So Hunter's what do you think of this

[sanchezf]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2007
>
> Contact: Beth Ruth (614) 888-4868 ext. 214
>
> Microsoft Funds the Anti-Hunting Movement
>
> (Columbus) – Microsoft has rejected a U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance request to
> abandon its partnership with the nation’s leading anti-hunting organization.
>
> Microsoft, the software giant, will make a $100,000 donation to the Humane
> Society of the United States (HSUS) and is partnering with the group on a
pilot
> program called the i’m Initiative. Through the new program, whenever a Windows
> Live Messenger user has a conversation using i’m, Microsoft will give a
portion
> of the program’s advertising revenue to one of ten organizations selected by
the
> user. The HSUS is one of the choices, and there is no limit to the amount of
> money that can be donated.
>
> The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the nation’s leading sportsmen’s advocacy
> organization, has urged Microsoft to end its support of HSUS, but the company
> refused. According to Microsoft representative Tara Kriese, Microsoft believes
> the i’m Initiative is “a great way to enable people to help causes that are
> important to them.”
>
> “Microsoft is going to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably more,
> into an organization that recently issued a manifesto that targets hunting for
> extinction,” said USSA President Bud Pidgeon. “If there was ever a time for
> sportsmen to take grassroots action, this is it.”
>
> Sportsmen should contact Microsoft and demand that its financial support of
HSUS
> be terminated. Contact Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft, 1 Microsoft Way,
> Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: (425) 882-8080. Fax: (425) 936-7329.
>
> The Humane Society of the United States opposes all animal use, including
> trapping, hunting and fishing. It was a key player in the campaigns to outlaw
> dove hunting in Michigan, trapping in California, and black bear hunting in
> Colorado. The organization has created a hit list of hunting traditions that
it
> hopes to dismantle, including bear hunting and hunting with hounds.
>
> “The HSUS already has a multi-million dollar budget that it invests in
> legislative and ballot campaigns to ban trapping and hunting,” said Pidgeon.
> “The partnership that it has formed with Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox,
will
> allow the organization to make money hand over fist, and continue to fund
> efforts to ban outdoor sports.”
>
> Sportsmen can make a difference in an issue like this. Companies such as Iams,
> General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, and Ace Hardware ended
> relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong protest.
>
> In 2002, Jeep raised the ire of sportsmen when it aired a blatantly,
> anti-hunting commercial called the “Deer Hunter.” After a flood of sportsmen’s
> contacts, Jeep pulled the commercial in three days.
>
> The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and
> sportsmen’s organization that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and
> trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through
> public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s
> Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website,
> www.ussportsmen.org.

 

[AK-74me]

I think it is typical of the world we live in, alot of companies are run by left leaning liberals and/or are so scared of being un-PC it is pathetic.

I always try to support companies that I fall in line with politcally rather than the ones I don't. Of course sometimes you can't help but buying from them, but companies such as Starbucks I avoid like the plague.

I was trying to find a web-site that rated all the U.S. major companies politically but I can't seem to find the link.

 

[sanchezf]

I think it is typical of the world we live in, alot of companies are run by left leaning liberals and/or are so scared of being un-PC it is pathetic.

I always try to support companies that I fall in line with politcally rather than the ones I don't. Ofcourse somtimes you can't help but buying from them, but companies such as Starbucks I avoid like the plaque.

I was trying to find a web-site that rated all the U.S. major companies politically but I can't seem to find the link.

If you find that website let me know

 

[AK-74me]

If you find that website let me know

I use to have a link that had the info. now all I can find is this book for sale that that basically does the same thing.

http://www.lastgasp.com/d/28268/

 

[Larry Gude]

Let's be honest here...

I think it is typical of the world we live in, alot of companies are run by left leaning liberals and/or are so scared of being un-PC it is pathetic.

...what would you honestly expect from Bill Gates. He HAS to be PC. I mean, think of all that is at stake for him and his organization. Think of the headlines; Bill Gates No Longer PC. Says Jobs was right all along..."

 

[AK-74me]

...what would you honestly expect from Bill Gates. He HAS to be PC. I mean, think of all that is at stake for him and his organization. Think of the headlines; Bill Gates No Longer PC. Says Jobs was right all along..."

As long as you think it is funny Larry that is all that matters.

 

[sgt_turmoil]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2007
>
> Contact: Beth Ruth (614) 888-4868 ext. 214
>
> Microsoft Funds the Anti-Hunting Movement
>
> (Columbus) – Microsoft has rejected a U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance request to
> abandon its partnership with the nation’s leading anti-hunting organization.
>
> Microsoft, the software giant, will make a $100,000 donation to the Humane
> Society of the United States (HSUS) and is partnering with the group on a
pilot
> program called the i’m Initiative. Through the new program, whenever a Windows
> Live Messenger user has a conversation using i’m, Microsoft will give a
portion
> of the program’s advertising revenue to one of ten organizations selected by
the
> user. The HSUS is one of the choices, and there is no limit to the amount of
> money that can be donated.
>
> The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the nation’s leading sportsmen’s advocacy
> organization, has urged Microsoft to end its support of HSUS, but the company
> refused. According to Microsoft representative Tara Kriese, Microsoft believes
> the i’m Initiative is “a great way to enable people to help causes that are
> important to them.”
>
> “Microsoft is going to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably more,
> into an organization that recently issued a manifesto that targets hunting for
> extinction,” said USSA President Bud Pidgeon. “If there was ever a time for
> sportsmen to take grassroots action, this is it.”
>
> Sportsmen should contact Microsoft and demand that its financial support of
HSUS
> be terminated. Contact Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft, 1 Microsoft Way,
> Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: (425) 882-8080. Fax: (425) 936-7329.
>
> The Humane Society of the United States opposes all animal use, including
> trapping, hunting and fishing. It was a key player in the campaigns to outlaw
> dove hunting in Michigan, trapping in California, and black bear hunting in
> Colorado. The organization has created a hit list of hunting traditions that
it
> hopes to dismantle, including bear hunting and hunting with hounds.
>
> “The HSUS already has a multi-million dollar budget that it invests in
> legislative and ballot campaigns to ban trapping and hunting,” said Pidgeon.
> “The partnership that it has formed with Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox,
will
> allow the organization to make money hand over fist, and continue to fund
> efforts to ban outdoor sports.”
>
> Sportsmen can make a difference in an issue like this. Companies such as Iams,
> General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, and Ace Hardware ended
> relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong protest.
>
> In 2002, Jeep raised the ire of sportsmen when it aired a blatantly,
> anti-hunting commercial called the “Deer Hunter.” After a flood of sportsmen’s
> contacts, Jeep pulled the commercial in three days.
>
> The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and
> sportsmen’s organization that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and
> trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through
> public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s
> Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website,
> www.ussportsmen.org.

i dont see whats wrong with hunting. Lets see how they feel when the bear population increases and starts tearing up their buildings and equiptment. Washington DC is having that problem now during the rut. Last year a deer walked into a clothing store in Georgetown and ripped the place to shreds and injured a few folk. the clothing store was sued and from what i hear they are advocates of hunters rights in DC. Unfortunately you cannot own a gun in DC.

 

[Nickster]

A lot of people don't know that the Humane society is a political power that rivals PETA. There goal is to take away the rights of hunters and sportsman and impose their beliefs on the rest of the country. Now don't get me wrong, at a local level the humane society and its volunteers do a noble thing saving and adopting out cats and dogs. But on a national level, they are as bad as PETA and continue to push thier anti-hunting agenda.