Posted on 05/30/2005 9:06:28 PM PDT by Cedar
LOL Great!!!
See post #36 - the "DaimlerChrysler Fund" is involved in this, too.
Maybe the Chinese auto industry will chip in, too - after they get a firm foothold here. (rotsa ruck with that, homos...)
I'm selling my stock today.... At a loss. And I'll never buy another Ford again. Enough of this cr@p.
Great link you posted. I hadn't heard of that site before.
Worth posting again:
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/funderProfile.asp?fndid=5176
I can't say how many times the mantra, "diversity is good for business", was used in my business. But diversity does not make a car design better, or a production line work faster. But donations to causes make the causes happy, and the opponents of those causes unhappy. I wonder what the Ford Motor Company is with respect to charting Boy Scout Troops?
IIRC the first Mustang came out in early '64. I remember that because a girl I worked with bought one of the 1st ones in our town. It could have been titled as a '65 model I suppose, but it was introduced much earlier than usual for that era.
This from HRC -- the same source that AFA is using for info on Ford. GM does gay advertising, gives to gay causes, offers domestic partner benefits, sponsors a gay employee group, and has mandatory diversity training. I think you'll have to look overseas if you really want to buy your next car from a manufacturer that isn't gay-friendly...
General Motors Corp. Headquarters: Milford, MI
HRC Corporate Equality Index Score 86
Business Rankings
Ranking (Year) Rank
Russell 1000 (2004)
Fortune 500 (2004) 3
Policies
Policy Type (Year Enacted) Inclusion *
Has a written non-discrimination policy covering sexual orientation in its employee handbook or manual Y
Has a written non-discrimination policy covering gender identity and/or expression in its employee handbook or manual N
Offers health insurance coverage to employees' domestic partners (2000) Y
Benefits
Benefit Type (Year Enacted) Type of Couples Eligible
Health/Medical (2000) Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Dental Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Vision Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Dependent health coverage Spouses/Same Sex Partners
COBRA-like benefit Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Bereavement leave Spouses/Same Sex Partners
FMLA-like leave Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Supplemental life insurance Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Relocation assistance Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Adoption assistance Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Survivor pension benefits for the spouse/partner in event of employee's death Spouses/Same Sex Partners
Mental health counseling (2004) Non and transgender employees
Diversity Training
Topics Offered Required Attendees
Sexual Orientation Some employees required to attend
Gender Identity/Expression Some employees required to attend
GLBT advertising, sponsorship or philanthropy Y
Engages in corporate action that would undermine the goal of equal rights GLBT people N
GLBT Employee Group Contacts:
GM PLUS (People Like US)
Leslie Hohman
Email: leslie.a.hohman@gm.com
248-676-1870
"...the first Mustang came out in early '64."
LOL - you are right. I think that a prototype was created for 1963, but the first production year was '64 1/2 (spring of 1964), however it was stamped as a '65.
On the Ford website (heritage section), is the statement:
" For purposes of clarity, it is useful to note that Ford never referred to Mustangs as '64' or '64 1/2' models. These designations are the work of collectors who seek to differentiate an early '65 from a late '65. That said, Ford made midstream changes throughout the model year.
Here's a link to the flash presentation containing that statement:
It is confusing, but everyone I've talked to, except real car buffs and collectors, call them '65s, which is why I referred to it as a '65. Hope that helps.
FReegards,
RT
"I wonder if this guy is actually aware of Ford's radical homo agenda support..."
Good point. Toby doesn't seem like the kind of guy to support homosexual causes.
Maybe someone needs to phone him.......
"Actually, '64 1/2."
You're right, that's when the production year for that model Mustang started. However, they were designated as '65s. See my post # 89 for links to Ford's Heritage website & their official statement to that effect.
BTW, I had a '67 Candy Apple Red Mustang - my 1st brand new car. Wish I still had it now, LOL.
The first year for the Mustang was '65. LOL
LOL - great imagery.
My first brand new car was a '67 candy apple red Mustang - mmmm, what memories, heheh.
BTW, there are some companies that build replicas (&/or rebuild) the classics. One of my nephews has a '70 BOSS Mustang - Cobalt Blue - man, is she pretty. He really takes good care of it - won't even drive it in the rain (he sneaks his dad's 2005 T-Bird, heheh). He carries a soft cover in the trunk, so he can always protect it in inclement weather. His dad, (my brother), taught that boy right.
If thousands (millions?) of American citizens would respond like you suggested, things would get better.
It's probably too late to influence FORD and GM. But at least other corporations could be persuaded to NOT include these policies.
Wish we would see it all happen.....seems like Toby is man enough to do it---or is that just an "image"?
And what about the NASCAR fans? Surely if they only knew about FORD.......or maybe NASCAR fans just have only an "image" of patriotism too.
How about the exhaust intakes rather than outputs and is prone to getting rear-ended?
But after hearing this crap I am tempted to write them and tell them they've lost my business.
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