October 2007
TOP NEWS STORY

Ford sales collapse in August

AUTOMAKER INCREASED GAY SUPPORT WITH MORE CASH DONATIONS

With its sales plummeting yet again – with no end in sight – the Ford Motor Company continued to defy a consumer boycott by donating $25,000 to aid a homosexual lobby group in its fight to legalize gay marriage.

In August Ford reported a 14.4% drop in sales over the same month last year. Since the AFA boycott began 18 months ago, Ford sales have been in the red for 16 of those months.

“Simply put, people are not buying Fords,” said Randy Sharp, AFA director of special projects.

It appears that gay activists are also taking advantage of Ford by claiming support that doesn’t exist. For example, the Ford corporate logo has appeared on both Cleveland and Seattle Gay Pride Web sites, designating Ford as a sponsor of their events. Subsequently, AFA reported that connection, but Ford officials say the company sponsored neither event.

However, Sharp said there are still many verified instances of Ford support for the gay agenda. He said Ford donated $25,000 to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest gay-rights group in the nation and a leading proponent of homosexual marriage. HRC identified Ford as its top-tier sponsor of the group’s upcoming Gala Dinner in Washington, D.C.

In addition, the Seattle branch of HRC announced a $5,000 sponsorship donation from Ford.

Sharp said the company’s recent track record made it clear that the automaker was turning a deaf ear to the consumers who are voting with their pocketbook. In 2007 Ford:

• Sponsored graphic homosexual scene on FX network’s Dirt (January);

• Was listed by Diversity Inc. as the fifth highest corporate supporter of homosexuality (March);

• Gave $10,000 donation to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, a gay rights organization that says on its Web site that it will fight on the federal and state level to allow people “in same-gender committed relationships the right to marry with the full legal rights and benefits” (April);

• Gave $10,000 to become a sponsor of the 2007 Out and Equal Workplace Summit in Washington, D.C. (May);

• Was the top sponsor of homosexual television network shows, according to a 12-week study by AFA (June);

• Placed its fifth full-page ad in homosexual magazines OUT and Advocate for 2007 (July).

Sharp said that since the campaign began, almost 750,000 people have signed a pledge to boycott the automaker over its promotion of homosexuality.

For more information on Ford’s support for the gay agenda, go to www.BoycottFord.com.