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To: Libertarian4Bush

My family and I got thrown out of a Borders, a week ago, when I asked to speak to a manager, was not satified, and asked to speak to THEIR manager. They refused, and told me to call a 1-800 number. I told them that I was not satisfied with her answer, and would not be cowed by a manager, get your boss on the phone. . . she refused, asked me to leave the store, and said she'd call the police. . .

The issue: the vaguely-female clerk insulted me, claiming that only "inadequate" men with "p*nis envy" read military or science-fiction books, and a MILITARY SF book (John Ringo / Michael Z. Williamson's "The Hero") meant that I "must want to oppress women, children, and the poor."

The manager said "well, this is a bookstore, we allow free speech here". . .

Needless to say, I'll never shop at Borders again. . .


5 posted on 06/12/2004 3:08:51 PM PDT by Salgak (don't mind me: the orbital mind control lasers are making me write this. . .)
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To: Salgak

Gee wiz..talk about spewing bs. Did you file a written complaint?


7 posted on 06/12/2004 3:13:41 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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To: Salgak

I always buy my conservative reading at Borders, partly to smirk at the angry clerks ringing up my purchase.


8 posted on 06/12/2004 3:27:13 PM PDT by 3catsanadog (When anything goes, everything does.)
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To: Salgak

You should have told the clerk that the only women who read or write the feminist bilge she obviously prefers are the ones that aren't getting anything in the sack, if you know what I mean.

When I voiced this theory about feminists during a religion class at my private, all-female undergrad college, I literally had classmates wanting me to be thrown out of the class. Guess I struck a nerve. So much for free speech, though.


9 posted on 06/12/2004 3:28:29 PM PDT by AQGeiger (Have you hugged your soldier today?)
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To: Salgak

Definitely call the Corporate headquarters and complain.


10 posted on 06/12/2004 3:38:35 PM PDT by 1stFreedom
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To: Salgak

Hmmmm? They always forget that free speech doesn't require that I listen .. I never shop at Borders .. period!


17 posted on 06/12/2004 4:33:07 PM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: a core set of principles from which he will not deviate)
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To: Salgak
I hope you're good at writing Letters to the Editor of the local papers; that story might just get published (especially if you don't 'name names', but pithily give an unmistakable reference to Borders).

Just about every one I write gets published; I think it's because I try and insert a Zinger somewhere.

26 posted on 06/12/2004 4:54:11 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (Democrats assume Republicans lie as much as they do.)
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