Posted on 12/23/2004 8:06:47 PM PST by nickcarraway
Spread in ‘gay’ magazine lists accomplishments; Avis also vies for ‘gay’ dollar
It’s important to give credit where it’s due. So car buyers should know that Subaru takes its role as the most pro-homosexual car company very seriously.
In fact, the company bought a four-page, four-color pullout section in the December 21, 2004, The Advocate magazine, surrounding a celebration of 11 “People of the Year” selected by the magazine since 1990. Honorees include V. Gene Robinson (December 23, 2003), the homosexual Episcopal bishop; Rosie O’Donnell (January 21, 2003); George Michael (January 19, 1999), following Michael’s arrest for lewdness in a Beverly Hills restroom, and former Gay and Lesbian Task Force leader Urvashi Vaid and the late artist Robert Mapplethorpe (both December 18, 1990). Note: Vaid’s book was endorsed by presidential and vice-presidential advisor Mary Matalin, and Mapplethorpe is known for his homoerotic, X-rated images that engulfed the National Endowment for the Arts in controversy.
As for Subaru, the fourth page includes this summary:
“Subaru of America celebrates ten years of support for the gay and lesbian community.
• First national automaker to sponsor the Human Rights Campaign
• First automaker to extend domestic partner benefits to all employees
• Featured on The L Word [Showtime’s lesbian drama]
• Recipient of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center’s Corporate Leadership Award
• First automaker to insert custom creative in gay media
• Founding sponsor of the Rainbow Endowment, whose Visa Rainbow Card has raised more than $1.5 million for health, civil rights and cultural causes
• Sponsor of numerous gay and lesbian cultural and athletic events
• Presenting sponsor of the 2004 AIDS LifeCycle.”
Sample ads from past campaigns are pictured, including one with a photo of a Subaru wagon with the slogan above it: “It’s Not a Choice. It’s the Way We’re Built.”
In 2001, all three major domestic auto companies – General Motors, Ford and Chrysler – adopted “domestic partner” benefits, with Ford earning a 100% rating this year from the Human Rights Campaign as one of the most “gay-friendly” companies in the U.S.
Not to be outdone, Avis, the rental car agency, purchased a two-page, inside cover ad in the January/February OutTraveler, a companion edition to Out magazine. The ad shows a man with his arms around another man, kissing him on the cheek, with this text:
“For over a decade, Avis has automatically included domestic partners as additional drivers in the U.S. No extra fees charged, no questions asked. And now, we’re coming out in grand style, including domestic partners as additional drivers internationally. So go ahead, take a spin.”
While voters are moving to strengthen marriage laws, and parents are fighting to keep homosexual propaganda out of the schools, many of America’s corporate titans have gone pell-mell for the rich, niche, homosexual market. In fact, the Human Rights Campaign calls corporate America “the driving wheel” of homosexual activism.
Except for Philadelphia, where preaching the Gospel on the street gets you arrested on a felony “hate crime,” America is still a free country, so consumers should be aware of companies’ extracurricular activities when deciding where they spend their money.
You can also respectfully let companies know how you feel about their sponsorship of homosexual activism. It helps the most to contact local dealers, but it’s also good to contact the company.
Customer Service: 1-800-SUBARU3
Eastern Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 Monday-Thursday, 10:30 - 5:00 Friday
Central Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 Monday-Thursday, 9:30 - 4:00 Friday
Mountain Hours: 7:30 - 4:00 Monday-Thursday, 8:30 - 3:00 Friday
Pacific Hours: 7:30 - 4:00 Monday-Thursday, 7:30 - 2:00 Friday
Written correspondence can be sent to:
Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru Plaza
P.O. Box 6000
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-6000
Attn: Customer/Dealer Services
That lovely combination of Versed and Fentanyl. And you know what I mean.
Mountain bikes don't love me back.
The last time I tried that combo I dreamed some doctor was sliding a long black tube with a light on the end of it up my, well, you know.
Been there, done that, long ago. They were fun, and I do love cutting horses, but they're done on flat, level ground in controlled conditions. For real excitement (the kind of excitement that sometimes leads to the emergency room) one wants foxhunting. Now, that's a joy.
