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Should Democrats boycott Home Depot?

by: Half Glass Full

Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 12:37:24 PM MST


I'm a Democrat and a businessman who supported and voted for Obama and Udall. Now, according to Home Depot's founder, I "should be shot."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

Wow. What an asshole.

The Home Depot I shop at has a Lowe's just down the street. I think I'll be visiting Lowe's from now on: at least I won't get shot there.

What do you think: should Democrats boycott Home Depot?
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Should Democrats boycott Home Depot?
Yes: don't patronize people who want to shoot you
No: don't punish employees for old fart's idiocy
No, because he's right: Dems SHOULD be shot

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Should Democrats boycott Home Depot? | 60 comments
Home Depot has always been shiesty
They gave 1.5 mil via PAC money, mostly to Rs.

And if we point out to them why their behavior sucks and that we won't shop there because of it, they are open to changing.

They seem to go back and forth between doing something good and doing something ridiculously bad.

This again brings up the topic of economic protest. I think its one of the last effective means of protest we have and if a company wants to give 1.5 million in PAC money to the political process, then they are no longer just a business, they are influencing the political process and are assigning themselves an identity according to how their money is spent. IMO there needs to be stronger regulations against that.

Not only that but they could maybe point that 1.5 million to getting better customer service. I'm sure everyone has a story about that. yes i know that site is from 1998

This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

this reminds me of Bob Nardelli
He was the arrogant CEO of Home D, who refused to have his executive compensation tied to performance when Home D's stock went anemic and their sales started to decline.  Then Home D booted him to the curb, and he took a $ 210 million exit package with him.

Now where is he ?  Of course, Home D got such a good deal they apparently needed his expertise as a CEO over at Chrysler.  So this week he flew the Chrysler corporate jet over to DC to beg for a taxpayer bailout because things aren't going so well there either.

How do these people even get hired, and why are businesses so willing to throw millions at them ?  Who the hell knows.  

" The webinar is free, however, there are only 250 spaces available "

Some douche

[ Parent ]
The guy that paints my house
listens to Rush Limbaugh. On it today I heard a story about the auto industry beggars taking private jets to appeal to the free-marketers for a hand-out.

Corporate welfare at its finest.

God bless our way of life.

This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

[ Parent ]
racial slur alert
.
How can folks here be so sensitive to the use of "colored people" a week ago,
but not to this dig at another ethnic group ?
.
[ Parent ]
I was going to ignore it
but Barron brought it up.

Apparently it's not as anti-Semitic as it used to be. I wasn't really offended, but someone else might have been.

[ Parent ]
I'm sorry
I really had (and still have)no idea why thats offensive. It wasn't meant to be. I learned it from my Jewish friends-- yes, they are self-hating but, whatever.

Additionally, my father is often times best described by me, his family and his friends as an uppity, flaming queen (or worse??). Its meant as a term of endearment. Is this wrong? Not in our eyes. Its just how we roll. You could say thats our culture.

If it offends people, I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. I was just lettin it flow. Hope you can jive with that. I didn't mean to shit on your parade.

Would it be better if I wrote "putz?"

This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

[ Parent ]
Which group is that?
Shyster isn't an ethnic slur.  See Wikipedia and its discussion on the term.

"We're below sharks and contract killers." -- Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), speaking on Congress's 9% approval rating
[ Parent ]
I've heard it used on Lawn Order.
I doubt that they would use a slur so readily if it indeed is one.  

"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010
[ Parent ]
I don't know Barron,
even my great, great, great, Uncle something or other Noah Webster has got my back.

In fact, I believe I may have been channeling the voice of God I was so succinct in my usage.

This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

[ Parent ]
There is no racial connotation in urban dictionary either
I checked. I don't think any was intended either.

" The webinar is free, however, there are only 250 spaces available "

Some douche

[ Parent ]
Sounds like an appropriate term to me...
Etymology: probably from German Scheisser, literally, defecator
[ Parent ]
We should do a petition or write letters
That guy should be fired. If a Democrat said the same thing about business owners not voting Democrat, the Right would be all over it. It would be a huge media scandal. He would probably resign.

But as always, things like this don't become big stories. I have to hear about it from much smarter sources--like Half Glass Full.

Is this Home Depot founder still in charge of or formally affiliated with the company?


I'm not as sweet as I used to be.
I could use google to find out
do you want me to do that?

All I would do is go to the address you find here to do it.

Shall I?

This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

[ Parent ]
Yes, get off your ass and do it.
...pretty please.

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.
[ Parent ]
but
I usually sit while I google.

Do you really want me to get up?


