From the Desk of Patrick J. Fitzgerald

Karl Rove Drives A Jaguar... a manly man's car, now more than ever.

Americablog is doing great work by shining the spotlight on Ford Motor Company crumbling to pressure from America's Taliban.

"Ford Motor Co.'s decision to cease advertising in gay publications for its Jaguar and Land Rover luxury brands is part of a truce between the auto maker and the American Family Assn. (AFA) to avert a threatened boycott by the right-wing Christian conservative group.

As part of the latest agreement hammered out Nov. 29, sources confirm Volvo Cars will continue to advertise in the publications but will use generic ads not tailored to the gay community. In addition, Ford has agreed not to sponsor any future gay and lesbian events but will continue to maintain its employee policies, such as same-sex partner benefits."

Personally, I won't be buying any Ford products in the near future let alone their stock. Think about it - Ford just destroyed any goodwill it had with a group whose spending power will hit $610 billion this year. That figure is not far behind African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans in buying power. Maybe Ford should consider selling those groups cars designed to only drive in reverse to send them back to Africa and Mexico?

This reminds me of how Henry Ford, Sr. was uber anti-semetic and a Nazi sympathizer personally decorated for his support by Adolph Hitler in 1938. Perhaps you missed his bestseller? I think I am going to look into this action by Ford and AFA as both a hate crime and a conspiracy.

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Peyton Place Or Mustang Ranch..?

Guilty Congressman Duke Cunningham's "Co-Conspirator" Also Ran A DC "Hospitality Suite, With Several Bedrooms"

National Journal

Sometimes we read too many political clips and overlook some amazing things staring us in the face. Among those in Monday's edition, this little factoid, culled from Sunday's San Diego Union-Tribune blockbuster digging deeper into the Duke Cunningham's relationship with "co-conspirator No. 1," a.k.a. lobbyist Brent Wilkes.

According to the U-T, Wilkes also "ran a hospitality suite, with several bedrooms, in" DC -- "first in the Watergate Hotel and then" in a Capitol Hill hotel. Come again? [more]

These cases are starting to make me blush. To be thorough I will now have to review Judy Miller's tax returns and check the contents in her safety deposit box!

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