That was certainly not my intent. Here is what you said:
It is an affiliate program that is run through a Network..why not attack the Network that sets the rules about what organizations/websites/companies can participate? Thousands upon thousands of companies participate in these type programs and thy have been around for years.....why is AFA just finding out about it?When I quoted the last 8 words preceeded by ellipsis, which by definition are a continuation of thought, it seemed to be an accurate representation of what you said. How did I mispresent you?
I'm a stay-at-home mom, and I can find all this out, yet an organization such as AFA with the financial resources to put out such press releases does not have the resources to find out what I did in less than 10 minutes????
You are assuming the AFA doesn't know about all this. Of course, I'm assuming you haven't talked to the AFA to get their official statement on the matter.
I'm actually finding all of this amusing now. The more defensive folks are getting about the limited resources of the AFA the more I'm comparing them to the charlatans of the anti-smoker crusade.
Now that's a very interesting statement. You are concentrating on the insignificant, the non-issue in all this.
BTW, the affiliate network is Link Share, and from my reading of its enrollment guidelines, AFA would not qualify as it fails to meet certain guidlines for suitability, particularly in the categories of disrimination and disparaging of other participants. There may even be other disqualifiers, but I caught those on a quick perusal.
The AFA isn't in the politically correct business. They're in the business of alerting social conservatives and Christains about companies such as Walmart that promote organizations similar to the Washington DC Community Center for Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender. An organization that supports lifestyles social conservatives and Christians should oppose at every level.
As I have stated on these threads, AFA would do more to promote family values by encouraging those who support them to be less materialistic and more family oriented.
Yes, you've made that statement more than once but in pointing that out, yet again, you are yet again demonstrating you've never checked out the AFA website. The AFA offers support in the following areas:
I understood your elipses, others may not have, and thus just those 8 words did not represent the enirety fo my comment/question.
You are assuming the AFA doesn't know about all this. Of course, I'm assuming you haven't talked to the AFA to get their official statement on the matter.
I assume nothing, as you should not either. As I stated last night, AFA has not yet responded to my query as to why it is only WalMart they are attacking when there are dozens of other companies providing the exact same service, many with much higher financial incentives.
Now that's a very interesting statement. You are concentrating on the insignificant, the non-issue in all this.
Not at all. I find inaccurate and misleading press releases to be very significant and a major issue in all of this. By using misleading tactics credibility is called into question. The credibility of the anti-smoker crusade is being called into question, by members of the crusade itself, for just such similar misleading tactics.
The AFA isn't in the politically correct business. They're in the business of alerting social conservatives and Christains about companies such as Walmart that promote organizations similar to the Washington DC Community Center for Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender.
And by using misleading means they defeat their own purpose. I had never heard of this group until I saw this hit piece on WalMart. The AFA is doing far more to promote this organization than WalMart has ever done. You and the AFA can see all of the bogeymen you wish to see coming from any source you wish to believe, but claiming the high moral road while using deceptive means is not exactly all that high up on the moral high ground, is it now?
Yes, you've made that statement more than once but in pointing that out, yet again, you are yet again demonstrating you've never checked out the AFA website.
Again you have made a wrong assumption of me and what I have or have not done. I am quite familiar with ehat AFA does.....I agree with much of it, however I do not agree with their misleading and deceptive tactics and thus feel obligated to call into question all of what they do.
Please click each link and read for what the AFA stands. They already support the issues with which you are concerned.
Please read my previous comment.