This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

[ Parent ]
Sit on whatever you need to.
...jus'get the job done.

;-)

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.

[ Parent ]
lol
I'm sure we are pissing of half glass.

Sorry.

This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

[ Parent ]
I'm not so sure...
I bet if you poll all the CEO, founder, and other bigwigs of most major retailers they'd probably express similar sentiments as this guy. Maybe not so harsh, but all in all you'd find as hard right a bunch of (almost all) guys as you would at redstate.com. Boycotting Home Depot in favor of Lowe's may make you feel better about not giving money to this creep, but if the board of Lowe's all pretty much feel the same way, all you're doing is punishing this guy for not being more discreet.

"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP
Is the Home Depot founder on its Board?
...everyone seems to be assuming that the founder currently has a position of responsibiilty in Home Depot, but no one has substantiated that point.

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.
[ Parent ]
see above
[ Parent ]
Say what?
I have not called for a boycott.  Those who have should support their call or clam up.  That's all I'm saying, lady!

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.
[ Parent ]
Back to ya
Your comments would be so much more compelling if you had a point but at this point, you are asking someone to answer a question that you can easily answer. With all this hosting energy you are hogging with your replies and implications I must ask what the carbon foorprint of your apathy is.

This can all stop if you just look it up.


This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

[ Parent ]
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your reward in Heaven!

Thanks for your compelling points in response to mine. You have proved the power of butting in, in order to complain about others' butting in.  So great is your reward that I can only leave you with Sweet Honey in the Rock.

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.
[ Parent ]
sofa
[ Parent ]
For anybody actually curious,
(Jam Jam and sufimarie should probably ignore this) Marcus retired in 2002.

"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."

12/15/11 - RIP squeaky duck. You were plush, loved and finally ripped apart after over a year.

[ Parent ]
FAIL
[ Parent ]
Its too bad we don't have more options?
Lowe's and Home Depot are it.

Q. Maybe thats the problem?

A. Definitely.

This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog

[ Parent ]
McGuckin's...


"We're below sharks and contract killers." -- Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), speaking on Congress's 9% approval rating
[ Parent ]
Only if you're
a Boulder LiberalTM
[ Parent ]
Please do boycott their stores.
Less ding dongs to have to deal with when I'm buying my lumber.

Oh, and that's a joke to all you libs that have absolutely zero sense of humor.

Maybe this wasn't his best choice of words but the dude is entitled to his opinion. And if ya'll don't like it, ya'll don't need to go there. Correct?

NoBama .... NoBamaCare either

If you're shopping in the Springs
then you're dealing with nothing but ding dongs.

"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP
[ Parent ]
Hey Gecko
Long time no see!

I shop where the prices are good so unless Home Depot starts killing people as they come through the doors, I'll keep shopping there.  (But I also go to Starbucks once in a while, so I'm fair and balanced:)

[ Parent ]
Hello my friend.........
I will go to either Home Depot or Lowe's, depending on what I'm buying. lowe's has a better selection of wood but Home Depot has better deals on tools....

I have never been in a Starbucks but once. And that was job related. I am not a frufrulimpwristedmattedrinkinlibral, and usually giggle and laugh at them that do while I'm putt'n on by.

The only chain I boycott, and have done so for fifteen years or more, is 7/11. Once the Japs bought them out, I decided to treat them like Hondas.......let the commie lovin yuppies buy there.

NoBama .... NoBamaCare either

[ Parent ]
Thanks for proving my new tag line


"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP
[ Parent ]
You guys are amateurs.
Now if you really want to tell offensive jokes, and say insensitive things about, Jews, blacks, women, and just about any other sacred cow, you just draw a cute cartoon baby face, and give him the voice of a 40 year old homosexual with an English accent, and fire away. Nobody will say a thing, and instead of threatening to have you fired, you will make a few million dollars.  America,.. what a country!

stewie

Stewie: Duck, duck, (slaps Janet on the head) GOOSE!
Janet cries.
Stewie: Oh come on I barely hit you! See this is why people don't respect the WNBA!

Chris: Can I go now? Stewie's gonna help me with my math homework.
Lois: Chris...he can't help you with your homework, he's just a baby!
Stewie: And I guess you're a Rhodes Scholar yourself. Where did you graduate from again, the University of DUH?!?!?
Max Weinstein:I'll help you with your homework son.
Peter: My God!!! Is there nothing you people can't do, except you know... manual labor???
Lois: What a horrible thing to say! They built the pyramids!

Stewie: [speaking to a Latina maid] So which of the Latin countries are you from: the one with the civil war, the one with the cocaine, or the one with the fancy hats?

