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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 9:05pm
As other states have demonstrated, having wine in grocery stores increases sales tax revenues and enhances employment without the doomsday predictions coming to pass by those opposed to responsible enjoyment of wines and other alcoholic beverages. This odd pairing of morality-dictating churches and the liquor store lobby is about one of two things — either controlling people's lifestyles or stifling competition to fatten profits for a few businesses (instead of allowing many businesses to compete for profits).
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Amen.
Hallelujah.
God Save the Queen.
I vote for "promos" as "Poster of the Year". Hey, when's the CP's Annual banquet this year? Is it being held at the Taco Bell's Drive-thru window like last year?
Poster of the year? I'm not so sure about that, Darge....there have been some good ones in 2011.
I do admire this post. The author identifies the good reason faction and the real reason faction. It is rare to see such open collusion between these two interest groups. Usually, the good reason faction gets the publicity, while the real reason faction quietly bankrolls their mutually beneficial efforts.
NCP springs for Pizza for Posters, at Papa John's?......that would be good.
I second that emotion.
I've seen displays at Publix about this topic. There's a website you can go and donate or sign a petition, but I can't remember what it is.
I remember the good old days when my 16 year old cousin and I had someone buy us Boone's Farm at Woolworth's in Detroit. ( legal age dropped from 21 to 18 for about two years). 13 & Woodward. Gas was 0.19cents a gallon at the Shell station.
We'd drink it and race cars.
Yes, my intellect was apparent even then.
This cyclone in Australia, Yasi, is 285 meters an hour. What's that in mph? Sounds awfully fast.
Where's our resident scientific translater, 'House"?
gd, the group is Red, White, & Food.
You guys have a good weekend. I'm going to AR for a funeral.
Later.
Long overdue change, Liquor lobby especially at wholesale
level has controlled this product for 50+ yrs in Tenn. with the
big wallet of lobbist "Golden Goose" Hensley. Maybe
Piggly Wiggly will bring back my brand-Thunderbird!
The grocery stores always carry the lower priced brands...Almaden, Gallo.
The liquor stores carry those, but 80% is of a higher quality...Kendal-Jackson, Beringer, Rodney Strong, Louie Martini.
In California and Hawai'i, those wines sell for $10.99, on Sale.
In Tenn., they're $12.99- $18.00, never on Sale. Grocery stores would bring the price DOWN.
Something's very wrong here in Nashville.
Let the liquor stores sell cigarettes, beer, softdrinks, mixers and anything else they want and then let the grocery stores carry wine. Big win in convienence for the consumers and nobody takes a major hit.
Give it up darge... we already know you're a Mogen David guy. I'd think you'd be more after the, uhhh, affordable wine in the 7/11s.
No, let liquor stores sell guns. Then you make two bloated, corrupt, out of touch lobbies happy at the same time.
Good morning
http://www.sanibel-island-photos.com/images/DSC00931a.jpg
I thought this would be where everyone would gravitate to.
1 metre = SI units
100 cm 1000 mm
US customary / Imperial units
3.2808 ft 39.370 in
From yesterday
By: brrrrk on 2/2/11 at 1:43
Well....
Turns out the John Boehner may have been pronouncing his name incorrectly after all. Up until now we've all been told that the pronunciation of his last name is bay-ner. Now, the National Inquirer (who, for what it's worth generally has the goods) has stated that they are about to release pictures and names of two lobbyists that Boehner has been.... well... "boning". LOL.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/07/john-boehner-links-lobbyists-washington
It appears that Ben was showing off his at science skills yesterday. Ever since he won the 5th grade Science Fair he has had the big head. ; - )
That would be a good idea gdia. Walk into a liquor store, buy a gun and then hold it up to pay for it.
Now back to the subject. Selling wine at the grocery store would save an extra step for the consumer. However I don’t think it is the end of our neighborhood depot of the spirits, because they have a much larger selection of both wine and spirits.
How are you doing in the northland Loner?
Nemo, they sell wine and liquor in the groceries in Iowa. They also have thriving liquor stores. Go figure.
Now in parts of PA, they don't sell beer in groceries, you have to go to a package store. You can buy a six pack in a bar, but anything over that is only at the package store. At least that's the way it used to be, haven't been there in over a year or so.
