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Will you boycott Ford Motor Company?

Discussion in 'Polls Forum' started by Brian30755, May 31, 2005.

  1. Brian30755

    Brian30755 New Member

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    Question: Will you participate in this boycott?
     
  2. Ben W

    Ben W Active Member
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    Come on now Brian, what are you saying that I would actually consider buying a Ford! Yuk...... [​IMG]

    Give me a Lexus anyday [​IMG]
     
  3. Brian30755

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    I agree. The operative words of course being "Give me". :D
     
  4. JGrubbs

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    Here is list of companies that received a score of 100 from HRC for their policies for gay, lesbian and bisexual employees and their partners. If you are going to boycott Ford, you must boycott these other companies as well, so you are not being hypocritical!

    Companies With 100 Percent in 2004 from HRC:

    Aetna Inc.**
    Agilent Technologies Inc.*
    American Airlines (AMR Corp.)**
    American Express Co.*
    Apple Computer Inc.**
    AT&T Corp.*
    Avaya Inc.**
    Bausch & Lomb Inc.
    Best Buy Co. Inc.*
    Borders Group Inc.*
    Capital One Financial Corp.
    Cargill Inc.
    The Charles Schwab Corp.*
    ChoicePoint Inc.
    Chubb Corp.*
    Cisco Systems Inc.*
    Citigroup Inc.*
    Coors Brewing Co.*
    Dell Inc.*
    Deutsche Bank
    Eastman Kodak Co.**
    Faegre & Benson*
    Ford Motor Co.*
    The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.*
    Hewlett-Packard Co.
    IBM Corp.
    Intel Corp.**
    J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.**
    Fortune
    Rank Company
    Keyspan*
    Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant Group Inc.*
    Kraft Foods Inc.*
    Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
    Levi Strauss & Co.
    Lucent Technologies Inc.**
    MetLife Inc.
    Miller Brewing Co.*
    Mitchell Gold Co.
    Morrison & Foerster LLP
    Motorola Inc.*
    Nationwide*
    NCR Corp.**
    New York Times Co.*
    Nike Inc.**
    Owens Corning*
    PepsiCo Inc.*
    Pfizer Inc.*
    PG&E Corp.
    Prudential Financial Inc.
    Replacements Ltd.**
    SC Johnson & Son Inc.
    Southern California Edison Co.*
    UBS Financial Services Inc.*
    Wells Fargo & Co.*
    Whirlpool Corp.*
    Worldspan Technologies Inc.**
    Xerox Corp.**

    *Achieved 100 percent for the first time in 2004.
    **Has scored 100 percent all three years the index has existed

    2004 Corporate Equality Index
     
  5. Brian30755

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    Thanks for the list, JGrubbs! I'll start with Ford!
     
  6. Artimaeus

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    I have boycotted Ford all my life. Just not on purpose. I've had three Chevys and two Dodges. Boycotts do no good whatsoever unless somebody tells somebody with the authority to do something about it.
     
  7. Kayla

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    Fords, I can honestly say my family owns none of those, we own two Japanese cars and a German Car. Not on purpose, My car is a Subaru, and my dad's got a Honda and an Audi. My dad has fought all his life against Ford.
     
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    Ditto on "boycotting" Ford all along. Granny~a Chevy gal

    Fresh Oil Required Daily [​IMG]
     
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    How about all the others on this list?
     
  11. Alcott

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    No boycott is going to accomplish anything in this, but I think a more relevant question about this required "diversity" training "to promote the acceptance of homosexuality." Are they diverse enough to require that, while denying diversity if someone's beliefs contradict such a requirement? IOW, which diversity is the right one and which are they anti-diverse about?
     
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    I don't plan to buy a new car so I really can't boycott Ford,
     
  13. Ben W

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  14. Pete

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    I boycott Fords anyway [​IMG]

    HOLDEN ALL THE RECORDS!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
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    Fix
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    Daily
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  18. FBCPastorsWife

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    No need for a boycott here. My family hasn't owned a Ford since my grandparents had a Mustand back in the 60s.
     
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    Either the AFA are a bunch of suckers or else their boycott wasn't making much of a difference and they needed a way to take the high ground and save face. Boycotts are useless unless you are willing to stand your ground until you get what you want.

    Joseph Botwinick
     
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