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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 12:58 PM
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Phone Carrier Company Using Anti-Gay Sales-Pitch??
Edited on Tue May-10-05 01:23 PM by Hissyspit
From NYSun via Greg Beato at Wonkette.com. Definitely in my "WTF? File"

http://www.wonkette.com/politics/culture-war/index.php#reach-out-and-touch-someone-but-not-in-a-gay-way-102916

Reach Out and Touch Someone (But Not in a Gay Way)
United American Technologies, a "Christian-based phone carrier" based in Oklahoma, has a pretty good sales pitch. According to a story by John Avlon in today's New York Sun, the company describes itself as "the only carrier that is taking an active stand against same sex marriages and hardcore child pornography." Here, we pick up a taped telemarketing call after one potential customer asks if AT&T sponsors child pornography:

United American Technologies: No. No, that's MCI.

Mr. Mirman: MCI has hardcore child pornography?

United American Technologies: Yes, they are. They have a pedophile Web site for men who love boys. It's a Montréal based Web site....

Mr. Mirman: And so MCI basically has a child pornography ring?

United American Technologies: That's correct.

Mr. Mirman: What about the others? What does Verizon do?

United American Technologies: Okay. Verizon, what they do is they train their employees to accept the gay and lesbian lifestyle.


With 2000 customers reportedly switching to United American Technologies each month, Christian-based lying and phone homophobia is a lucrative business. But they're not just in it for the money. A cut of the proceeds helps fund conservative political campaigns, via a 527 called "Faith Family and Freedom" created by the Republican floor leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. — GREG BEATO

United American Technologies Telemarketing Call #1
United American Technologies Telemarketing Call #2
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Kelvin Mace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:03 PM
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1. It would seem to me that
Mci and Verizon have ample grounds for a slander action.
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:06 PM
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2. You would think so, Mr. West.
But I am the diabolical Dr. Loveless...
:P
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quiet.american Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:09 PM
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3. Just when you think you've heard it all
And if this plays out true to form, how long before we find out at least one of the chiefs of this company is a charter member of the site for "men who love boys."
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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:11 PM
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4. you mean like the mayor of Spokane
:shrug:
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quiet.american Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:32 PM
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8. Yep. n/t
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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:21 PM
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5. that is here, in Okla-Hell-ma?
Why am I NOT surprised!
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:26 PM
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6. "We're sorry, calls to area code 617 have been blocked..."
...until those evil pinko commies in Massachusetts wise up and ban gay marriage like decent, God-fearing Christian folk.

Have a nice day!"

:sarcasm:
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yella_dawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:27 PM
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7. So they're okay with
soft-core child porn? The need to modify this with the "hard-core" designation is odd.

Some child porn is okay. Child porn of kids over 12? What?


I think this bunch is fucked up for reasons entirely different than what one would think at first glance.


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EC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 01:39 PM
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9. Okay, now that the proof is being presented
that gays are born gay, how can they defend themselves against us, if we start to call them on it, calling them bigots and whatever else we can come up with? All this gay bashing is based on the premise that it is a choice, so since it is being proved that it is not a choice how can we rub it in and make them feel like shit?
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chaumont58 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-05 02:46 PM
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10. I bet Bartcop loves this
I haven't read Bartcop in a while, but I assume he is still around. This tale is the kind he would have expected for K-Drag(his name for parts of Okla, short for knuckle drag).
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-05 12:38 AM
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11. kick
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