Whole Foods 'Buycott'

" Its name my cat. -- some angry people are calling for a boycott of whole foods because the CEO of the company came up against president Obama's health care plan in an Op Ed in The Wall Street Journal. The CEO suggested eight different plan. But now people who support the whole foods CEO are fighting back against the boycott -- simple foods calling for eight byte -- and the company. Okay what's a bike -- slotted in Alaska Saint Louis tea party coalition but just call organizer of the whole foods by -- I can't stand out what's -- my cat."

" things -- back again a bite how is the exact opposite of a boycott we're not going to punish the whole foods by withholding our dollars in fact. We're going to go and support them because they have stood up for free market principles so. We got a bunch of people together we went the whole thing that we drops and dollar bills and we got some really good groceries. I should tell me out where was this whole foods who went to and give -- an idea how many people live there what was said what was the reaction gas. The whole thing that we went to today in particular was the town and country whole foods there's a couple different locations here in Saint Louis. And today just what sort of be kick start to what is going to be in rolling by -- across the country you know. Dallas Texas also had won I think I think there was a city Arizona and also had a buy -- But before everything started at 6 o'clock and within the first thirty minutes we -- had over 300 people. And the lines were pat there were no more card flat out all the lines of the registered for super along. At that aisles were crammed it was fantastic what I thought was really cool too is we had a bunch of people. That were in there and they were getting really good good and you're also talking with each other about why they were there they had all red John that -- editorial in The Wall Street Journal. They all thought that the point that he gays were fantastic and they were absolutely flabbergasted. As to why anybody would stand up someone opposed this guy simply because he just had ended a difference of opinion because he had. An alternative viewpoint and that's exactly what the president had asked for. During his campaign he was like if you have different ideas I wanna hear what John MacKey gave. A different idea so why is he being punished and that it was a great with a lot of really good conversation going on --"

" It isn't really cool experience. Did anyone say I don't -- the whole foods before I'm just here because I'm supporting John -- here these are just regulars. They know what it was like happened half there are there are a half of the group."

" More people who had gone the whole foods before they didn't do so who may be regularly. And then the other half like we had never actually been here before because today we thought that it was just really maybe hit a five. And they weren't they they loved what the whole foods and offer and they went there and I like you know -- going to make it I had it. To come here every week or at least twice or three times a month. And really incorporated whole foods into our our buying routine because of that John MacKey went out on a limb for everybody and we're gonna support that. Whether people who live outside the store boycott in the store. There weren't there -- In an Obama assured there's only one guy who is wearing an Obama T shirt that would and I was I was kind of disappointed I thought that there would be more people would and we had union's protests seen. The whole foods -- just last week. And we thought because of that that maybe perhaps there would be some people that would that would turn out to two. Boycott are by cut that nobody did there was one lung baton so I had to get Democrat I just gonna. Group."

" I take -- that you would like to see more I assume that the DA didn't do this is a one time deal but that's just some surge strategy in mind. I'm maybe this is a onetime dividend the NAM the -- it event that you wanna do this again or make it bigger what's the plan. We would like to see how well."

" Like to see this happen and nationwide since Saint Louis today was just the start and all of that and we know that there's a lot of other tea party groups and other cities. That are organizing right now to -- the exact same thing that we and Dallas Texas State today. So we we see it it's going to it's gonna be rolling by cot and that's just that but it's not it's not just -- whole -- there. A lot of small business owners are now stepping up to the -- John MacKey we had Dave McArthur macarthur's bakery here we had. I can start Ike is another small business center here all of these guys are coming forward and they're saying you know what. We don't we support free market principles we don't think that the government needs to micromanage everything. And we see that will wanna support that and it's not just the whole foods it's it's with any small business owner that takes a stand. For capitalism basically for free market principles for just having the government not micromanaging our lives and we won't go out. And support them for standing up and do what's right."

" Dana thank him. Thanks so much Lara. What I did this affect whole foods in the long run tourists it'll either Steve -- senior economic writer for the wall street journal editorial page yes even -- like one lead off. All these people little bit like that the problem I have with the bill Kaplan -- understands how to beat Florida against someone beat up with John MacKey it's the who's the CEO of hopeless. It's not so much that he has a plan that's different from the present. I'm just appalled that here's a guy who has been so good does employs. -- all Hussein is it try my plan and that there -- yet he has an idea and is a backlash against his expression I can't he's not like he's a pig of any sort."

" The latest story is about is really pretty incredible number one the boycott was first announced when we first talked about this. Did the people hope to move the whole -- were very freaked out about it mineral that they were very defensive and -- said John MacKey does is because there is personal opinions about the company's and so on. And what's happened in the hole and the last week or TO is that the we're not a couple things one is the boycott has fizzled. There's no evidence that this is -- the company if you look at the stock price it's been pretty level hasn't heard the stock if you look at the -- company sales they're not down and in fact as you just heard from a lot of stores the sales are up. And so there's no evidence right now that this is hurt they're -- in fact. I got an email that was sent to a front of my dad who -- no job back a little bit and our job basically said you know what this was actually turn out to be good publicity for our company. And in fact we're doing better than ever now."

" We -- of the peculiar thing about a out of all of you come up with ideas for health -- I don't know -- his idea is -- he's the one who actually you know put his money where my mother but does not read my -- because he's he's actually run a business he hasn't been sitting on Capitol -- to -- thinking about it thinking about what to do. We know it's almost like they got the ER doctor and his -- guy who hasn't run a business and says here's how to do it. It's at any point act we have a good idea an -- we should always listen to it."

" Isn't -- I mean that that the truth this if you look at John MacKey as an employer I mean this guy is -- is a good corporate citizens I mean he pays his his workers higher than the union workers receive. He provides excellent medical benefits first workers now you would think this is exactly what he."

" Even take a salary that's exactly how he said that. --"

" They're raising part of the story you would think the unions would be embracing someone like this -- I would have you back wages he pays good -- he treats his workers well and you know what though the unions now have been actually a couple that unions now have. Have joined this point had a guessing because they don't like some of his ideas but why -- why not embrace that his ideas he's actually found a way to reduce health care costs and cover his work."

" Even had some idea here's a guy who really is trying to -- good businessperson -- out of I mean he is gonna -- the you know from what I can see so far from have a big done exhaustive study was ever has been business. But here's a guy who actually has tried to do the right things happen and he gets punched right now knows because he has a different idea and doesn't agree with thing you know the."

" You know the wisdom would lack thereof someone else well he -- the practical experience -- as you -- of running a company he's a major employer of thousands of workers he's done all the right things. Yeah and and the fact that that leftist. Dell has this it kind of visceral hatred of anyone who speaks out with any alternative ideas to the public -- I. Lefty though that well I. I think I. Okay let's I've debated John -- he's -- he's a friend but he and I ate heartily agree on a lot of things in fact he even CEOs are paid to I had -- but the point is that this is the guy who has done the right thing. And knowledge you people become unhinged because he has alternative ideas. Complain this guy says try this in here -- here's my idea but anyway we'll see evidence -- good this is his company is doing fine and I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see. -- tatters outnumbering the boy Paterson this turns out to be a net asset for the company and that's what happens when you write a piece for The Wall Street Journal yeah."

" I think from my selling out to be here in our corporate they would not doing Steve thank you."