My wife finally made me get rid of my 1990 Chevy Cavalier after ONLY 360,000 miles. Bought me an '03 Grand Am. After 80,000 miles it gives every indication it will equal the Cav.
That little car ended up in the hands of a kid who put big tires on it and drives like a maniac. After two years, it is still running. Give me Detroit Iron, everytime.
PS: My current job requires me to drive almost 800 miles per week. I have to have dependable transportation.CHANGE THE OIL!!!
Add Toyota Camry drivers..
My '84 Subaru was a dud. It needed major work after only 77,000 miles. Since then I've had a Mercury and a Ford - both OK. Next time around, probably a Honda or Toyota.
Recently went with a Mazda6 instead.
After this news, I'm relieved I'm NOT contributing to the Gay Campaign.
And all of these years, I thought it was Volvo catering to homosexuals...
And their base doesn't mind taking it up the , huh, you know what!
John
Actually that is wrong. Let me explain. Central to christianty is the idea of service to others. Capitalism provides the best possible context to encourage interaction between people which allows people to be in service to others.
It is not the money that makes capitalism ideal nor is it the success it has. It is simply the best way for humans to grow closer to the divine by interaction with others. To learn and grow.
John
They weren't much better back then. My daughter bought a '82 Subaru to drive to college. It was used but had very low mileage on the clock. She was stranded on the interstate numerous times with various mechanical problems as she drove back and forth to USF at Tampa. After I had to drive 120 miles round trip to pick her up the last time it quit on her I told her she had to get a dependable car even if I had to pay for it.
A little later I had to drive it to Daytona Beach and back to take some stuff to my son who was attending ERAU there. That had to be the most uncomfortable automobile trip of my entire life. That car was a real nightmare from almost any point of view.
Central to Christianity is the idea of service to others through voluntary poverty and sharing of worldly goods not commercial interactions. Jesus is not a capitalist. In saying this I should add nor is commercial interaction a sin. Nor is Jesus a Socialist because he does not advocate forcing a system on people. Though the system Christ advocates sounds like Socialism - it is one that has to be voluntary - Socialism uses the power of the State to enforce that condition. I would add that Jesus outlined one area where commerce should be banned outright and Jesus carried out a violent action to ban it himself - outside of the Temple of Jerusalem Jesus overturned the table of the money changers.
I will let Jesus' advice to the rich to give up his wealth pass without comment beyond adding what is capitalism but the accumulation of wealth?
No, listen, how can you share nothing?? What good is poverty to anyone??
No, God's plan is one of plenty for all. Our system is the best way to creat things to share. Through our desire to create we draw others into our plans and dreams and they propsper too.
Just think about it.
John
"Do not love the world or anything in the world," wrote the Apostle John in his First Epistle. "If anyone loves the world the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world -- the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does -- comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever." (I John 2: 15-17)
I'm with you Hodar. I used to hate Japanese cars because I thought they were putting Americans out of work. Then the Japanese companies began building assembly plants in the US and using many American made components in their cars. At the same time American car makers were moving production of major mechanical components to Mexico, Canada, and Brazil, and outsourcing electronics from Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, and other Asian countries. Beside that, the last few American made cars I owned (3 Fords, an AMC, and a Mercury) needed to be in the dealer's service shop almost as often as they needed washing.
When my son bought an Altima and drove it 8 years with zero mechanical problems I decided it was time to make a switch. I now have an Altima myself, which is a great car btw, and plan to eventually replace it with another Nissan. Or possibly a Honda or Toyota product now that Renault owns 40% of Nissan. My son, daughter, sister, and aunt all own either Nissans, Toyotas, or Hondas, and we are all very well pleased with the cars.
OTOH, my cousin and one of my close friends still hate Japanese cars and stick with a Cadillac Deville in one case and a Lincoln Town car in the other. Both cars are rolling disasters as far as reliability, but they still think we're traitors for buying reliable cars with Japanese nameplates, but which are made in Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky.
Doug Bandow is senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics.
Yet more babbling idiocy from the lunatics and morally retarded at the CWA.
Their tired cackling does grow wearisome.
This has nothing to do with it. It is the process of interaction that allows the will of God to be done. It is not for the money but recongnition of service to others.
Money is by product and is be spent freely.
John
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