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  • GatorB
    The Demon & 12clicks
    • Oct 2001
    • 18208

    #1

    Speak out against Bush and get fired

    I live in AMERICA right?

    http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/08/....ap/index.html
  • freeadultcontent
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    • Oct 2002
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    #2
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    • Babaganoosh
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      • Nov 2001
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      #3
      He wasn't fired from a government job. He was fired from a privately owned company. The whole "freedom of speech" thing doesn't apply. He should have been fired.
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      • freeadultcontent
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        • Oct 2002
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        #4
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        • Tom_PMs
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          • Jun 2004
          • 2049

          #5
          Shocking that it can happen? Yes.

          Surprising that it happens under this regime..errr... administration? No. Not even a little bit.

          You've read it, you can't unread it.

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          • European Lee
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            • Dec 2002
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            #6
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            • Babaganoosh
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              • Nov 2001
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              #7
              Originally posted by Tom_PM
              Shocking that it can happen? Yes.

              Surprising that it happens under this regime..errr... administration? No. Not even a little bit.
              Did you even read the story?
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              • broke
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                • Aug 2003
                • 4501

                #8
                Originally posted by GatorB
                I live in AMERICA right?

                http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/08/....ap/index.html
                Living in AMERICA gives ME the right to fire people I don't like...


                Wait -- that goes against YOUR definition of freedom.


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                • detoxed
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                  • Jan 2003
                  • 17798

                  #9
                  Who cares

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                  • EviLGuY
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 12745

                    #10
                    America is starting to sound more and more like the old Soviet empire.

                    Toe the party line or get canned.. and don't try taking a plane from one part of your country to the other without your "papers".

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                    • Veterans Day
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                      • Jul 2003
                      • 8403

                      #11
                      Originally posted by EviLGuY
                      America is starting to sound more and more like the old Soviet empire.

                      Toe the party line or get canned.. and don't try taking a plane from one part of your country to the other without your "papers".
                      another one who didnt read the article
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                      • Tom_PMs
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                        • Jun 2004
                        • 2049

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Armed & Hammered
                        Did you even read the story?
                        Yes, I read the whole story, whats your point?

                        Did you jump to the conclusion that my statements were about free speech? Thats the wrong assumption to make.

                        The point is that the intolerance of people these past few years has become borderline extremist. If I own a company and dont like the political views of my employee, I fire them. Thats intolerant, and it's shocking to me that close minded people do such things.

                        Keeping an open mind and tolerant attitude is important. When running a company, and when reading messages.

                        You've read it, you can't unread it.

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                        • broke
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                          • Aug 2003
                          • 4501

                          #13
                          Originally posted by EviLGuY

                          Toe the party line or get canned.. and don't try taking a plane from one part of your country to the other without your "papers".
                          Keep telling yourself that...
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                          • Babaganoosh
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                            • Nov 2001
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Tom_PM
                            Yes, I read the whole story, whats your point?

                            Did you jump to the conclusion that my statements were about free speech? Thats the wrong assumption to make.

                            The point is that the intolerance of people these past few years has become borderline extremist. If I own a company and dont like the political views of my employee, I fire them. Thats intolerant, and it's shocking to me that close minded people do such things.

                            Keeping an open mind and tolerant attitude is important. When running a company, and when reading messages.
                            Did you jump to the conclusion that MY statement was about free speech? I just asked if you read the article. Let's say one of your employees did something to offend one of your biggest clients. Would you not fire them in an instant?
                            I like pie.

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                            • Tom_PMs
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                              • Jun 2004
                              • 2049

                              #15
                              I suggest all of you that have paid employees or outsource any work do a poll of your underlings political views and act accordingly.

                              Dont forget to post a laughing smiley on their pink slips.

                              You've read it, you can't unread it.

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                              • Tom_PMs
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                                • Jun 2004
                                • 2049

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Armed & Hammered
                                Did you jump to the conclusion that MY statement was about free speech? I just asked if you read the article. Let's say one of your employees did something to offend one of your biggest clients. Would you not fire them in an instant?
                                Oh well then my mistake. I did make an assumption that since you took the time to ask if I'd read it with the obligatory laugh, together with your comment above about free speech, that your unspoken point was that everyone who gets upset when this type of thing happens doesnt understand that a private company has a right to hire and fire as they see fit.