(Lois walks in on Stewie torturing a bully)
Stewie: We're playing house...
Lois: But that kid is all tied up!
Stewie: Roman Polanski's house.

Stewie: Ohhh! She has the voice of an angel...not to mention a balcony you could do Shakespeare from!

Lois: Oh, I haven't been on a college campus in years. Everything seems so different.
Stewie: Really? Perhaps if you laid on your back with your ankles behind your ears that would ring a few bells.

Bill Cosby: Stewie, what do you think candy is made out of?
Stewie Griffin: Sunshine and farts! What the hell kind of question is that?!
Stewie: I was under the impression the name of the show was "Kids Say the Darndest Things," not "Old Black Comedians Never Shut the Hell Up."

Stewie: I want pancakes!! You people understand every language except English! Yo quiero pancakes! Donnez-moi pancakes!
Click-click-bloody-click pancakes!!!

Stewie: I'm the dog. I'm well read and have a diverse stock portfolio. But I'm not above eating grass clippings and regurgitating them on the rug.
Brian: I'm a pompous little antichrist who will abandon my plans for world domination when I grow up and wind up settling with a rough trick named Jim.

Stewie (to Cleveland): Can I...Can I touch your hair? I'm gonna do it...I'm gonna touch it. Ooohoohoo it's like a sheep.

Stewie: Augh! What the hell do you think you're doing?
Brian: I'm cleaning myself.
Stewie: You were clean fifteen minutes ago, now you're just on vacation.

Stewie (reading the Bible): My, my. What a thumping good read! Lions eatting Christians, people nailing each other to two-by-fours. I say, you won't find that in Winnie the Pooh.

Eliza: Ew, your breath smells like kitty litter.
Stewie: I was curious!



Some men see things as they are, and ask why! ...I dream things that could be and ask,  Why Not !

[ Parent ]
Yep Honda is a pretty evil company
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/...

"Honda's really helped this area as far as housing, retail sales, the restaurant business," said Tim Rogers, who has owned the Inn Between Tavern in Botkins, just up the road from Anna, for 33 years.

"People who are in here at night are also Honda employees. They have more money to spend. My business has been good since Honda came into the area."

I think those folks in Ohio might disagree with you, you racist piece of shit.

[ Parent ]
Don't waste your time
Gecko is impervious to facts. All he knows is that we still have to get even for Pearl Harbor!

"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP
[ Parent ]
"you racist piece of shit"
I bet you wouldn't say that to my face.

Where do you get that from my saying I treat 7/11 like Honda?
You might think having foreign companies take over our entire country is just hunky dorey but I don't.
You say all is good because these foreign companies create jobs. You convienantly forget that they are eliminating jobs from American companies and sucking the life blood from our great country. All of the profits from the crap they sell is going overseas, you dumbass piece of shit.
So if boycotting Honda and 7/11 makes me a racist, I guess I am king fucking racist. I'll stick with GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Harkey. You can have your UAW killing Honda, Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, etc.

How's that fuck head.

NoBama .... NoBamaCare either

[ Parent ]
You are a racist
"Japs" is a racist term. Racist.
[ Parent ]
Tough gal huh?


NoBama .... NoBamaCare either
[ Parent ]
I have a question.
Is Jap racist, or an abbreviation for Japanese?

Is calling someone a Brit racist, or an abbreviation for one who hails from Great Britain.

Were the American hero's who won WWII being racist when they yelled "JAPS 12 o'clock high" , or just not wasting the time for the bullets from those Jap zero's to train on their aircraft in the time it would take to say "Mitsubishi model zero Aircraft from the Japanese Royal Navy are bearing down on us a relative 360 degrees and above your field of vision"

Yeah I prefer "Japs 12 o'clock high" if I'm in the airplane, but that's just me.

Some men see things as they are, and ask why! ...I dream things that could be and ask,  Why Not !

[ Parent ]
Newsie
The context of fighting a war is a lot different than saying the same slur 65 years later.

If Gecko was trying to recreate WWII, then I will retract my statement.

[ Parent ]
Ask a "Jap" and see what happens
That is, if they are allowed in Colorado Springs and you know any.

"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP
[ Parent ]
BTW...
you may not be aware of this but Gecko has more than once written proudly of his bumper stickers that say "Two bombs weren't enough." Combine this with his fixation on Obama's middle name and you have a proven case of racism.

"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP
[ Parent ]
Ari
I am not defending or condemning anyone. As I usually do, I just asked a question.  SO, I'll ask it again.  Is calling someone from Britain a Brit racist.  Yes or No.

