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oldandhappy

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7. I agree with you, and, am glad

Reply to icymist (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2015, 07:21 PM

Apr 2015

that this is money that will not go to Bush 3!! Unfortunately all the money will be gone in a flash unless gofundme has built in help for these folk. All the gofundme projects that I have seen (very few actually) seem to be of this nature.

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Disturbed by Gofundme in giving Pizza Bigots over $800,000! [View all] icymist Apr 2015 OP

My impression from 840high Apr 2015 #1

It seems they don't even do catering at all. Apparently the TV reporter was looking PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #2

That's what I read. 840high Apr 2015 #10

Was a reporter seeking a story or did the owners come forward? yardwork Apr 2015 #16

What apparently happened, according to the reporter who did the story is that she (the reporter) PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #17

So the reporter created the story. yardwork Apr 2015 #18

Reporter's Twitter feed is illuminating. yardwork Apr 2015 #19

You're going to defend these guys? Okay, they won't 'cater' to gays. Better? icymist Apr 2015 #3

In no mood to argue. 840high Apr 2015 #4

Where in that article do the owners say they won't serve or cater gays? marle35 Apr 2015 #8

There is a distinction, but it's not an especially important one IMO. They're assholes either way. nomorenomore08 Apr 2015 #14

I hear you. cilla4progress Apr 2015 #5

Not much we can do. They will have over a million yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #9

It won't happen again. yardwork Apr 2015 #20

Yep, you have a right to pissed. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #6

I agree with you, and, am glad oldandhappy Apr 2015 #7

You know how the right is always flying "false flags" Runningdawg Apr 2015 #11

They were not denied service - the 840high Apr 2015 #13

So what? Free tax money for the US govt and other businesses will get the message MillennialDem Apr 2015 #12

Agreed. More often than not, discrimination isn't a very profitable business model. n/t nomorenomore08 Apr 2015 #15