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Gold's Gym Faces Backlash After CEO Gives to GOP Group
CBS News ^ | October 26, 2010 | Stephanie Condon

Posted on 10/26/2010 12:33:52 PM PDT by Beaten Valve

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To: Beaten Valve
...the donations betrayed Gold's strong ties to the gay community.

Lots of straight people aren't too comfortable about using a locker room in a gay gym.

21 posted on 10/26/2010 1:32:21 PM PDT by 3niner (When Obama succeeds, America fails.)
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To: Beaten Valve
"I'm too sexy for the GOP."


22 posted on 10/26/2010 1:32:46 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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Love the liberal tolerance. Hey, it’s just fine that Golds Gym feels the wrath of the public. It’s their right. But man, are these lefties hateful.


23 posted on 10/26/2010 1:38:59 PM PDT by vpintheak (Love of God, Family and Country has made me an extremist. Obama sez I'm an enemy.)
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To: Beaten Valve
"Gold's Gym San Francisco has long been a pillar of the gay community. "

In other words it's a favorite hookup site.

24 posted on 10/26/2010 1:43:59 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: Vision
Thanks, I get so damned tired of making that distinction.

How anyone could possibly pervert the word for happy into describing the dreary, downbeat homosexual "lifestyle" is a case for the history books.

25 posted on 10/26/2010 2:37:36 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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The Gold’s Gym I belonged to in Portland patched over to join Bally’s and everything got nicer. The machines were all fixed, the changing rooms had the carpet replaced, etc. It has continued to be maintained for five years at a much higher level than Gold’s did.


26 posted on 10/26/2010 3:01:26 PM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: Beaten Valve

I refuse to buy Levi products because of their outrageous support of gays and their agenda.


27 posted on 10/26/2010 3:06:13 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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>>> Homo-Leninists stock-in-trade:…Intolerance

How is this story any different from the fairly regular FR posts and threads calling for boycotting some company or individual for supporting democrats or similar agendas?

“I refuse to buy Levi products because of their outrageous support of gays and their agenda.”

My guess is if you could peel away the rhetoric and grandstanding, these four gyms are more interested in getting away from the franchise fees to the parent corp then they are in this one political issue. Follow the money.


28 posted on 10/26/2010 8:51:30 PM PDT by tlb
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“...getting away from the franchise fees...”

Excellent point; although as with everything in business it does boil down to the cost of doing business; even Homo-Leninists like to make money when it is in their favor.


29 posted on 10/26/2010 8:55:39 PM PDT by ntmxx (I am not so sure about their misdirection!)
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To: tlb

Your guess is no doubt correct.


30 posted on 10/26/2010 8:56:08 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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