But that momentary, theoretical ban did two things: it scared the bejesus out of Samsung which would have faced a major disruption to market share if the ban were to take place over the holiday season.
But a class action against McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ) on behalf of overweight kids is pending in U.S. district court--and is scaring the bejesus out of the food industry.
On top of which, Republican acolytes used such incendiary and loony-sounding rhetoric on the so-called social issues that it scared the bejesus out of many people who held less extreme views on social issues than the orthodoxy ordained by the GOP deacons.