Conservative group shows support for Mackey

ST. LOUIS The Nationwide Tea Party Coalition has come out in support of Whole Foods CEO John Mackey.

The conservative group is asking consumers to shop at select Whole Foods stores in St. Louis and Dallas on Sept. 1 to show they stand behind Mackey's comments on health care. The group said similar events in other cities will follow.

Dana Loesch of the St. Louis Tea Party explained that a Tea Party Buycott asks supporters to gather [in this case] at the Whole Foods store to show economic support. “We are asking supporters to do all their week’s grocery shopping that night. Most tea party supporters are not regular customers of Whole Foods, and we want to show our support for Mr. Mackey’s championship of free market health care reforms.”

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey came under scrutiny recently when he published an opinion piece that angered many left-leaning groups and lead to calls for boycotting the retailer.