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Title: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: BlueStateSaint on May 16, 2010, 12:02:25 PM
Ahh, the Law of Unintended Consequences!  Sucks to be San Diego!

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Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.

Outrage over local censure votes may be a misunderstanding
By Lori Weisberg, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Friday, May 14, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.

San Diego tourism leaders and hoteliers fear they could lose a sizable chunk of business this summer from valued “Zonies” who are so angered by elected leaders’ recent censure of Arizona for its illegal-immigration law that they’re mounting an informal boycott of their own.

The San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau and several hotels report receiving e-mails and letters from Arizona visitors saying they intend to change their plans to travel here in light of local outcry over their home state’s anti-illegal-immigration stance.

Tourism officials are striking back. In an open letter, they urge Arizona residents to overlook local politics and come to San Diego just as they always have for its mild climate, beaches and attractions. The visitors bureau, in conjunction with the San Diego County Hotel-Motel Association, plans to circulate the letter to media outlets and in advertising this weekend in The Arizona Republic.

The bureau says it has received about 25 to 30 e-mails from Arizona residents reacting to resolutions passed last month by the San Diego City Council and school board, which were little more than symbolic protests aimed at the neighboring state’s lawmakers.

Still struggling from the prolonged economic downturn, San Diego’s visitor industry can ill afford to lose any of the 2 million Arizonans it counts on annually, said ConVis President Joe Terzi.

And they think it's a misunderstanding on the Arizonans' side.  Naah, it's a perfect understanding of the problem.  If there's any "misunderstanding" in all of this, it's on the part of the idiots from the San Diego City Council.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/14/some-in-arizona-canceling-trips-to-sd/
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: thundley4 on May 16, 2010, 12:08:13 PM
Could Arizona impose a surcharge on any electricity that is sent out of state?
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: NHSparky on May 16, 2010, 12:14:55 PM
Could Arizona impose a surcharge on any electricity that is sent out of state?

No, particularly considering that CA utilities own a good chunk of the power plants in AZ.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: thundley4 on May 16, 2010, 12:50:06 PM
No, particularly considering that CA utilities own a good chunk of the power plants in AZ.

Ah well, it would be nice if there was some way the state of Arizona could retaliate against the other government agencies.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: DefiantSix on May 16, 2010, 01:00:08 PM
No, particularly considering that CA utilities own a good chunk of the power plants in AZ.

Maybe the Arizona Legislature can stick those "out of state businesses" what are siphoning off Arizona's natural resources with an unusually confiscatory tax or surcharge?  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: thundley4 on May 16, 2010, 01:18:34 PM
Maybe the Arizona Legislature can stick those "out of state businesses" what are siphoning off Arizona's natural resources with an unusually confiscatory tax or surcharge?  :evillaugh:

Or a huge pollution tax.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 16, 2010, 01:56:47 PM
did they not think that AZ would boycott them right back?

Were they really that stupid?
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on May 16, 2010, 01:59:11 PM
Were they really that stupid?
Cal-if-orn-ia
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: Boudicca on May 16, 2010, 02:06:43 PM
did they not think that AZ would boycott them right back?

Were they really that stupid?

Lotta stupid going on all over the country.  Frikking criminal enablers.  Cuz that's all illegals are-criminals.
I mentioned in an earlier thread that DH and I WERE planning to visit San Francisco after spending our anniversary in Las Vegas and then northern Idaho.  Screw that idea now and screw the loonies in SF and elsewhere who are raising hell over our state's right to defend our border. :fuelfire:
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 16, 2010, 02:19:14 PM
Cal-if-orn-ia

Apparently they thought the people of Arizona wouldn't notice or wouldn't care. Idiots.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on May 16, 2010, 03:02:20 PM
Or a huge pollution tax.

Hell, they're Californians, they'll do that to themselves without the Arizonans lifting a finger.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: BlueStateSaint on May 16, 2010, 04:47:02 PM
Lotta stupid going on all over the country.  Frikking criminal enablers.  Cuz that's all illegals are-criminals.
I mentioned in an earlier thread that DH and I WERE planning to visit San Francisco after spending our anniversary in Las Vegas and then northern Idaho.  Screw that idea now and screw the loonies in SF and elsewhere who are raising hell over our state's right to defend our border. :fuelfire:

Write the hotel, as well as the SF governmental agency for tourism, and tell them exactly that.  Tell them that you'll be spending the money you would have spent in SF in ID and NV. :fuelfire:
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: PatriotGame on May 16, 2010, 04:52:56 PM
did they not think that AZ would boycott them right back?

Were they really that stupid?
What are yer sayin' here FGL - they`re Californicators...STUPID goes with the territory.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: Boudicca on May 16, 2010, 09:39:25 PM
Write the hotel, as well as the SF governmental agency for tourism, and tell them exactly that.  Tell them that you'll be spending the money you would have spent in SF in ID and NV. :fuelfire:

Excellent idea; I shall get out the notepad.
I sent Govenor Brewer an atta girl email, but this deserves a more personal touch. :-)
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: debk on May 17, 2010, 07:29:04 AM
Excellent idea; I shall get out the notepad.
I sent Govenor Brewer an atta girl email, but this deserves a more personal touch. :-)


Make the reservations first.....in expensive hotels.  :evillaugh:

Just make sure that you cancel them before a penalty is imposed....
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: Boudicca on May 17, 2010, 11:27:15 AM

Make the reservations first.....in expensive hotels.  :evillaugh:

Just make sure that you cancel them before a penalty is imposed....

Youall are good. :bow:
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: cavegal on May 17, 2010, 11:38:51 AM
Good. I emailed Brewer a bit ago and gave her support. I hope this backfires on California big time.  :-) :whatever: :uhsure: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: Hawkgirl on May 17, 2010, 11:41:46 AM
Good. I emailed Brewer a bit ago and gave her support. I hope this backfires on California big time.  :-) :whatever: :uhsure: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

Everyone should boycott California.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: thundley4 on May 17, 2010, 11:46:53 AM
Everyone should boycott California.

But where will get our cereal, (flakes) and granola bars,(fruits and nuts)?
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: cavegal on May 17, 2010, 11:53:47 AM
I moved out of California 5 years ago. Couldn't take it anymore. It was the right time to leave! Do not miss it at all.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: Thor on May 17, 2010, 04:06:14 PM
I left California in 1986. THAT was the time to GTFO of there. It wasn't too bad then, but I could see the trend.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: DefiantSix on May 18, 2010, 11:13:36 AM
Became a refugee from Califunny in 1977.  Have had less than no desire to go back there.  Every once in a while even the US Navy does something right.
Title: Re: Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D.
Post by: Doc on May 18, 2010, 12:58:31 PM
I left California in 1986. THAT was the time to GTFO of there. It wasn't too bad then, but I could see the trend.

We left three years after you did.....just before the real estate collapse.......it went to hell fast after that.

doc