# Way To Crumple, Microsoft (And Fuck the Antioch Bible Church!)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-crumple-microsoft-and-fuck-the-antioch-bible-church/300597>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 22, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-crumple-microsoft-and-fuck-the-antioch-bible-church/300597 "2005-04-22T14:28:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marathon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marathon)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-crumple-microsoft-and-fuck-the-antioch-bible-church/300597/21 "2005-05-07T18:16:22Z")

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Did a search and didn’t find that anyone had posted this yet, so:

[In a Reverse, Microsoft Says It Supports Gay Rights Bill](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/07/national/07gay.html?pagewanted=all)  
(via the _Times_)

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-crumple-microsoft-and-fuck-the-antioch-bible-church/300597/22 "2005-05-07T18:46:41Z")

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> [@gobear](#):
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> According to today’s New York Times, Microsoft withdrew its support for a bill in the Washington state legislature that would ban discrimination against gay people. The bill was defeated yesterday by one vote…

How many votes in the Washington Sate legislature does Microsoft have? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-crumple-microsoft-and-fuck-the-antioch-bible-church/300597/23 "2005-05-07T19:45:24Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> How many votes in the Washington Sate legislature does Microsoft have? :dubious:

Oh… um… wait, I’m gona have to check the Washington State campaign-finance disclosure laws… 😉

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