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mick063

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29. Consider me a boycotter of Home Depot

Reply to Whovian (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 08:51 PM

Nov 2012

What is a good alternative?

ACE?

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Home Depot Founder: Retailers Who Don't Support GOP "Should Be Shot" Filed under OMFG! [View all] Whovian Nov 2012 OP

Home Despot ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #1

Home Depot - Hatin' the gays from way back. nt justiceischeap Nov 2012 #2

Norm Coleman? Is he back? Beaverhausen Nov 2012 #3

Yeah that baffled me cyglet Nov 2012 #7

That confused me too, but it looks like the article is from 2008 Bjorn Against Nov 2012 #8

Home Depot is the Walmart of home improvement stores gollygee Nov 2012 #4

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #5

Lowes isn't any better donation-wise according to shop your politics... kerouac2 Nov 2012 #6

Thanks so much for this link, very useful sasha031 Nov 2012 #13

Archives... FieryLocks Nov 2012 #37

Wow, kerouac..this is a Surprise! "amazon leans Blue".. Cha Nov 2012 #35

how accurate? jd142 Nov 2012 #44

That was four years ago. And fortunately, Norm Coleman is now a has-been. Brickbat Nov 2012 #9

Bernie Marcus' net worth = $2.3 billion jsr Nov 2012 #10

I only go into Home Depot for one thing ... to use their bathroom Raine Nov 2012 #11

That is why I won't go to Home Depot for anything. southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #12

Home improvement stores cyglet Nov 2012 #14

The best thing that ever happened to HD was Bernie's retirement jmowreader Nov 2012 #15

Exactly, jmowreader. When I read the OP I didn't recognize Cha Nov 2012 #36

The article is in the OP is from November 19, 2008. 2008 -- 2008 -- 2008 -- 2008 -- 2008 :) n/t Tx4obama Nov 2012 #16

Norm Coleman is not even running Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #17

Fuck Home Depot. eom City Lights Nov 2012 #18

Home Depot CO-FOUNDER Floyd_Gondolli Nov 2012 #19

I didn't know that. Good to know about Blank though. Whovian Nov 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #20

Glad my money goes to Lowe's instead. tarheelsunc Nov 2012 #21

and anyone who works for Home Depot or any other retailer who votes for Romney should be shot. n/t Hamlette Nov 2012 #23

Bernie Marcus is an asshole. xfundy Nov 2012 #24

I thought Arthur Blank was the founder? Thrill Nov 2012 #25

Blank is the co-founder with Marcus and an Obama supporter banned from Kos Nov 2012 #31

So, I guess I'll be adding Home Depot Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #26

Dementia is a sad disease. RagAss Nov 2012 #27

He made a similar statement 4 years ago PlanetBev Nov 2012 #28

The OP article WAS from 4 years ago. BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #30

Consider me a boycotter of Home Depot mick063 Nov 2012 #29

I like ACE because it's actually a local owned franchise SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #34

I like them too, the minute I go into the store they ask if I need help Raine Nov 2012 #42

I prefer Jimmie Johnson anyways.. no big loss... Lightbulb_on Nov 2012 #32

What is the point of posting articles that are 4 years old? grantcart Nov 2012 #33

extension of your murderous logic: salin Nov 2012 #38

This guy will be the first to go Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #39

Lets just call it what it really is: CEOs gone wild!! Initech Nov 2012 #40

Fair fight? Their guns versus our guillotines? Festivito Nov 2012 #41

Not the first time this clown has said stuff like this. Egnever Nov 2012 #43