5th annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival at Elysian this weekend

Man, I have no problem if the Elysian wants to gay-up their beer festival. But, to suggest the wheels of industry them self must grind to a halt for the next month and the entire GDP must be redirected into a political campaign or boycotts will ensue is, frankly, bizarro and off-kilter. Never before in the history of this country - or any other (with the exception of the Central African Republic in 1976) - is there a record of an economic system being temporarily modified to achieve a social aim. And there's no evidence it's happening here except with the one-man-Mike-parade-of-boycotts.

If buying beer from a giant, corporate brewery and boycotting a local, craft-based business because they won't turn-over their money (wot, ru holding hostages?) makes you feel good then by all means do it. I, however, will buy both my own beer, as well as Mike's share*, to support Elysian over the InBev International Brewing Conglomerate.

* frankly that's only like a half-glass of the lightest IPA Elysian makes, mixed with a half-glass of water

... they will refuse to speak to Mike for the next 4 weeks unless he turns-over 100% of his income and the entire contents of his bank accounts, plus liquidates all real estate and trust assets, to the Yes on 71 campaign. If it's anything less than 100% - 80%, 90% - then Mike is obviously an externally-conflicted homophobe and must be silenced! Silenced, I say! Boycott Mike! Yes on 71! Long live the Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh!

"I like their fish and chips, eat there often, by the way."

I demand you stop eating often for the next 4 weeks and donate all of the money you'd otherwise spend on food to R-71, just as you'd like the fine owners of Elysian to donate all the money they earn to support themselves and their families to R-71.

Until you do that we have nothing more to say to each other you intolerant, stone-throwing, judgmental freak.