Gardening company prez: get those homos off my TV

An avid gardener who ordered from a Independence, OR-based company called Outsidepride.com, which touts that it "provides something for every person who enjoys taking care of the outdoors. From serious do-it-yourself landscapers to the novice homeowner, you will find what you are looking for at Outsidepride.com."

What the customer found in his inbox from Outsidepride.com's president, Troy Hake wasn't what he was looking for. Mr. Hake decided to use his customer database to send out this missive (my emphasis), calling for action against one of the well-known institutions of The Homosexual Agenda^TM, CBS:

This is not your typical newsletter from Outsidepride.com, Inc. In fact, this is the first one in six years which is not business related. I apologize for cluttering your inbox with an unsolicited email; however you are free to unsubscribe just by clicking the link at the bottom.

I want to share with you my television viewing experience the other night on prime time television. I ask those of you who agree with me to go to www.cbs.com and go to the bottom of the page, click the feedback link and express your opinion. I know the vast majority of you will agree with me as all polls indicate. We are the majority, not the minority as the liberal media would lead you to believe.

My wife and I sat down to watch television the other night with our children. Cold Case was on which is normally a fairly enjoyable show to watch; however, the last half hour of the show dealt with a young man who wished he had asked his male friend to come with him (long story short). The show ended with the two men hugging and obvious intimation they had discovered their gay feelings towards each other. The very next show was Without A Trace. The whole last half hour of this show was about two lesbians who were struggling with their feelings of lesbianism. It ended with full acceptance from one father and the two lesbians making out. Yes, they were kissing right at the end of the show on public prime time television. So much for wholesome family television.

[Uh, oh, here comes the familiar fundie disclaimer and subsequent spewing...]

Now, I am NOT trying to bash homosexuals and I am not a bigot; however, I feel homosexuality is morally wrong and should not be "promoted" as what is the norm for society. Text books are being rewritten as I am writing this to "highlight" every homosexual who has made a contribution to society. There are teachers who have been asked to make sure students know that, "This person in history was a homosexual." History is being rewritten to promote homosexuality and prime time television is doing its best to make homosexuality a "normal" behavior. If homosexuality was the norm, civilization would have ceased to exist thousands of years ago. Procreation takes a man and a woman. There was Adam and then there was Eve, not Adam and Steve.

There are literally tens of thousand of you reading this email right now. If you are tired of the way public television is going let CBS know! It will only take about 1 minute of your time. Again, just go to www.cbs.com and click the feedback link at the bottom. It is time the majority speak up and not let the minority run this country. The majority can bring back the Christian heritage this country was founded on because it is, "In God We Trust."

Thank you for your time,


Troy Hake
President
Outsidepride.com, Inc.

That was quaint, huh? Mr. Hake made a blanket assumption that all the recipients of that email are as bigoted as he is. Perhaps this is a new marketing tactic to increase revenue. Somehow, I think this is going to backfire on him.

I love the irony of the company's name, though -- Outsidepride.com. That's such a homo-friendly name.

CBS should be commended for those episodes. As Hake said, the feedback form as at the bottom of the network's web page. I'm not sure if Hake is referring to the Cold Case episode A Time to Hate, but that was another excellent gay-positive show set in 1964 about a mother who seeks justice for her murdered son, who was beaten to death for being gay. Tidbit: one of the gay men was played by Brandon Routh (Superman Returns).

Hat tips to Loaded Orygun and Scott.