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oxdown.firedoglake.com - 11/19/2008
Oxdown Gazette » Home Depot: Where politically sanctioned murder is just the beginning.
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I am NOT condoning what he said, but Marcus retired from Home Depot 6 years ago. It sure does seem like an over the top thing for someone to say that is contributing huge sums of money to worthwhile causes. Maybe he’s getting senile. Look up Bernard Marcus on Wikipedia: quote: Marcus almost ...

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Home Depot Founder to CEOs: You "Should Be Shot"
seiu.org - 11/19/2008
Home Depot Founder to CEOs: You "Should Be Shot"
— seiu.org — In the fight for the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill in Congress that would give workers the free choice to form unions, we've seen some crazy hyperbole from greedy CEOs and their front groups who oppose free choice for workers. Home Depot founder ... (more) Home Depot Founder to CEOs: You "Should Be Shot"

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news.aol.com - 11/21/2008
Home Depot Founder: Non-GOP Donors 'Should Be Shot'
— news.aol.com — Bernie Marcus, one of the founders of Home Depot, has the blogosphere all atwitter over remarks he made on a conference call Monday. From Tom Frank of The Wall Street Journal : "If a retailer has not gotten involved with this, if he has not spent ... (more) Home Depot Founder: Non-GOP Donors 'Should Be Shot'

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Home Depot: Where politicaly sanctioned murder is just the beginning
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... has not gotten involved with this, if he has not spent money on this election, if he has not sent money to Norm Coleman and these other guys," Mr. Marcus said, apparently referring to Republican senators facing tough re-election fights, then those retailers "should be shot; should be thrown out of their goddamn jobs." It's nice to know Home Depot supports the death penalty for not contributing to their favored political causes. The coming EFCA fight is going to be bloody. Read more: http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1872 Advocating violence at a Palin rally: Check. Another ...

Home Depot Founder: Non-GOP Donors 'Should Be Shot'
Politics Daily — ... Bloggers everywhere are focusing on this"money quote," with snarky headlines about sanctioning murder. To be sure, it's a grabber, and it nicely illustrates the hostility of corporations towards workers. ...

Barbaras Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 21, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... For him, maybe, but it's been pure hell for the rest of us!!! * * * When the going gets tough, the crazies come out of the woodwork, quite literally!!! "'If a retailer has not gotten involved with this, if he has not spent money on this election, if he has not sent money to Norm Coleman and these other guys,' Mr. Marcus said, apparently referring to Republican senators facing tough re-election fights, then those retailers 'should be shot; should be thrown out of their goddamn jobs.'" This ends any trips or purchases I planned to make at Home Depot!!! * * * Without a doubt, ...

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