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kaiser soze
10-31-2008, 11:59 AM
People are completely fucked in the head. They scream for their gun rights but shit on people for their voting preferences? There are only a few certain rights they believe in and that is UnAmerican.

http://www.cooperfirearms.com/contact.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-30-gun-ceo-ousted_N.htm

WASHINGTON — Montana gunsmith Dan Cooper has been ousted as chief executive of the rifle company that bears his name after pressure from gun owners who are angry that he is supporting Democrat Barack Obama.

Cooper, founder and part owner of Cooper Firearms, told USA TODAY in a story published Tuesday that he has voted for Republicans for most of his life, but he is backing Obama "probably because of the war. And also because the Republican Party has moved so far right in recent years." Cooper said he was attracted to the Democrat's message about "the retooling of America, which involves the building of middle-class jobs and helping American small business be competitive with those overseas
travesty
10-31-2008, 02:31 PM
Shouldn't a company have the right to relace a CEO if his vision directly contradicts the mission and goal of the company. I don't see what the problem is. It's called conflict of interest.

Conservatives in Hollywood loose work everyday due to the way they vote and that hasn't seemed to upset you Kaiser.
King PSYZ
10-31-2008, 03:01 PM
They have a right to replace one of the founders and owners of the company for who he wants to vote for? If that's not wrongfull termination I don't know what is... Moreso when Oabam backs the 2nd ammendment.
kaiser soze
10-31-2008, 03:29 PM
Shouldn't a company have the right to relace a CEO if his vision directly contradicts the mission and goal of the company. I don't see what the problem is. It's called conflict of interest.

Conservatives in Hollywood loose work everyday due to the way they vote and that hasn't seemed to upset you Kaiser.

Please provide an example and I'll take a look at it.

His vision conflicts with the mission? He's one of the founders and CEO, The Company is named after him! You think he'd vote Democrat with the intent to put his company out of business? This was a political coup d'etat.

So you're saying that the CEO, board of directors, shareholders, and customers should share the same political opinion? Now what political movement does that sound like to you? Not Democracy.

wow
yeahwho
10-31-2008, 05:49 PM
This is rich, I guess they only want to sell guns to republicans. Is this the D.B. Cooper who parachuted out of a plane back in 1971?

Dan Cooper (http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2008/10/30/cooperx-large.jpg)-------------D.B. Cooper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper)
ms.peachy
10-31-2008, 07:07 PM
Shouldn't a company have the right to relace a CEO if his vision directly contradicts the mission and goal of the company. I don't see what the problem is. It's called conflict of interest.

Seriously, is that the road you want to go down? Really?

How far does it go? Should I as an employer be allowed to fire people whose political views are not the same as my own?
yeahwho
10-31-2008, 09:32 PM
Seriously, is that the road you want to go down? Really?

How far does it go? Should I as an employer be allowed to fire people whose political views are not the same as my own?

It's an odd path isn't it. As if business is republican or democratic. I would think it would be a smart move to support those who represent you one way or another. What if the NRA went completely democratic? Do you think the democrats would be a threat when they were put on the payroll?

Idiotic. Just unreasonable thinking.
saz
11-01-2008, 02:49 PM
Conservatives in Hollywood loose work everyday due to the way they vote and that hasn't seemed to upset you Kaiser.

yeah, clint eastwood is barely making ends meet as he's been completely blackballed.
DroppinScience
11-01-2008, 03:13 PM
yeah, clint eastwood is barely making ends meet as he's been completely blackballed.

Some right-wing nutjobs protested his "Million Dollar Baby" because of the euthanasia angle of the film, calling him part of "liberal Hollywood." Riiiiight. :rolleyes:

Eastwood may actually be more libertarian than conservative, but yeah, his political views have never stopped him from getting work, acclaim, awards, etc.