If you have traveled, you know the name Frommers. Founded by travel guru Arthur Frommer, the company has made itself successful with the most widely read travel guidebooks in the world:
Since the 1957 publication of Arthur Frommer’s revolutionary Europe on $5 a Day, the Frommer’s collection of travel products has expanded to include over 300 guidebooks as well as this popular Frommers.com Web site, reaffirming Frommer’s as the most trusted name in travel today.
This week, Arthur Frommer wrote on his blog that he would not be traveling to Arizona because of the armed protesters that showed up to the rallies held by President Obama about his health care initiative:
The author of budget-travel guides said on his blog Wednesday that he was “shocked beyond measure” by reports that protesters openly carried guns and rifles outside a Phoenix building where President Barack Obama spoke on Monday.
Frommer says he won’t personally travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons as a means of political protest. [Newsday]
This is the second time in two weeks that the founder and head of a widely respecting corporation has come out with a strong political opinion regarding health care. Last week Whole Foods’ John Mackey rocked the marketplace by publishing an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal voicing his objections to the current health care bill. Thousands have called for boycotting Whole Foods and serious damage has been done to the company’s public image.
So far there hasn’t been a response to Frommer’s statements about Arizona gun laws, but its only a matter of time before the highly vocal NRA gets wind.
What do you think? Was it wise and responsible for Arthur Frommer to make a public statement against the state of Arizona because of his views on their gun laws?
