda Bean, the granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, donated $60,000 to Making America Great Again LLC, according to the Associated Press. That contribution exceeded the Federal Election Commission’s allowable limit for the PAC and her support has prompted some to push for a boycott of the Maine-based company.
More... (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-thanks-l-l-bean-linda-bean-233529)
The Onion has a funny video today about how L.L. Bean is trying to get African Americans to explain why they have been boycotting the company for the last 80 years..
http://www.theonion.com/video/african-american-boycott-of-ll-bean-enters-80th-ye-14170
Linda Bean, the granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, donated $60,000 to Making America Great Again LLC, according to the Associated Press. That contribution exceeded the Federal Election Commission’s allowable limit for the PAC and her support has prompted some to push for a boycott of the Maine-based company.
More... (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-thanks-l-l-bean-linda-bean-233529)
The Onion has a funny video today about how L.L. Bean is trying to get African Americans to explain why they have been boycotting the company for the last 80 years..
http://www.theonion.com/video/african-american-boycott-of-ll-bean-enters-80th-ye-14170