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United States: John Aravosis has been poking around and has discovered that Microsoft pay a $20,000 a month retainer to fundie leader Ralph Reed. The precise reason why isn't known, but Aravosis suspects it might explain something:
Now, just think a minute. Microsoft finds itself under criticism from the local evangelical leader, religious right shareholders, bigoted employees and who knows who else. They don't know what to do. Who do they turn to? Well, if I'm in a religious right pickle, I'd turn to my $20,000 a month retainered religious right consultant, the former leader of the religious right, Ralph Reed.
And which side do we think the former head of the religious right would favor were he advising Microsoft what do when trapped between the Scylla and Charybdis of the gays vs. the religious right?
A. Stick to your guns and defend the gays? or
B. Find a way to stiff the gays and move more in line with the religious right?
Well, shiver my timbers, Microsoft ended up going with option B.
The article includes his sources, copies of invoices etc. Equal Rights Washington has issued an open letter to Microsoft urging to break off the relationship.
Microsoft paying Religious Right leader Ralph Reed $20,000 a month retainer - AMERICAblog, 26th April 2005 (via The Sideshow).
While we're bashing Microsoft, here are the latest super-accurate terms used to find the Prattle home page on the MSN search engine.
26 Apr, Tue, 17:22:53 http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?FORM=MSNH&CP=1252&q=pictures+of+willies
26 Apr, Tue, 17:56:00 http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?q=churches+for+sale&first=11&count=10&FORM=PERE
A Bargain of the Day we have yet to feature.
26 Apr, Tue, 18:06:50 http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?FORM=MSNH&CP=1252&q=bukkake
26 Apr, Tue, 18:18:39 http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?FORM=MSNH&CP=1252&q=+tits
26 Apr, Tue, 18:29:32 http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?q=masochists &FORM=QBRE
26 Apr, Tue, 18:39:58 http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?q=stake+and+cheese&FORM=MSN6B〈=en-gb&cp=1252
26 Apr, Tue, 18:56:43 http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?q=i+love+big+willies&FORM=DNSERR
26 Apr, Tue, 18:56:52 http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?FORM=MSNH&srch_type=0&q=roseburg+hebe
Oops, an accurate one! Better fix that bug!
26 Apr, Tue, 19:01:39 http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=stake+and+cheese&first=31&count=10&FORM=PERE3
26 Apr, Tue, 19:41:49 http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?FORM=MSNH&CP=1252&q=japanese+superstition
It does occur to me that mentioning all of these is likely to increase the number of this kind of hit.
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1: Posted by: Red Wolf | April 27, 2005 12:14 AM
Stop teasing me with the MacMini. The iPod is already demanding that I feed it many shiny accessories, I don't need a pretty little box that teases me with more optional Enchanting Enhancements.
2: Posted by: Feòrag | April 27, 2005 4:47 PM
But Red Wolf, it's cuuuuuuuute! Though my iPod is cuter still, with its pink furry case and Hello Kitty dangler thing.
3: Posted by: Red Wolf | April 27, 2005 10:55 PM
Mine got the indestructo, and hopefully Red Wolf-proof, satin stainless steel case that had a clear silicon liner. Mmm... linished stainless steel. Now, if only I could stop it asking for purple furriness...
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