                                Just wanted you to know that for my part, with my comments, that was already taken into account ahead of time.

                                Perhaps a memo to the staff that an important client was sponsoring tickets for an event with the president, and that any anti-bush sentiments would result in termination would have been in order.

                                Maybe that was done, the story doesnt say. One thing is for sure though, that company got plenty of publicity from the firing, if from nothing else.

                                At any rate, I dont like this type of thing making the news. It highlights how devisive we seem to have gotten. The devision existed before the last election judging by the results.. and it doesnt seem to have healed over much. I think it's sad.

                                You've read it, you can't unread it.

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                                • genomega
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                                  • Feb 2002
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                                  #17
                                  No one remembers the union thugs beating on clinton protesters?


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                                  • junction
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                                    • Dec 2002
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Armed & Hammered
                                    Did you jump to the conclusion that MY statement was about free speech? I just asked if you read the article. Let's say one of your employees did something to offend one of your biggest clients. Would you not fire them in an instant?
                                    Was this a company sponsored event?

                                    Was he being payed to be there?

                                    Or was he there off the clock under his own free will?

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                                    • Babaganoosh
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                                      • Nov 2001
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by junction
                                      Was this a company sponsored event?

                                      Was he being payed to be there?

                                      Or was he there off the clock under his own free will?
                                      The client supplied the tickets.
                                      I like pie.

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                                      • 69pornlinks
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                                        • Mar 2003
                                        • 5560

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by freeadultcontent
                                        Haliburton does business with Iran.

                                        (another senseless post)
                                        they was also doing business with iraq while cheney was ceo, he had a subsidiary in europe doing the business though...you know with that pesky red tape (un sanction) and all
                                        It IS what it IS

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                                        • devilspost
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                                          • Feb 2004
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by European Lee
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                                          • sickkittens
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                                            #22
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                                            • johndoebob
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                                              • Mar 2004
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                                              #23
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                                              • Drake
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                                                • Mar 2003
                                                • 12508

                                                #24
                                                I think the firing in this case was ok. It's doesn't seem appropriate to do what he did considering the circumstances. There is a time and place to voice (or in this case shout) your political opinion, but not at a rally with your boss who received tickets from a client. And remember I'm not a Bush supporter. It's more a common sense or discretionary issue here.

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                                                • Drake
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                                                  • Mar 2003
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                                                  #25
                                                  Perhaps a better way to have approached it was to decline the offer to attend the rally.

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                                                  • Sly_RJ
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                                                    • Feb 2002
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                                                    #26
                                                    He was only working there for 5 months and he pissed off a generous client with good connections, I would have fired him too unless he was a very good asset to the company. He was at the event as a company representative, embarrassing and disrespecting a client like that is very uncalled for, especially when it's an advertising firm.
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                                                    • Gunni
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                                                      • Apr 2003
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                                                      #27
                                                      I would find this a lot more worrying...

                                                      "Last month, Charleston City Council apologized to two protesters arrested for wearing anti-Bush T-shirts to the president's July 4 rally. "

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                                                      • Drake
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                                                        • Mar 2003
                                                        • 12508

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Gunni
                                                        I would find this a lot more worrying...

                                                        "Last month, Charleston City Council apologized to two protesters arrested for wearing anti-Bush T-shirts to the president's July 4 rally. "
                                                        ditto

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                                                        • Doctor Dre
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                                                          • Jan 2001
                                                          • 51692

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Armed & Hammered
                                                          He wasn't fired from a government job. He was fired from a privately owned company. The whole "freedom of speech" thing doesn't apply. He should have been fired.
                                                          It does apply here in canada and SHOULD apply in the states .

                                                          If the gov start controling private compagnies, they can control votes
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                                                          • Webby
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                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                            • 14956

                                                            #30
                                                            Doctor Dre:

                                                            If the gov start controling private compagnies, they can control votes
                                                            Start? They started this years ago - and do control votes thru corrupt slush funds - it's called a "democracy" in the US.

