Get Freakin Real

NATION-WIDE MCDONALD’S® BOYCOTT
JULY 19th THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH

I learned of this in a Tweet by @JoanOfSnark
. McDONALD’S has teamed up with La Raza to force tax paying Americans pay for illegal immigrant health care insurance. This outrage would reward an estimated 22+ million outlaws with “free” health care.

At the end of April, La Raza made an interesting little announcement:
MCDONALD’S® ANNOUNCED AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2009 NCLR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Washington, DC—NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, today announced McDonald’s as this year’s Title Sponsor of the 2009 NCLR Annual Conference, which will be held July 25–28 at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Illinois.

“We are delighted to have McDonald’s as this year’s Conference Title Sponsor. Their support and alliance, even in these tough economic times, will help contribute to this key event for the Hispanic community,” said Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO.

“At McDonald’s, we are honored to welcome and support NCLR in bringing its Annual Conference to our hometown. We applaud NCLR for its unwavering leadership and work to address critical issues affecting the Hispanic community,” said J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez, President of McDonald’s Latin America and a member of the NCLR Corporate Board of Advisors. The NCLR Annual Conference is the single largest gathering of its kind in the Latino community. More than 25,000 community organization leaders, activists, and volunteers; elected and appointed officials; members of the corporate, philanthropic, and academic communities; senior citizens; college students; and youth are expected to participate this year.

McDonald’s USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in the United States serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. More than 80% of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local franchisees. For more information on McDonald’s, visit www.mcdonalds.com or log on at any of the 10,000 Wi-Fi-enabled McDonald’s U.S. restaurants. Visit www.nclr.org/conference to learn more about the 2009 NCLR Annual Conference.

See La Raza Now Featured On McDonald’s Menu over at Smoke Break. I’ve copied details of the boycott here.

BOYCOTT MCDONALD’S FROM JULY 19th THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH

And don’t forget to politely let them know why they are not receiving your business. It is important they understand that there are consequences to actions and when a business makes a bad decision it will cost them money. In this case, half a month’s worth of money.

* Call them: 1-800-244-6227

* Write them: McDonald’s Corporation, 2111 McDonald’s Dr., Oak Brook, IL 60523

* Email them by clicking HERE

So I sent McDonald’s an email:

My job finds me traveling all over central Indiana on a daily basis. On any given day, I can be counted on for one or two stops at one of your restaurants.

That will stop as of now because of your decision to sponsor this year’s National Council of La Raza annual conference.

The NCLR’s close work with Senator Mendendez to have illegal immigrants covered in the administration’s health care reform is an attempt to reward criminals. It’s not only wrong, but it is unfair to legal, tax-paying Americans.

I will not hand over my hard earned money to help you support such a cause. In addition, I am doing all in my power to spread the word of your support and affiliation with NCLR. I am encouraging everyone I can to join me in avoiding your establishments.

I was a little upset when I wrote the email. Today, I heard back from them. Now I’m pissed.

Hello Larry:

Thank you for contacting McDonald’s. We always appreciate hearing from our valued customers.

McDonald’s is committed to building partnerships and giving back to the communities in which we do business. Our efforts to support our employees, our customers and the communities that we serve are an integral part of McDonald’s culture. McDonald’s has a long history of leadership in diversity and inclusion and are exceptionally proud of our achievements in these areas.

We continually strive to maintain an environment in which everyone feels valued and accepted. And, we encourage employees to recognize and appreciate the contributions that all diverse groups and individuals bring to the McDonald’s system.

Again, thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald’s.

Lisa
McDonald’s Customer Response Center

Notice how happy they are to take credit for what American taxpayer dollars will fund?

Too bad. I kinda like some of their junk food. I’ll miss it. Please join us in sending a message to McDonald’s

Thanks for reading, thanks for joining against them and thanks for passing this information along.