Tag Archives: Corporate America

Chick-Fil-A Continues to Be a Proud Antigay, Hate Group

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Saturday, September 22, 2012 Homophobe and Bible Thumper, Chick-Fil-A CEO, Dan Cathy, Is Still a Bigot Recently, there was much hoopla surrounding the announcement Chick-Fil-A, the Atlanta, GA-based fast food chain, that the company had stopped funding antigay, traditional-marriage groups … Continue reading →

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Chick-Fil-A President Says Same-Sex Marriage Is Inviting God’s Judgment

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Thursday, July 19, 2012 Dan Cathy, president of fast food chain Chick-fil-A, said in a radio interview on “The Ken Coleman Show, that legalizing same-sex marriage is “inviting God’s judgment on our nation.” “I think we are inviting God’s judgment … Continue reading →

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Oreo Shows Love for the Gays

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Everyone knows June marks Pride month in the U.S. and around the world. In recent years, corporations ranging from Nike’s gay shoes, General Mill’s Trix cereal, General Motors, and JC Penney teaming up with Ellen Degeneres, have … Continue reading →

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Bank of America Exec to Rick Perry: “I’m from Bank of America and We’ll Help You Out”

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Saturday, August 20, 2011 If TX Gov. Rick Perry’s foray into the 2012 presidential campaign isn’t creepy enough, here we have an unnamed Bank of America executive at an event hosted by the New England Council and New Hampshire Institute … Continue reading →

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Halliburton Agrees to Pay $35 Million for an Old Dick

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Halliburton has agreed to pay Nigeria $35 million to settle bribery allegations against former Vice President Dick Cheney, the company announced Tuesday. Cheney, who was Halliburton’s CEO in the 1990s, was charged with conspiracy and “distribution … Continue reading →

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27,000 Abandoned Oil Wells Litter the Gulf of Mexico

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010 A staggering 27,000 abandoned oil wells litter the sea bed of the Gulf of Mexico and no one, not the oil industry or the Federal government, is checking to see if they are leaking, this according … Continue reading →

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Hamid Karzai to Japan: What’s Mine is Yours

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Sunday, June 20, 2010 If corporate America was salivating over access to Afghanistan’s recently discovered untapped mineral resources, valued at more than $1 trillion, move to the back of the line because Afghan President Hamid Karzai told Japan it would … Continue reading →

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U.S. “Discovers” $1 Trillion in Untapped Mineral Deposits in Afghanistan

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Monday, June 14, 2010 Nevermind routing out Taliban strongholds, this the real reason for the Afghanistan war. The United States has “discovered” nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to … Continue reading →

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Bailed Out Bank of America Pimps Super Bowl Fun Fest

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Monday, February 2, 2009 Despite whining to Congress they were near a collapse that required $45 billion in Federal taxpayer bailout funds, Bank of America sponsored a five day carnival-like affair just outside the Super Bowl stadium in Tampa, FL … Continue reading →

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Obama Treasury Dept. to Citi: Don’t Pimp Your $50 Million Ride

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Citigroup, which received a massive taxpayer-funded rescue last year, cancelled plans to buy a $50 million executive jet after news of the new plane drew rebukes from politicians including from the Obama Treasury Department. The bank … Continue reading →

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