                                                            This protection of Bush's image in not allowing others to speak against "God's little helper" is in itself corrupt and not limited to the sacking of an ad man.

                                                            The FBI have already visited the homes of one hell of a lot of people and "advised" them it's not a good idea to show any "opposition' to God. If that happened in a real democracy, folks would fall over laughing and maybe some conspiracy charges for perverting something would be pending.

                                                            I can't wait to see the fuck up over election figures this time around... amusing if not so pathetic.
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                                                            • chodadog
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                                                              • Apr 2002
                                                              • 9736

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Tom_PM
                                                              Yes, I read the whole story, whats your point?

                                                              Did you jump to the conclusion that my statements were about free speech? Thats the wrong assumption to make.

                                                              The point is that the intolerance of people these past few years has become borderline extremist. If I own a company and dont like the political views of my employee, I fire them. Thats intolerant, and it's shocking to me that close minded people do such things.

                                                              Keeping an open mind and tolerant attitude is important. When running a company, and when reading messages.
                                                              He was not fired for having a political view that the company did not agree with. He was fired for embarrassing what was obviously an important client. I'm sure you'd love it if an employee of yours was pissing off your clients and by doing so ,sending them elsewhere.
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                                                              • Tom_PMs
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                                                                • Jun 2004
                                                                • 2049

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by chodadog
                                                                He was not fired for having a political view that the company did not agree with. He was fired for embarrassing what was obviously an important client. I'm sure you'd love it if an employee of yours was pissing off your clients and by doing so ,sending them elsewhere.
                                                                Yeah I hear you, and as I mentioned it might have been good to check it ahead of time or something. Also for all we know, his boss argued on his behalf for 5 hours with the client. We dont know from the article. Coulda been a 2 minute call and his boss followed through, coulda been 10 hour discussion and boss reluctantly agreed. No telling from that article.

                                                                You also cant tell from the article if the client was a first timer with no future contracts. We're all assuming it was a make or break client, among other things. It's still disturbing, but less than it could be for instance if he was a 10 year employee in excellent standing rather than a 5 month loser, lol.

                                                                You've read it, you can't unread it.

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                                                                • theking
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                                                                  • Sep 2002
                                                                  • 21053

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Webby
                                                                  Doctor Dre:



                                                                  Start? They started this years ago - and do control votes thru corrupt slush funds - it's called a "democracy" in the US.

                                                                  This protection of Bush's image in not allowing others to speak against "God's little helper" is in itself corrupt and not limited to the sacking of an ad man.

                                                                  The FBI have already visited the homes of one hell of a lot of people and "advised" them it's not a good idea to show any "opposition' to God. If that happened in a real democracy, folks would fall over laughing and maybe some conspiracy charges for perverting something would be pending.

                                                                  I can't wait to see the fuck up over election figures this time around... amusing if not so pathetic.
                                                                  Pig shit.
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                                                                  • Webby
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                                                                    • Oct 2002
                                                                    • 14956

                                                                    #34
                                                                    theKing:

                                                                    Pig shit.
                                                                    This fetish you got with pig shit is unusual king. Or are you saying you are in pig shit to your elbows??

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                                                                    • bringer
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                                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                                      • 13082

                                                                      #35
                                                                      how dare bush put himself in a position to get heckled
                                                                      the man is evil
                                                                      god you people are all hypocrites
                                                                      you make these threads implying its bushs fault and yet when anyone on this board supports bush in anyway you jump all over him/her. i guess if you had an employee who came on this board and called someone important a flaming homo pedo you wouldnt care at all. get over it and make more threads about juicys cock.
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                                                                      • theking
                                                                        Nice Kitty
                                                                        • Sep 2002
                                                                        • 21053

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by Webby
                                                                        theKing:



                                                                        This fetish you got with pig shit is unusual king. Or are you saying you are in pig shit to your elbows??

                                                                        It is always nice to hear from ya!! Always has deep meaning
                                                                        I like to be succinct when possible. The majority of your posts are more than ridiculous and "more than ridiculous" equals pig shit.
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                                                                        • mardigras
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                                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                                          • 14194

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by Gunni
                                                                          I would find this a lot more worrying...

