Time to Boycott Home Depot?

[CG6468]

Home Depot petitions delivered - see their response

June 6, 2011

On Thursday, June 3, American Family Association delivered 474,161 petition signatures to Home Depot chairman Frank Blake. AFA also addressed the board of directors and shareholders during their annual meeting.

AFA Vice-president Buddy Smith appealed to Chairman Blake to review Home Depot's extensive support for homosexual activism and direct the company toward neutrality in the culture war.

Chairman Blake quickly discounted the petitions by reaffirming Home Depot's commitment to dedicating corporate resources to groups who advocate gay marriage and the advancement of homosexuality and transgenderism.

LINK: HD Loves Queers

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Homo Depot?

[Doktor Howl]

Who cares what their position on gays is?

If they have what I want at a reasonable price, I'm going there.  As for the gays, they're a non-issue.

[CG6468]

Who cares what their position on gays is?

If they have what I want at a reasonable price, I'm going there.  As for the gays, they're a non-issue.

They're an issue when they become more important that straight people.

[Doktor Howl]

They're an issue when they become more important that straight people.

Not really, when compared to things like the national debt and what's left of our infrastructure.  What do I care if some pillow-biters get married?  It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

In the big picture, they are nothing more than a distraction.

[CG6468]

Not really, when compared to things like the national debt and what's left of our infrastructure.  What do I care if some pillow-biters get married?  It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

In the big picture, they are nothing more than a distraction.

Then you go and fund them through HD. Count me out.

[Doktor Howl]

Then you go and fund them through HD. Count me out.

That's the beauty of the free market.

[JohnnyReb]

Not really, when compared to things like the national debt and what's left of our infrastructure.  What do I care if some pillow-biters get married?  It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

In the big picture, they are nothing more than a distraction.

Ah, but getting in your pocket is what gay marriage is all about.

[Eupher]

Who cares what their position on gays is?

If they have what I want at a reasonable price, I'm going there.  As for the gays, they're a non-issue.

Some of the stockholders probably care.

[Eupher]

Not really, when compared to things like the national debt and what's left of our infrastructure.  What do I care if some pillow-biters get married?  It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

In the big picture, they are nothing more than a distraction.

So what else is in the "big picture" besides gays and their sycophants who want to be a distraction?   

[Doktor Howl]

Ah, but getting in your pocket is what gay marriage is all about.

 

[Doktor Howl]

So what else is in the "big picture" besides gays and their sycophants who want to be a distraction?   

They aren't in the big picture.  Not sure where you got the idea that I said they are.

The big picture?  In no particular order:

1.  The national debt (and the deficit, of course).
2.  Taxation at the lowest rates that are both possible and responsible, given the other items on this list.
3.  Infrastructure.  It's hard to maintain an economy if your roads and bridges are falling apart.
4.  Continual modernization of the military.
5.  Ensuring that energy needs are met.
6.  Preservation of individual liberty above all else, including "national security" (TSA backscatter devices come to mind).
7.  Increase in American domestic industry.
8.  Suppression of stupid crap like "carbon tax", etc.
9.  Getting ourselves out of foreign wars that cost us trillions and gain us nothing.
10.  Finding new and interesting ways to get our enemies to fight each other.

[Eupher]

They aren't in the big picture.  Not sure where you got the idea that I said they are.

Right here:

In the big picture, they [gays] are nothing more than a distraction.

I like your No. 10, though. I'll bet we've got some of that going on within the CIA. Or DoD. Or the EPA. Take your pick.

[Doktor Howl]

Right here:

I like your No. 10, though. I'll bet we've got some of that going on within the CIA. Or DoD. Or the EPA. Take your pick.

We had a sneaky bastard helping run the show over in Afghanistan a few years back, whose name escapes me.  He basically spent all of his time keeping the warlords at each other's throats instead of ours.   It worked pretty well while it lasted.

"Let's you and him fight" is the cheapest foreign policy that exists, even if you give both sides weapons.

[Eupher]

We had a sneaky bastard helping run the show over in Afghanistan a few years back, whose name escapes me.  He basically spent all of his time keeping the warlords at each other's throats instead of ours.   It worked pretty well while it lasted.

"Let's you and him fight" is the cheapest foreign policy that exists, even if you give both sides weapons.

I'll buy that.

But now that Barry is looking to draw down in Afghanistan beginning next month, and that ****stick Carney says that there won't be any troops in Iraq by the end of the year, how in the hell are we going to recruit sneaky bastards to do our dirty work?

Is this yet another example of unintended consequences to extremely stupid decisions made by Barry?

Linky Dink

[Doktor Howl]

I'll buy that.

But now that Barry is looking to draw down in Afghanistan beginning next month, and that ****stick Carney says that there won't be any troops in Iraq by the end of the year, how in the hell are we going to recruit sneaky bastards to do our dirty work?