It's pronounced "bon-er". He's trying to distance himself form the obvious "p*enis" inflection. And quite unsuccessful at that.
Well no matter how you pronounce it, John maybe a JOHN. lol
It will be interesting to see where this thread goes. See you later folks.
I don't believe they want drunks buying their wine at a store next to a church... and they don't want their "in housers" going straight to the wine store after church.
I'll drink to that!
Yep, GD, I was in PA a year ago. Only non-alcohol beer is in the grocery. We had to go to a special store several miles away and buy a 12pack from what looked like a warehouse.
So much for the consumer.
The same "selling alcoholic drinks" laws would apply, so how could they buy wine at a store next to a Church?
That's another stupid law.
Frankly I don't have a problem with the liquor laws in this state.... but then again, intoxication isn't something that's high on my list. In my opinion, if you can't wait till you get home for a "cold one", you've got bigger problems.
Brrrrk, no one's asking for the ability to consume an alcoholic drink at a grocery, just the ability to buy wine.
And as far as the proximity to church mess...I remember people freaking out when they built the arena...because it was so close to the Baptist Church.
But the world didn't end...
Any grocery store that sells beer now would presumably be able to sell wine too under the distance rules so I don't think that makes much difference, bfra.
The only thing that should not be as inexpensive, convenient and efficient as possible in our society is the arrest, prosecution and incarceration of its people, brrrrk.
In most major inner cities, liquor stores are also CASH YOUR CHEK HERE stores, and they are located on the same block as the Welfare/ FoodStamp office. Marketing genius?
Gee, I wonder.
Kroger, Harris Teeter, and Publix should be able to sell wine next to the Sam Adams.
Ben, my response was for the following:
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By: yogiman on 2/3/11 at 10:06
I don't believe they want drunks buying their wine at a store next to a church...
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Again, No it wouldn't make any difference!
This has not brought about the interested I thought it would.
Anyone have more thoughts on Egypt?
About a week ago Southern Sudan voted 99% for independence from the rest of Sudan. I thought to myself that must be strange, 99% of any large group never agrees on anything. I checked the numbers and it was like 3.7 million votes to 16,000.
Wow, that's unity!
yogi-
You can’t buy beer, wine or liquor on Sunday until after 1PM. I don’t think that wine or liquor on Sunday at all.
What take place in Egypt will be of most interest for the world. I am thinking that some in Israel now wish they had settle the separate state plan with the Palestine
Nemo - At one time you could by beer at a mkt. on Thompson Ln. any time on Sun.. They are in Oakhill and not governed by Metro. Don't know if that is still true or not.
Yeah, there are a couple of neocons I catch on the radio every once in a while. They both happen to be Jewish.
I usually don't agree with much of anything one of them says, but in the last few days I've heard them both taking a side on this issue and it isn't one of concern that the 80M people be freer.
This picture really says a lot.
http://cmsimg.tennessean.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DN&Date=20110203&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=102030342&Ref=H3&MaxW=300&Border=0
Thanks bfra. I was just going by what I thought was Metro beer law. I forgot about the satellite cities.
Amy I could not retrieve that link.
? I dunno Nemo, it worked for me.
It shows the presidents of Egypt and US side by side.
Mubarak:Reagan
Mubarak:Bush 41
Mubarak:Clinton
Mubarak:Bush 43
Mubarak:Obama
Very effective. Especially when you consider that 3 of them served 8 years.
Can you actually believe that some on the right (Huckabee comes to mind ) are defending Mubarak and his government thugs? How sad is that?
Amy-
He kept the peace with Israel for 30 years and the close time that a peace treaty might have been sign with the Palestinians was with Clinton, but Yesser Arafat said no for political reason. However 15 yrs has gone by, in which Israel could have made a deal. It maybe too late now.
Roethlisberger walked into a Piano Bar Tuesday nite, requested a Billy Joel song & the media went wild! No joke house.
Yes I can bfra. The far right religious well side with Mubarak, because he is something they know. Conservatives fear anything new and will cling to the old ways, even if the old ways are wrong. Especially if it is wrong.