Tag Archives: Business

Anti-gay, anti-trans Realtor terminated from Keller Williams

Update: Here is a link to Ms. Rutkowski’s original post, as it appeared on January 25 shortly before she deleted it. I flagged the edits she made to her first comment. Last week I accidentally discovered a blog post – … Continue reading

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Prejudice is not a Realtor(tm) value

Can you imagine if a Loudoun Realtor were to argue that they were helping home buyers make an “informed decision” regarding their home purchase by mouthing derogatory slurs about African-Americans and Jews, and complaining that the local government has required … Continue reading

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On being fair and balanced

NOM’s Brian Brown is mad. Apple decided to remove an application described by Brown as an app that “would help Christians sign the Manhattan Declaration.” Censorship! Big Brother! OMG! What’s offensive is the action of Steve Jobs. Jobs allows applications … Continue reading

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It’s the perfect time for that home improvement project you’ve been putting off

The “American Family Association” occasionally provides us with the names of businesses we should patronize because of their inclusive employment policies or other contributions to the cause of equality and a better world. Today’s winner is The Home Depot. Among … Continue reading

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Eat more soup

Yes, friends and neighbors, the increasingly wacky “American Family Association” has done it again. This time, they are discombobulated by the fact that Campbell’s Soup ran an ad in the Advocate that includes a family headed by two women. See … Continue reading

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First they came for McDonalds, then they came for Pepsico…another AFA boycott

I sure hope that William A and his parents don’t like Pepsi products, because the openly anti-capitalist American “Family” Association is staging another boycott. I received their boycott kit in the mail today, which included: A cover letter, a “Boycott … Continue reading

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And if this doesn’t work we’re gonna break your knees…

Moral bankruptcy of nearly comic proportions. The Sacramento Bee reports: Leaders of the campaign to outlaw same-sex marriage in California made an offer to businesses that have given money to the state’s largest gay-rights group: Give us money or we’ll … Continue reading

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