Is this yet another example of unintended consequences to extremely stupid decisions made by Barry?

Linky Dink

There are ways.  Hell, we kept the Iraq/Iran war going for 8 years, with zero troops on the ground.

Personally, if I were the president, I'd get our troops out next week, and then have fun playing ****around in the ensuing power vacuum.

Screw nation building.  If you're going to teach someone a lesson, you engage in nation burning.

My filthy assistant at work, who is as liberal as the day is long, has commented that "the whole world is watching".

My response is, "Then there's no better time to make your point."

[Eupher]

There are ways.  Hell, we kept the Iraq/Iran war going for 8 years, with zero troops on the ground.

Personally, if I were the president, I'd get our troops out next week, and then have fun playing ****around in the ensuing power vacuum.

Screw nation building.  If you're going to teach someone a lesson, you engage in nation burning.

My filthy assistant at work, who is as liberal as the day is long, has commented that "the whole world is watching".

My response is, "Then there's no better time to make your point."

Yeah, fighting wars by proxy is nothing new. Iraq/Iran and against the Soviets in Afghanistan. And there have been other places at other times.

The objective, as stated by Bush 43, however, was to foment democracy in a thuggish, 3rd world shithole country that happens to be swimming in oil (along with its neighbors, of course).

Kinda looks like that happened, eh?

[Doktor Howl]

Yeah, fighting wars by proxy is nothing new. Iraq/Iran and against the Soviets in Afghanistan. And there have been other places at other times.

The objective, as stated by Bush 43, however, was to foment democracy in a thuggish, 3rd world shithole country that happens to be swimming in oil (along with its neighbors, of course).

Kinda looks like that happened, eh?

Not really...What semblance to democracy that they have will last about a week once we leave.  Also, if you want to buy oil, you want to deal with thuggish dictators (Saudi Arabia comes to mind). 

And I really don't care if they have a democracy or not.  Iraqis mean nothing to me.

[Eupher]

Not really...What semblance to democracy that they have will last about a week once we leave.  Also, if you want to buy oil, you want to deal with thuggish dictators (Saudi Arabia comes to mind). 

And I really don't care if they have a democracy or not.  Iraqis mean nothing to me.

Nobody was talking about what you wanted. I mentioned what Bush's policy was vis a vis Iraq.

I will agree with you, though, that whatever they have will likely disappear -- but it won't be for lack of effort by those who did the work. As for the ****sticks in power right now, they continue to do nothing.

I'd prefer not dealing with the Saudis. They're into camel ****ing. We've got plenty of oil offshore, if the asswipe sitting in the White Mosque will get the hell out of the way.

[Doktor Howl]

I will agree with you, though, that whatever they have will likely disappear -- but it won't be for lack of effort by those who did the work. As for the ****sticks in power right now, they continue to do nothing.

Soldiers don't make government...They can merely remove the impediments to government.  There was never an effective political solution to Iraq.

I'd prefer not dealing with the Saudis. They're into camel ****ing. We've got plenty of oil offshore, if the asswipe sitting in the White Mosque will get the hell out of the way.

Screw that.  Buy their oil until it runs out, THEN use our own, while they try to learn how to eat sand.

[Eupher]

I think we have some bills to pay before we continue to pay those camel****ers any more money for their oil. Besides, fusion is right around the corner as an energy source. 

[Doktor Howl]

I think we have some bills to pay before we continue to pay those camel****ers any more money for their oil. Besides, fusion is right around the corner as an energy source. 

Yep.  But you still need those hydrocarbons.

Plus, every bbl of oil we buy is one that China doesn't get.

[Eupher]

Yep.  But you still need those hydrocarbons.

Plus, every bbl of oil we buy is one that China doesn't get.

China's gonna get what they get, irrespective of what we do.

It's time to circle the wagons and stop the spending spree.

[Doktor Howl]

China's gonna get what they get, irrespective of what we do.

It's time to circle the wagons and stop the spending spree.

Naw.  Keep China tied up for about 15 more years, and they stop being a problem (Beijing will be under sand about then).  Or at least OUR problem.  Their neighbors will have a billion and a half people on their doorsteps, wondering where dinner is.

As for oil, like I said, buy theirs and save ours.  We can cut the fat in other areas, especially if we lean on the oil companies to open a few more refineries.

[Eupher]

Naw.  Keep China tied up for about 15 more years, and they stop being a problem (Beijing will be under sand about then).  Or at least OUR problem.  Their neighbors will have a billion and a half people on their doorsteps, wondering where dinner is.

As for oil, like I said, buy theirs and save ours.  We can cut the fat in other areas, especially if we lean on the oil companies to open a few more refineries.

You can't open refineries until the ******* gummint gets out of the way. Too many examples of tons of red tape/permits that are needed for the oil companies to set up the required whorehouses and porta-potties in Alaska.