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Openly Gay GOP Presidential Candidate Threatens Florida With Orange Juice Boycott | Openly gay GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger announced that he would boycott Florida orange juice if the state moves up its primary from March to January. Speaking in Manchester, New Hampshire this afternoon, Karger warned that “the clock is ticking!” “I’m giving them until November 1 — that’s 18 days away — or I will launch a boycott of Florida orange juice.” Watch it:
Given that Anita Bryant, who campaigned against gay rights across the United States in the 1970s, was once the spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission, Karger’s boycott has a special kind of symbolism.

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