                                                                          "Last month, Charleston City Council apologized to two protesters arrested for wearing anti-Bush T-shirts to the president's July 4 rally. "
                                                                          I knew if I read far enough down someone would save me the trouble of saying that
                                                                          .

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                                                                          • Webby
                                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                                            • 14956

                                                                            #38
                                                                            theKing:

                                                                            The majority of your posts are more than ridiculous and "more than ridiculous" equals pig shit.

                                                                            Ah... I'm please for ya that you ain't elbow deep in pig shit - that would not be too good!

                                                                            And... in your "succinct" fashion can you point out *one* fact of the above which is ... according to you - "pig shit"? Just interested
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                                                                            • Webby
                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                                              • 14956

                                                                              #39
                                                                              theKing:

                                                                              This protection of Bush's image in not allowing others to speak against "God's little helper" is in itself corrupt and not limited to the sacking of an ad man.

                                                                              The FBI have already visited the homes of one hell of a lot of people and "advised" them it's not a good idea to show any "opposition' to God. If that happened in a real democracy, folks would fall over laughing and maybe some conspiracy charges for perverting something would be pending.
                                                                              Na.. don't bother.. I ain't got time for your crap just now. All of the above is valid and is/has happened recently. This is not limited to the above, but extends to other areas - another example of the "anti Bush" t-shirts was just given.

                                                                              Your imbecile comments are "ridiculous".

                                                                              Go stuff some of that pig shit up your all your holes and enjoy!
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                                                                              • Babaganoosh
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                                                                                • Nov 2001
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by Doctor Dre
                                                                                It does apply here in canada and SHOULD apply in the states .

                                                                                If the gov start controling private compagnies, they can control votes
                                                                                No, it shouldn't apply here. If I have an employee that I want to fire for upsetting a client, I should have that right. If I want to fire him for farting loud, that's my right as a business owner.
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                                                                                • fr8
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                                                                                  • Mar 2003
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                                                                                  #41
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                                                                                  • Honeyslut
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                                                                                    • Jan 2001
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by Webby
                                                                                    Doctor Dre:



                                                                                    Start? They started this years ago - and do control votes thru corrupt slush funds - it's called a "democracy" in the US.

                                                                                    This protection of Bush's image in not allowing others to speak against "God's little helper" is in itself corrupt and not limited to the sacking of an ad man.

                                                                                    The FBI have already visited the homes of one hell of a lot of people and "advised" them it's not a good idea to show any "opposition' to God. If that happened in a real democracy, folks would fall over laughing and maybe some conspiracy charges for perverting something would be pending.

                                                                                    I can't wait to see the fuck up over election figures this time around... amusing if not so pathetic.

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                                                                                    • SuckOnThis
                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                                                      • 6844

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by chodadog
                                                                                      He was not fired for having a political view that the company did not agree with. He was fired for embarrassing what was obviously an important client. I'm sure you'd love it if an employee of yours was pissing off your clients and by doing so ,sending them elsewhere.

                                                                                      Sounds to me like he was fired for having a political view. The company that supplied the tickets obviously were Bush supporters or they wouldnt have had the tickets. Simply a case of Bush supporters trying to silence the opposition.

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                                                                                      • EviLGuY
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                                                                                        • Apr 2003
                                                                                        • 12745

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by Veterans Day
                                                                                        another one who didnt read the article
                                                                                        I actually DID read the article.. I just like making doom and gloom comments when I wake up.

                                                                                        When I am getting ready for bed I tend to be sillier.

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                                                                                        • Rich
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                                                                                          • Jan 2003
                                                                                          • 11486

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          He embarrassed his company, he could have cost them the client. I hate Bush as much as the next guy, but he deserved to be fired.

                                                                                          Read the end of that article though...

                                                                                          Last month, Charleston City Council apologized to two protesters arrested for wearing anti-Bush T-shirts to the president's July 4 rally. The pair were taken from the event in restraints after revealing T-shirts with Bush's name crossed out on the front and the words "Love America, Hate Bush" on the back. Trespassing charges were ultimately dismissed.
                                                                                          Now THAT'S fucked up.

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