Is calling someone from Japan a Jap Racist Yes or No.

What is the difference?  

Some men see things as they are, and ask why! ...I dream things that could be and ask,  Why Not !

[ Parent ]
You cannot be serious?!
...What's the joke here, people?  I know I missed it.  Is NEWSMAN parodying someone?  Is it insane-Sunday again?  I can't keep up with you jokers.

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.
[ Parent ]
Newsie...
I didn't imply that you were defending or condemning someone. I answered your question about Jap (or rather, gave you the tool necessary to determine first-hand if it is). As far as the difference between this and calling a Brit a Brit, I imagine history can help you there. (Hint: one nation is full of people of a different race who were our enemy within living memory; the other is the motherland from whence our culture sprang.)

"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP
[ Parent ]
I'll bite, the difference is that
Brits call themselves Brits and aren't offended if you do as well.

The Japanese do not call themselves "Japs" and are offended if you do.

Simple enough?

"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."

12/15/11 - RIP squeaky duck. You were plush, loved and finally ripped apart after over a year.

[ Parent ]
Answer NEWSMAN
One is intended as deragatory and the other isn't.  This really isn't hard stuff to understand.

" The webinar is free, however, there are only 250 spaces available "

Some douche

[ Parent ]
The jobs "lost" by Japanese car companies being here
never would have taken place. The alternative is NOT that you only buy American (which my family has), it is that we would be importing those same Japanese cars and NONE of the jobs would be here.

I agree that it is not so good that profits from the Honda, et. al., plants go to Tokyo or wherever.  But money is so fungible, and people can buy Honda stock as easily as GM.

Don't you find it interesting that NONE of the foreign car companies with plants in the US are after bailout money?  Could they be doing something right? Making cars the American public wants?  Leading in hybrid technologies?

Don't forget how the Ameican companies were going to develop hybrid technologies way back in the Clinton era.  But they lost interest and when they woke up 15 years later, it was too late.  Ford had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Honda or Toyota for what we could have baked right here at home.

Fuck the Big Three.  Let them fail and reorganize.


"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010

[ Parent ]
I partially agree with you Pars
I am against any bailout of the big three but for different reasons mostly than you.
I am hoping doing so will show them that they, like the foreign companies, do NOT need the UAW and all of its past failed policies, extravagent health and retirement benefits, and high wage jobs.
If they went bankrupt this will happen........they will get rid of the unions, streamline their current car making policies, and walk the walk of the Japs.

I will always and forever drive only real American vehicles but since both of mine now are newer and in great shape, I don't foresee me having to buy new again. That said I really won't care if they go under completely.

Make sense?

NoBama .... NoBamaCare either

[ Parent ]
No...
because you assume that the big 3 have been running things just fine, instead of producing what people don't want. The unions have nothing to do with that.

Besides, they renegotiated those contracts so that talking point doesn't hunt anymore.

Why can't you get that?

"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP

[ Parent ]
Several twists to your beliefs, Gecko
One, is that the unions did anything more than get their members damned good wages. Should they have, in the 1960's, just said, "Sure, GM, we make enough, you go ahead and have higher shareholder dividends?"  No, the union contracts that are biting the industry in the ass seemed perfectly reasonable. I agree, they aren't now.  But don't lay blame because of wildly changing market circumstances.

Two, a lot of parts in your American car/truck come from Canada and Mexico. Lots!  And related to that, whole vehicles are now being made in Mexico that can be sold as "Made in America" because of gimmicks in NAFTA.  I've seen the Ford plant in the state of Sonora.  What's interesting is how small the employee parking lots are compared to the plants in America. (I used to have business at the GM plant in Van Nuys, CA.)

Three, and this is admittedly a guess, many of the Japanese cars made in America have as much content, if you include labor, as the Big Three.

Food for thought.


"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010

[ Parent ]
What is a....
"Harkey"?

"But when I see a 9-11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up!' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining."  Glenn Beck  
[ Parent ]
Its the new Harley, Betsy Markey edition


" The webinar is free, however, there are only 250 spaces available "

Some douche

[ Parent ]
...a better selection of wood
Do you need a wide variety?  

This blog is your blog, this blog is my blog
[ Parent ]
Better a wide variety than a wide stance.


"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010
[ Parent ]
I see you've mellowed
since I've been out.(Tee hee:)
[ Parent ]
Good news for him...
dementia will be covered under the mental health provisions under the national health plan that Obama (and Daschle) will be putting into place.  

"But when I see a 9-11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up!' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining."  Glenn Beck  
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