{"id":435569,"date":"2021-04-20T15:05:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=435569"},"modified":"2021-04-20T15:06:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T19:06:01","slug":"if-i-could-buy-my-freakin-groceries-at-home-depot-i-would-critics-rip-boycott-of-home-depot-for-not-slamming-ga-voter-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-i-could-buy-my-freakin-groceries-at-home-depot-i-would-critics-rip-boycott-of-home-depot-for-not-slamming-ga-voter-law\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018If I Could Buy My Freakin\u2019 Groceries At Home Depot, I Would!\u2019: Critics Rip Boycott Of Home Depot For Not Slamming GA Voter Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">48<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fif-i-could-buy-my-freakin-groceries-at-home-depot-i-would-critics-rip-boycott-of-home-depot-for-not-slamming-ga-voter-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=435569&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2960.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>A group of black faith leaders in Georgia are targeting Home Depot \u2014 which has its headquarters in the state \u2014 and calling for a boycott of the company because it refuses to publicly criticize Georgia\u2019s new voting law.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Depot was founded in 1978. In 1979, co-founders Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank, who are both Jewish, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090626125227\/http:\/\/corporate.homedepot.com\/wps\/portal\/!ut\/p\/c1\/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDdwNHH0sfE3M3AzMPJ8MAV0sDKADKR2LKmxrD5fHr9vPIz03VL8iNKAcAodaFaQ!!\/dl2\/d1\/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfMEcwQUw5TDQ3RjA2SEIxUEY5MDAwMDAwMDA!\/\">opened the first two stores<\/a> in Atlanta, Georgia, where the company\u2019s headquarters are still located. The Home Depot Foundation has donated over $200 million to various causes, including Habitat for Humanity and the City of Hope National Medical Center, and offers the U.S. military community a 10% discount.\u00a0Since 1993, the \u201cTeam Depot\u201d program has given grants to veteran-based organizations and has worked with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency\u2019s Ready Georgia campaign to aid emergency preparedness among Georgia\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, who supervises 534 African Methodist Episcopal churches in Georgia, stated, \u201cWe don\u2019t believe this is simply a political matter. This is a matter that deals with securing the future of this democracy, and the greatest right in this democracy is the right to vote.\u201d He claimed Home Depot \u201cdemonstrated an indifference, a lack of response to the call, not only from clergy, but a call from other groups to speak out in opposition to this legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/20\/us\/politics\/georgia-home-depot-boycott.html\">The New York Times<\/a>, Jackson insisted The Home Depot take certain actions, including \u201cspeaking out against the Georgia voting law, publicly opposing similar bills in other states, offering support for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act in Congress, and backing litigation against the Georgia law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rev. Timothy McDonald III echoed, \u201cThis is not just a Georgia issue; we\u2019re talking about democracy in America that is under threat. We\u2019ve got to use whatever leverage and power, spiritual fortitude that we have, including our dollars, to help people to understand that this is a national campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The threat to boycott has prompted blowback online, including from prominent attorney Harmeet Dhillon, Fox News host Laura Ingraham and Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.6732673267327\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If I could buy my freakin\u2019 GROCERIES at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomeDepot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HomeDepot<\/a>, I would. Georgia Faith Leaders to Urge Boycott of Home Depot Over Voting Law <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qzik2ZwNy0\">https:\/\/t.co\/Qzik2ZwNy0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnjaban\/status\/1384481516651094016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.9586206896552\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who else is going to Home Depot today? Tweet pics buying stuff in line! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eb9Phhkemo\">https:\/\/t.co\/eb9Phhkemo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngrahamAngle\/status\/1384469963851894784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.0530973451327\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fine, only shopping at Home Depot from now on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qtpDR6GWxn\">https:\/\/t.co\/qtpDR6GWxn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1384479628434231302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8592592592593\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So they picked Home Depot, the company founded by Jews, to boycott.  Of course, they did.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWErickson\/status\/1384483372555243523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3387755102041\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wouldn\u2019t it be great if Home Depot was rewarded for staying out of politics by large crowds and higher sales figures? <\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let bullies acting on bad information win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F57udSw1Ly\">https:\/\/t.co\/F57udSw1Ly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattdizwhitlock\/status\/1384510729932451847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In July 2019, some critics of Home Depot vowed to launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boycott-home-depot-trending-over-trump-donation-james-barrett\/\">boycott of the company<\/a> after it was revealed that Bernie Marcus, who had directed virtually all of his $6 billion to charity after his death, said some of his money would fund former President Trump\u2019s re-election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got a businessman\u2019s common sense approach to most things,\u201d Marcus said of Trump. \u201cNow, do I agree with every move that he makes? No, I don\u2019t. But the truth is he has produced more than anybody else. He has. If we look at this country, I would say that we are better off today than we were eight years ago or six years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marcus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-home-depot-co-founder-warns-about-socialism-ryan-saavedra\/\">warned about socialism<\/a> in April 2019, saying, \u201cI want to start by saying something politically incorrect. I love America, I do. I love America because it\u2019s the greatest country in the world. I think there are two big reasons why this country is so great. The first is our Constitution which guarantees our freedom of speech and expression. The second is our free market system. The free market system has been the biggest creator of wealth and prosperity the world has ever known, lifting billions of people out of poverty and far more superior than any government program could ever be. The free market is the tool that allows money to reach out and grab hold of the American dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marcus added, \u201cIt pains me to see people in this country glorifying socialism. Young people especially have been indoctrinated into believing that free enterprise is immoral because it enriches the greedy and depresses the poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven the word capitalism is not politically correct to use, but the reality is that the free market system has created the biggest middle-class population in the world and while some may say socialism is well-intentioned, the fact is it robs people of their independence, their dignity, and their finances leading to government dependence, suppression of ideas, and lower standards of living for those under its thumb,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of black faith leaders in Georgia are targeting Home Depot \u2014 which has its headquarters in the state \u2014 and calling for a boycott of the company because &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276318,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2960.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018If I Could Buy My Freakin\u2019 Groceries At Home Depot, I Would!\u2019: Critics Rip Boycott Of Home Depot For Not Slamming GA Voter Law","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-435569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2960.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018If I Could Buy My Freakin\u2019 Groceries At Home Depot, I Would!\u2019: Critics Rip Boycott Of Home Depot For Not Slamming GA Voter Law","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}