Comments on: Today’s Mailbag

By: steve

steve — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:42:27 +0000

Psyd….your last paragraph is exactly what I’ve been preaching…..its one thing to disagree with this bill its another to better your political position.

By: Psyd

Psyd — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:40:13 +0000

Uhm, I think that we agree far more than we disagree, though, Mike.
If I agree with those folk that don’t agree with SB1070, I suffer as much as those they want to punish economically. If they succeed in undermining the democratic process by intimidation and hatred, then what was it that they were protecting in the first place.
If you must resort to economic and violent physical means to make your point, I’m thinking that you really didn’t have much of an argument in the first place.
And it was economics that prevented us from having an MLK day the first time around, (paying an entire state’s salary to take the day off ain’t cheap), and all they protesters did was to make the tax increase for the holiday cheaper than the tax increase for the boycotts.
Regardless of which side of the argument you fall on, punishing hardworking folk, that have little or nothing to do with your grievance, for political gain is pretty darned selfish.
Good to hear from you again. Make sure you gimme a call the next time you’re in Tucson, bro!

By: Mike Trevino

Mike Trevino — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:31:14 +0000

Psyd,
Good to see ya.
However, I disagree with you on this. With the way our economy and lawmaking/Government seem to run hand in hand. Hurting the economy here, sends a message that what other states see, they disagree with. AZ has a short track record with this issue. It took an economic issue to change AZs mind on the recognition of MLK day.
Funny that economics has more power over this kind of stuff than petitioning, protesting and voting does.

By: Psyd

Psyd — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:12:06 +0000

Lessee. Whatever side of the SB1070 fence you’re on, boycotting an entire state of businesses simply because lots of them support a piece of legislation that some talking head told you wasn’t great is like stopping and interrogating all brown people just becasue some other talking head told you that they might be illegal.

I’ve never seen an larger hypocrisy than those suggesting that putting the economic squeeze on the residents of an entire state, regardless of their personal politics. Punishing the same people that are crying out for help for the legislation that is attempting (rightly or wrongly) to provide them with that help.
Nice…

By: Jaime

Jaime — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:44:03 +0000

I oppose SB1070 and I have always bought my coffee from local coffee shops.

By: Chris Tingom

Chris Tingom — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:17:29 +0000

Victor: That's very cool. One of the emails I received mentioned a Facebook Page and I found (one of) the source of all of the traffic. Facebook Page

By: Victor

Victor — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:47:22 +0000

Not sure what your post has to do with the subject……of course every coffee bean sold here helps the people who grew them. Does anyone think that’s not a good thing? We, in fact, go much further than in helping farmers and their families in country of origin. Come by our shop sometime and I’ll be happy to show you some of our past work and projects in the works.

Meanwhile, the support for AZ businesses by our fellow countrymen all over the U.S. seems to have dramatically increased since I posted a few days ago. Some refer to it as “Buycott Arizona”.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Sat, 22 May 2010 09:35:16 +0000

i just want to remind everyone that any coffee you purchase from an AZ roaster is also funding a product imported from a foreign country that has a sustainable business in coffee production. the very nature of how coffee is produced is allowing money to flow into other markets and as you probably know not all business models can promote or sustain such a practice. the roaster is just the last barrier. every sip you take has been provided by beans that have touched the hands of a foreigner outside the US. even though the roasted beans are also, mostly brown, they are not americanized once they are imported here for your cup. i want you all to think about how this business is really run before you choke down that next espresso-we survive because someone else in another country works with us. to support a law of this nature is to support the terror that America brings to everyone else’s borders.

By: Victor

Victor — Sat, 22 May 2010 02:58:32 +0000

Funny thing you should post this Chris. We’ve been getting numerous phone-in orders from out of state people buying coffee just to support AZ in support of the SB1070. I think there’s a very large majority of the supporters around the country. We’ve also been sending mugs and t-shirts out with our company logo with these orders as a form of thanking them for their support.