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Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Enough to piss off a statue of a dead Pope
Updated and bumped -- One less asshole answering emails

Via email from Squareknot,

US retailer shuns sale to US troop in Iraq

Anyone know a couple of Marines who would like to pay a visit to this Retailer and see what other part of the world he would like to do business?

US retailer shuns sale to US troop in Iraq

In January 2007 Sgt. Jason Hess, 1st BCT 1st Cavalry Division, stationed in Iraq wrote an email to www.Discount-Mats.com in West Allis, Wisconsin. He wanted to get some mats for his troops to sleep on over here. In the email he asked them if they would ship to an APO. Here is the response he got:

“Sgt. Hess,

We do not ship to APO addresses, and even if we did, we would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq.

Bargain Supplier
Discount-Mats.com”

There are many rumors that take on life on the internet that are baseless or exaggerated. Apparently this is not one of them. I checked the veracity of this one at http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/apo.asp

Please feel free to check it out yourself, but either way please pass this on. Discount-Mats has every right to not ship their merchandise to our troops, but we as citizens have every right to exercise our right to protest their decision (and the rude way they chose to express it) by not buying anything from them and encouraging others to do the same.

Jim

Baghdad, Iraq

*** Update and bump. Original timestamp 2007.01.21.03:10

FOX News reports that the individual responsible has been fired. That's a good start. Hangin' the dumbass would be better.

***

Allah has video of Fox's coverage here.  (Hat tip: Michelle)

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I seem to have a knack recently for failing to choose my words appropriately or to realize that some figures of speech might be interpreted differently by different people depending on their backgrounds.  In this case I've also been guilty of using a very dated expression which I should have retired years ago. In the quiet little corner of space-time where I spent my childhood, before the days of Polish Popes with gumption enough to help bring down the Soviet Union, The Pope was a recognized icon for calm and serenity. The phrase "enough to piss off The Pope" was not meant as an insult to The Pope or to Catholics in general, but was commonly used then, as I meant it in my post, as an identifier for something extremely disturbing.  My apologies to anyone I've offended by using it inappropriately.

Posted by Bill Faith on January 23, 2007 at 02:00 AM in Iraq, Islamism Delenda Est, Moonbat Madness, The Lunatic Left | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: Bob

This is an outrage. I just went to their web site and sent them a nasty email. A simple, sorry, we don't ship to APOs is enough.

I think that this may be an important item to post on the forum. Us Vets don't want to be buying things from those who treat our troops in this way.

I think we should also support those people who have a sense of right vs. wrong. As you may remember, CNN had been showing footage of a sniper attack against on of our troops. A owner of a Midwest Hotel chain removed CNN from his channel line-up because of it. See the below news item from November.

http://www.kfmb.com/story.php?id=70514

I think the forum needs a list of friendly organizations where we can go to spend our money and show our support. On the other hand, this Discount-Mats belongs on the enemy list.

Posted by: Bob | Jan 21, 2007 10:39:50 AM

Posted by: Tom

I sent a little e-mail letting them know that I would spread the word on them. Went back this morning and the site is:

"Discount-Mats.com is Experiencing Technical Difficulties...
If you are inquiring about your order, please contact us via phone or email.
Thank you for your understanding & patience."

Good job America! Lets keep it up!

Cheers,

Posted by: Tom | Jan 22, 2007 8:11:12 AM

Posted by: toad

Thanks for bringing this to your readers' attention. I hope it ruins their family business and that they and the rest of their clan head home to Pakistan. They screwed themselves.

Don't worry about the use of the Pope phrase. It would not offend the Pope, only the political correct crowd that has nothing better to do than whine about something.

Keep up the good work.

Toad

Posted by: toad | Jan 23, 2007 12:12:09 PM

Posted by: Charles Morgan

I have a feeling that this Company is just about out of business. It would be a shame if one person caused them to close their doors, However, NO appology ???????????Something is rotten in Mat land!!!!!

Regards,
Combatmailman,
3rd Marine Div. Veteran, 1968 Vietnam

Posted by: Charles Morgan | Jan 23, 2007 12:57:24 PM


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