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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 06:52 PM
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Why did Ford's sales drop? Because of the AFA's protest of their pro-HomoSexual policies
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from the AFA's :crazy: website:


Ford sales continue slide as boycott hurts




Your actions are making a difference! Ford Motor Company sales dropped 4% in January compared to monthly sales a year ago. AFA's boycott of Ford is partly responsible for the decline.

AFA began a boycott of Ford in March 2006 after Ford reneged on a commitment to stop funding homosexual groups. Ford's sales have declined in 20 of the 23 months since the boycott began. The company's sales increased in two months and were flat in one month. (See chart below.)

We asked the company to adopt a policy of neutrality in the culture war, but Ford has refused. Evidently Ford cares more about supporting a small minority defined by their sexual behavior than they do about the people who keep them in business - their customers.

Nearly 780,000 individuals have signed AFA's pledge to boycott Ford.

Take Action

Join the boycott of Ford Motor Company. To learn more about Ford's promotion of the homosexual agenda, click here. If you have not already done so, please sign the Boycott Ford Pledge.
Please forward this to your family and friends!

Thank you for caring enough to get involved. If you feel our efforts are worthy of support, would you consider making a small tax-deductible contribution? Click here to make a donation.


Sincerely,



Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman American Family Association

http://www.afa.net/emails/transform.asp?x=ford_020408&s=browser&y=2008&m=02

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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 06:59 PM
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1. Who the hell is the AFA?
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:00 PM
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2. The American Family Association, an anti-gay hate group disguised as a religious organization....
n/t
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:08 PM
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5. And they matter/are relevant because...
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:10 PM
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6. They're not....but is there a law against mocking them by posting this?
Generally, if I don't find the material in a post relevant, I don't respond to it. :think:
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:11 PM
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7. I thought *I was* mocking them.
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:29 PM
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9. STOP CHRISTIAN BASHING!!!!!
They have a right to their beliefs even if that means your suffering! You have to suffer for their beliefs! That's what democracy is all about: you vote that you want to be equal; they vote that they want to piss on your head. If they get more votes, well then put on your rain slicker cuz a million yellow streams are coming your way! And it's only right! It's Democratic! And if you even blink or sputter a complaint, well, then you're just a fascist, aren't you? A fascist and a sore loser. You don't even deserve to vote. Stop complaining get out there and do something. You people are lazy. That's because you're decadent and rich.

Besides, you can't be prejudiced against the Religious Right for wanting to piss on your head because my grandmom voted to piss on your head and I know she won't do it. She wouldn't piss on anyone's head! She's the sweetest person in the world. She has a dog and a flower garden and she loves children. She just wants the option to piss on your head because she believes in freedom. Doesn't she have the right to protect her freedoms? Her free speech? Stop talking about my grandma, you gay gaywad. No wonder why they all want to piss on your head. You're a nasty stinkin' grandma basher.

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(:sarcasm:)
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ldf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 09:33 PM
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15. absolutely AWESOME post!
:rofl:
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:02 PM
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3. I would say its the economy and nothing to do with the afa, whoever the fuck they are
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:07 PM
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4. Henry Ford had his faults. He should also be remembered for his contributions to equal rights.
As much as anyone, I've pointed out the guy's associations with Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco. That said, he also needs to be remembered for being the first industrialist to hire African Americans and pay them the same wages as white workers. He also promoted and advanced African Americans into management positions.

See Working Side by Side by Michigan professor David L. Lewis.
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Thothmes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:06 PM
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11. He also built
the only automobile factory in the Soviet Union.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:12 PM
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8. Makes me wish I had bought a Fusion.
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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:31 PM
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10. Could it be that they are not producing
cars that people want to buy? Just having purchased a Toyota Yaris, I can say that they had nothing to offer me and I have driven nothing but Ford's since 1980.
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:07 PM
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12. There's a different reason
There are Ford dealers between my house and my shop. Every one of them puts the worst gas-guzzlers out on the curb so you see them first.

Now...

The gas station nearest to Crown Ford on Bragg Boulevard gets $3.03 per gallon.

The gas station across the street from LaFayette Ford on Raeford Road charges $2.98 per gallon...and the three gas stations that are at the corner of US 401 and the access road that leads to Lumberton Ford charge $2.89.

12mpg penis extensions aren't all that appealing when gas is three bucks a gallon.
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karlrschneider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:10 PM
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13. And what about the other gay-friendly car makers? Is Donald taking credit for wrecking
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pingzing58 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 08:39 PM
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14. It's like Bill O'Reilly taking credit for the boycott on France's objection to Iraq war:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 10:24 PM
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18. you've seen this i hope?
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 10:21 PM
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16. Bigots of the extra-pinheaded variety.
Wishing Americans out of work to support their hate speech.
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bluedawg12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 10:39 PM
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19. Selfish, self centered, childish my way RW values- hey look>>
they voted for Huckapig...that sure makes a lot of sense for the nation at large.

They only care about their knee jerk, brain washed, robotic issues.

They lie about values and family values.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241
Goobers son,,,unreal,,,I can't make this sh*t up.
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 10:23 PM
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17. The only thing I dislike more than knuckle dragging gay haters ......
...... is religiously insane knuckle dragging gay haters
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LordJFT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 12:58 AM
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20. buy ford!
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